La Quinta Resort Dunes
A view of a hole protected by bunkers at La Quinta Resort Dunes Course
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4.2
1970 Reviews (1970)
5 Stars
863
4 Stars
755
3 Stars
229
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
53
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
83.0%
Recommend this course
1677 out of 1970 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
78.3%
Recommend this course
18 out of 23 reviews
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4.4
98 Reviews (98)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.8%
Recommend this course
86 out of 98 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6578 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.4

Formerly known as La Quinta Resort Dunes Course

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Greens Tif Eagle Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1981)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared Shirt, Long Pants/Walking Shorts are accepted. No Denim, T-shirt, Tank Top, Athletic Shorts/Cargo Shorts.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.2
1970 Reviews (1970)

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Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

PGA Dunes Course 4/6:/24

Course in good shape. $112 for tee time at 2:42 is too much. A golf marshal would help with glacial pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

GREAT COURSE!

The course is in great shape and challenging. It's also extremely beautiful. Staff were friendly and well informed. Had extreme wind (over 60 MPH) for the last 4 holes...ended up quitting after 17 because the winds were so high. But all in all, a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

PGA West Dunes

This is a wonderful golf course. Conditions of the fairways, greens, rough and tee boxes are amazing! There were only a few areas that I thought they missed at this course.

For a Pete Dye course that relies so heavily on bunkers, I would have expected them to have more sand! Almost every bunker I played from was hard packed, resulting in many thin shots. Extremely difficult to dig the wedge into the sand as it was mostly hard pack.

The other thing I didn’t appreciate was that the driving range is closed on Tuesday morning for maintenance. I had a 7:10 tee time and showed up early to use the facilities. Imagine my surprise when I was told that I couldn’t have access to any facilities except a putting green to warm up. Meanwhile, they have several hitting bays inside the building and never offered to let me warm up on those. The staff didn’t seem too concerned about my situation.

Finally, although I was the first tee time and the cart girl was supposed to start at 8am, I never saw a beverage cart my entire round. The dunes course never comes back to the clubhouse, so I’m glad I had provisions with me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 45
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens were out of control, unplayable

These greens were out of control, super hard and firm, impossible to make a ball mark. Greens also have these crazy undulations and runoffs, impossible to have your approach shot stay on the green, need to fire the person who designed these greens btw.

Rest of the course was average, not the greatest compared to other courses in the area. Play SilverRock or Greg Norman instead which are in excellent shape and have normal greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
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 Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 97
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens Are Tough

Enjoyed the round and the experience. Apparently the greens were replaced last year and are still adapting, thus, they were very firm and fast. Unless you can really spin the ball, most shots will run a long way when approaching the green and thus into the grass or sand bunkers. Course is not long and fairways have some run to them.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging day on the corse

Read previous reviews about the greens- They.are tough to hold and they require creative shot selection. I thought the ball rolled great on them. I would love another crack at playing there- the pace of play was tremendous. We didn’t wait once all day and had nobody pushing us. This course was an excellent value as it was cheaper to play than most 18 hole courses with cart and range balls included. We had a great time playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course in great shape, but greens tough

I really enjoyed the course and great selection of tees to play from. My only negative is the new greens are sadistic, they won’t hold a shot coming in and they have extreme roll offs. My understanding is they are new and will improve over time

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tough greens

Beautiful layout in between homes the first 13 holes with the final 5 holes finishing the round tucked between the mountain and clubhouse. Greens were mostly elevated, undulated, and diabolically tough to hold approach shots. Pro shop staff and starter were very friendly and helpful. Would have been disappointed had we paid full peak price but booking 3 weeks ahead and dynamic pricing made it a value afternoon round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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