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 |
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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 |
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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 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
Great range good views
Very nice golf course one of the best municipal courses I’ve played just a little thin on some of the landing areas. Other than that very good golf course.
Great course
Best conditioned course that I have every played would come back in a heartbeat a can’t miss if you are coming to the Palm Springs area
Beautiful Course
This course is one of our favorites, with beautiful water features. I wish the club house restaurant would stay open a little later.
Beautiful golf course
My wife and I played the Mountain View course for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed our day. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The course was a beautiful layout and the variety of tee options provided excellent choices for whatever length any golfer would want. Would definitely recommend and play this course again.
Beautiful course and friendly staff. We will be back.
Beauty of a course
We played five courses this week. Desert Willow was my favorite!. It’s beautifully landscaped and it’s nice and wide open. It’s got challenges and yet, if played right, gives plenty of Lea way to avoid bunkers or other hazards. I’m not a great golfer, but I played great on this course!
Immaculate Condition
Desert Willow Mountain Course did not disappoint. It's in IMMACULATE shape! It's quite possibly in the best shape I've seen in the entire Coachella Valley. All Staff were exceptionally friendly. The course is very fair, and has some challenging hole. It was a wonderful day!! The one minor recommendation I would have would be to put more sand in the sand bunkers. Of course it's completely my fault to be in the bunkers! Loved this course!
Desert Willows Mountain View Course
After all the hype over the last 10 years, I finally managed to snag a single at Desert Willow. While it wasn't Firecliff, the most challenging of the 2 courses I loved the layout of Mountain View. Mostly generous fairways but with lots of potential trouble, were in beautiful condition with the first cut of rough giving som challenge. The greens are nicely located in tighter spaces with lots of bunkering making approach shots interesting. I was a bit disappointed with the greens that were a bit choppy. Overall, I liked the experience and would definitely go back.
Desert Willow Mountain Course
Excellent pace of play, I expected the worst and never waited on a single shot. Played a lot this trip without a doubt it was the best by far. Thank you Desert Willow. Conditions were also great.
Beautiful
Stunning course and layout, I think $200 a little steep for desert golf but the place is really nice, great range and practice area, good pace of play, hard to complain. Food / restaurant excellent as well.
Pace of play was terrible - will never play again
We quit after 3-1/2 hours, having only played 13 holes. Waited on every single shot. Never saw a marshal. Bunkers were a mixture of rocks, good sand, and no sand. As we drove to the clubhouse there was not a gap in the players. Too many tee times scheduled for the course.
Saw a regular and asked him about the pace. He said it was always like this. The saving grace he said was that it was low cost compared to other venues.
Nice place
Great staff and nice course. The back 9 was more challenging than the front 9. Many tee box options depending you level of play. Good practice facilities. I wish the practice green was more representative of the greens on the course. The practice green was very hilly and undulating and not easy to find flat lies.