The La Quinta Resort & Club – Mountain Course, a Pete Dye design from 1980, is an 18-hole, par-72 course stretching about 6,700 yards, set against the rugged Santa Rosa Mountains. This layout features fairways that play tight to rocky walls, with plateau greens above moat bunkers, offering a classic 1980s desert challenge. The downhill par-3 16th, with its boulder-strewn drop to a sand-surrounded green, is a memorable highlight, requiring precise, high approach shots amidst breathtaking scenery.