Desert Falls CC
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3.9
1368 Reviews (1368)
5 Stars
418
4 Stars
605
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
78.0%
Recommend this course
1113 out of 1368 reviews
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3.1
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.4
59.1%
Recommend this course
13 out of 22 reviews
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3.9
147 Reviews (147)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
74.1%
Recommend this course
109 out of 147 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
1368 Reviews (1368)
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Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
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Conditions Good
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4.0
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June 8

Great place to play, but there were to many groups close together and we had late start and consistently had to wait for groups to tee off at different tee boxes. Was extremely back logged throughout day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Long from the blues

Challenging and course was in great condition for time of year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
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Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Fun challenge

Fun challenging course. Rolling hills and lots of elevation changes. Guarded greens and a few spots with hidden water caused difficulties, but getting more familiar with the course would help that. Overall there is a lot to recommend playing a round on this course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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5.0
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First Time Playing

Yes, this course is spectacular!!

I have been playing golf almost 30years,

Imagine how many golf course I been playing

desert fall golf course is number one!!

You must go playing and you will thank me..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Fun course but was almost ruined by pairing with not so fun people. Thank God for a group of 4 younger gentlemen that let us pass and ditch the bad energy at the clubhouse turn.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 42
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Six-somes? Come on, now!

I know there are guys who'd like to play together, especially frat boys or some type of seasonal gatherings. But, a group of 6 (and there were multiple groups of six players) should not be allowed, period. Now, one might ask, "Why not ask and play through?" Well, you can't when there are something like three six-somes ahead of you. Personally, the joy of playing this course on weekends is the pace of play -- come out here for a couple of hours and get a round in. But, with the six-somes, it took almost 3.5 hours to complete the round. I know there were other singles who were frustrated as well. So, I hope this was a rarity, not the norm.

Now, the course layout is challenging, and I like the so-called link style of play. The ownership change has led to paying for practice balls, and I think that's unusual for this area -- most courses offer the practice facility access for free. The course condition will worsen rather dramatically after the Memorial Day, so be aware.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Jefferey is racially motivated

One of the staff members named Jefferey at the pro shop was constantly harassing us and our group. We were keeping up the pace of play and told that we had split up our group. We had 10 people and he wanted us to split 3,3,3,1. Instead a twosome and two foursomes. So we argued ever since we checked in. He yelled at us for having a cooler yet it was camera bag. Seemed like he stereotyped us yet we just came to golf. Seemed like he is racially motivated.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All I can say is that when it was club corp it was totally a private coarse feeling

Now that new owners it seems like that it’s not about the golf but the bottom by line

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Na

Different tee options made this a challenging fair and fun course. Conditions were good.

Definitely reccommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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