Tamarisk Country Club

Tamarisk Country Club is a private country club in Rancho Mirage, California, established in 1952.[1] The club had 65 original investors, including Jack Benny, George Burns, Danny Kaye, and the Marx Brothers.[2] Ben Hogan was the club's first golf professional.[3][1] The club hosted the Bob Hope Classic 19 times.[3] Architect William Francis Cody designed the clubhouse. Frank Sinatra lived in a walled compound on the club's 17th fairway, and his Rat Pack friends, Sammy Davis Jr., Pat Henry, and Jilly Rizzo built homes around the corner from Sinatra.[1]

References
  1. Colacello, Bob. "Palm Springs Weekends". The Hive. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. "HISTORIC CONTEXT" (PDF). Ranchomirageca.gov. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "About Us - Tamarisk Country Club". Tamariskcc.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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