Considering the world's most seasoned golf pros, famous celebrities and presidents travel the world over to play golf and tennis in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts, rest assured it's a great place for you to also test your skills on the links or courts.

If golf is your game, you’ll be interested to know that many top players have homes in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts and are responsible for the layout of many of the 111 breathtaking courses that provide challenges for all skill levels. Thanks to an abundance of sunshine, low humidity and dramatic scenery the desert environment creates an unprecedented experience once you step onto the green.

The golf industry drives hundreds of millions of dollars a year into the desert economy and supports many charitable organizations. The annual golf events are enough to fill any calendar with celebrated occasions that include the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Kraft Nabisco Championship, The Skins Game, and Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament, allowing visitors to stand literally steps away from skilled players like Mark O’Meara, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Fred Couples.

For tennis buffs, the Palm Springs Desert Resorts sport an estimated 600 courts, including the crown jewel of west coast tennis, the 16,000-seat Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Many of the tennis world’s number one players trek to the desert each year to play in the world’s sixth largest tournament, with names like Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis having left their mark.

Of course, while half the fun is watching, the other half is playing.