Desert Falls CC
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3.9
1371 Reviews (1371)
5 Stars
420
4 Stars
606
3 Stars
216
2 Stars
83
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
78.3%
Recommend this course
1116 out of 1371 reviews
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3.4
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.5
69.6%
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16 out of 23 reviews
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3.9
144 Reviews (144)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
75.0%
Recommend this course
108 out of 144 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7093 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.1

Can bunkers qualify as their own continent? Desert Falls Country Club in Palm Desert seems determined to find out.

This Ron Frehm design boasts bunkers so huge that they look like the inventor of the Big Gulp came up with them. And escape is anything but guaranteed. Sometimes getting out of one bunker, just means landing in another at Desert Falls.

That is just part of the reason this course totes a 145 slope rating - putting it among the five highest slope ratings in the entire Palms Springs area. Remember, this is the golf mecca with Pete Dye's Stadium Course, which was only designed to be "the toughest golf course in the world." Desert Falls is on that list.

There are five sets of tees to take away some of the bite. But the greens are still an obstacle of their own. These are undulating greens that are large enough to offer several varieties of challenges.

Just getting on the green is not enough at Desert Falls. It's important to land on the right part of the green. This is also a course with more hills than you expect to see in the desert.

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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Fream (1984) Chris Pitman (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area 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
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3.9
1371 Reviews (1371)
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Love summer golf in the desert!

I played the last 2 mornings first off as a single and finished 18 both days in 2 hours. If you are around and want to beat the heat Desert Falls CC is a great track to play especially in the morning.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Slow Play, hot weather

Booked on Golfnow. Got to the course and was told the course was 'busy'. Tee'd off on time.

The first 4 holes took an hour and the front nine took 2hr 20 mins - in 105F heat!! We were behind a 4 ball tournament (never mentioned when we checked in).

After speaking to the pro shop after nine, we played the front nine again in 1 hr 30mins.

The course was quite burnt out - more so than other courses we have played this week.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Typical summer conditions

The course is tough but had a lot of fun holes. The course condition is pretty rough around the edges but is to be expected for the Coachella valley in the summertime. If you have a good idea where your ball will land you should mostly find decent grass. The greens were a little hard to get a good read on but that is probably just me being a really average golfer. There wasn’t many people playing so we had the course to ourselves. We paid $35 per person so I’d say it was definitely worth it for a summertime round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course and friendly staff. Pace of play was good

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Lacking

Bad impression as soon as I drove up. Sign says bag drop we'll carry it for you...not! So I carried it down a flight of stairs. Place was like a morgue. Fairways are wider than I've ever seen. But unless you drive the ball far your short shots are over nasty traps with no sand, just a mix of dirt and gravel. Cooling stations with cold water, no cups, but cold water. I think really good players might like,this course. Greens are the slowest I've seen in years, not hard to read just be ready to break parallel with your putter. Number 9 & 18 are 2 of the strangest layouts ever. But like I said power hitters might like this one, except for the traps.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Mediocre Service

Staff is friendly enough just to get by ,no extra. In terms of amenities they had a shared ice chest everyone dips into to fill your water cup .no towels available Cart barn attendant doesn't even attempt to load your bag on the cart.Theres so many courses in the desert area you'd think they'd want to set them selfs apart from the rest..I get it ,it's hot ,but it's not like they were super busy. .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent Track!

Summer conditions. Hot. Greens tough to make finesse putts.Had fun. Pro Shop staff is awesome and freindly!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very poorly maintained course which is too bad. I’ll bet it was once a very grand place to play.

Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Poor condition

The course was in sad shape. Lots of burned out areas.

Greens very slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent value

It is summer in PS. Greens bumpy and inconsistent. Fairways fine dry in spots , Tee boxes fine. Decent value.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Always a fun course

I’ve played here a number of times and love it. It’s typically in great shape considering the hot weather we have.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

great course for the value

Got a great deal with golf now at $30 (after monthly $10 credit). course in very good condition considering 100+ temps.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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