In 1956 over dinner at Ruby’s Restaurant in Palm Springs, Paul and Isabelle Prom and Jean Susala first discussed the idea to build Coachella Valley’s third golf and country club. For founders Desi Arnaz, Paul Prom, Eddie Susalla, Linn Johnson, Earl Murphy, Milt Hicks, Bill Worthing and John Curci the concept to build a nine-hole private club surrounded by houses for Members to use as their home away from home in the desert seemed ideal. Within a week, 50 acres of land was purchased at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains and Indian Wells Country Club was put on the map.

Indian Wells Country Club was started by celebrities and throughout the years continues to be a celebrity playground. Since the inception of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1960, Indian Wells Country Club has played host to 45 years of the event. Changes to the tournament structure moved the event to another venues in the desert, however Indian Wells Country Club still hosts the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational each year.

Presently, Indian Wells Country Club has grown to include 36 challenging golf holes situated on the Classic and Cove Courses. The holes provide picturesque views of the mountains and natural desert landscaping, making golf experiences at Indian Wells Country Club not only enjoyable, but also memorable.

Indian Wells Country Club celebrates the 50th season in 2006/2007, throughout the 50 years the Club has built and maintained its reputation as the “Fun Club of the Desert” and boasts many great events for the Membership. A fixture at the Club is the Pow Wow, the largest Member/Guest event in the desert topped off by the party of the year where over 1,000 Members and guests come to celebrate another great season at Indian Wells Country Club.