“After spending two weeks in Hawaii, the PGA Tour is in California this week for The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta. It’s not quite the tropics, but January temps in the high 60s and low 70s is paradise compared to the Arctic weather engulfing much of the country at the moment.
I grew up about an hour east of La Quinta and spent many happy days playing golf in the desert. It’s a popular tourist destination in the winter for obvious reasons, but that popularity has extended to the summer and shoulder seasons, too — a sneakily great time to visit. For anyone who isn’t from the area, it’s tempting to think of all the desert cities — Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta, and so on — as one destination. And while they are close together on the map, it’s important to pay attention if you’re planning a visit, because an itinerary that is too spread out means you may have a lot of unintended travel time…”
