Winter sunshine, desert courses and a rental home are the plan. An 11.5% hotel tax, golf bag fees, a van for the clubs and resort fees are what push a Coachella Valley trip past the budget.
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Compare hotels near the courses → Compare Palm Springs golf packages (stay and play) on Golfbreaks →Pick each course you'll play (one round per golfer) and we'll price it for your group. Prices are per golfer for 18 holes, with the season and time of day you choose. Your picks set “Green fees per golfer (whole trip)” and “Same-day replay rounds” in your budget.
4The sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($10,472) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($3,321, about 32% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $13,793 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
14 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $900 per traveler | Four peak rounds at about $225: high-profile courses run about $300 and lower-profile about $175 (Desert Sun); SilverRock $215, Desert Willow $275. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $800 a night | Four-bedroom homes in Palm Springs average $783 a night; January–March runs a little above average. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $488 per traveler | The US DOT average domestic fare from Palm Springs (PSP) was $488 in Q2 2026. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $86 per traveler, per day | The FY2027 federal meals rate for Palm Springs is $86 a day. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 11.5% of the rental home (whole group) | Palm Springs' transient occupancy tax is 11.5%; tourism district charges add 1–3% at many hotels. Source |
| Rental car | $129 a day | KAYAK shows vans at Palm Springs airport averaging about $129 a day. Source |
| Rental clubs Off by default | $300 per traveler | Desert Willow rents sets for $75 with two sleeves of balls. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Same-day replay rounds Off by default | $49 per traveler | PGA West and La Quinta replay rounds run about $29–49. Source |
| Resort fees Off by default | $42 a night | Palm Springs-area resort fees run about $34–52 a night; median about $42. Source |
| Sunscreen and water Off by default | $15 per traveler | Our estimate for sunscreen and bottled water. Our estimate |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak season, with four rounds each, a rental home, flights and food, plan on about $10,470. Once you add the hotel tax, golf bag fees, a rental van, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $13,790, or about $3,450 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Summer, from June to September, when many rates drop by more than half and some fall under $50. January to April is peak season, and courses close for a few weeks in October to overseed. Source
About 93 courses lie within 15 miles of Palm Springs, 42 of them public, from city-owned courses like Desert Willow to PGA West. Source
Morning tee times in peak season run about $310 to $399 per golfer. Rates fall to about $177 around 2 pm and $112 after 3 pm. Source
Palm Springs charges an 11.5% transient occupancy tax, and tourism district charges add 1–3% at many hotels. Desert resorts also add resort fees of about $34 to $52 a night. Source