Here's a look at the five biggest stories in the desert this year ... That’s what makes the revival of Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta a remarkable story. Closed for two years and in bad shape ...

disqualifying him from playing in the desert's PGA Tour event. That ongoing fight between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Tour was causing some fans to turn away from golf entirely ...

Joelle Spell and her husband moved to Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta two years ... after three years of being head pro at Classic Club in Palm Desert, is part of a new staff at the facility ...