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MAP: Interesting Facts about Mr Topes Golf Hometown
Posted on 28th Dec 2014
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR COACHELLA VALLEY, CA.
- Mr Topes Golf's Office/Warehouse is located just off Country Club Drive in Palm Desert, CA.
- The desert cities of Palm Springs, Catherdral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes, La Quinta, Indio, and Coachella lie in the Coachella Valley.
- The Coachella Valley is the home of more than 120 golf courses, which is why many call Mr Topes Golf's hometown the the "Golf Capital of the World".
- 1 out of every 7 California golf courses can be found in the Coachella Valley, CA.
- 123 golf courses are located within a 20 minute drive from Mr Topes Golf Headquarters.
- In the summer months daytime temperatures range from 104 °F to 112 °F. During winter, the daytime temperatures range from 68 °F to 88 °F making it a popular winter resort destination.
- A single golf course located in our desert uses an average of about 300 million gallons of water annually, which is about three times the amount typically used at a coastal course in Southern California
- 37 billions gallons of water per year is enough to serve 123 golf course in our Desert Valley or 226,994 households.
- State Demographers believe the total population in our valley has surpassed the 500,000 mark, plus add 100,000 temporary seasonal residents known as "snowbirds" who stay during the winter months (November thru April).
- The first official golf course in the history of Palm Springs was a nine-hole course conceived by oilman Thomas O’Donnell in 1926.
- Area's golf courses uses about 23.9 billion gallons of water. That's enough water, each year, to fill approximately 36,000 Olympic size swimming pools.
- Many older golf courses in our valley have more than 100 acres of grass. Newer courses in the Coachella Valley are designed with about 70 acres of turf. Areas with tighter rules on water such as Phoenix and Las Vegas are constructing new courses with about 50 acres of grass or less.
- The Quarry at La Quinta is the only Coachella Valley course ranked in Golf Digest Top 100 Greatest Courses in America. 2015 No. #77
- PGA West TPC Stadium in La Quinta is the only Coachella Valley course ranked in Golf Digest Top 100 Greatest Public Courses in America. 2015 No. #40
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