Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon - Legends Course
About
Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon offers two 18-hole championship courses, the Legends and the Champions. Nestled in the foothills of the San Gorgoncio and San Jacinto Mountains, both courses have a scenic landscape that offers stunning views. The Legends Course is the newer of the two but it provides just as challenging a game as the Champions, which is a PGA Tour favorite. The Legends twists and turns through the winding elevations, demanding accuracy throughout. Like its sister golf course, there are numerous steep-lipped bunkers treacherously placed along the greensides. The rough is also tall, thick, and unforgiving. The tricky par-3 fourth hole is played from the highest point on the property. From the tee, the canyon seems more intimidating but the wildly sloped green is where the challenge begins.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 7442 yards | 75.8 | 140 |
| Black | 72 | 6803 yards | 72.9 | 133 |
| Black/Blue | 72 | 6581 yards | 71.9 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6394 yards | 71.0 | 127 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6151 yards | 69.7 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 5871 yards | 68.4 | 120 |
| White/Red | 72 | 5662 yards | 66.7 | 115 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5169 yards | 70.8 | 131 |
| Red | 72 | 5169 yards | 65.0 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Gold M: 75.8/140 | 382 | 590 | 432 | 153 | 515 | 570 | 517 | 193 | 407 | 3759 | 542 | 494 | 215 | 438 | 421 | 361 | 591 | 156 | 465 | 3683 | 7442 |
| Black M: 72.9/133 | 344 | 573 | 361 | 106 | 493 | 524 | 465 | 167 | 369 | 3402 | 499 | 459 | 182 | 414 | 395 | 332 | 541 | 140 | 439 | 3401 | 6803 |
| Black/Blue M: 71.9/130 | 333 | 573 | 351 | 88 | 463 | 524 | 396 | 159 | 369 | 3256 | 499 | 446 | 167 | 392 | 395 | 332 | 541 | 135 | 439 | 3346 | 6602 |
| Blue M: 71.0/127 W: 78.1/146 | 333 | 527 | 351 | 88 | 463 | 507 | 396 | 159 | 358 | 3182 | 462 | 446 | 167 | 392 | 369 | 322 | 512 | 135 | 407 | 3212 | 6394 |
| Blue/White M: 69.7/124 | 333 | 527 | 324 | 88 | 415 | 507 | 345 | 159 | 358 | 3056 | 450 | 391 | 167 | 368 | 369 | 322 | 512 | 135 | 369 | 3083 | 6139 |
| White M: 68.4/120 W: 75.1/139 | 306 | 507 | 324 | 74 | 415 | 464 | 345 | 141 | 326 | 2902 | 450 | 391 | 141 | 368 | 348 | 295 | 485 | 122 | 369 | 2969 | 5871 |
| White/Red M: 66.7/115 | 306 | 477 | 324 | 88 | 379 | 408 | 298 | 141 | 326 | 2747 | 411 | 331 | 141 | 328 | 348 | 295 | 458 | 135 | 316 | 2763 | 5510 |
| Red M: 65.0/111 W: 70.8/131 | 265 | 477 | 287 | 77 | 379 | 408 | 298 | 109 | 280 | 2580 | 411 | 331 | 102 | 328 | 283 | 259 | 458 | 101 | 316 | 2589 | 5169 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2014 #20)
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Photo submitted by banks1 on 12/05/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161134604 on 04/02/2023
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Photo submitted by u314159625817 on 03/22/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159625817 on 03/22/2021
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Photo submitted by stevekurrein on 06/28/2019
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Tukwet Canyons, Legends Course, Hole 5, Par 5, 515 yds, 110 yds out Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Tukwet Canyons, Legends Course, Hole 1, Par 4, 382 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 16, Par 5, 591 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 17, Par 3, 156 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 18, Par 4, 465 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 2, Par 5, 590 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/20/2016
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 6, Par 5, 570 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/20/2016
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 8, Par 3, 193 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/20/2016
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 16, Par 5, 591 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/20/2016
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Tukwet Canyon, Legends Course, Hole 18, Par 4, 465 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/20/2016
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Tukwet Canyons, Legends Course, Hole 8, Par 3, 193 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/27/2015
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Tukwet Canyons, Legends Course, Hole 15, Par 4, 361 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/27/2015
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Tukwet Canyons, Legends Course, Hole 18, Par 4, 465 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/27/2015
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Photo submitted by Brawn8844376 on 06/26/2014
Poor staff
Poor course management on how many people they let out at one time no starter 10-15 people waiting on a tee box. Staff was rude I’ll never play here again drive the extra 30 min and play in Palm desert they never disappoint unlike Morongo
Slow play
I stoped playing this course due to the 5-6 hr rounds
Have it another shot and the rounds still take forever. No one police’s play, not uncommon to have 2-3 groups ahead of you at some of the tee boxes
Worth the Challenge
Wind made tuff course a monster.
Traps need attention. Many in hitting zones- clever design feature.
Bring some extra balls for the golf gods.
What happened? Far inferior to the past
I have played the Morongo courses many times over the past dozen years, but this is the first time I've played it since the beginning of Covid 4/5 years?). The pro Shop, cart and starter staff were excellent, but other than that, very disappointing. The course conditioning was far poorer than when I played in the past and the encroaching housing changed the ambience of the course a great deal. We teed off the 5th tee an hour and fifteen minutes after we teed off the first - a pace for a 5:35 round. The two groups in front of us (maybe others too) quit so the round got faster after 8 or 9 holes but was still slow.
All in all a disappointment returning there after several years. As I play there while staying in Palm Springs and the time to drive, I won't go back.
A Course with Potential
My wife and I are staying in Palm Desert and we were looking for courses that may be a little lighter on the wallet and so we found Morongo. We thought it would be associated with the Casino, but it actually owned by the Morongo tribe.
The course has a great layout, and could be a really nice course if they can get the front nine fairways in shape. the front nine is in poor shape, and we were debating if we wanted to continue with the back, but the back nine, is actually in pretty good shape.
The layout of the course could be great once the fairways are good, and the water hazards fixed up, and I would look forward to playing again when/if they ever get there. It looks as if they are working on some infrastructure, and some housing, and the carts are new, so we are hoping that the fairways are next.
If the course gets it all together, I would rate this as a diamond in the rough, right now, it's just kinda rough.
Fun Day With Old Friends
It's a great course. Our only disappointment was they called us in at 4:30 after finished 15 holes. We had another hour of sunlight and could easily have finished.
We paid the twilight rate.
It would have been nice to know this ahead of time. Maybe it was on the sight; however, we have played there in the past and this was the first time it happened.
People were great, course was not
Morongo Legends was not a good experience. When we arrived and went into the Pro Shop we were treated very well with a super-helpful guy in the shop and another in the cart barn. The starter too was very friendly. Then the nightmare started....
Conditioning was sub-standard, far worse than when I played here several years ago. It took us an hour and a quarter to play the first 4 holes (but we did get to chat with the group in front and the group behind as we waited on the tees). The two groups in front of us both quit after 9 holes which did help us finish at a faster pace.
Would I return? No. Which is a shame as it was a beautiful day and the course is interesting and has a wonderful layout.
great course
great course for the money..
slow pace though.. no Marshall to speed up the pace. overall 👍🏼
Poor
Pace to slow nobody checking out players time per hole
Great for the money
Dead of winter, can't expect much better. The two tracks are distinctly different. Both fun to play. Could use a bit more upkeep but I can't complain with the $40 twilight rate.
Course is currently being recovered from storm damage, but it is still a challenge and a great afternoon.