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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 7339 yards
Slope 140
Rating 75.3

Soboba Springs Golf Course was founded in 2004 when the Luiseno Indians purchased the property. It had long been a dream of the tribal leaders to own this golf course, which borders their reservation. The tribe's leaders hired Cary Bickler, a disciple of the course's original designer, Desmond Muirhead, to update the layout and pave the way for it to once again be one of southern California's premier golfing destinations. The renovation included the addition of 25 new bunkers, a lengthening of the back tees and shortening of the forward tees by almost 1,000 yards to make it more approachable for the less experienced player. The Augusta-white sand that fills Soboba Springs' bunkers provides a stunning contrast to the lush greens. Water also comes into play throughout the golf course in the form of meandering streams and cascading waterfalls.

Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Golf shorts or slacks and collared golf shirts. No jeans or denim of any color or cut.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

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2.6
636 Reviews (636)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Course is in decent condition, grens a little ruff from being airrated,the lay out is nice,the price is decent, I like the course and the pace, will go back often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

fun set up

We only played nine because that morning they closed one of the nines for work. They made things right for next time, it turned out ok. This is a fun course to play, not much trouble, bunkers were easy and my wife enjoyed it. We took a lot of pictures because views were beautiful and we had fun. We are coming back with a 4-some for golf and dinner.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Purchased two players online.

I purchased a two person package on your website.

Had a good friend come up from San Diego. Told him how nice the course was.

We show up and are told that we would only be able to play the front nine only. You would have thought the golf course and your website would have told us.

YOU DIDNT

COOURSE DIDNT

Very poor customer service.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good time to play

Took my 4some out for a day at Soboba after players from 2 different SCGA amateur qualifiers told me that the course was in good shape. They weren't lying. They just had a Q-school qualifier out there for the PGA Champions and you couldn't find better conditions anywhere. I love playing the desert courses in the Coachella Valley this time of year because they are green and lush and the greens are excellent. Well, for half the price you can save an extra 30-45 minutes driving from the IE to play a masterpiece. You'd be hard pressed to find a bare spot of a bad lie. The traps are perfect. Greens are very fast and very true.

Get out there and enjoy. One of the best buys in SoCal at the moment.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It's ok if in the area.

Drive an hour to golf and was just an ok course. I would recommend you don't book online as its cheaper to pay when you check in. Not much for a club house selection. No cart girls. Would be nice to have some refreshment on the course. Really no one that worked there seemed to go out of their way to make me want to come back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

the course was in fantastic shape!!!!

Beautiful course and the staff was excellent, very friendly and helpful and can't wait to play there again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

The country club at Soboba

Soboba is always in good shape, we have never had a bad experience there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Schwanky at Sobobo

Played first thing in the am for $35 on a hot deal. This is very good course in very good condition. The fairways are in great shape, the rough is lush, and the greens are tourney fast and tourney tricky. It is an interesting track that is well bunkered with water in play on several holes. Was so impressed that I happily paid $45 and drove out from Palm Springs again the next day. The facility is pretty amazing too. Would like to bring the lads here for a little competition next year!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This is a nice course, but it took two hours and twenty minutes to get through seven holes. I tried to jump ahead and find an opening but the course was packed everywhere. There was no drink cart on the course nor was there a marshal to keep things moving. I will not play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good course for your money

Given the previous cool & wet weather, this course is in good shape. The only areas that is in need of attention are the sand traps. The sand is packed (hard) and is in need of deep racking, and allowing the sand to be loose. Worth experiencing!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of My Favourite Courses

A great day at Soboba. The weather was perfect. 80 F, light wind and the swing was good. Got a real steal from Golf Now ($35.00) for a 1200 tee time. The course was in the best condition I have seen it in the 7 years I have been coming down here. The greens were fast and the breaks were difficult to read. This was the only difficulty I found (my problem!!). The pace of play was good. We finished in 4 hr 30 min but this was due to the two octagenerians we had playing with us. If not for this we would have finished in under 4 hr. However, they were really nice folk and let's face it, at that age, it's OK. Definitely will play here again before I head north.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course with no houses

Course was in good condition. Greens were fast and rolling well. Layout was interesting, but reasonably flat. except for a couple of holes. We had a slow group in front of us, and we were playing as a twosome so we spent fair bit of time waiting. Would have been nice if they would have let us play through!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 288
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Alberta Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Country Club at Soboba Springs

Our four ball played here twice, on the 12th & then again on the 17th. We had to cancel our scheduled round at Oak Quarry GC on the 17th due to the forecast of heavy rains & possible flooding in the Riverside area. We weren't too hard done by as Soboba Springs has always been a very enjoyable course to visit. We've played here numerous times over the past 4 to 5 years & have yet to experience anything but a friendly reception in their well stocked pro shop & their full service restaurant. The cart girl always has ice to top off your glass.

It is a nicely routed course with good bunkering, large undulating greens that roll nice & can be "sneaky fast." It offers a very good variety of holes so you do need to think your way around the track to score well. Pace of play has always been pretty good. There definitely is good value for your dollar here.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Substandard

The course looked nice enough. Chose to not play, but my review is based on my previous experience on the round. The pro-shop was very substandard with merchandise. I needed a pair of shoes and a pull over because it was pretty chilly. Couldn't get it done. Selections are garbage and the shop is very limited for a "resort" style club house. I was also due a discounted rate, and was unable to obtain the discount because I booked it on GolfNow. So much negativity before the round that I chose to spend my money at Oak Valley instead. They were very accommodating and had everything I needed. It was a great day after all.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Must play course if you are in the Palm Springs area

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

wanna play again

fantastic views,perfect ,smooth,fast greens..this course exceeded my expectations.absolutely more than worth the 50 min drive from palm sp..with more than usual,the pace of play a problem..having said that i strongly reccomend this beautiful,lush.green all over course..not to mention the friendly,accomadating pro shop staff,the happy,friendly guy in the snack shack,and the super clean wash rooms.all more than excellent

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A do again!

Best greens, subtle breaks, fast & consistent speed. Coots on two holes, but course is great value for the $

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Some slow play on back nine because of one group that had no idea of the pace of play. Too much TV???

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Coot Control

The price for the round was excellent at $37 with a cart. The course layout and difficulty are very reasonable. The foursome in front of us took their time and it turned out to be a 4:15 minute round. They didn't keep up to the group in front of them. The only other concern was the coots on the course. In some instances, they have the fairways chewed down to the length of a green and it is hard to pitch shots from bare lies. There are thousands of coots on the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable Round

The course was in great shape due to the moisture they have gotten so far this year. Nice to see green all over the course not just the greens. Pace of play was excellent, no waiting at the tee box, finished in just over 4 hours. Friendly staff from the pro shop to the grounds crew. Will differently be coming back to play again this year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great condition & layout

Looking forward to playing here again on a regular basis. Greens are very fast, but in overall good condition. One of my favorites course designs with some beautiful scenary.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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