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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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
Nice track
Tricky greens. Easy to score if you stay in the middle
Beautiful course in pristine condition
A Senior with an 18 handicap, I played the Mountain View course as a single, paired with a couple from China. The course is in great condition with wide fairways and few hazards. On this day, it was HOT, around 100F, but plenty of water stations scattered around the course. I hope to play again this week.
A great course with enough challenges. It was in excellent condition. Will definitely return!
Excellent course conditions
Perfect conditions. Greens and fairways were excellent. Would play here again.
Perfect conditions
Not only were the conditions perfect, but we played in under four hours, the layout was great, and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Can't wait to go back and play it again.
Best greens
The greens were perfect and fast, overall conditions were great
Great course. One of the best in the area
Course great and in very good condition. Staff could be touched to be more comunicative .
Great Course
Really enjoyed playing here. Great layout, beautiful scenery. Only issue was getting behind a fivesine that would not let us through. Had to skip a hole to finish by dark.
Mountain View
Played the Purple tees (6507/71.2/128) in 4H, 25M. Matched up with Dan, Alan and Wayne for a fun round. The weather was 70ish, overcast and calm.
The tees were mostly lush with only the par 3 tees needing divot repair.
The over seeded fairways were lush with few unfixed divots. Nice to play from.
The over seeded rough is lush/excellent. Great coverage, not too deep, the ball usually sat up. Also good to chip out of around the greens.
The traps were decently maintained with good quality sand.
The large greens putted medium speed, were firm/smooth and very consistent from green to green. Irons released somewhat, so take that into account on approaches.
This layout is not quite as tough or picturesque as it's sister Firecliff course. However, it's still an challenging course that is fun to play.
The customer service has been excellent every round I have played here. Drink cart out making the rounds & complementary range balls are included with your round on a very nice practice facility. I enjoy this layout and look forward to playing here again. Definitely recommended.
Fun Course to Play
This is a fun course to play. It is well designed and is not to easy and not to hard. Good shots are rewarded. Greens rolled very well. I look forward to coming back and playing the other course as well.
Above average
Not a great course but in very good condition. Played the Mountain View course and the first 8 holes are excellent but the rest of the course winds among the condos and villas. Detracts from the experience.
Great courses
Fire cliff or Mountain View you can’t go wrong at Desert Willow. Courses are in fantastic shape play is rapid without backups
Great course; not as good as Firecliff side
While I would certainly recommend this course and had a great time here, I would recommend the Firecliff course if you only had time for one round at this great facility. The layout and hole variety on this side just felt a little more vanilla than the superb Firecliff course. However the course conditions, service and all around property would add this course to my recommendation list for this area. Range and clubhouse are top notch here also.
Almost 5 stars
Played with my wife and paired with two wonderful Canadian gents. I am an improving 17 handicap, found the course layout challenging but quite manageable. Upon arrival, we were immediately greeted at the bag drop by 3 friendly and helpful young men who grabbed our clubs and pointed us toward the clubhouse.
Similar friendly and professional staff at check in and Marshall station.
The course is immaculate, tee boxes, fairways, rough and greens were immaculate and a real pleasure.
The only negative to the day was a remarkably lame ground crew over the course of 3 holes. One gent stopped his large mower while we were hitting but numerous others continued there work and noise even when right on top of us. While my wife was in her backswing on a tee box a worker actually fired up a chain saw within 20 feet of her. By the third hole these guys were affecting our game. After about 50 years of golf, I can honestly say that this was the most rude ground crew in memory. What a shame as the rest of the staff seem to go to extremes to insure a Nordstrom experience for the customer.
I would highly recommend Desert Willow and will return as often as possible, but strongly suggest that management spend some time working with the ground crew.