Bighorn Golf Club estate (with a shark tank) listed for $62 million
Larry Bohannan- A 32,000-square-foot estate at Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert is on the market for $62 million.
- The property features seven bedrooms, multiple pools and an indoor shark tank.
- If sold at its asking price, the estate would set a new real estate record for the area.
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Luxury golf courses deserve to be surrounded by luxury homes. But few homes in the Coachella Valley or across the country can measure up to a property now back on the market at Bighorn Golf Club in south Palm Desert.
Originally built and owned by Duane Hagadone, a newspaper publisher and real estate and land developer, the property at 706 Summit Cove sits on a ridge 1,000 feet above the Canyons Course at Bighorn with views of the entire mid-valley region.
At 7.7 acres and 32,000 square feet, some of which is under an open-air curved cooper roof, the property is listed through Bighorn Properties at $62 million — a number that would be a record for the Coachella Valley, Bighorn Properties says.
With seven bedrooms, 10 full baths and two half baths, three pools that blend into a single pool and even an indoor shark tank, the estate might seem too large for a family environment.
But the real estate agent marketing the house, Lorna Ball of Bighorn Properties, said the opposite is true.
“Although 706 Summit Cove is a substantial estate, the layout is designed to live exceptionally well for just (two) people. The main residence functions as a luxurious, single-level retreat — intimate in all the right places, with beautifully scaled rooms that feel comfortable for everyday living,” Ball said in a statement released through a spokesperson.
The property was designed and furnished by noted architect Guy Dreier, who has also designed home at exclusive desert golf clubs like The Vintage Club, The Reserve and The Quarry at La Quinta as well as other homes at Bighorn. Described alternately as futuristic, asymmetrical or the ultimate home by the Robb Report, the home has features that include about 12,000 square feet of outdoor area covered by a its distinctive curved roof, with 20,667 square feet indoors.
“What makes the property truly special is how easily it expands when family and friends arrive. The separate four-bedroom guest house creates a private, resort-style experience for visitors while preserving tranquility in the main residence,” Ball said. “With its own living room, kitchenette and outdoor terraces, the guest house allows guests to gather, relax, and unwind without impacting the daily flow of the primary home.”
The shark tank is part of an interior corridor that includes the shark tank to one side and a large aquarium on the other. Other features include Panther Slate imported from India, natural woods, titanium fasciae, the copper roof, French limestone and floor-to-ceiling glass that allow for views of the 36-hole Bighorn property as well as the valley floor. There is also a private office that juts out from the property like the prow of a ship.
Another feature of the home is a number of gathering places, both inside and outside, that can turn the home into a more intimate setting.
“The primary suite, living room, kitchen, dining and wet bar are seamlessly connected to outdoor living areas, and are all positioned to allow owners to enjoy the full drama of the views without ever feeling like they are occupying an oversized home,” Ball said.
Hagadone was perhaps best known for turning northern Idaho into a golf destination with his Coeur d’Alena Resort and Golf property. But he was a member at Bighorn, where he bought the original property for his home in 2007 for just $4.5 million.
Hagadone bought adjacent properties, but when the main house and land were sold in 2021, the same year Hagadone passed away at 88, those two added properties were not part of the $42 million sale price. That price was at the time a record for any property in the desert.
To build the Bighorn home, Hagadone flattened part of the ridge, something that would not be allowed in the mountains today, meaning the house will remain alone atop the ridge.
The house is currently owned by real estate developer Len Evans of Seattle, who purchased the house in 2022. Evans, who has owned other homes at Bighorn, told the Wall Street Journal in March that he is selling the house because he is spending more time in Seattle on development projects and less time in Palm Desert.