Desert Falls Country Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7093 yards | 74.1 | 133 |
| Blue | 72 | 6702 yards | 72.3 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 6252 yards | 70.3 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6230 yards | 76.7 | 137 |
| Gold | 72 | 5811 yards | 68.6 | 118 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5811 yards | 74.2 | 132 |
| Gold/Red (W) | 72 | 5495 yards | 72.6 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5250 yards | 71.3 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/131 | 380 | 422 | 189 | 511 | 387 | 217 | 330 | 444 | 531 | 3411 | 462 | 532 | 146 | 418 | 232 | 558 | 408 | 455 | 458 | 3669 | 7080 |
| Blue M: 72.2/127 | 358 | 392 | 159 | 508 | 380 | 194 | 324 | 416 | 527 | 3258 | 409 | 526 | 134 | 395 | 203 | 525 | 384 | 426 | 427 | 3429 | 6687 |
| White M: 70.1/122 W: 76.8/138 | 336 | 380 | 153 | 486 | 341 | 183 | 295 | 400 | 468 | 3042 | 375 | 501 | 110 | 380 | 159 | 500 | 360 | 406 | 397 | 3188 | 6230 |
| White/Gold M: 69.2/119 | 321 | 346 | 153 | 441 | 341 | 183 | 295 | 385 | 436 | 2901 | 375 | 454 | 105 | 380 | 159 | 500 | 310 | 406 | 397 | 3086 | 5987 |
| Gold M: 68.2/116 W: 74.3/134 | 321 | 346 | 125 | 441 | 316 | 176 | 267 | 385 | 436 | 2813 | 350 | 454 | 105 | 367 | 153 | 479 | 310 | 385 | 377 | 2980 | 5793 |
| Gold/Silver M: 66.8/112 W: 72.1/128 | 277 | 318 | 125 | 441 | 316 | 176 | 267 | 348 | 412 | 2680 | 331 | 454 | 105 | 367 | 122 | 420 | 310 | 355 | 323 | 2787 | 5467 |
| Silver M: 65.7/109 W: 71.5/125 | 277 | 318 | 101 | 417 | 294 | 117 | 233 | 348 | 412 | 2517 | 331 | 424 | 101 | 343 | 122 | 420 | 288 | 355 | 323 | 2707 | 5224 |
| Handicap | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
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Beautiful par 3 Photo submitted by Corey4652891 on 12/19/2023
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Note the green size and shape Photo submitted by Corey4652891 on 12/19/2023
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10th tee Photo submitted by hammer74 on 05/18/2015
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17th approach Photo submitted by hammer74 on 05/18/2015
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Photo submitted by davedcp64 on 03/04/2015
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.
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.
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.
Great course and friendly staff. Pace of play was good
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.
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. .
Excellent Track!
Summer conditions. Hot. Greens tough to make finesse putts.Had fun. Pro Shop staff is awesome and freindly!
Very poorly maintained course which is too bad. I’ll bet it was once a very grand place to play.
Poor condition
The course was in sad shape. Lots of burned out areas.
Greens very slow.
Decent value
It is summer in PS. Greens bumpy and inconsistent. Fairways fine dry in spots , Tee boxes fine. Decent value.
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.
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.