The Citrus Club — often referenced simply as "The Citrus" — is a private golf community in central La Quinta built on land that was originally grove agriculture, which the architecture and streetscape still reference. The 18-hole course is a Pete Dye design opened in the late 1980s and reads as one of his more restrained Coachella Valley routings: tree-lined fairways rather than open desert, smaller greens than the resort-scale Dye courses, and shot values that reward positioning over distance. The residential ring around the course is a mix of vintage single-family homes on generous lots and later-added estate infill. The buyer profile skews long-tenure — Citrus is not a rapid-turnover community — and the club’s culture is quieter and more traditional than the newer flagship clubs to the south.
A different Dye
The Citrus is not the Dye of PGA West Stadium — no railroad ties, no vertical bunker faces, no waterline drama on the closing hole. It is a Dye routing that plays inside the mature planting of an old grove property, with tree lines defining hole corridors rather than sand and water. That character makes it one of La Quinta’s quieter member courses.
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Frequently asked
- Who designed The Citrus Club course?
- The 18-hole course is a Pete Dye design opened in the late 1980s.
- Is The Citrus Club a full private club?
- Yes — the community is guard-gated and the course operates as a private member-and-guest facility.
- Is this site affiliated with the club?
- No. La Quinta Golf Lifestyle has no formal affiliation with any private club referenced on the site. We do partner with California-licensed real estate professionals who specialize in La Quinta clubs.
- Can you list a home in this community for me?
- We work with a California-licensed real-estate partner who handles current listings, private showings, and representation. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll connect you.
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