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ocated just two hours east of Los Angeles near the was renamed the LG Skins Game. Tiger Woods, Phil
Lcity of Palms Springs is the Coral Mountain Golf Club Mickelson, Fred Couples, Mark O'Meara, and Annika
at La Quinta (par 72, 7,174 yards), a beautiful Gary Panks- Sorenstam are among the top players who competed in
designed golf course set at the base of the Santa Rosa the event while it was held at Coral Mountain Golf Club
Mountains that is a fun yet challenging course for players at La Quinta, which lived up to its reputation as one of the
of all levels. finest golf courses in the world.
From 2003 to 2005, the course hosted the PGA's Merrill The course stretches to 7,200 yards when it is played as it
Lynch Skins Game, as well as in 2006, when the event was during the Skins Game, but also features five sets of
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