Mission Hills - Gary Player Course

Course was good! When the girl in the Pro Shop mentioned it was that second day open after punching, I expected sandy greens and bumps. That isn’t the case here, greens healed amazing. Can’t be the $35 rate as well! Steal in the desert right now.

Played by myself but still enjoyed the course

For the most part, I really enjoyed my round. There are a lot of positives about this course. Range balls/facilities are available and included in the price (though they needed to open more stalls on the range), the price is more than reasonable, the carts and GPS work well, and the layout is nice and scenic without being overly challenging. With limited exceptions, the price you pay is a DEAL. That said, there are a few areas of improvement. Many of the tee boxes (especially on the par 3s) need a fair amount of TLC. There were times when it was tough to find a good spot of grass to hit off of. The fairways were mostly nice, but there were a few brown/dry/bare patches here and there. The rough can hardly be classified as such because it's more like a shaggier fairway (but that makes for an easier round). Probably the biggest complaint would be the greens. In most cases, they are all shaggy and slow. Yes, for the most parts your putt would go where you aimed, but there were more than a couple of bumpy rolls. There were also a couple of greens that were sandy and being repaired.

Putting things into perspective, though, I genuinely enjoyed myself and will be back. This is by no means a "pristine" course like so many others in the desert, but for the money and the experience you get (all of the employees were incredibly friendly and helpful) I think it was worth it. It think this would be a great course for someone that doesn't take things too seriously (there are a fair amount of hazards you have to cover, but nothing too daunting) but still wants a solid test of golf. I'll be back (with similar expectations).

The course was in poor shape. Tee boxes were chewed up and some had completely bare patches on them. Fairways were barren in many spots and where thee was grass, it was a mix of grasses - looks like a lack of attention over time. Bunkers were, well, terrible. Water standing in a couple that I observed and lacking sand in many. Lots of standing water. I've heard that Gary Player wants to take his name off this course. I have no idea if that's true, but if I were Gary, I'd definitely want my name off of it - at least the way it's been trending - down - for the past few years. Sad. There are much better choices in the area - try them first.

Course is coming in nicely. Practice facility it’s great! Overall great course and friendly staff.

Course never disappoints. Greens have some brown spots but it’s 100+ during the day so. One of my favorite out in the PS area. Never disappoints.

Good layout

Nice driving range.

It’s in good shape but a few more brown spots than I would expect for being early in the summer.

One of my biggest pet-peeves is what happened to all the ball washers that used to be at the Tees? Note that many other courses lack them also.

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