Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa
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3.6
2440 Reviews (2440)
5 Stars
889
4 Stars
871
3 Stars
375
2 Stars
176
1 Stars
129
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
67.7%
Recommend this course
1845 out of 2440 reviews
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Average Rating
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2.8
166 Reviews (166)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
41
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.7
38.6%
Recommend this course
64 out of 166 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.2
222 Reviews (222)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
66
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
41
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
52.3%
Recommend this course
116 out of 222 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Pete Dye design earns consistent praise for its beautifully challenging layout featuring narrow fairways, strategic sand traps, and stunning scenery. Friendly and engaged staff, well-kept practice facilities, and strong overall value make it a course worth returning to.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 70
Length 6706 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.2

Formerly known as Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa - Pete Dye Resort Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

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  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2025 #22)
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Reviews

3.6
2440 Reviews (2440)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
Patio Dining 19
19th Hole Specials 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 96
Water Hazards 92
Undulating Greens 66
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 61
A Weekend Splurge 55
Locals 43
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 98
Convenient to the City 62
Near the Airport 38

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

greens are dreadful

don’t waste your money. the greens are terrible

course play at 8 minutes per tee time is very slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course, but,but,but

Course is fine, but something has happened to the greens. One of the people working there told me it is a grass change.

It isn't , they have lost most of their greens. They are basically dirt..

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Warning: Do not play this course!!

The worst greens I have played on, and I have been golfing for 50 years. The greens were just hard dirt. The conditions of the rest of the course were poor to fair. It is a disgrace to even charge a green fee!! I repeat, "do not play this course." It is a disaster!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

These were the worst greens I have ever played anywhere. Every green including the practice green were essentially all sand and NO grass. They should have told that at check in. Amateur hour by all

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Disappointed

The greens were barren of grass. There was no notification on Golf Now of the playing conditions, the course should have been closed. All other courses I have played 12, greens are perfect and adapting to the hot weather with the Bermuda grass coming in. Waited for ever in the parking lot to be picked up and after round watched as the team put all the carts away before offering to take us to the parking lot ... very disappointed. Photo of first hole green, embarrassing to say the least

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course— bad greens

The tee boxes and course were great— good layout— greens were burnt dead—they still putted well, but dead. I played 3 other courses in the area and greens were fine, so someone screwed up.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens horrible

We should have been fore-warned of their condition as green fees not cheap

More access to water needed on this very hot day

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor Conditions

The greens were in terrible condition. We were not told before the round that they were deliberately destroying all the grass to change its type for the summer. A lack of warning and information in the booking portal and at the clubhouse was very disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Staff used to be abundant and attentive. Now Barely enough to get us on the course. Greens were fried, mostly dirt. Used to love this resort course, as price made it a good value. Seems thy have lost there way.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot but Not

after a prolonged well above seasonal hot spell the greens were in rough shape understandably but the course was otherwise in great shape -- bring water lots of it -- water is not readily available on the course . Fun round enjoyable course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad greens

Course was good but the greens are very bad. Playing on mud very little grass

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course. Beautiful layout. Lots of dry and brown areas. I think they are getting ready for over seed. Risky proposition this time of year. Hopefully it doesn’t get to cool over the next few weeks or they will have put the course in really bad shape. We shall see. Other than that, course was good and the staff was fantastic.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens

I was very disappointed in the greens. What happened to the greens? Crusty dirt, your ball bounces on the roughness. The hot weather has just recently started so no excuse there. i like the course but would not return for the above reason. Hope you guys address them aggressively or replace whoever is in charge of them it highly reflects on your course. Thanks Russell

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

What Happened To This Place?

Let me preface this by saying this is one of my favorite layouts in the Coachella Valley. It's DyeLite--hard enough to be challenging without being punishing.

That said, the condition yesterday of virtually everything was shockingly poor. The greens, first and foremost, were more brown than green, bumpy, slow, and just god-awful. The holes look like they were cut weeks ago. Did they dismiss their entire grounds crew? Tee decks were fluffy, the fairway was fluffy, the practice green holes--no joke--must have been months old.

The staff, to their credit, appear to be making as much as they can out of a tough situation. Water was offered plentifully on a hot day (thank you!), and everyone we encountered was service-oriented. But no matter how friendly the staff, if the course is this shaggy and unkempt, we won't be back anytime soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible greens surface

The greens were not maintained properly; nit worth the money

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst course of 20 I played this winter in Coachella Valley…by far

Have played 50 rounds over 20 courses from January through March. Due to the mild and wet fall, every course was in pristine shape….with the exception of Mission Hills Pete Dye. Fairways were thin, rough terrible, and you can’t even call them greens…more dirt and sand than grass, severely burned, cracked. What a disgrace! No water on beverage cart on course when temperatures are hitting 40 degrees C.

Played Gary Player earlier in the year and you wouldn’t believe they are owned by the same company.

Westin….you will never see us again and everyone be warned…this course isn’t worth a dollar at this point.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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