Date: January 26-28, 2024

Course: Desert Willow Golf Resort, Palm Desert, Calif

Entry Fee: $850 Per WA Golf Member. $950 for a non-member

Entry Includes: 3 days of golf at Desert Willow Resort, golf cart with GPS, range balls, team and individual payouts, tee prize, and complimentary cocktail hour Friday Evening.

*Air fare, ground transportation, lodging and meals are not included

Schedule:

  • Friday, January 27 (Firecliff Course) - Tee Times from 8:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
  • Saturday, January 28 (Mountain View Course) - Tee times from 8:05 a.m. -11:15 a.m.
  • Sunday, January 29 (Firecliff Course) - 8:00 a.m. shotgun start

Game Formats:

  • Two-person Best-Ball Stableford (Fourball)
    • Teams will divided into flights based on team handicap index
    • Daily and 3-day total payouts for gross and net results within each flight
  • Individual Stableford
    • Players will be divided into flights based on player's handicap index
    • 3-day total payout for gross and net results for each flight
  • Skins - Day 1 Event Only
    • Players can win a gross and a net skin
    • Players who win a skin will split the pot within each flight.
  • Deuce Pot - Day 2 Event Only
    • Players who make a gross or net "2" will split the pot for each flight. 
  • Eclectic
    • Based off of gross and net individual scores on the Firecliff course only (Day 1 &3)
    • The best score on each hole between the 1st and 3rd days will be used to determine the lowest possible score.
    • EXAMPLE: On hole 1, Day one you make a 5 and day three you make a 4. The 4 will be used for your score for that hole.
    • Gross and net payouts for each flight.
  • Closest to the Pin
    • Contest will be divided among men and women

Entry Deadline: December 22nd, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

Refund Policy: Cancellations made before entry deadline are entitled to a full refund minus a $20 service charge. Cancellations made between December 23rd and January 11th will be subject to 50% refund of entry fee. No refund for any reason will be issued after January 11th.

Eligibility: At least one team member must be a WA Golf Member. Non-WA Golf members must register with a WA Golf Member as a two-person team. All participants must have an up-to-date USGA handicap index issued by an AGA or an up-to-date Golf Canada Handicap Factor.   

Trip Limit: Field will be limited to the first 40 two-person teams. A limited number of individual entries will be accepted and will be paired together in a two-person team based on handicap index. Entries will be accepted according to the time of receipt of entry and entry fee.

Handicaps: Team handicaps will be determined by 85% of each players handicap for the team game. Handicap Indexes on Tuesday, January 23rd will be used for all three rounds. 

Lodging: Golfers must arrange lodging accommodations. WA Golf Group Rates are available at

  • Hotel Paseo, Autograph Collection By Marriott (Book by January 3rd) VIEW RATES
  • Hilton Garden Inn Palm Springs – Rancho Mirage. (Book by January 11th) VIEW RATES

 

Winter Getaway Referral Program Invite another team to join you and each participant will receive a $50 rebate towards their entry fee.

List the team name when you register to be eligible for the $50 rebate per player! Rebates are limited to one per person. All rebates will be issued in the form of a $50 refund of entry fee to the credit card used to register. Rebates will be distributed after January 11th, 2024.