PGA WEST Pete Dye Dunes Course

The Dunes course is NOT an expected PGA West quality course. It is a PGA West branded course with the high price but nothing else.

I knew it wasn’t the same, but expected conditions better than this.

The layout isn’t bad … lots of nice rolling hills. Homes border every hole except the last 4. The greens are small and have some nice rolls to them. But the grass was worn. The tees were not very good.

We saw a beverage cart once on hole 13 and it only had 4 sandwiches left so we didn’t have any choices.

Ultimately I felt like I was at my local public course, except for the nice rolling fairways.

Played the Mountain course last week and it was spectacular. Figured I would bring my dad to try out the Dunes before we play the Mountain next week. Was expecting greatness as the mountain course was awesome. I couldn't have been more wrong. The course was in embarrassingly terrible shape. One of the worst I've played all year. We almost quit after 3 holes. I was embarrassed to post a picture on my Instagram it was so bad. Tee boxes were dry and beat, fairways were terrible, greens were horrible. Some were patched together with spots missing. Some holes were surrounded by fences with barb wire. I felt like I was playing a round of golf on Skid Row. We continued on as it was a beautiful day. Then we got to the back and it was like we were teleported to a new golf course. Beautiful holes with water and Mountain View's. The layout was great and fun to play. We had a great time. Never saw the cart girl the whole 18, could have used a couple drinks during the front. If I were to go back I would only play the back as the front was complete garbage.

As in the case with all of the PGA West courses, the Dye Dunes course was in very good shape. There were a few barren spots, but not enough to be a distraction. But in Pete Dye fashion, there was a LOT of punishment on this course. Even hitting good shots wound up in grass bunkers with grass so thick you couldn't get out. Greens were crowned and hard enough that shots into them wouldn't hold. If you played the wrong tee markers, it was even more difficult. Hint: Play the Mountain Course...just as pretty without being so penal!

Under rated due to the mountain coarse , Much more fun for the average golfer

they allowed a group of 7 to play ahead of us and we waited on most holes. no sign of any marshals and groups behind were getting frustrated. had people hitting into us even though we were also waiting...

Nice layout but Pete D was in a bad mood when he laided out the greens. Small, elevated with run offs. Not for nubbies.

Over booked...teed off at 11am and they were behind already. 4hr45.in round. Player assistant said nothing could be done.

Good shape, pretty location.

Good value for the $80 I paid but too bad about the pace of play.

Nice but hard layout. More water than I was expecting. Raised greens increase the difficulty.

Getting into the peak season for resort guests. Course was packed and didn’t see a marshal once to keep up the pace of play. Waited on every tee box and every approach shot. Got to the 10th tee and there were 2 groups on the tee box waiting, a group getting to their balls in the fairway, a group getting to the green, and a group writing down their scores from that hole. Called it quits and drove in. The greens still rolled well and the conditions were good considering the amount of play it’s been getting.

Great Course, Great Value, Very Friendly Staff, Beautiful Picturesque Desert Mountains Backdrop, Koi Fish in Crystal Clear Ponds, Had So Much Fun....can't wait to get back and score a little better.