Should be designated THE GOLF CAPITAL OF THE WORLD! 

1. Perfect weather for golf - sun, sun and more sun.
2. Access to Golf Club Equipment & Manufacturers 
3. Easy accessibility via Palm Springs International Airport
4. Potential Golfer Population in California - Over 36.5 million residents
   1. Only 121 miles from Los Angeles - Population over 10 million residents
   2. Only 154 miles from San Diego - Population over 3 million residents
   3. Only 104 miles from Orange County - Population over 3 million residents
5. Everything is minutes away!  Coachella Valley is a small area extending no more than 30 miles from Palm Springs to Indioand 45 miles from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Salton Sea and is approximately 15 miles across.
6. The local cities tend to compete for the tourism dollar with new golf courses, shopping venues and entertainment.  There are nine (9) incorporated cities (Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs & Rancho Mirage) each with their own mayor, police department and city government & five (5) unincorporated communities (Bermuda Dunes, Mecca, Oasis, Thermal & Thousand Palms).
7. Top golfers who have homes here or have built world-class golf courses here include Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Rees Jones, Pete Dye, Robert Trent Jones, Tom  Fazio, Ted Robinson, Gary Player, Cary Bickler, Ken Venturi and many others.
8. Famous people who play golf and have homes here are likely featured in a  "Who's Who of Hollywood, Politicians, CEOs and Entrepreneurs".
9. We do not have annual hurricanes, tornadoes, twisters, or winter blizzards.  We do not have flooded streets or golf courses with gators, snakes or "floating balls of fire ants"...  As I tell my brother, who lives in Pennsylvania, "we may "shake and bake", but we will never "sneeze and freeze"!
10. There are 130+ golf courses in play or under construction within the 30 miles of Coachella Valley. There is literally a golf course for every age, every style of swing and every budget.

Don't you agree that Coachella Valley should be officially named the "Golf Capital of the World"?

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