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, greens were slow.
Nice facility, no good snack/beverage options on course though. Only matters if you are entertaining clients. As for the course itself, it’s a traditional low desert track.
Good place for intermediate players, I don’t believe it’s worth the money $100 + for green fees. Greens were slow and fairways had no roll. Nice lush fairways, well manicured course over all.
Decent fun challenging course
New ownership has kept course in good shape but has eliminated many perks. No water in carts, no cart GPS , no towels, no cart girl, no snack shop at turn, no Valet or cart boys to load and unload. For $100 plus rounds the usual perks not given. Limited staff working. Few that did were friendly. Nice practice areas. Grass tees on range.
Course was challenging. Lots of water. Greens stimped at 8 . Putted true. Good condition fairways and tees.
Very nice golf course
Very nice golf course. Nice layout. Very good pace of play. Greens were pretty slow.
One down side. The snack between the 9th and 10th holes closes at 1 PM. We had to go in the inside restaurant to get some food. Weird.
Overall very nice day.
Back at a longtime favorite
I've played here many times and have always enjoyed the course but it had been a while. The course was in pretty good shape for this time of year - the greens ran fairly smooth but were holding the breaks more than normal. The fairways didn't have a lot of roll-out. The course plays wide open (but it's not easy) and there's a lot of variety in the holes. While hilly, it's also quite walkable (I carried for my round and was fine). There was no on course food/drink service. As for price, comparatively, it's probably in the right spot.
Challenging first time
Desert Falls is a challenge first time you play it. Water hazards can sneak up on you as does the thick rough. Course knowledge is an asset as are lots of balls. Pace of play was great.
OK course
Cart path only so it took longer to play. Starter very unfriendly. No food available at the turn (preparing for a wedding).
Nice but wow it's expensive these days
Course was in great shape, although greens need another month to properly fill in. It's simply getting too expensive to play there. At $194, it has us thinking we better start shopping around. We played Black Friday, but it certainly was no bargain.
Good day at course
Played course in 4 hours, this was due to the Marshall doing his job! After three holes backed up by three groups. Marshall talked to them and round sped up dramatically!
Overall condition was fair greens were not in very good shape!
This year has seen a big improvement from last year
Putting the better over seed in this year made a huge difference. The greens were a little slow still but it’s still early. Overall, excellent condition.