Charles DeLorey is a PGA golf instructor at Borrego Springs Resort in Borrego Springs, a desert retreat set in the heart of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County — one of the most remote and geologically spectacular golf destinations in the American Southwest. The course plays across the high desert floor with views of the surrounding mountain ranges and the palm oases that characterize the Colorado Desert ecosystem, creating a playing environment that is simultaneously beautiful and demanding. Teaching in this kind of remote resort setting means working with a mix of vacation golfers looking to play well on a memorable trip and local desert players who call Borrego Springs home and treat the course as a year-round competitive venue.