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 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
First timer review
Course was in good condition, greens and tee boxes are kept in great shape ! Really fun course for all skill levels would recommend this course to anyone visiting !
In Great Shape, Very Challenging
Desert Falls is in great shape, the best since Club Corp owned it 5 years ago, The Blue tees will challenge any golfer with a handicap in the 4-8 range, The course is a bit lush at the moment, but probably a necessary feature to let the Rye mature and thicken over the Bermuda underlayer. It's a very pretty course with wall-to-wall grass and great views of the mountains and desert. I have read reviews complaining about too much rough! Good lord, it's golf! You're supposed to have rough - this is identical to optimum rough at my home country club. The greens are a bit slow early in the day before the moisture evaporates. Could use to be rolled on occasion. It's a fun, challenging course, and you will find lots of open tee times.
i had a okay round
i was kinda embarrassed i had brought family to this course and expected a little better. it wasn't terrible just expected the greens not to be bumpy and the rough was terrible any shot in the rough and it took me 5-10 minutes to find the ball even if i watched where it landed.
Cut the grass!
Very nice layout challenging course
Greens were good condition
Unfortunately the fairways were very lush and thick more like playing from the rough not really a fairway.
The rough was very deep , thick and wet!
Nice Layout
Had a 6:54 AM tee time. Intentionally played by myself so I could make flight home. With no one in front of me, played in 2:30. Since it was early morning, course was still damp, and temperatures cool so it played longer, especially uphill approach shots and shots from the rough. Tees and some fairways were a bit longer than I think they should have been, but probably just being a bit picky. Greens were generally narrow and many were multi-tiered. Without a GPS on the cart first time playing the course, it was difficult to know where to "miss" on approach shots. Overall, I was very impressed with the course layout, conditions, and value. Will play next visit to Palm Springs.
Your 5 -star rating is greatly appreciated. We would like to express our thanks and look forward to your return.
Nice course interesting greens
As indicated in the title, the greens are interesting. Most are long but narrow with very small target areas. It’s important to know if the green is in the front, middle or back, because it can both make the distance very greatly and determine where the edges of the green are. Definitely your normal round or oval greens. I couldn’t tell where the flag was on the green from where I hit my drives. As a result I was short,or long several times. Use a rangefinder rather than relying on your GPS, ( which the carts don’t have)
Course was in good condition. Some patchy spots in the fairway, but I noticed them when driving by in the cart, they didn’t seem to be near my landing ares.
I posted a couple of pictures that show a few greens.
It was a lot of fun and a good short game test for the time you inevitably miss greens.
great course, good value
Desert Falls was recommended to me by another golfer and lived up to his praise. Pretty tough track, fair bit of water that comes into serious play on 3 or 4 holes. Rough was punishing, but wide fairways. Excellent variety of holes. More slope than most PS courses. Greens a tad slow was my only criticism, but fairways and greens in excellent condition.
Nice Challenging Course
I've played this course a few times from the blue tees. One of the things I like best about it is that the homes in the community are not too close and that the course is in the center, surrounded by the houses. This means the fairways are not too narrow or surrounded by houses on both sides.
It's a good long course with two of the par 3's around 200 yards and all four par 5's running over 500 yards.
The greens are in good shape, fairways better.
Your 5 -star rating is greatly appreciated. We would like to express our thanks and look forward to your return.
Not as good as it used to be
New owners a few years back have not been able to make it viable and the course has certainly slipped from years past
It is unfortunate to hear that your experience did not meet our standards of excellence. We sincerely hope that you will give us another chance in the near future to provide you with a more pleasant experience that meets your expectations.
Great hole design and views of the valley
Course has really interesting golf holes and does not play like desert golf. There is extended rough. Greens and tee boxes could use an additional mowing, but compared to other similar priced courses in the area it is good value.
Your 5 -star rating is greatly appreciated. We would like to express our thanks and look forward to your return.