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4.3
1547 Reviews (1547)
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
90.4%
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4.4
48 Reviews (48)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
97.9%
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4.3
104 Reviews (104)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
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4.5
88.5%
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92 out of 104 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6794 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.0

If you're sick of getting beat up and spit out by all the big-name, big-bite courses in the Palm Springs resort area paradise of La Quinta, Big Rock Golf & Pub at Big Rock Golf & Pub at Indian Springs could be the course for you.

This track provides a reprieve from the hacker battering. The design is pretty straight forward. Water only comes into play on two holes. The fairways are mostly flat.

Golfers can get into trouble in the desert areas bordering some holes, but as long as you're not too wild, the pain should be kept to a minimum. Big Rock Golf & Pub at Indian Springs is all about golf as a fun escape.

It's not a course that feels like it must make hackers prove something. The slope rating at this John Gurley Sr. design is 127 for men, 120 for women.

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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Gurley, Sr.

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.3
1547 Reviews (1547)

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Reviews 114
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Hide your snacks

The roadrunners at this course are sneaky s as t getting in your cart! Nice layout among neighborhoods. Pace of play was excellent

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 167
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

This course was in excellent condition

Very enjoyable golf course, well maintained, and had an excellent staff. We look forward to playing this course when visiting Indio again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun course

It really is a very nice COURSE and VERY well-kept. They need to hire some better “customer-service” people in the starter shop. We checked in (ready to go) THIRTY minutes before our tee time and the guy would Znot sell us range balls bc he said we didn’t have enough time to hit before teeing off. We just wanted a few swings to wake up so we could get the most out of our round. Then we drove down to start and the guy there then told us the same thing but said “wow!!! You’re really early for your tee time.” No DUHHH Sherlock!!! So my first two holes were a struggle needless to say.., too bad.. as it is a nice course.. plus no logo balls to be sold so I will not get to add to my case and will certainly forget to play here again. Hire a marketing director and customer service reps and you’ve got aces!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great pace and conditions

No complaints about sub-4 hour round, excellent conditions, friendly staff and cold beer after

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1000
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Big Rock

Rode the Blues (6197/69.9/122) on a GN Hot Deal mid day. Matched up with Nells, Chuck and Randy, 3 seniors who played quickly from the Whites. We each had a cart and played in 3H, 15M, and that included being held up the last 3 holes. Beautiful, sunny and calm around 85.

Fairly wide open course with a good mixture of holes. Few forced carries other than several holes with lakes. The carts are equipped with Shark Experience GPS. This would be a challenging course to walk because numerous tees are a hike from the last green because the course is split up between multiple different residential complexes. All grass driving range is in the wash beside hole 9, where they also have a practice chipping green. They could use more water stations on the course period, but all were closed with COVID.

Overseeded tees were lush, level and well maintained with few divots.

Carts not allowed yet on the overseeded fairways. Semi lush and nice to play from.

Bermuda rough is not over seeded here and is mostly dormant. Mowed down and not overly penal. Good to chip out of.

Sand traps were decent considering no rake COVID conditions. Mostly firm with medium texture brown sand.

Over seeded greens putted medium speed and were firm, so even well struck irons would release. Few ball marks because of their firmness.

The customer service was limited, but excellent from everyone encountered. Almost never an on course drink cart here. Nice layout in good condition with 18 solid holes of golf. IMO, one of the best values in the greater Palm Springs area. Fun course, recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Love playing there, but always a problem with pace of play. Greens excellent and overall in pretty good shape despite the over seeding.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Round

We are visiting from Seattle. My husband and I were paired with two men who were enjoyable to play with. It was a bit slow on a few holes but it wasn't bad for a Saturday.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf Now goof

Good course and value. But Golf Now should notify one if a course is cart path only when booking

Conditions Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A nice community course

Very average!! Not an $80.00 experience. It was cart path only. Greens in good shape. Just a local community course . Our expectations were much higher.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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