Resort at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort

35 degrees Celsius. No water or unlocked bathrooms on resort course. Poor signeage

Always loved playing here when we come here yearly. Course always in good shape.

I suggest they have the water fountains work properly. One fountain had a hose attachment but it was all rusty metal @ the spout so I wouldn’t drink from that!

Decent track, good conditions. Starters were nice enough albiet a little unorganized. Definitely would play again, especially for twilight prices.

This was our first time playing this course. We flew in from Vancouver and booked at Tahquitz on a friend’s recommendation. We would definitely would go back next time we’re in town.

We played the Resort course. The Legend course was under repair. Beautiful views of the mountains, fairways are generously wide and there weren’t many trick holes.

Other reviewers made it sound like you were playing through a homeless camp, but this wasn’t our experience. We saw a few people who appeared to live on or near the course, but the layout is unique in that there is a fair amount of land on both sides of the creek where some homeless people have taken up residence. Really wasn’t an issue for us.

Fairways and greens were in great shape, though the greens could have been faster.

This course is vulnerable to any heavy rain. The creek that runs through quickly swells after any significant rainfall. On the afternoon that we played our first round, we booked again to return the following day, but it had rained overnight and in the morning. By the time we arrived at the course at noon the next day, they had shut down because the creek had risen so high it made several holes unplayable.

There’s a fair amount of water in play so you need to be aware of the hole layout before choosing your line to the green. Grass range was great for our warmup.

Service was forgettable. The guy in the pro shop was not the right personality to receive customers. Seems he’s only working for the free golf.

The rentals are okay, but not in the greatest condition for what you pay.. We had full Mavrik sets both left and right hand. Carts were not an issue for us as our tee time was at 8:30 am, but when we returned back to the club house after 18, there were at least a dozen people waiting for carts. Clearly the course needs to invest in another 20 carts to keep up with demand. Best if you can secure an early morning tee time to avoid delaying your round while you wait for a cart.

Tahquitz is probably one of the better value courses in the area but still far from cheap. The costs add up quickly if you’re a Canadian renting clubs and taking a cart. Club rental was $55 and the cart was $60. Green fees were $125 each for a Monday which seemed a little steep this early in the season. We were into it for $420 USD for two adult green fees. My son is a junior but we weren’t able to get the junior rate booking online (which is totally pointless). An expensive day, but at least it was sunny.

For comparison, we can play in low season at Nicklaus North in Whistler for $139 CDN (juniors are $55), $59 for a power cart and $69 for rentals and juniors are 60% off. Staff takes care of you when you arrive, the restaurant is fantastic with spectacular views.

Sadly, Palm Springs has become a golf destination for the rich unless you use a last-minute golf app and roll the dice once you arrive.

They no longer provide range balls or water on the carts. Starter seemed to not really be interested in our group.

Not too mich challenging. Last 9 hole greens were firm and hard that we could not see a pitch mark playing a wedge from 100 yards…

Creek had loads of water! Adjust your play to this…

Tee boxes need better maintenance - grass is far to high!

Same for the driving range

We were looking forward to playing Taquitz because I used to enjoy playing there 20 years ago. I was shocked at how rundown and shabby the facility was. Homeless encampments lined the left side of the first hole. The carts were beat up and filthy. The ladies room had a sign instructing to deposit used toilet paper in the garbage can, rather than flushing it. There were many dead trees on the course that were just dead trunks that had long lost their foliage.

With that said, the course itself is beautiful and could be first class. It seems to be very poorly managed and underfunded.