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4.0
1043 Reviews (1043)
5 Stars
396
4 Stars
415
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
3.5
89.6%
Recommend this course
937 out of 1043 reviews
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3.7
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.7%
Recommend this course
30 out of 35 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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Reviews

4.0
1043 Reviews (1043)

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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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Green are great, fairways are thirsty.

Green are great, fairways are thirsty, but very playable.
Staff was very friendly, felt like you were at home. Great place to take a beginner. Wife loves it :) Booked a time for next week as well!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

It's Ok

Not a real difficult course. Fairways were dry and not in great condition. Greens were Google.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Desert Mirage in March

This was a great experience. It's a moderate difficulty, 9 hole course, with just a few minor hazards and well maintained fairways and greens. We scheduled a mid-day tee time near the end of March when the temperatures were in the 80's and although we didn't see a refreshment cart until the 7th hole, there was ice water at each tee. And what a great value! Just $12 WITH cart, taxes and fees included. I'll go again without hesitation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good time

First time playing at the Mirage....great value for your money and time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Easy course for a quick round

Course in fair condition greens so so. Rental clubs a hodgepodge of rejects. Staff very nice

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Good for families with young children

The staff was very helpfull and accomedating . Our family enjoyed the course very much.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

one to remember

Nice little executive course in great shape played 18 in a little over 3 hours a real challenge with the wind blowing

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time

My son and I played the course for the first time and very much enjoyed it. is it PGA quality? No but it is a great place to play a round and not be overwhelmed or pressured to move along and as a newbie it's just what we were looking for

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Executive Style

Was good layout for an executive type course. Has a few challenging hole to test your short game.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First Tee Time

My girlfriend and I tried this course for the first time. We had the first tee time available at 7:00am. Unfortunately the staff was running a little bit late that morning so we weren't able to tee off until about 7:20, but after that, everything was great. Weather was perfect and course was in really good condition for a $14 round. I didn't really have any expectations at that price, so I was pleasantly surprised. It's an excellent course for beginners and working on your short game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value

This was a great value and you will not find anything more for your money. A few birds on the course which makes you watch your step on a couple holes. I missed the yard markings that were not visible on most holes but otherwise, I would guess you will not be disappointed unless you are expecting the same quality as you would on a $75 green fee.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course

Great course, staff was friendly and very accommodating. Good course to work on the short game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best kept secret course

Course is excellent for learning ball control. Well kept course. Price is great and staff is awesome. Nine hole course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

We were overcharged

We booked the tee time on Golfnow at $15 each, but when we arrived at the course they charged us an extra $1.25 each for "taxes" and then attempted to charge us an additional $5 each for "non-resident" fee. We objected to this additional charge and after considerable argument they dropped this extra charge. The course itself was very dry and n poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Desert Mirage

This course was in good shape with green fairways and trimmed greens. There are no par 5s so the course is a great course for learning golfers. Water can come into play with an errant drive on number nine. Greens are challenging with some tough pin placements. Not a course for golfers who like to hit the long ball.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun course

A great course to play.plan to play this course again while spending the winter in sun city

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Got 2 hours, then here's your course!!

Course is always in VG condition...all year round!! Great little 9 hole layout with some tuff holes. LOVE the 9th and the second shot over water.... if you dare and the pin is tucked on the left!!
Practice range is also VG!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Frozen course

We had a 8:39 tee time and they would even let us into the course parking lot. They said we had to come back later because of the frost. They knew well before hand the course had frost they could had notified us before we drove over there. Staff was rude

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

very nice

good course to practice on, it moves steadily and is well maintained.....

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good test

Some interesting holes and opportunity to work your irons.
Hardly anyone on the course. Played in a little over 1 hour.
Course in reasonably good conditions. Prices vary widely. Look for a Hot Deal.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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