Desert Falls Country Club
About
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 128 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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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by setch on 01/02/2026
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Photo submitted by setch on 01/02/2026
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Photo submitted by PalmNC on 09/24/2025
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Photo submitted by aldana90805 on 08/31/2025
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Photo submitted by tbrac420 on 03/30/2025
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Photo submitted by edlugo47 on 04/17/2024
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Photo submitted by edlugo47 on 04/17/2024
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Photo submitted by Jwarnyca on 03/22/2024
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Photo submitted by utinreg on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by utinreg on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by utinreg on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by utinreg on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by utinreg on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by pkapalko1 on 12/23/2023
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Photo submitted by pkapalko1 on 12/23/2023
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Photo submitted by pkapalko1 on 12/23/2023
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Photo submitted by pkapalko1 on 12/23/2023
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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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Photo submitted by Smitty71234 on 03/30/2023
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Photo submitted by coltonwalter on 03/26/2023
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Photo submitted by markvlewis317 on 11/28/2022
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Photo submitted by markvlewis317 on 11/28/2022
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Photo submitted by u964555270 on 04/09/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160894003 on 01/31/2021
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/26/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/26/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/26/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/26/2018
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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
Golfer Reviews
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.
shhhhh. don't tell anyone!
Great cours!
Great people!
Golf Now, great price!
Bruh
So my friend and I came here thinking it was going to be a nice and easy course. We started in the back nine and boy oh boy I legit thought I was playing at the Masters. Hole layout got tough many many hills giving you tough lies even on the fairway. Definitely would be nice to have played here once before playing. The course was in good condition for the time of year. Definitely need to understand how hard you hit each club otherwise you can be in the water.
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.
Long from the blues
Challenging and course was in great condition for time of year.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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
Na
Different tee options made this a challenging fair and fun course. Conditions were good.
Definitely reccommend.