La Quinta Mountain: #15
#15 on La Quinta's Mountain is laying along the base of the mountains - stay tight to the base and go for this par 5 in two. The green stays snug up against the base and will not be in full view.
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4.3
1341 Reviews (1341)
5 Stars
717
4 Stars
358
3 Stars
152
2 Stars
60
1 Stars
54
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
84.7%
Recommend this course
1112 out of 1341 reviews
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4.3
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
77.4%
Recommend this course
41 out of 53 reviews
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4.3
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
53
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.4%
Recommend this course
70 out of 86 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high praise for its challenging design, elevated greens, and stunning mountain views that are hard to find elsewhere. Friendly staff, well-stocked amenities, and firm true-rolling greens consistently deliver strong value for golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 6666 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.9

Formerly known as La Quinta Resort Mountain Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Fairways Winter Rye Grass
Greens Tif Eagle Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1981)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared Shirt, Long Pants/Walking Shorts are accepted. No Denim, T-shirt, Tank Top, Athletic Shorts/Cargo Shorts.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.3
1341 Reviews (1341)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
19th Hole Scenic Views 22
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 57
Elevation Changes 53
Undulating Greens 40
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 44
Advanced Golfers 43
A Weekend Splurge 33
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 48
Convenient to the City 22
Worth the Drive 17

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A great course

Truly great layout, if you haven’t played it, you should!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Amazing day. Staff was really friendly and helpful.

Would recommend. Round was 3:30 so pace of play was great

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great round!

Whatever problem they had with mowing the rough is fixed. We encountered no issues with the conditions. The views are spectacular and the Pete Dye course is challenging and interesting. Maybe we got lucky but the pace of play was very acceptable. Staff is professional and friendly. All four of us would play again for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/19/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing

Flies

Gosh sooosliw and so many flies invade you as you wait in every hole

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Worth the money

Great course with views that are hard to come by. Staff is great and the overall experience is worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/08/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bad conditions

I have played this course several time in the past and it was great, this round was horrible conditions second cut was ankle deep we spent a lot of time looking for balls but did find more than I lost.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

US Open Rough

The rough was ridiculous. If your ball wondered off the fairway it was almost impossible to find unless you had the whole foursome hunting for it. Not good for pace of play either. CUT THE ROUGH DOWN!!!!!!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Save Your Money - Play Anywhere Else

To charge over $200 with the course in its current condition is criminal. They claim the rain doesn’t allow them to cut the rough/fairway, but we played plenty of other courses in Indio/Palm Springs this weekend that were in immaculate condition for half the cost. Views are spectacular, but not worth it when you’re essentially hitting from the rough when you’re in the fairway, the rough is a forest, and the greens are rolling at a 6!? Do better PGA…

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 12/01/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Truly Disappointing

This course is a ripoff. We arrived to be told it was cart path only. The fairways are overgrown, and are not cut back. The rough is way too long and you cannot find your balls. The sand bunkers have little or no sand and the tee boxes are shaggy. Marshalls did drive around however they never stopped as they were probably tired of all the complaints. To make matters worse after our 5-1/2 hour round we were told we could not take our clubs up to the bag drop. This course should be closed until they can get it in proper shape. To be charging $200+ to play this is just plain greed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/24/2025:
Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re looking into what went wrong and will be addressing it with our team. Thank you for helping us grow through your feedback.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

do not play here until the overseed process is complete.

I’m sure under normal conditions this course is terrific but in its current state it’s unplayable. The rough is U.S. Open thick and the fairways haven’t been mowed in several days.

The pro shop staff was courteous and refunded our Green fees after we saw the conditions on the first hole. That’s the right move and I’m grateful for that.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Response from on 11/24/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 768
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Incredible mountain scenery at PGA West

PGA West, including the Stadium course and the public 36-hole facility home to the Pete Dye Dunes and Pete Dye Mountain courses, is fresh off of an extensive three-year, multi-million-dollar renovation by Tim Liddy, Dye's long-time right-hand man. The architectural team hand-dug around the bunkers and greens of all three courses to restore them to their original shapes and contours. The Pete Dye Clubhouse also received a makeover, including a casual new restaurant called The Bunker Bar, home to two new Trackman 4 golf simulators available to the public. Playing the Mountain Course takes golfers on an epic journey into the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains on the back nine. If your ball doesn't end off pinging off of the rocks at some point, you've played well. The scenery makes the Dye-induced doubles more tolerable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

SLOW

Showed up to the starter and was informed we would be teeing off 15-20 minutes behind. Played the first hole and had to wait for 2 groups to play the second hole. Then on hole 3 one of the carts died/ malfunctioned. Called the clubhouse twice to get a replacement and didn’t get one until the turn at hole 9. Marshall had attitude about the whole situation saying they didn’t have a lot of carts. Then when we pulled up to the clubhouse the employee said they had tons of carts… smh. Conditions weren’t optimal I assume because of the season. All practice ranges were closed as well. A lot of money for an average experience.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pace of Play Plagues PGA

The overall attitude towards pace of play is very weak. 5 hour rounds are the staff’s expectation

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

End of summer round

Course is a gem. Was in great shape and a really fun time. It was a really challenging course especially in the 104 degree weather. Definitely recommend getting a round in if you have a chance

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/26/2025:
Thank you for the awesome review! We're so glad to hear you had a great experience and look forward to having you back again.
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