SilverRock Reopens October 30, and the Resort Plan Next Door Now Includes the Public Clubhouse

SilverRock's Arnold Palmer Classic Course reopens October 30 after its fall overseeding. Since October 12, crews have been reseeding the course for winter. A short walk away, a different crew has spent the month tearing down unfinished buildings from a resort that was never completed. The resort plan headed for public review this winter includes a new public golf clubhouse moved closer to the Avenue 52 entrance and a 20,000-square-foot community building. When the permits come up, the review will cover the parts of SilverRock that La Quinta residents already use, along with the hotel.

The first few weeks after reopening show how this plays out.

The Course Comes Back in Stages

The City of La Quinta owns SilverRock, and Landmark Golf Management runs it. The course is 7,239 yards against the Santa Rosa Mountains and hosted the PGA Tour's American Express tournament from 2008 to 2011. The overseed reopening is a gradual return. The SilverRock course schedule has the course reopening October 30 and staying cart-path-only through November 24. Tee times are booked and prepaid through the course website.

Resident pricing also changes in steps. The 2026–27 La Quinta Resident Card sheet lists these windows:

The rate goes up $4 from the pre-overseed price and then another $11 on December 26. The stretch from November 25 to Christmas is the only time before May when the $49 rate applies without the cart-path-only rule. That month also falls before the resort plan reaches public review.

The card has a few rules. Residency means the cardholder's primary, permanent home, and owning property here does not qualify on its own. Cards are not issued for fractional or multiple ownership. Cardholders can book tee times up to three days ahead. Up to three guests playing with a cardholder get 30% off the full posted rate, except at twilight and other discounted afternoon times. Cardholders also get 15% off food at the Grill Room and 15% off Golf Shop merchandise. A card is good for three years, and renewal costs $150. According to the Resident Card page, cards are sold at the Wellness Center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From November through April, they are also sold on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. SilverRock Grill serves breakfast and lunch every day from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. now that summer hours are over.

What Is Coming Down Next Door

The course page itself mentions the other work going on. The operator says "current site conditions and future construction activity may result in temporary interruptions to scenic views in select areas," and adds that the new plan for the land next to the course includes "a luxury hotel, spa, conference center, permanent clubhouse, and branded residences."

The first part of that work is demolition. Greater Palm Springs Business Insider reported on October 5 that Mayor Pro Tem Kathleen Fitzpatrick told the State of the City audience that Turnbridge Equities had brought in crews to remove 13 partially built Montage residences. The work started September 30 and was expected to take four to five weeks. On that schedule, demolition would finish in late October or early November, during the first weeks of cart-path-only play.

Those 13 buildings date to an earlier version of the project. The City's SilverRock history page says the course opened on Valentine's Day 2005. In 2014, the City signed a development agreement with SilverRock Development Company, which later renamed the project Talus La Quinta. Montage International announced in 2017 that it would operate two hotels on the site, a Montage and a Pendry. After years of delays, the developer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 5, 2024, and all work on the site stopped.

The site now has a new owner. The City's June 2 update says TBE RE Acquisition Co. II, a Turnbridge Equities subsidiary, bought the site of about 134 acres for $65 million after the bankruptcy court approved the sale, and escrow closed in December 2025. According to Greater Palm Springs Business Insider, Fitzpatrick also told the State of the City audience:

"All of the things that you've been waiting to see, you're going to see soon."

The New Plan Includes the Public Side

The amended development agreement the City Council approved in September 2025 covers more than the hotel. It includes:

• One luxury hotel with about 154 rooms, in place of the two hotels in the Montage and Pendry plan
• 55,000 square feet of banquet and shared-use space
• 445 residences, including 29 branded residences north of the hotel with their own private clubhouse, plus condos and homes east of the hotel that can be rented short term
• A 40,000-square-foot commercial area
• A new golf clubhouse near the Avenue 52 entrance, along with other public amenities placed for easier public access
• A 20,000-square-foot community building

The City's current update does not name a brand for the hotel. Two items on that list will change how residents reach and use the course. The permanent clubhouse moves toward the main entrance, and the community building is new. Both depend on the same approvals as the hotel.

The timeline for those approvals has gotten more specific. At the June 2 council meeting, Turnbridge managing director Michael Gazzano said renderings would come out by the end of the year, when the site development permit applications go to the Planning Commission and City Council. The October 5 Business Insider report puts the public review in December or January. Construction is hoped to start in the second or third quarter of 2027, once permits are approved and construction documents are finished. The same report says that schedule still depends on the approval process.

That means the clubhouse design and the community building will most likely come before the Planning Commission during the $60 peak-rate season. Council meetings, including the June 2 SilverRock reports, are posted on the City's past meetings page.

The Park at the Entrance Hosts Its Own Event in November

SilverRock is more than the golf course. The City calls the 14 acres near the entrance its newest park and event venue. The planned clubhouse would sit in the same entrance area.

On Sunday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., SilverRock Park at 51900 SilverRock Way hosts the Fall Family Festival. About Families Inc. puts on the free event, which goes ahead rain or shine. It offers seasonal activities, food, entertainment and family resources, and a few activities cost a small fee or donation.

The festival falls on the last day of La Quinta Art Celebration ENCORE. That event runs November 12 to 15 at the La Quinta Civic Center, 78495 Calle Tampico, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. A single-day ticket is $25, and a four-day pass is $30. On November 15, it's possible to visit both: the art show at the Civic Center and the festival at SilverRock Park, with the course open on cart paths nearby.

What Changes Between Now and Spring

The schedule for the coming months is mostly set. The course reopens October 30, and demolition next door is expected to finish in late October or early November if it stays on its four-to-five-week schedule. Carts stay on the paths until November 24. The $49 rate lasts through Christmas Day and goes to $60 on December 26. The plan with the relocated clubhouse and the new community building is expected to reach public review in December or January. Through all of it, the Grill still serves breakfast and lunch at 6 a.m. every day.

At Arbor Real Estate, we follow projects like SilverRock because they change how a place feels to the people who live near it. If you'd like to talk through what the new plan might mean for the parts of La Quinta closest to Avenue 52, we're glad to have that conversation. Let's Connect.