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Colo May June 06 CONTENTS D ECEMBER J ANUARY 2017- 2018 9 Publisher’s Notes 16 2018 BNP Paribas Open: Paradise in Full Bloom In preparation for the 2018 BNP Paribas Open 20 The BNP Paribas Open—The Best of the Best (Yet Again) The BNP Paribas Open named the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year 22 Impossible is Just a Word Sloane Stephens overcame all odds to win her first major championship at the 2017 U.S. Open 26 Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children 12 Celebrity Invitational This new tournament adds celebrities PHIL MICKELSON back into the mix The legend starts 2018 with a dual role at the Coachella Valley’s 28 Unbridled Andalusia PGA Tour stop La Quinta community combines stylish elegance with camaraderie and coltish good fun 32 Club Professional Moves 36 Golfer’s Playbook How to Create More Power in Your Swing 38 Bikram Yoga: The Power Behind the Sequence Focus, concentration, patience and discipline Cover photo Phil Mickelson by Getty Images Desert Golf &tennis • December January 2017- 2018 5 CONTENTS D ECEMBER J ANUARY 2017- 2018 42 54 Sand to Sea California Coastal Destinations With all the Amenities of Home 44 The Good Life The Coachella Valley’s Top Golf, Tennis, Spa and Fitness Clubs 48 Culinary Classics Some foods beg patrons to return again and again to the restaurants where they were created 54 Truly One of a Kind If you want the only one in the world, you want the Rolls-Royce Bespoke team 58 Guide to The Holiday Season What to do and where to go to end the old year and ring in the 48 new 64 Style Report: Holiday Designs Burst with Color and Texture 66 Seasonal and Sublime Ten fabulous fine-jewelry pieces guaranteed to turn heads 72 Tennis Resort Maps and Guides 66 80 Golf Resort Maps and Guides Desert Golf &tennis • December January 2017- 2018 7 December January 2017- 2018 Publisher’s notes by timothy J. Pade • [email protected] $249K $329K 42405 Adams - The Colonies 43271 Lacovia Dr - Montego West 2BR/2BA Mid-Century condo designed by famed architect, Donald Wexler. 3BR/3BA spacious condo with privated gated courtyard entry. Fairway & mountains Double fairway & Southern views. 1,628sf. Remodeled throughout. views from rear patio. 2,280sf. Yay! ’Tis the season—the holiday season and the golf 5K Run/Walk, New Years Eve celebrations, the and tennis season, that is. Everything is lush and gorgeous inimitable Palm Springs International Film Festival and, with new flowers, golf courses open and tennis courts of course, the CareerBuilder Challenge in mid-January. ready. There are also deals to be had at some of California’s most CareerBuilder Challenge ambassador and golf prestigious desert and coastal resorts. Check out the full $359K $498K legend, Phil Mickelson, adorns this cover. Mickelson was lineup starting on pg. 58. enlisted to help breathe new life into an event that once As many of you know, fees to join golf facilities in our 79039 Bermuda Dunes Dr - The Greens 42528 Bellagio Dr - Bellissimo enjoyed enormous crowds in the galleries and an A-list of area change dramatically each New Year. We strive for 3BR/2BA Paired patio home. Great room floor plan with fireplace. Remodeled 4BR/4.5BA. Detached casita +oversized in ground, pebble tec saline spa in the the biggest celebrities in sports, theater and film. In past accuracy; however, should rates in our directories differ kitchen with new granite counters, cabinetry, including a convenient pantry and private gated front patio. 2,607sf of living space in this great room floor plan with years, the professional field featured many of the top 20 from what you know them to be, please contact us so we stainless steel appliances. Private 108sf covered patio is steps to the community fireplace. Dining area used as an office. Views of the 9th fairway & mountains from golfers in the world, and now Mickelson is entrusted can include the correct fees in our updated directories in the interior of the home & rear patio. with bringing them back. In addition, the PGA Tour and the Feb/March issue. CareerBuilder are working on numerous outside Our new Sand to Sea section promotes the amazing activities, such as concerts, to attract a new generation of dual lifestyle many of us are privileged to enjoy as we spectators. We hope Mickelson can help the Tour and indulge in all that’s offered in the desert and along CareerBuilder and we look forward to an amazing event! California’s southern coast. From the horse scene at Del See our coverage by staff writer Matt McKay starting on Mar Racetrack to the shores of San Diego, Laguna and pages 12. Newport Beach to the desert sands of communities from $993K $749K This season there have also been numerous career Borrego Springs to Palm Springs, we at Desert Golf & moves by local golf professionals going from one course Tennis love to share the abundant opportunities in these 78801 Starlight Lane 42470 Buccaneer Court - Castle Harbour Estates to another. Some may have been seeking better two go-to areas just a few short hours apart yet 5BR/5BA. Mediterranean style Estate on a private .67 acre lot. Formal living & dining 5BR/5BA. Panoramic southerly views to the golf course, mountains & lake on the 6th opportunities while others simply wanted a new remarkably different. Editor/writer Christine Loomis rooms; family room w/fireplace & wet bar adjacent to the chef's kitchen. Saline fairway. Home built for entertaining. This family estate is 3,856sf on a 13,504sf lot. challenge or a new environment to work in. Whatever has compiled a compelling list of places to see and be seen pool/spa, sit down built in BBQ island/bar. Over 5,000sf of living priced under the reasons, these professionals are the ones who ensure on the coast, starting on pg. 40. the quality of our spectacular golf facilities. Has your As always, we thank you for your continued support favorite pro moved? Find out in our Pro Moves feature on and hope you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed pg. 32. putting it together. We have you covered when it comes to the valley’s must-do holiday events. There’s WildLights at The Happy Season! Living Desert, the Sinatra Classic at Bighorn, Santa Paws $576K $638K 42590 Maracay Place 79845 Bermuda Dunes Drive 3BR/5BA.Custom 3,493sf home on a 14,375sf lot. Massive rock fireplace family area 3BR/3BA. Great room floor plan plus 50sf office loft. Pebble tech pool/spa,BBQ from living area; sit down wet bar & more. Detached casita has full bath. Pool/spa island w/smoker & side burner, misting system, electric awning & cracked glass fire has solar heating. pit. 3,274sf home. Fairway & south views of the San Jacinto Mountains. Desert Golf &tennis • December January 2017- 2018 9 December January 2017- 2018 19th annual Vol.XiX, no.ii Editor/Publisher: TIMOTHY J. PADE Marketing/Promotion: TIMOTHY J. PADE Deputy Articles Editor: CHRISTINE LOOMIS P.O. Box 1158, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 (760) 969-2392 • (800) 858-9677 Writers: AARON ATWOOD [email protected] ALISON ELSNER CHRIS LEWIS CHRISTINE LOOMIS WAYNE MCCOLLUM MATT MCKAY Account Executive 619-709-4425 KIMBERLY NICHOLS [email protected] ANNE MARIE PALMA LISA PERRY JENNIE ROBINSON VICE PRESIDENT SALES & MARKETING, ROB STANGER HAWAII DIVISION KATHRYN HELLER 469 Ena Road #3507, Honolulu, HI 96815 Art Director: MICHAEL UNGER Marketing Pacific Northwest Region: MARY CONDY Photography: LUIGI SERRA (541) 390-9504 DANE ANDREW Bend, OR 97702 NIKKO MILKOVIC [email protected] KEN E. MAY JOHN HENEBRY GREGG FELSEN Desert Golf & Tennis is published under ISSN No. 1522-9777 five times a year by Pade Publishing L.L.C., P.O. Box 1158, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. All contents of this magazine are copyrighted 2017 by Pade Publishing L.L.C., all rights reserved. Reproduction or use of the editorial or graphic content of this magazine, without permis sion, in any manner, is prohibited.© To subscribe: 1yr. at $24.75, 2 yrs at $49.50 and 3 yrs. at $74.25. Send check to: P.O. Box 1158, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 TO SUBSCRIBE call: 760-969-2392 or visit dgnt.com Desert Golf & Tennis, LLC President, Timothy J. Pade In Memoriam, Executive Vice President, Ellen Meyer Secretary, Sherwood Steele Legal Counsel, Michael Henson Follow us on facebook at: facebook.com/golfmagazines Search “Desert Golf” on facebook and become a fan for updates and golf promos Desert Golf & Tennis is a division of Pade Publishing, L.L.C. Follow us on twitter at: S ASS’N R O E F T twitter.com/desertgolfguy I A R M W E R F I L C O A G National Photography Award 1st Place International Network of Golf Awards 2004, 2005 & 2008 on cover By Matt McKay he years have been good to Phil Mickelson. If Mickelson famously missed last year’s U.S. Open to attend the high school has his way, 2018 will be another busy, rewarding and graduation of his daughter, Amanda. Based on his past experience successful lap around the sun. And his first major and performances, the potential for Mickelson to make history at Tresponsibility and/or test of the new year will be to serve the 2018 U.S. Open this year at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in as tournament ambassador for the CareerBuilder Challenge while Southampton, New York, will be one of the top story lines heading also competing in the tournament. into the championship. For the second straight year, Mickelson will serve as Before all the excitement of the majors and World Golf ambassador for the Coachella Valley’s PGA Tour stop, scheduled Championship season, however, Mickelson will kick off his year— for January 17-21 at PGA West and La Quinta Country Club in La and the California-based portion of the PGA Tour’s winter Quinta, California.
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