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About Indian Wells

AN OVERVIEW OF INDIAN WELLS
Indian Wells is a premier residential community and world-class sports destination located in the Coachella Valley, between Palm Desert and La Quinta along the Highway 111 corridor. Indian Wells rich history began in the early 1800s as a pivotal watering point and stagecoach stop for prospectors seeking their fortune in gold from the Colorado River. Caleb Cook was among the first settlers to the area that would later become the City of Indian Wells. Arriving around 1910, Cook and other early settlers are credited with pioneering the establishment of the Coachella Valleys date industry.

The golden era for Indian Wells came in the 1950s, when residents, led by E.M. Peterson, began augmenting the citys development from a flourishing agricultural center into an affluent residential and resort community. The late 1950s saw the construction of the Eldorado Country Club as well as the Indian Wells Country Club and Golf Resort. Desi Arnaz was one of the founders of the Indian Wells Country Club, and he and his wife, Lucille Ball, would go on to open the Indian Wells Resort Hotel as well. SPORTING AND ARTS TRADITIONS A HAVEN FOR GOLF Indian Wells is the site of world-class golf and tennis tournaments. The Indian Wells Country Club was the original home to the Bob Hope Classic, now known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, for over forty years. Golf enthusiasts can also pick from the Celebrity Course and Players course at the Indian Wells Golf Resort, which has been the two-time host to the PGA Tours Skins Game.

WORLD-CLASS TENNIS
Indian Well`s history as an acclaimed destination for tennis began in the late 1970s when city officials and residents developed an innovative plan for municipal land investment and development. Tennis pro-Charlie Pasarell moved his Pilot Pen tennis tournament to Indian Wells and would later build the Hyatt Grand Champion. The tournament outgrew this facility and moved to its permanent home at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in 2000. The prestigious tennis tournament would be renamed the Pacific Life Open in 2002, then changed to its current title, the BNP Paribas Open in 2009. The tournament continues to attract tens of thousands of visitors annually, leading to the 2014 opening of a second stadium court.