Firecliff at Desert Willow Golf Resort

We play this course every time we come to Palm Springs. It's one of our favorite layouts. However with all the heat this year, the course was severely stressed. Greens were decent, but slow. Cart personnel and marshal's were top notch. Some of the best in the area. Cubhouse staff is never very friendly. Not sure why, but this always seems to be the case. Overall, a good experience and we'll continue to play here again.

This is a great course (they have two) to play, I highly recommend playing either course (Firecliff or Mountain).

Rode the Purple tees (6676/72.1/136) in 3H mid day on a GN Hot Deal. Clear, fairly calm and 112.

Bermuda tees were semi lush and level with few divots.

Bermuda fairways were semi lush and usually good to play from.

Bermuda rough was lush. The ball sat up, not much of a penalty and good to chip out of.

Waste bunkers were firm and not as well maintained as the greenside traps. Greenside traps had good quality sand and were very nicely maintained.

Bermuda greens putted medium speed and were firm in middle of the summer condition.

Customer Service always excellent here from when you drop your clubs off out front to when you pick them up after the round. No on course services with COVID-19, but they had ice/water stations every few holes. Nice GPS on upgraded carts that have ports for electronics. The all grass driving range is included and is excellent with a nice practice chipping area. Recommended, one of the best public courses in the Palm Springs area.

This is one of the best courses in the desert. You will use every club in your bag. Thoroughally enjoyable.

I have played this course for 10+ Years. Well kept and beautiful. If you come to Palm Desert this is a must play. But what happened to the greens? They are hurting, maybe from COVID non care. I rate all my courses by how well the greens hold and roll. Greens are not well right now. I am certain they will get better. But don't ruin the beauty by letting the greens go.

Beautiful course. Wide open fairways, and there’s no real rough trees or water to discourage tee shots.

Well, this was my first time playing this course. I heard a lot of really good things about it, so that made me really want to play it. Unfortunately, for me, it didn't live up to the hype. Just so so in my book. Greens have a disease on them and it made it very unfair. My ball would start hopping half way to the hole and whatever way the ball was breaking, the hop would cause about a ball width jump that direction. Kind of bummed. I don't think I'll be back to play here again.

Neither was up to the quality you would expect at a high end golf course. The Firecliff greens were parched and bumpy -- worse that any other greens I've played in the area this summer. Pace of play was very slow, which is common on weekends. It would have been over four hours for a 1pm tee off and 110 temperature.

Course condition was good, and it's a friendly experience. However, I live nearby and only play a couple of rounds a year due to these recurring issues. Caveat emptor.

The Firecliff course is probably the premier public course in the PS area, and normally I would rate a 5. However, the greens were in rough shape on this day. Looks like they were aerated a few weeks back and over fertilized. Anyway, there were burned out and thin areas on many of the greens. The greens on the Mountain View course were in much better shape. I would give the Firecliff a few more weeks to heal up before playing again.

First time playing Firecliff. Generous fairways from tee. Rough is mowed down. Pace of play was good. Took 3hr 40 minutes for 11:40 tee time on Wednesday. Water with crushed ice stations. Only mishap was GPS did not work until i drove back to the Starter to reset it. Starter stated it was set on Marshall mode. Note to self, make certain GPS is working before teeing off. Restaurant was serving food, dine in, tables were say 10-feet plus apart. There is a fantastic view overlooking holes 9 and 18. Very reasonable option to eat with wife. Also had 6-pack domestic beer for $12 bucks!

The course is very green in really good condition beautiful layout very lush would highly recommend playing it if you get the chance.

Spectacular golf course, an oasis surrounded by desert & mountains. Superb condition!!

We had a group of 14 players with back to back tee times. Even though we were booked to play on the Firecliff course, they were very confused and tried to put us on the Mountain course. The ancient starter didn’t know how to handle the issue, but they resolved it in the pro shop.

The course itself has quick rye grass greens and a really fun design. Several long par 4s from the Purple tees, but nothing unfair. The conditions were great! I loved the greens. So true and smooth. I’ll be sure to come back next time I’m in Palm Springs.

This course loves to charge a premium fee, but doesn’t provide the amenities that should go along with that fee. No rangers ever were seen, thus the pace of play was terrible. We had three foursomes to a hole from the 8th hole on!! A beverage cart was only seen once. Then we called to ask about getting someone out on the back nine. Terrible service in all aspects. There are lots of courses in Palm Desert area-avoid this one and its hefty price.

Course is a very good challenging layout. The multiple tees allow for a good time for all levels of golfer. Course is in outstanding condition. My only complaint was that the range was closed for regular maintenance yet nothing was mentioned in the online booking system. So we arrived an hour early to warm up and couldn’t swing a club.

Still had a good time.

I always enjoy playing at Desert Willow. Today was no exception. Perfect conditions and very fast large undulating greens make this beauty a challenge to go low. The desert beauty cannot be compared with any other public venue locally.

Nice facilities except they closed practice range early on Mondays at12:30