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4.0
1385 Reviews (1385)
5 Stars
343
4 Stars
561
3 Stars
303
2 Stars
111
1 Stars
67
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
86.8%
Recommend this course
1150 out of 1385 reviews
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4.1
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
89.6%
Recommend this course
43 out of 48 reviews
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4.1
102 Reviews (102)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.2%
Recommend this course
91 out of 102 reviews
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Course Highlights
Desert Sands delivers outstanding value with consistently well-maintained greens that hold up better than most local courses through the summer heat. Friendly staff and a brisk pace of play make rounds here a reliable, enjoyable outing.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert/Traditional/Executive
Par 65
Length 4029 yards
Slope 88
Rating 59.8

Located in Mesa, Desert Sand Golf Course is an executive length course with a short layout that is most suitable for beginners, but it is also a good place for golfers of all skill levels to work on their short game skills. Due to its flat terrain, the course is easy to walk with few elevation changes. The greens are remarkably fast and water hazards come into play on five holes. There are also sand bunkers scattered throughout the course. The Desert Sand Golf Course facility offers a chipping area and putting green and it is also home to a golf school.

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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder (1969)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted None
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt, no cutoffs, denim ok.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.0
1385 Reviews (1385)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 32
Water Hazards 13
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 36
Locals 32
Beginners 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 28
In the 'Burbs 14
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Desert Sands

Played with some great guys and had good time with playing a great game!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape since over seeding. Greens are much faster than the last time I played

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 96
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course we are beginners

Wife and I played this course while visiting Mesa We are here for a month and will make this our home course. Price is right my sister and her partner joined us and had to rent clubs. With the rentals they received balls and tees for the price of the rentals. Staff are very friendly and the beer cart is very reasonable price for drinks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

A joke

Played all by myself at the end of the day. A single. 9 had my son with me, he wasn't playing. Upon arrival I was charged 43 dollars for a tee time that was 29 on golf now. Then she has the nerve to pull me off the tee box to tell me I have to pay another 12 for my rider. Listen if its slammed and I need my own cart I get it. It was dead! I had the tee time to myself. It's pathetic that they would charge this. I have been going to the sands for 5 years now at least 20 times a year. I'll never be back. There is way to may other courses that would gladly take my money and not be dicks for no reason. Just ashamed at how stupid and ignorant people can be.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Desert Sands is in very good condition right now!

Overseed is gone and 90 degree rule for golf carts is in place. The conditions are getting better everyday.

The fairways are a little long but are being mowed and the greens are are a little slow but improving each day.

This is a good course to walk if you can.

They seem to have newer golf carts that are really nice. The dash board on these carts are very well designed. Lots of room for all kinds of things.

Give it a try,!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

You get what you pay for

Cart path only due to overseeding. At least the fairways were green. Very fuzzy greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better all the time

Desert sands golf course has and is continuing course improvements. Give it a try!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf day

Perfect weather, very good course layout, but cart path only this time if year and letting fairways get to be over grown with height is a pain, but nice time meeting new people also.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable small course

Course is getting better after over seeding. Greens are slow because they are not rolled and cut short but I expect this will be taken care of as we start the new winter season. Still cart path only at present but overall an enjoyable exec. Course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens held the ball

With the reseeding, the greens were slow and held the ball great. Greens are domed and its usually hard to hold the green, but they were in excellent shape as were the fairways. Shot under my age!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

value for money, but course still needs work

Just finished overseeding so still cart on path only, play will take longer.

They are letting the grass grow before cutting so some parts are thick and rough, some parts are just mud and dry dirt.

There are alot of houses surrounding the fairways so have to be careful not to hit wide or far, can be stressful for first time / new golfers.

Staff are relaxed and friendly, and this is one of the last courses that allows you to drive cart back to carpark to load / offload

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play nightmare. Decent conditions incoming after overseed though.

This course always plays slow but coming out of overseeding it was WAY too slow. Had to bail after 3hrs and only 13 holes played so we wouldn't miss our flight 3 hours later. Didn't trust the last 5 holes could get played in less than 90 more minutes. A 4-1/2 hour round here is just too dang slow no matter the time of year. The more "seasoned" locals in the 3-4 groups in front of us should just wait until they can drive the cart right up to their ball before trying to play during the cart path only weeks. With the MULTIPLE older gents in employee shirts that were just driving around the course in golf carts all day long, you'd think they could enforce ready play golf quite a bit better than not at all...

But, with that said, the greens were already in MUCH better shape than past seasons. Should play quite well once they get it mowed down in another week or two. Will give it a shot again when I'm back visiting in February. Hopefully the super seniors get it in gear and play a lot

faster!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow your roll

Fairways are still a little long very slow. No roll. Greens are very sticky. No role the tee boxes can use a little work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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