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 u902196063 on 05/17/2024
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Photo submitted by u902196063 on 05/17/2024
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Photo submitted by u902196063 on 05/17/2024
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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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Photo submitted by u000001215595 on 06/08/2022
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Photo submitted by u000001215595 on 06/08/2022
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Photo submitted by u000001215595 on 06/08/2022
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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 u000004189219 on 12/28/2019
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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 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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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/12/2018
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Simply stunning! Photo submitted by ForeinSD on 05/09/2017
A GEM
Played this course for the first time and it’s worth every dollar!! Great layout Greens and well position water and sand traps. Will play it again*******
Always breathtaking
What a great course always impressed when I play here the course was in great shape but the pace was very slow but I would still recommend playing it
Great day
I've played all over the world. This was a fantastic golf course. If you travel here, it's a must play.
Top notch!
Fabulous course conditions with enough challenge and beauty to make you want to return. Course speed was great!
Heavenly Golf Experience
I have never been to Augusta but I can’t imagine a more beautiful course.
Disjointed
Great condition, but I didn't love the layout. Hard to tell where to hit the drive to have a better entrance into difficult greens. Also not a good flow from one hole to the next - like riding through condo complex to get to next tee.
Play Firecliff
Course winds through vacation properties making for long drives between holes. Greens slope toward water so high approach shots are a must to hold them. Kitchen closed at 6:30 so no food available after the round. Of the 2 courses Play Firecliff.
Awesome experience
Great course! Lots of sand so you have to be strategic with tee shots and approach shots but fairway6snd greens immaculate!!
Staff very friendly and helpful! Experience was fantastic and will add this course to must play list for each trip.
Course extremely beautiful as well!
Mountain View
Rode the Purple tees (6507/71.2/128) in 4H, 20 twilight using Forelinx. Paired with Laura, Susan and Emmie, fun group to play with. The weather was clear, fairly calm and around 75.
Playing conditions were excellent bording on immaculate across the board.
The tees were very nice. Lush and level with few divots.
The fairways are lush, firm and really nice to play from.
The rough is lush and mowed down. Good POP rough, not overly penal. Really nice to chip from.
The waste bunkers were firm and not as well maintained as the greenside traps. The greenside traps had good quality sand and were nicely maintained.
The greens putted medium fast and were smooth and firm.
This course would be challenging to walk as numerous tees are a long way from the last green. Customer Service always excellent here from when you drop your clubs off out front to when you pick them up out front. Drink cart out making the rounds several times. Good GPS on carts. Plenty of ice/water stations on the course. The all grass driving range is included and above average. Nice practice chipping area. Highly recommended, very under rated course in the Palm Springs area.
Great Course
Fantastic greens, friendly staff and very accommodating.
Perfect Conditions
Course was well maintained, layout was challenging but fun. Greens were fast and lots of break, seemed like all pin locations were difficult. regardless, course was in great shape and was an enjoyable round. Fairways were fair and flat for the most part. Second cut was difficult to hit out of. Clubhouse and practice facility was superb.
For midweek, the course was very busy. We met many locals at the range and they all said tee times are usually booked solid. We had to wait for majority of the holes. playing 2 rounds that day we had to get food to go between rounds.
Worth the visit, would play again.
Beautiful condition, fast greens
First time here, great experience playing as a single with 3 great guys. Outstanding condition, fast rolling greens. Exercise caution on the greens or you’ll be way past all day, chips and putts roll out more than expected. Will definitely return.
Always love playing this course. Brought some friends for their first time and they loved it also.
Drizzly Day
From start to finish the overall golf experience was acceptional, except for after the rould ee found out the whole club house was cloased for a private event. So missed out soaking in vista view of the course from there outdoor patio and the reason for only a 4 star recommendation for the facility.
Drizzly-foggy day making views of the course limited. Easy to see that great care was made for making a wonderful visual experience though.
Staff at the club house was very attentive and always ready to answer any questions or point you in the right direction. Grounds keepers were always courteous turning off any power equipment if a player was within earshot.
Nice variety of fairways from wide open to sand trap laiden.