Desert Falls CC
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3.9
1360 Reviews (1360)
5 Stars
417
4 Stars
601
3 Stars
214
2 Stars
83
1 Stars
45
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
79.6%
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1107 out of 1360 reviews
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3.5
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
62.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 35 reviews
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3.9
202 Reviews (202)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
78.2%
Recommend this course
158 out of 202 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
1360 Reviews (1360)
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
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3.0
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Conditions Average
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
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Reviews 1
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Hot weather
Used cart

Great Track

Enjoyed the round so much I came back the next day and played again. Great course layout, with landing zones that have to be adhered to on numerous dog legs, lots of up and down and trap locations. Acceptable conditions especially for the summer season. Highly recommend playing this course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
1.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Don't bring a ride along

Never again! The course was average for the Palm Springs area but Desert Falls charges $25 for a rider at a time the course was 10% capacity and they let single "golfers" ride alone The are too many courses of equal or better quality within a few miles drive that don't charge for letting a non-golfing spouse, partner or child ride along as a courtesy. The additional fee increases the greens fee above other courses of equal difficulty and condition.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Enjoyable round

Course not it the best condition. Greens slow and bunkers rough. Staff super friendly and great course layout though needed Garmin on some of the holes to have an idea where to go. Enjoyed the round and great value for money.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The course was in great shape! Our golf carts were not good at all! One went dead on 13, the staff got us a new cart pretty quickly, then the other cart barely moved while on the cart path, only negative thing to say!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the layout, conditions were great.

I really enjoy this course layout. Nice combo of risk reward holes. Nice scenery all around.

Conditions were quite good. Rough was rough, fairways were in good shape. Bunkers great. Greens firm and rolled great.

Wind was roaring all day... But that is not the courses fault! Wind exposes your games faults... Not the courses faults.

Guy in the shop was friendly and helpful.

All good!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging course with blind shots & water hazards.

This is an excellent course and challenges you to keep the ball in the fairway. A few blind shots and water comes into play a lot on this course.

Overall, fun and challenging…

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout

Great course , great conditions and layout…lots of water so be prepared

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Don’t Recommend

We were visiting the Palm Desert area for a week of golf with another couple and thought Desert Falls looked good online. We got to the course and nobody was there to assist with clubs. We eventually lugged our clubs around to the pro shop ourselves. Not a big deal. The starter was helpful with some local info but the course layout is a bit strange and the shape of the greens and pin placements were bizarre. The cart we were given was VERY SLOW and nearly made it through the round. We only saw the cart girl once and there was nowhere to have a drink and an appie after the round. When we finished the staff were all leaving and told us to just leave the carts in the parking lot. Won’t spend money here again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Desert Falls Golf Club

Really enjoyable track, stay out of bunkers and water 😁. Wind is always blowing so keep an eye on where your ball is heading. My only negative is that we played on Monday early and the snack bar is closed on Mondays.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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