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You deserve the best and the best is Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Mission Hills Country Club has all the amenities to guarantee a memorable experience. World-class golf and tennis, etraordinary dining, magnificent 55,000-square-foot clubhouse, swimming pools and fitness center are at your fingertips at Mission Hills. Centrally located in prestigious Rancho Mirage, Mission Hills is minutes away from exquisite shopping on El Paseo, fine dining at The River, and live performances at the McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts.

The three Mission Hills golf courses are among the nation's finest. For more than 33 years, the Desmond Muirhead-designed Dinah Shore Tournament Course has been the home of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, one of the four LPGA major championships. The best women golfers in the world converge each year to vie for this coveted title that many LPGA Tour players refer to as "The Women's Masters." Former champions include Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb, Juli Inster, Nancy Lopez, Douna Caponi, Amy Alcott, Judy Rankin, and Mickey Wright, to name a few.

Two other outstanding. 18-hole golfing experiences are the Mission Hills Arnold Palmer Course and the Challenge Course designed by Pete Dye. In all, 54 diverse, memorable, immaculately. groomed holes' invite you to test your skills.

Each year on the Palmer Course, the world's best junior players compete in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Mission Hills Championship. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Brandie Burton, and Grace Park are former champions; they and a host of other former Mission Hills AJGA participants have progressed to stardom on the PGA and LPGA Tours.

Tennis excellence and Mission Hills are synonymous. You'll play on the same courts that Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Jose Higueras, Tom Gorman, Pancho Gonzalez, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, Jim Courier, Chris Evert and Andre Agassi played on. Mission Hills' world-class tennis facility features a clubhouse, 26 courts with three different surfaces--hard (Hartru), clay and grass--and the Stadium Court seating several hundred spectators.

Mission Hills' main Clubhouse is the hub for entertainment and social interaction. While enjoying your favorite beverage and fine cuisine, you gaze at the famous 18th hole below with its precarious island green and ponder the strategy you would take to conquer it. The Clubhouse includes inside dining for 350 people, additional outside veranda seating, grillroom, full bar, and men's and women's locker rooms.

For business-oriented events including seminars, presentations and training, Mission Hills features an executive board room and conference rooms with state of the art audio/visual equipment, TV/VCR, built in screen, multiple power outlets and phone lines.

The surrounding natural beauty makes Mission Hills the ideal setting to have your wedding, business outing, party, family reunion, commemorative event or golf tournament. In winter, you look at snowcapped mountains while enjoying mild temperatures in the 70g. Mature trees dot the landscape; hues of pure green and all its gradations warm the soul.

Mission Hills, celebrating its 34th year, proudly offers private club excellence to a select clientele. You can merge your life with family, friends, business associates and guests at this private club enclave. Mission Hills Country Club welcomes you.

Mission Hills' commitment is summarized in Its Private Event mission statement: "Our facility and services are topped only by our desire to please you on your special day. Because each event is unique, every event is customized to reflect your individual style and taste, incorporating elements such as exquisite culinary creations, fanciful florais and dramatic decor."

For further information, call Private Event Director Cyndee Stamps at [phone] ext. 290 or log on to www.missionhills.com and click on "Private Events".

Dan Poppers, editor-in-chief of GOLF NEWS Magazine, is a Golf Writers Association of America national award winner.