INTRODUCTION
There are private golf clubs and then there is Stone Eagle Golf Club. One of the most extraordinary golf settings in the American West, Stone Eagle sits on a rocky plateau approximately 1,000 feet above the Coachella Valley floor within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, surrounded by thousands of acres of permanently protected land that will never be developed. The course is visible from the valley below but belongs to a completely different world.
When Tom Doak first walked the Stone Eagle site, he reportedly said: "I thought this must be what the surface of Mars looks like: rocky, rugged and red." What he built there between 2002 and 2005 is now ranked on Golf Digest's Second 100 Greatest Courses list at #117 nationally (2025-2026 rankings), with a highest ranking of #111, and is widely regarded as one of the most remarkable and visually dramatic private courses in the United States. Golf Digest describes it as "one of the most remarkable courses in the golf-heavy Palm Springs market."
Doak designed the course without a single home on the golf course. The routing was entirely driven by the land, tucking fairways into creases of the terrain, positioning shots over low ridges into bold greens that mimic the rugged topography, and using hillsides of rocks and boulders the way Old Country architects used sand dunes. The only Tom Doak-designed course in Southern California, Stone Eagle is a bucket list destination for serious golfers worldwide.
The residential community at Stone Eagle is equally intimate. With only 43 to 48 custom homes and homesites carved into the dramatic canyons below the plateau, Stone Eagle is one of the most exclusive and private residential communities in Palm Desert. Membership is by invitation only, no tee times are required, and the tournament schedule is deliberately limited to maximize the pure member experience.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate are your Coachella Valley specialists for Stone Eagle real estate. Call today or visit MyHomeInTheDesert.com.
THE COURSE
Tom Doak Championship Course
18 holes | Par 71 | 7,012 yards | Rating 73.7 | Slope 139
Plus The Real 19th Hole
Designed by Tom Doak, Bruce Hepner, and Eric Iverson of Renaissance Golf Design | Opened 2005
Golf Digest Second 100 Greatest Courses ranked #117 nationally (2025-2026)
The golf course at Stone Eagle is in a category of its own in the Coachella Valley. Designed by Tom Doak, Bruce Hepner, and Eric Iverson of Renaissance Golf Design, it represents one of the most challenging construction projects ever undertaken by Doak's team, routing 18 holes across a steep and rocky landscape with dramatic elevation changes on almost every hole.
It has been described by leading course raters as "one of the most breathtaking inland courses in the USA" and plays like a mountain course despite sitting only 1,000 to 1,200 feet above sea level. Golf Digest placed it on its Second 100 Greatest Courses list, with a highest ranking of #111 and a current ranking of #117 nationally in the 2025-2026 edition.
The course plays to 7,012 yards from the championship tees with a rating of 73.7 and slope of 139. It features The Real 19th Hole, an official additional hole unique in the Coachella Valley, perfect for settling friendly bets or simply playing one last hole before leaving.
No tee times required. Membership is by invitation only. A limited tournament schedule ensures members always play without outside pressure or crowded conditions.
Golf Membership initiation fee: None
Golf annual dues: Approximately $16,750 to $18,000/year
Social Membership annual dues: Approximately $389/year
Golf membership: Optional. Not required to purchase a home
THE RESIDENCES
Stone Eagle is one of the most intimate and architecturally distinctive residential communities in Palm Desert. With only 43 to 48 custom homes and homesites carved into the dramatic mountain canyons below the golf course plateau, this is a community where privacy, natural beauty, and architectural individuality define the experience. No homes sit on the golf course itself — the entire course routing was designed completely free of residential intrusion, a rarity in modern golf community design.
Homes at Stone Eagle range from approximately 2,600 to 4,000+ sq ft with 3 to 4 bedrooms. Custom estates are positioned on elevated lots with incredible panoramic down-valley views, night light views, Santa Rosa Mountain backdrops, and private pool and outdoor living areas oriented toward the mountains. Many homes feature high-end contemporary desert architecture with dramatic glass, stone, and steel elements that echo the rugged natural setting.
Desert Creek at Stone Eagle is a newer phase of luxury homes nestled into the scenic foothills with a shimmering lake, running streams, cascading waterfalls, and endless mountain views. Just 1.3 miles from El Paseo, Desert Creek offers the rare combination of complete natural seclusion and immediate proximity to world-class dining and shopping.
Custom homesites remain available for buyers who want to build their dream home. Lot sizes range from approximately 25,000 sq ft and up with spectacular elevation and view positions.
2025-2026 market snapshot: Prices range from approximately $1,200,000 to $2,000,000+ for finished homes and premium lots.
REAL ESTATE AT A GLANCE
AMENITIES
Golf
Clubhouse and Dining
Community
HISTORY
Stone Eagle Golf Club was conceived as something entirely outside the conventional California desert golf club model. Rather than building homes on and around the golf course in the traditional country club format, the founders chose a 700-acre site within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument and commissioned Tom Doakto design a course completely free of residential intrusion.
Doak, whose firm Renaissance Golf Design had already produced some of the most celebrated courses in the world, took on what he described as one of the most challenging construction projects his team had ever undertaken. The site was a rocky, rugged plateau approximately 1,000 feet above the Coachella Valley, with terrain so dramatic and irregular that Doak reportedly compared it to the surface of Mars on his first visit.
Construction ran from approximately 2002 to 2005 when the course opened to members. It immediately attracted attention from the golf world for its extraordinary visual drama, its strategic depth, and its complete departure from the manicured resort courses that defined the Palm Springs market. Golf Digest placed it on its Second 100 Greatest Courseslist, with a highest ranking of #111 and a current ranking of #117 in the 2025-2026 edition.
The residential community was developed around the canyon terrain below the plateau, with custom homes and homesites positioned to maximize views while keeping the golf course entirely free of residential presence — a design philosophy that sets Stone Eagle apart from virtually every other private golf community in the Coachella Valley.
LOCATION
Stone Eagle Golf Club is located in South Palm Desert, California within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. Despite its secluded natural setting, Stone Eagle is remarkably convenient. El Paseo, the Rodeo Drive of the desert, is approximately 1.3 miles away with world-class dining, shopping, and galleries. The Living Desertzoo and gardens is nearby. Eisenhower Medical Center is minutes away. Highway 111 and Interstate 10 connect residents to Indian Wells, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Springs. Palm Springs International Airport is approximately 20 to 25 minutes away.
The permanently protected land surrounding Stone Eagle means the dramatic natural views from every home and every hole will never change. It is one of the most genuinely irreplaceable settings in the Coachella Valley.
WHY WORK WITH BILLY AND STACY THOMAN
Stone Eagle Golf Club is one of the rarest and most extraordinary communities in the Coachella Valley. With only 43 to 48 homes and homesites, a Golf Digest nationally ranked course, and a membership that is by invitation only, this is a market that rewards buyers who come prepared with the right representation.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate specialize in Coachella Valley luxury real estate with deep expertise in Stone Eagle Golf Club, Bighorn Golf Club, The Quarry at La Quinta, The Reserve Club, The Madison Club, and the full range of ultra-exclusive desert golf communities.
Whether you are searching for a finished custom estate with panoramic valley and mountain views, a premium homesite to build your dream desert home, or simply want to understand this unique market, Billy and Stacy bring the expertise, connections, and discretion to make it happen.
Call Billy and Stacy Thoman at Billy Thoman Real Estate today or visit MyHomeInTheDesert.com to explore current Stone Eagle Golf Club listings.
INTRODUCTION
There are private golf clubs and then there is Stone Eagle Golf Club. One of the most extraordinary golf settings in the American West, Stone Eagle sits on a rocky plateau approximately 1,000 feet above the Coachella Valley floor within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, surrounded by thousands of acres of permanently protected land that will never be developed. The course is visible from the valley below but belongs to a completely different world.
When Tom Doak first walked the Stone Eagle site, he reportedly said: "I thought this must be what the surface of Mars looks like: rocky, rugged and red." What he built there between 2002 and 2005 is now ranked on Golf Digest's Second 100 Greatest Courses list at #117 nationally (2025-2026 rankings), with a highest ranking of #111, and is widely regarded as one of the most remarkable and visually dramatic private courses in the United States. Golf Digest describes it as "one of the most remarkable courses in the golf-heavy Palm Springs market."
Doak designed the course without a single home on the golf course. The routing was entirely driven by the land, tucking fairways into creases of the terrain, positioning shots over low ridges into bold greens that mimic the rugged topography, and using hillsides of rocks and boulders the way Old Country architects used sand dunes. The only Tom Doak-designed course in Southern California, Stone Eagle is a bucket list destination for serious golfers worldwide.
The residential community at Stone Eagle is equally intimate. With only 43 to 48 custom homes and homesites carved into the dramatic canyons below the plateau, Stone Eagle is one of the most exclusive and private residential communities in Palm Desert. Membership is by invitation only, no tee times are required, and the tournament schedule is deliberately limited to maximize the pure member experience.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate are your Coachella Valley specialists for Stone Eagle real estate. Call today or visit MyHomeInTheDesert.com.
THE COURSE
Tom Doak Championship Course
18 holes | Par 71 | 7,012 yards | Rating 73.7 | Slope 139
Plus The Real 19th Hole
Designed by Tom Doak, Bruce Hepner, and Eric Iverson of Renaissance Golf Design | Opened 2005
Golf Digest Second 100 Greatest Courses ranked #117 nationally (2025-2026)
The golf course at Stone Eagle is in a category of its own in the Coachella Valley. Designed by Tom Doak, Bruce Hepner, and Eric Iverson of Renaissance Golf Design, it represents one of the most challenging construction projects ever undertaken by Doak's team, routing 18 holes across a steep and rocky landscape with dramatic elevation changes on almost every hole.
It has been described by leading course raters as "one of the most breathtaking inland courses in the USA" and plays like a mountain course despite sitting only 1,000 to 1,200 feet above sea level. Golf Digest placed it on its Second 100 Greatest Courses list, with a highest ranking of #111 and a current ranking of #117 nationally in the 2025-2026 edition.
The course plays to 7,012 yards from the championship tees with a rating of 73.7 and slope of 139. It features The Real 19th Hole, an official additional hole unique in the Coachella Valley, perfect for settling friendly bets or simply playing one last hole before leaving.
No tee times required. Membership is by invitation only. A limited tournament schedule ensures members always play without outside pressure or crowded conditions.
Golf Membership initiation fee: None
Golf annual dues: Approximately $16,750 to $18,000/year
Social Membership annual dues: Approximately $389/year
Golf membership: Optional. Not required to purchase a home
THE RESIDENCES
Stone Eagle is one of the most intimate and architecturally distinctive residential communities in Palm Desert. With only 43 to 48 custom homes and homesites carved into the dramatic mountain canyons below the golf course plateau, this is a community where privacy, natural beauty, and architectural individuality define the experience. No homes sit on the golf course itself — the entire course routing was designed completely free of residential intrusion, a rarity in modern golf community design.
Homes at Stone Eagle range from approximately 2,600 to 4,000+ sq ft with 3 to 4 bedrooms. Custom estates are positioned on elevated lots with incredible panoramic down-valley views, night light views, Santa Rosa Mountain backdrops, and private pool and outdoor living areas oriented toward the mountains. Many homes feature high-end contemporary desert architecture with dramatic glass, stone, and steel elements that echo the rugged natural setting.
Desert Creek at Stone Eagle is a newer phase of luxury homes nestled into the scenic foothills with a shimmering lake, running streams, cascading waterfalls, and endless mountain views. Just 1.3 miles from El Paseo, Desert Creek offers the rare combination of complete natural seclusion and immediate proximity to world-class dining and shopping.
Custom homesites remain available for buyers who want to build their dream home. Lot sizes range from approximately 25,000 sq ft and up with spectacular elevation and view positions.
2025-2026 market snapshot: Prices range from approximately $1,200,000 to $2,000,000+ for finished homes and premium lots.
REAL ESTATE AT A GLANCE
AMENITIES
Golf
Clubhouse and Dining
Community
HISTORY
Stone Eagle Golf Club was conceived as something entirely outside the conventional California desert golf club model. Rather than building homes on and around the golf course in the traditional country club format, the founders chose a 700-acre site within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument and commissioned Tom Doakto design a course completely free of residential intrusion.
Doak, whose firm Renaissance Golf Design had already produced some of the most celebrated courses in the world, took on what he described as one of the most challenging construction projects his team had ever undertaken. The site was a rocky, rugged plateau approximately 1,000 feet above the Coachella Valley, with terrain so dramatic and irregular that Doak reportedly compared it to the surface of Mars on his first visit.
Construction ran from approximately 2002 to 2005 when the course opened to members. It immediately attracted attention from the golf world for its extraordinary visual drama, its strategic depth, and its complete departure from the manicured resort courses that defined the Palm Springs market. Golf Digest placed it on its Second 100 Greatest Courseslist, with a highest ranking of #111 and a current ranking of #117 in the 2025-2026 edition.
The residential community was developed around the canyon terrain below the plateau, with custom homes and homesites positioned to maximize views while keeping the golf course entirely free of residential presence — a design philosophy that sets Stone Eagle apart from virtually every other private golf community in the Coachella Valley.
LOCATION
Stone Eagle Golf Club is located in South Palm Desert, California within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. Despite its secluded natural setting, Stone Eagle is remarkably convenient. El Paseo, the Rodeo Drive of the desert, is approximately 1.3 miles away with world-class dining, shopping, and galleries. The Living Desertzoo and gardens is nearby. Eisenhower Medical Center is minutes away. Highway 111 and Interstate 10 connect residents to Indian Wells, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Springs. Palm Springs International Airport is approximately 20 to 25 minutes away.
The permanently protected land surrounding Stone Eagle means the dramatic natural views from every home and every hole will never change. It is one of the most genuinely irreplaceable settings in the Coachella Valley.
WHY WORK WITH BILLY AND STACY THOMAN
Stone Eagle Golf Club is one of the rarest and most extraordinary communities in the Coachella Valley. With only 43 to 48 homes and homesites, a Golf Digest nationally ranked course, and a membership that is by invitation only, this is a market that rewards buyers who come prepared with the right representation.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate specialize in Coachella Valley luxury real estate with deep expertise in Stone Eagle Golf Club, Bighorn Golf Club, The Quarry at La Quinta, The Reserve Club, The Madison Club, and the full range of ultra-exclusive desert golf communities.
Whether you are searching for a finished custom estate with panoramic valley and mountain views, a premium homesite to build your dream desert home, or simply want to understand this unique market, Billy and Stacy bring the expertise, connections, and discretion to make it happen.
Call Billy and Stacy Thoman at Billy Thoman Real Estate today or visit MyHomeInTheDesert.com to explore current Stone Eagle Golf Club listings.
We will be able to provide you with the most advantageous and up to date knowledge of the desert. Buyers and Sellers alike will tell you that they received the highest level of customer service and care.
