Golf Club At Terra Lago - South Course: #4
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3.7
1735 Reviews (1735)
5 Stars
294
4 Stars
734
3 Stars
418
2 Stars
172
1 Stars
117
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
77.0%
Recommend this course
1246 out of 1735 reviews
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3.8
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
75.9%
Recommend this course
41 out of 54 reviews
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3.9
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
81.7%
Recommend this course
58 out of 71 reviews
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Course Highlights
The South Course delivers a genuinely challenging layout with large, contoured greens that consistently earn high marks from returning players. Exceptional value, smooth pace of play, and helpful staff make this resort a strong choice for golfers seeking a rewarding round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7044 yards
Slope 140
Rating 75.1

Formerly known as Landmark Golf Club, the Golf Club at Terra Lago was the host of the PGA Tour Skins Game from 1999 to 2002. The club's impressive guest list includes Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, and Tiger Woods. There are two 18-hole courses available called the North and the South. At 7,044 yards, Terra Lago's South Course is just barely shorter than the 7,060-yard North Course but they are equally challenging. The South is known for having one of the club's most unique and memorable holes, the par-4 second. This narrow hole runs alongside a wide canal that makes anything hit to the right impossible to play. The unique part of the hole comes as you approach the green. To cross the creek, rather than having a traditional wood bridge, the course designer crafted a bridge from an old rail car, which explains its nickname as the "Boxcar" hole.

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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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Reviews

3.7
1735 Reviews (1735)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 49
19th Hole Scenic Views 37
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 97
Undulating Greens 75
Water Hazards 64
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 71
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 52
Locals 45
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 50
Convenient to the City 47
At a Resort 28

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Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
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
First Time Playing

Sucker if you play there

I paid only $45 and felt suckered. Easily the worst course I have ever played and I play over 150 times a year. No grass on fairways, no sand in bunkers, no definition to bunkers anymore. Tee decks and greens are actually not bad. Everything else in between is awful. It is like they are trying to not be a golf course. I am sure it was nice one day and the North looks like a course so they supposedly know what to do, just choosing not to do it. No marshals to keep play moving when people are taking 3 hours a side. Save your money and play anywhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

We enjoyed our round on this challenging course. Lots of sand and some water, too. It was our first time there and didn’t know about the canals on the front nine. Hit some good shots that quickly turned bad.

It would have been nice to know we wouldn’t pass the clubhouse at the turn. There was no beverage cart and no water available on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Greens are really fast. The south corse is a quality course. I can only imagine how nice the north course is. This is a must play course when you are in the Palm Springs to Indio area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terra needs signs

1st time we player here and have a few comments.

No access to the club house for food / drinks at the turn...9th hole. No snack / drink facility along course. ...drink cart had a few sandwiches but only saw it once. Cart path directions were confusing on several holes. Carts were limited to specific areas and would shut off. We were never told of this feature or how to correct it. Lastly...there was no layout of the course greens. Usually found on the score card or hole marker. Other courses provided GPS map with the carts.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terra-Lago

Good course…little scratchy in places…

Will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mediocre at Best

Condition has deteriorated, overpriced all things considered.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

South course

Fairways were in terrible shape. Greens ok but hard, nothing would stick. No opportunity at turn to get to clubhouse (cart restrictions, way too far to walk), so no snacks or drinks. No one mentioned this during check in. Gentleman working check in was absolutely rude and miserable to everyone I watched having to deal with him.

North course for same price is night and day better shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love the course, but not so much the course Marshall

We teed off with 2 wonderful gentlemen and were really enjoying our day until the 6th hole.

The Course Marshall came by and in an unpleasant manner, said that we were going to have to speed it up because he said that there were 21/2 holes empty in front of us!! I guess the 3some behind us called the clubhouse saying we were slow. The 3some were long hitters and each had their own cart...what???

How can they say we were slow when we played the front nine in 2hrs & 7mins and we finished the game in just over 4hrs. The course Marshall obliviously didn't have his facts straight.

Is it because there was a woman in our group? The woman actually scored better than 2 of the men!

We've travelled here for 15 years and played this course a lot and have never been told that we were slow.

About the course...we played there a couple of weeks ago and we saw great improvements. The bunkers had sand and the rough is greener...nice change from last time.

The pro shop and cart staff were very friendly, but I only gave "staff friendliness" 1 star because of the rudeness of the Marshall.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 95
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Very poor cndition

The poorest presented course I have played in the valley, fairways and greens average but rest of course very poor.No rakes in traps which in itself makes good golf really difficult.

Charged 25 dollars just for my wife to ride on cart.

Cannot compere to North course which I believe is well presented.

This course is not going to get you to return, go to another venue.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Basically good

Greens hard and fast, as expected.

One sign was turned around so we had to backtrack to find the tee.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

South Course is in terrible condition

Played the South Course in a terrible wind, lots of cancellations so played single. This used to be a very nice course, not no more. Conditions are terrible with a great deal of neglect and underwatering and no overseeding. Do not book it unless you get it for $20.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not so good

Views from the course were excellent. Pro shop not friendly; had to ask him twice how to get to carts. Nobody at bag drop. Had to find someone to get a cart. As a single, starter put me out early which was very nice. Course had many hidden surprises; no advice from starter, no GPS , and no course guide/book. Greens small and hard to guage from the fairway; good speed. Fairway grass was good in spots, not good in others. Front 9 was fast; back 9 was over 2 1/2 hours; no marshall.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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