North Course at Terra Lago: #6
View of the 6th hole on the North Course at the Golf Club at Terra Lago
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4.3
2208 Reviews (2208)
5 Stars
699
4 Stars
920
3 Stars
317
2 Stars
162
1 Stars
110
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
90.1%
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1744 out of 2208 reviews
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4.4
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
93.7%
Recommend this course
89 out of 95 reviews
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4.4
122 Reviews (122)
5 Stars
69
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.0
91.8%
Recommend this course
112 out of 122 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its variety, with each hole playing differently and offering a rewarding challenge for all skill levels. Well-maintained conditions, scenic desert views, and strong value for money make this a compelling booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7060 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.7

The Golf Club at Terra Lago boasts two 18-hole courses, the North and the South, that provide some of the most stunning and unique views of the Coachella Valley. Formerly known as Landmark Golf Club, it was home to the PGA Tour Skins Game from 1999 to 2002, which meant it has hosted a slew of big-name players including Greg Norman, Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson. Terra Lago's North Course is the longer of the two at 7,060 yards, which is partly a reflection of the dramatic elevation changes that the golf course tumbles across. From the seventh tee box's lofty perch, you'll get a panoramic view from one end of the valley to the other, making it the golf course's most scenic hole. But it's most challenging is a daunting par 3 with an island green that was the featured hole during the Skins Games.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Brian Curley (1999) Lee E. Schmidt (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.3
2208 Reviews (2208)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 70
19th Hole Scenic Views 56
Brunch 32
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 129
Elevation Changes 100
Undulating Greens 83
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 92
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 74
Playing Multiple Courses 52
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 80
Convenient to the City 53
At a Resort 37

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Poor Service

We arrived and we’re told to bring carts in at 4:30! Sun goes down at 5:10! No beverage cart. Burned out fairways and super hard and dry greens. Very unprofessional person in pro shop! Rude and abrupt! Not coming back!!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Difficult greens

Greens were hard to putt, ball tended to bounce, and a lot of the greens wrere sloped so if you hadn’t played it before , it was tough to know where to land ball on green

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

What a shame

We played this course 3 years ago and it was in really good shape. The clubhouse restaurant was good and the staff friendly and helpful. It was so disappointing to go and see how much the course had deteriorated and while we realize how covid has hit some places hard, the long list of rules and demands to get buggies back by 4.30pm , plus the unhelpful staff is unforgivable and really avoidable. Had the staff been nicer the overall experience may have been a little better. The pace of play was appalling at one point we had 4 groups on one hole and when we phoned the clubhouse to ask if we could play the front nine again at around 3pm we were simply told it was closed. Sadly we would not be going back to this club again there are so many better and friendlier clubs to visit!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions!

Our 3-some was only able to play 14 holes because of the policy to return all carts by 4:30. Our 1:10 tee time was never going to be able to finish dye to that policy. The 2 people in front of us was VERY S-L-O-W so that added to our frustration. The fairways were in bad condition, but the greens were fast, the sand traps needed more sand! The pandemic has affected this course!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In Poor Condition

This course is in very poor condition this year. The rough is greener than the fairways. The fairway is bare with only small patches of grass. We have not seen the course in such bad shape. We were extremely disappointed with both courses as a few of us also played the South course. Greens were ok. Sand bunkers, even around the greens, were very hard. We all felt we would not return to this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good day but ...

Really enjoyed our round at Terra Lago North until one of the course marshals pulled the pins out on the last two holes, even though we still had enough daylight to finish. The same guy told us at the start that we had to have our cart in by 4:30 pm, which we thought was rather odd because sunset for that day was not until 5:01 pm so we went ahead and finished the last two holes regardless but I've never had a marshal/cart guy pull pins to try and force you off the course before. This was totally not needed and unprofessional and left a a bad aftertaste to an otherwise very enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course is in poor shape. Fairway’s we’re not over seeded.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Do not waste your time or, especially, your money

I could not wait to give this review. The conditions of the course currently are abysmal. The fairways, with the exception of the show holes 1, 9, 10, and 18, are so thin that you could not even bump the ball, there are no tufts of grass to bump to! The greens are similarly thin and the sand traps were hard and had not been attended to. It appears that no overseeding of the fairway and greens had been done and we were playing on the summer dormant grass.. No GolfPass hot deal at any price could make this worth playing. It is regrettable that a course that was once desirable, because of what seems to be an interesting design, could be left by the present administration and ownership to deteriorate into such terrible condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awful

Me and 3 buddies who are all scratch golfers booked 4 rounds in the Palm Springs area. This course was by far the worst. The course conditions are dry and firm and very challenging. But to be honest we didn't even care about that. The service we received in the pro shop was awful. You could tell the staff didn't want to be there. Play somewhere else. We will not be returning.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Why?

At this time of year all courses in the Palm Springs area are in great condition. For some reason Terra Lago is the total opposite. Fairways are brown and greens were very dry. Just don't get it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Must Aviod

Little living fairway grass, lush rough, rock hard greens. Horrible combination. Way overpriced for conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the pro shop staff was a jerk. When we arrived for our 1:20 tee time we were told we had to have the cart back in by 4:30. I told them it would be nice to know that when booking our time. He said they have been trying to get golf now to put that on their website but they haven’t done it, and he said we were getting a discount rate anyway so basically we shouldn’t be complaining (as if that should matter). Over seeding was really bad and they have the greens painted. We won’t be going back again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poorly over seeded. Great layout. Forced off the course at 4:30 for convenience of staff although plenty of light remaining. Not good!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not great

Nice layout, poor conditions, fairways were bad, greens were bad also. Could be a great course but has been neglected. We were rushed of the course at 4.30pm with 45 mins of daylight left not being able to finish our round. Staff unfortunately were not the most accommodating.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not Good

Signed up for the TL card in order to get the $78 green fees, however it was still too much to pay for a course in terrible condition. Greens were completely dead and impossible to putt on due to the crazy speed. They painted them green to make them appear alive. The fairways weren’t much better. Almost appears like they either didn’t over seed, or the seed didn’t take. There is also construction on the 10th hole, and they re-route you down the road to get to the tee. However the signage was not good, and we drove around for 10 minutes to find the 10th tee box. At one point we met the group behind us who were also driving around trying to find it. Unless they can do something to get the course back in shape, I would not recommend it. Definitely not worth the price at this point in time.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Greens are like the Rockies

This course is a No from me, the greens are awful, if you hit within 6 yards of the pin you’d be lucky if you 2 putt from there. Grass isn’t really grass but just hard green land. And to top it all off the Marshall was very rude stating he was pulling the pins from 17 and 18 so don’t even try to play them. Mind you it was 4:30!!!! Sun was still up but they kick you off?? Every other course let’s you play til it’s dark and will also let you finish the round instead of very rudely cutting you off. Will not play here again, also got lost all over trying to find the holes with all of the misleading directions. 10/10 wouldn’t play again. For the price you pay you’re better off playing Shadow Mountain. Great course and staff!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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