PGA WEST Pete Dye Dunes Course

Course was in good shape, could drive carts on fairways. Greens were hard and fast and a big change from other courses.

The Marshal/Staff let us down though. First, they said there would be water and ice at the comfort station, but there wasn’t. And they didn’t tell us the code to the washroom.

My son and I are single digit players and played from Black tees. The twosome who were supposed to join us weren’t there on time so we were about to go as a twoso when Lo and behold the husband/wife arrived (we were delayed a few minutes as our GPS didn’t work and we switched carts). While they were nice people, there was no way they should have been playing this course. It made for a very long and excruciating round - ruining the experience for my son and I unfortunately. We were looking for balls and waiting (and almost getting hit) on every hole. She probably shot 200. The Marshal talked to them once, but it had no effect. There were two groups behind us on almost every hole. By the turn we were so frustrated it killed our rounds and we should have gone off on our own. But we didn’t want to be rude, and they were oblivious to their slow play (hitting extra balls, never knowing where their shot went, etc etc). It would have been nice if the Marshall had told my son and I to play on and had husband/wife play as a twosome so other groups could play through. I’m sure a lot of groups didn’t get to finish their round because of their slow play. Note to starters and Marshals- evaluate the players abilities before pairing them together.

We flew our military son back from his deployment to golf at this course. They shamed his military shirt and asked him to buy a shirt because they are a private course. They would not refund us a partial credit so they can keep our $715 to donate back to the veterans of the area if they care at all.

The overall experience wasn’t pleasing. The course had fast and bouncy greens, long course, and lots of hills. I had to walk the entire course after not being given a cart even though i had already payed for it. I felt as i was being discriminated against because i had never dealt with this problem anywhere else. I have played at PGA West Greg Norman and many other courses and have never dealt with this issue. Indoor shop staff weren’t the best but outdoor staff were really kind and were overwhelmed with the fact that i wasn’t given a cart. I payed for 18 holes and was kicked off after playing 7 holes because the sun started setting. Let’s not forget i payed for cart and the 18 holes and wasn’t given a cart or even half of the course. I personally will never come back and do not recommend for others who “do not fit in”.

The main reason for my poor rating is that I played a twilight round. We had just finished the 15 hole and we had at least 20 minutes before it would be dark, and the marshal came by and started herding everyone in. I play a lot of twilight golf and this is the first time this ever happened to me. I like to play until I cant find my ball. I wasn't happy after paying $74. Also, Im sure if I played in mid to late November the course would have been awesome. But the course was in the final stages of being overseeded and the greens were really slow and needed a few more weeks to grow in. I played three courses this weekend an they all had poor playing conditions compared to when i have been out there at other times of the year.

This is the 4th of the pga west courses that I have played and this course was as good as any of the PGA west courses previously played would not expect any less from them

Course layout was very fun challenging but fair. Bunkers could use some work sand was very hard. Staff was awesome very friendly. Starter was friendly. Greens were slow but expected it because they just over seeded. Would play again just wish driving range was open.