Palm Springs Desert Sun Hear this story It sits at the end of a half-mile gravel road leading to what was once 306 acres of lemon and mango trees in Thermal, 10 miles south of downtown Coachella.

Desert Sun reporter Sherry Barkas covers the cities of La Quinta, Indian Wells, Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. She can be reached at sherry.barkas@thedesertsun.com or (760) 778-4694. Follow her on ...

Now, more than two months after Ladera was named the 2023 best new private golf course in the country by Golf Digest, one of the co-owners of the layout is unafraid to say what he hopes the golf ...