Motorcoach Country Club Golf Course
One of the most popular outdoor amenities of Motorcoach Country Club is our magnificent golf course. Our course has been rated by the SCGA and will challenge the skills of the best golfers. We have nine greens with four sets of tee boxes, fourteen of the holes require an approach over our waterways and lakes. Total yardage for the course is approximately 1850 yards.
Men’s Golf
Motorcoach Country Club has an active schedule of golf events throughout the season. Wednesday is Men’s Golf day. Participants gather at the practice green at 8:30 a.m. Owners and renters are invited. There is an $11.00 competition fee. Various games are introduced to the attending golfers, teams organized and then off to play the eighteen holes of challenging golf. At the completion of the day’s contest everyone meets at the Top of the Falls restaurant to enjoy a lunch, hand out rewards, and compare notes on the days game. Owners scores are recorded and used to qualify for the resort’s biggest annual event, the “Pro-Am”, usually played in February. Nine professional golfers join the five person teams (men and women owners are eligible) for a day like no other. Teams compete for cash prizes and bragging rights for the next year. It is a grand time for all – including the spectators.
Women’s Golf
Thursday is women’s day at MCC. Women gather at the putting green at 8:45 a.m. The competition fee is $6.00. The ladies choose teams and compete with a scramble format allowing golfers of all levels to participate. The contest is followed by a lunch at the Top Of the Falls. This season ladies golf is adding for those wishing to establish an MCC handicap a ladies only event at 8:45 a.m. There is no cost.
Couples Golf
Saturday mornings is couples golf. Participants meet at 9:45 a.m. at the putting green. Cost is $2.00 a couple, owners and renter guests are invited. The tournament is a scramble format encouraging all levels to participate. The teams of couples compete again for bragging rights for the day, followed by lunch at the restaurant.
Golf Events
Other recurring events during the season include a robust month long “Match Play” tournament, the annual home and away “Ryder Cup” tournament against our friends from Outdoor Resorts, Indio, the annual Gary Gregory Memorial Member-Guest tournament, the Can-AM tournament and various other golf events focused on fun and meeting other members.
Kerry Johnston’s Pro-Am Tournament
One of the highlights of every season at Motorcoach Country Club is the Pro-am tournament. Kerry brings eight other professional golfers to the resort to compete with teams of MCC members for cash prizes and bragging rights. If you have been a professional golf fan, several of the names will be familiar.
Members must qualify to be eligible to compete and teams are created in the Friday night drawing and gala at the Top of the Falls restaurant. The contest is the next day (a Saturday) and has every hole lined with spectators. Competition is fierce and often ends in a playoff hole to determine the winner.
Mixer/Scramble
Nine teams of around 10 players each play in a scramble format and compete for prizes. Lunch and beverages are served throughout the event. All skill levels are invited. The purpose is to have fun and meet and play with neighbors that you wouldn’t normally have met. Please watch for the announcements for these contests.
