PGA WEST Pete Dye Dunes Course

Annoying unfriendly Marshalls.

Wife was told she wasn't allowed to fish balls from ponds while our foursome was playing,

Never, in my 35 years of playing golf, have I ever heard of this.

.. and no. The pace of play wasn't impeded.

This is a typical Pete Dye course where no good shot goes unpunished. The greens are all elevated and surrounded with mounds and bunkers, rewarding luck over shotmaking.

The staff in the Golfshop were condescending. No cheerful welcome on our check-in. Furthermore, after paying my green fee, and checking on my clubs, I returned to buy a pokerchip ball mark. My request to pay for the pokerchip was met with a scowl and groan.

Clubhouse bar / restaurant was closed at 5:00 pm.

The Dunes Course is always a challenge, but a fun one. The course is well maintained with gray fairways and greens.

Only problem was the slow groups in front, and a lack of marshaling to allow the rest of us to play at a reasonable pace.

Course and greens were in great shape staff were friendly and helpful remember to club up on approach shots as greens are crowned consistent green speed a real pleasure to play

Beautiful course

Good variety of homes

Marshalls on the course were not pleasant. Tried to rush us along even though we were on average 10 mins ahead of schedule and finished under 4 hours. They certainly took away from the enjoyment..

Very strange, for some reason the marshal was rude about us speeding up, when in fact we were waiting on every hole. For some reason he cowardly singled us out instead the meat heads in front of use who were behind the group ahead of them, wonder why ? 😂

He failed to realize the group behind us was waiting cos A) we were waiting, and B) they were a twosome.

View from elevated clubhouse was spectacular, unfortunately that was the highlite of this course.

Diving range was nice which made me think the course would follow suit. I couldn't have been more wrong. This course was built on what appeared to be a flood plain that was designed with tall banks of grassy weeds that lined most every fairway on both sides and because of there steepness almost unplayable.

The greens were like concrete and were unable to hold any approach shot. With all the nice couses that Palm Springs area has to offer I selected a dud this round.

With that being said the staff was very friendly and the weather was fantastic.

Beautiful course and layout. Course was in immaculate condition. Pace was a little slow, but I plan on playing again.

Pro shop check in and welcome.-average. Starters..-excellent...Pace of play. -good. Greens..- slowish. Course conditions - good. Might play again depending on price -.not worth over $110.

Just not kept as well as the Mountain, and was the same price. Great layout.

Please put sand in the bunkers! It's really a crime. Effen concrete brah. The course is in very good to excellent condition otherwise. C'mon guys!

Will play again. Very friendly and helpful staff. Challenging golf course back nine more so than the front. One small complaint is the greenside bunkers could use more sand in them.

It’s too bad that one apple can spoil the bunch. We came a long way to play and were impressed from the moment we walked in the course. Excellent atmosphere and staff at pro shop and bag drop off. This course is challenging and picturesque. We were paired with a couple of our caliber and we appreciated regular attendance from the cart girl. We knew based on our tee time it was going to be tight to finish 18, but at hole 10 we inquired about how quickly it would get dark and we were told to make a choice at hole 13 to proceed or not as it got too dark and the “Marshall” had to bring guests back in the dark. We were 15 minutes ahead of pace at this point. Well the Marshall hovered over us and we proceeded. At hole 15 when it was still dusk,he came and said we had to come back. We were still capable of seeing our ball and said we would continue. He said “ you will finish if I decide you are finished!” I proceeded to say “ I’ve paid good money to play and I’ll decide when I’m finished” he said “ everyone says that!”

I honestly was floored. I’ve never had a ruder Marshall and quite frankly this guy just wanted to go home on a Friday night.It completely angered the whole group and we got all 18 in and it was dark but we could still see and play. This is really a shame because it was our first time playing here but with all the choices of courses in the Palm Springs area it sure doesn’t give us incentive to come again.Hopefully you don’t have the same experience.

What a wonderful day. Played in about 4 hours course is immaculate. Staff friendly, practice free and driving range very nice. Would and will come back to PGA west