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
Good all around golf experience
Course is in great shape. Greens are slower and undulating more than expected. Surprised at double breaking putts.
Friendly staff greets you at the Bag Drop, Pro Shop friendly Starter friendly. Nice driving range.
Staff actually out on course...Ice and water stations , restrooms, are convenient ...cart ladies... I look forward to playing again!
Ecelkent pkay
Always great play, great staff and great food! All under the eye of City if Palm Desert. Course super must be commended. This is a gem.
Great as always
Love playing both Desert Willow courses as they are first rate, always well maintained and beautiful views - don’t miss it.
Too slow
They stacked up the players to close together, 95 degree day took 4.5 hours had to play 18 in the dark.
The club house was closed when could not even get a beer
We have already booked another round
Most of the holes are completely hidden from the rest of the course so you are just seeing the wonderful layout in front of you.
Great course for the money
Great staff
Good pace of play
Would play this course again
Lots of bunkers
Greens bumpy late in the season
Mountain View
Rode the Purple tees (6507/71.2/128) in 4H, 30M twilight using Forelinx. Matched up with Umberto, Kitty and Ryan, nice group to play with. The weather was sunny, breezy and around 80.
The Bermuda tees were lush and nice to play from. Level with few divots.
The Bermuda fairways are mostly lush and firm.
Same for the Bermuda rough, which is mowed low.
The sand traps were nicely maintained with thick sand.
The Bermuda greens putted medium fast speed and were firm. However, too many ball marks!
Excellent customer service on every visit here. Nice GPS on carts. Drink cart out making numerous rounds this afternoon. Normally a nice all grass driving range with a good chipping area & practice green, but currently closed for over seeding. Course is in really solid shape for just before over seeding. Recommended.
Fantastic Day
Awesome day from the greeting st the bag drop to the starter and the cart guys at the end of the round. The course layout was outstanding and in excellent condition
Good value before the season!
On October 8th the price of this course goes way up to $160 US and especially for us Canadians it becomes far too pricey for this public course. Over the last 5 years have not seen any one day deals at all for this course. This is still a lovely course and enjoyable to play, however, the practice facilities were closed and have been closed most times we have been here which means no warm up. Still all in all, beautiful!
Great course value before the season
This is a lovely public course to play but becomes extremely expensive for Canadians when the season starts here on Monday October 8th. We will definately not be playing at their season rates as it will be an additional 30% exchange rate. Even without the exchange, still far too pricey. Well over $200 CA and as far as I can tell over the last 5 years they offer no single day deals or promotions which is unfortunate.
Excellent Course
Today was my first time at Desert Willow Mountain View. The staff was courteous and very welcoming. Teed off a bit early than my 11:25 tee time, since it was wide open. The course was in excellent condition. Greens rolled true. Fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. The layout is very forgiving. Overall I had a great time playing here. I’m actually going to play it again tomorrow. One downside was the driving was closed for overseeding.
Nice design and worth the trip
The course was in nice shape … and am glad I played it...
WOW!! Amazing Course Amazing Golf Experience!
Near the Top of my List.
Course was in fantastic condition Tee to Green on all holes and it's mid September
The greens are slow but pure Don't over read the breaks with the speed
Hazards are more to test your nerve than challenging
Lots of Bunkers but never hit one of them
Generous Fairways
Played the Lavender Tees 6128 yards Slope 122 Rated 69.4
People were amazing
Beautiful views
Got lucky and played with an incredible couple from San Fran Dave and Lynn they played Match play and he gave her 3 strokes They were amazing to play with You could draw her ball flight with a ruler
Gotta add to your must play list when in the area.