Mountain View at Desert Willow Golf Resort
About
The second of two Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designs at Desert Willow resort in Cathedral City, Mountain View is a little shorter (6,913 yards) and boasts wider fairways than the Firecliff Course.
There are also half as many bunkers as at Firecliff. Which still means there are 98 here.
Still, water comes into play more on Mountain View. The course name is no misnomer either. Golfers actually do get great views of the Santa Rosa Mountains as they take on Hurdzan's desert landscaping. This is resort golf with real nature touches.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6913 yards | 73.0 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6507 yards | 71.2 | 128 |
| Lavender | 72 | 6128 yards | 69.4 | 124 |
| Lavender (W) | 72 | 6128 yards | 75.4 | 139 |
| Tan | 72 | 5573 yards | 66.6 | 117 |
| Tan (W) | 72 | 5573 yards | 72.4 | 134 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5040 yards | 64.0 | 110 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5040 yards | 69.6 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.0/132 | 419 | 390 | 453 | 374 | 227 | 476 | 390 | 179 | 555 | 3463 | 410 | 200 | 501 | 199 | 448 | 426 | 386 | 342 | 538 | 3450 | 6913 |
| Purple M: 71.2/128 | 399 | 369 | 433 | 349 | 192 | 455 | 363 | 155 | 531 | 3246 | 388 | 173 | 487 | 181 | 426 | 404 | 366 | 317 | 519 | 3261 | 6507 |
| Purple/White M: 70.3/126 | 369 | 355 | 418 | 323 | 172 | 455 | 363 | 155 | 531 | 3141 | 388 | 156 | 487 | 181 | 397 | 382 | 348 | 317 | 519 | 3175 | 6316 |
| White M: 69.4/124 W: 75.4/139 | 369 | 355 | 418 | 323 | 172 | 429 | 338 | 147 | 509 | 3060 | 363 | 156 | 470 | 162 | 397 | 382 | 348 | 300 | 490 | 3068 | 6128 |
| White/Tan M: 68.1/121 W: 73.9/137 | 343 | 322 | 376 | 305 | 150 | 429 | 338 | 147 | 509 | 2919 | 363 | 128 | 470 | 162 | 366 | 360 | 308 | 300 | 490 | 2947 | 5866 |
| Tan M: 66.6/117 W: 72.4/134 | 343 | 322 | 376 | 305 | 150 | 390 | 310 | 129 | 429 | 2754 | 321 | 128 | 444 | 140 | 366 | 360 | 308 | 284 | 468 | 2819 | 5573 |
| Tan/Green W: 70.9/130 | 300 | 294 | 376 | 283 | 150 | 356 | 310 | 129 | 401 | 2599 | 295 | 128 | 444 | 140 | 338 | 360 | 308 | 250 | 428 | 2691 | 5290 |
| Green M: 64.0/110 W: 69.6/126 | 300 | 294 | 336 | 283 | 122 | 356 | 273 | 109 | 401 | 2474 | 295 | 116 | 407 | 120 | 338 | 327 | 285 | 250 | 428 | 2566 | 5040 |
| Handicap | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by GemofDesert on 11/03/2025
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Photo submitted by zeetheman on 05/13/2024
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Photo submitted by ccrsam on 04/22/2023
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Photo submitted by kook92683 on 12/29/2022
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Great time to golf. Right before sunset. Photo submitted by u266717064 on 11/04/2022
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Never saw Palm Trees Au natural before!! Stunning Photo submitted by bcoleman1 on 06/05/2020
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Photo submitted by chealay on 10/29/2019
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Photo submitted by dchip9 on 06/19/2019
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/12/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/12/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/12/2018
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Simply stunning! Photo submitted by ForeinSD on 05/09/2017
Still my fin avorite.That's that's what I call Superior customer service. That's what I call Superior customer service
First of all the staff at Desert Willow are exceptionally friendly and competent. Had a great round 105 degree heat and one of the golf staff even came to our 9th hole with cold towels to cool us off.that's what I call Superior customer service.
A few hacked up greens
Course play well despite a few of the greens were in pretty bad shape, they did discount us the rate which did help, but overall, still enjoyed playing here.
Staff all extremely friendly and helpful. The buzzers for tee time were great, allowing us time to practice and then called to tee. The course is challenging yet very fair. Only issue is a few greens had bad patchy spots, but not too bad just a little bit slow. A bound was the cart riding around providing cold mango scented towels, nice touch on a hot day. Places to refill water and ice, but only saw beverage cart on the 1 st hole. Would play again
Desert Willow Mountain
Great course for the value. Played during the summer season for $59 which included a cart. Challenging Course, especially when not used to the 109 degree weather. Would definitely recommend this track for anyone playing golf in Palm Springs. Looking forward to coming back!
Mountain View
Rode the Purples (6507/71.2/128) in 3H twilight. Hazy, breezy and in the low 100's.
Tees were good with only a few needing divot repair. Level and mostly lush.
Fairways lush and nice to play from.
Rough was very lush and mowed low, not very penal.
Traps were nicely maintained with good quality sand.
Bermuda greens were medium speed and firm. Late Summer Bermuda bumpy with the heat.
Always exceptional customer service here. Quick, efficient check-in. Excellent all grass practice facility with complementary range balls. Nice GPS on the upgraded carts that have ports for electronics. No Drink cart this afternoon, but plenty of ice/water stations on the course every few holes.
Fun layout with plenty of water and traps but they do not overwhelm you. Recommended.
Great course
Loved the course, layout, conditions, and pace of play were awesome. Extremely hot out there 115 degrees, but that is Palm Springs golf.
Love this course!
Conditions were very good, especially for the middle of the summer. Fairways were green and lush and the greens were beautiful. We played at noon so the course was pretty much wide open. We passed a group midway through, but still played in a little over 3 hours.
Desert beauty
Course was in amazing shape.. Greens rolled true and fairway was green, no dead grass anywhere. Staff tip tip like always. Foursome was done in 3:40 .
Good Course
I have played Firecliff a few times, so playing Mountain View for the first time pales in comparison. The course itself was in excellent condition, greens were rolling nice, very fair. The Par 4s were average layouts, which got a bit monotonous for my liking. But overall, an enjoyable, easier layout than Firecliff.
Best of the Best!
I live in San Diego and I have been playing Desert Willow every summer for the last 25 years. I think the Firecliff and Mountain View courses have the best landscaping of any courses in the valley! They are always in real shape even in the middle of the summer. And on top of all of this, the management and staff have always been very accommodating and helpful. You just can't beat these two courses for public access courses