Desert Falls CC
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3.8
1461 Reviews (1461)
5 Stars
442
4 Stars
646
3 Stars
238
2 Stars
85
1 Stars
50
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.2
77.8%
Recommend this course
1187 out of 1461 reviews
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3.8
102 Reviews (102)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
45
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
3.4
78.4%
Recommend this course
80 out of 102 reviews
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3.8
149 Reviews (149)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
57
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.6
75.8%
Recommend this course
113 out of 149 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks for its challenging yet fair design with uniquely fun greens that roll true. Rounds move along efficiently, and the overall value makes this Palm Desert track worth booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6686 yards
Slope 143
Rating 79.5

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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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, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
1461 Reviews (1461)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 15
Patio Dining 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 42
Bunkers 39
Undulating Greens 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 29
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 37
Worth the Drive 14
At a Resort 9

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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Summer Golf

No complaints from me for summer golf.

Empty course today.

I look forward to returning every year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Save your money

$115 for a course that was essentially closed. No snack bar open at the start, after 9, or after 18. Couldn't do so much as buy a Gatorade. It was a Saturday at a supposed country club...nothing was open in late March??? No beer/drink cart. Unsat. I asked for at least a partial refund for our party of 3, never heard back. The manager was gone by the time we got to the clubhouse at 5 p.m. I would have paid $35 for the round based on how poor the amenities, the service, and the state of the greens were.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Scarcely staffed. But course in great shape. Stay out of rough as you can lose a ball standing right next to it

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

one and done

went to the bag drop , dropped our bags no one showed up.

Found our way downstairs to the pro shop pretty lackluster employees, carts were ripped up and dirty with cigarette butts, Course in good shape but cups very worn and flag sticks all leaned at a 30 deg at best. No beverage cart , no big deal but water on the course would have been good. Looks like it could use an infusion of dough , not many people besides members for a friday afternoon. No one said boo when we arrived or left, whatever…

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Last minute Hot Deal

I was scheduled to play another course in the area but I saw how bad the course conditions(a local golf pro showed me pictures of the course the day before). So booked this Desert Falls CC course on a Hot Deal and felt like I had the course to myself. Very windy and overcast morning but then the sky turned blue and sunny as well as less wind. I played solo which meant I was done with 18 holes in 3 hours. Not bad too, as I shot a benefitted 87.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Plays A few times a week
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 27
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Not bad

Greens were shaggy and very slow. Tees were shaggy and needed mowing. Fairways goid

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is a nice layout

The course is nice overall but the greens need to be torn up and reshaped. Most of them are in the shape of the 3 legged spinners that make you have to chip on the green to get to the hole.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, when did they stop providing range balls?

It's fine, but the phone to the pro shop needs to be fixed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Value

I enjoyed the course. It was a good value, some interesting holes, wide fairways and good pace of play. The greens were good but somewhat slow. Staff were friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Local Round

For the price - Desert Falls is a decent course in good condition - conveniently located.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a good experience

Where should I start?

Bag drop says to call them and they will up you and your bags. No phone in the cradle.

No starter, no ranger, no help with clubs.

After the 3rd hole we came upon a group in front of us.

This group was so slow….we waited on every shot while they tinkered around on every hole, posing for selfies, etc

Turns out it was 4 women and a guy.

After 9 holes in 102 heat, I found the women and asked if they were continuing in.

They said no and asked why I was asking.

I told them how we waited on every shot. They were clueless and then told me the 4 of them were getting a lesson from the club pro.

That guy should have known better than to hold us up while he guided them around.

We were so frustrated that we decided to give up on this place after 12 holes.

Golf Now should not promote this and should give us our money back back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course rough conditions

This is a really good layout with the greens being somewhat unfair in some places due to the slopes. They keep the greens very slow to be able to play on the slopes. Fairways were like first cut of rough everywhere else in the world. Very disappointing to play bumpy greens, and no fairway cut to hit out of. I have played here quite a few times over the years but I will probably not go back if they aren’t going to mow the grass.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointing

This was a very disappointing course to play. A very conspiring clubhouse experience tied with unpleasant staff in the pro shop was just the starter for our round. Add in a very poorly maintained golf course made for a poor value for the money we paid. I would not play this course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Desert Falls 2026

We got an early tee time and our for some was finished unless than 4 hours. We have played there twice and it’s a nice course and good value for the money. We will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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