Looking for a grass court as the centerpiece for its tennis spoof, “7 Days in Hell,” HBO came calling to the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa where stars like Andy Samberg and Kit Harington hung out last summer during filming.
Aerial Vantage Point Brings New Perspective to Greater Palm Springs Golf Courses
Scott Avra uses drone technology
Veteran Coachella Valley photographer Scott Avra brings desert golf courses to viewers from a whole new vantage point using drone technology.
Visionary – Tony Renaud
PRESIDENT, THE THERMAL CLUB
When Tony Renaud set out to implement a vision for a super-deluxe, members-only club for exotic-car owners, he says, “It made good business sense to build in the Coachella Valley.
Visionary – Rolf Hoehn
DIRECTOR OF SALES, DESERT CHAMPIONS LLC
When Rolf Hoehn joined Desert Champions in 2006, he and company owner Larry Ellison envisioned the BNP Paribas Open and Indian Wells Tennis Garden becoming the Coachella Valley’s grandest attraction.
Leap Into 'Poppies Pond' Reaches Milestone
Writer has chance to experience plunge into sacred waters
The Kraft Nabisco Championship creates anticipation for golf’s first major of the season and one of the most recognizable and cherished traditions in all of sport: The victor’s leap into ‘Poppie’s Pond’.