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4.0
1045 Reviews (1045)
5 Stars
397
4 Stars
416
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
30
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
89.8%
Recommend this course
939 out of 1045 reviews
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3.7
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.1%
Recommend this course
31 out of 36 reviews
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3.9
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.2%
Recommend this course
67 out of 76 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained 9-hole course delivers outstanding value, with green fees that include a range ball bucket and friendly staff consistently praised by recent players. The layout challenges your short game while still offering driver holes, and rounds typically wrap up in under two hours.

About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 31
Length 2095 yards
Slope 91
Rating 29.6

Desert Mirage Golf Course offers a public, nine-hole course and a fully stocked pro shop. The course has a traditional design but that does not mean it is boring. It is perfect for squeezing in a quick game or for beginners and kids. The course is relatively flat, but there are some hills on the course that can affect shots. The greens are medium sized with some slight undulation and the generous fairways are wide open. There are also water hazards and bunkers that come into play on a few of the holes. Desert Mirage Golf Course's signature hole is the par-4 ninth. It requires a tee shot over a lake to an island green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Phillips (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts 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, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.0
1045 Reviews (1045)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 15
Water Hazards 10
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 35
Walkers 28
Beginners 26
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Near Local Attractions 13
In the 'Burbs 11

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
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Skill Intermediate
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5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 1
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Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Love this course

It’s always a good time, nice and quiet during the week. The players and staff alike are all friendly and it’s always enjoyable golfing here. I’m trying to get out monthly. We get to chatting and next thing you know you’re losing balls in the pond!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great 9-Hole

Desert mirage is a nice par 3 for the money. It has several par 4’s that let you break out the driver. Great course. Will definitely go back and would definitely recommend for a par 3.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great facility to practice game improvement…

Enjoyable inexpensive but well kept 9 hole executive course with full service menu…great food and great staff…

Well worth the price!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great place for beginners

Love the atmosphere and opportunity to practice long and short game.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value for 9

Quick, easy to get on, good condition, inexpensive, 9 hole course that I play weekly

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
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
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Some Improvement

This is a modest course that attracts mostly beginners. It is easy to play with few real hazards or OB. (The perimeter and the driving range.) Greens are bumpy, so putting gets a little randomized. And I can't remember the last time I was in a bunker. (I think there are only two greenside bunkers on the entire course.) The only real water is on #9, and now that a troublesome tree has blown down, the right side (away from the water) is pretty wide open.

A course this easy should be fast. But there is NEVER anyone out there moving play along. I've seen it a few times in the past (to no effect), but not lately.

There are two positives (besides the friendly price point). First, the staff is polite, courteous, and friendly. Without exception. Second, the problems they've had in the past with turf conditions have improved. Perhaps it's the overseeding with winter rye to a greater extent than before. But the fact is you can get a decent lie in the fairway just about everywhere.

But around some of the greens it can get pretty bare, causing shots just off the green to careen wildly into bare areas. And I still feel too much emphasis is given to growing grass in non-landing areas. The areas off the tees (on par-4 holes) and completely between tee and green (on Par-3 holes) should stay unseeded, moving that extra care and water to the fairways and areas directly around the greens.

Finally, something needs to be done about the tee boxes. They're a mess. I know, hackers gonna hack. But still...

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Rough conditions - over priced

the course is in very rough condition. Contrasted by greens that were in good shape.

The course is basically a weed patch...but priced like it is a good course.

With the conditions and price...I will play somewhere sles!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Conditions

We had one of the last tee time on the books.

We were able to only get 8 holes in before the Club house told us to stop for the night.

The course is in prime conditions, and greens are great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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