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3.4
1312 Reviews (1312)
5 Stars
438
4 Stars
504
3 Stars
184
2 Stars
103
1 Stars
83
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.4
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
61.8%
Recommend this course
1011 out of 1312 reviews
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2.9
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
44.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 49 reviews
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3.2
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
54.5%
Recommend this course
42 out of 77 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Pete Dye-designed layout delivers a genuinely challenging and rewarding round with undulating fairways, strategic bunkers, and rolling bent-grass greens. Exceptionally friendly staff and affordable pricing make this Las Vegas desert course a standout value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6222 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.1

Desert Pines Golf Club is often referred to as "The Pinehurst" of Las Vegas. It offers a Carolina sandhills experience, yet is conveniently located just minutes from downtown or the Strip. This Dye design features thousands of mature pine trees lining the well-groomed fairways where white sand bunkers protect large, undulating, bent grass greens. Because of the large number of pine trees, often times this course is cooler than other courses in the heat of the summer. Although there are no forced carries, water comes into play on 9 of the 18 holes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bermuda (419 & Tiff II)/Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Perry Dye (1996) Cynthia Dye McGarey (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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3.4
1312 Reviews (1312)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 39
Brunch 20
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 85
Water Hazards 64
Bunkers 63
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 48
Locals 46
Seniors 27
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 90
Near Local Attractions 21
Worth the Drive 20

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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Power cart was not safe as had brake issues. Pace of play was terrible as waited on every hole and between shots. Never saw a course Marshall the whole round. Not sure even a free round is worth the aggravation.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I'd like to discuss your visit further. Please reach out to me at 702-388-4400 at your convenience. Respectfully, Bill W- General Manager

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

constant disappointment

Management does not appear to care anymore. With a development on the way expect it to get worse. Fairways in poor condition. Said they had a frost delay for over 40 mins after the previous day at 65 degrees. We doubt it. Golf cart seats all torn up. Changing the golf course to a lot shorter turned out horrible. No Marshalls to help the hackers move along. Never told anyone about the delay and the desk people said that system was now gone. Drove 50 mins for that mess. Won't ever come back .

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello and thank you for your review. I'd like to discuss your visit further. Please reach out to me at 702-388-4400. Respectfully, Bill W. General Manager

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

President’s Day

Agonizingly slow due to a frost delay and every tee time sold out. The course is pretty beat up as well. Narrow and short, not a good combo for a lot of high handicap golfers. Greens very slow, fairways super tight lies. Left after nine because I wasn’t going to finish before dark. Would have been a 5 1/2 hour round… minimum!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello manman, thank you for your review. I'd like to discuss your visit further. Please reach out to me at 702-388-4400. Respectfully, Bill W. General Manager

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play

A little over five hour round. 120 for non-resident. Little steep but I guess that’s to be expected.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hi hawker05, we're glad you enjoyed your time at Desert Pines and hope to see you back again soon. We are constantly working to improve pace of play and we appreciate that feedback! Bill W. General Manager

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible

Not enough carts and carts in very poor condition. Pace of play was very bad as we waited on every hole and never saw a players assistant to hear what problem was for the slow play.. Brakes on cart were very poor and cart was dangerous,. I was amazed that they would send out carts in such poor condition, considering liability. As a result of slow play we were not able to finish before dark. Would not play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I'd like to discuss your visit further. Please reach out to me at 702-388-4400 at your convenience. Respectfully, Bill W- General Manager

Played On
Reviews 9
3.0
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Guy Fuchs, We're glad you enjoyed your visit at Desert Pines and we look forward to hosting you again soon! Bill W. General Manager

Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good Experience

Play this course poll position on week of golfing

I placed 6 of 6

My mistake

She’ll return to play again and enjoy the natures beauty

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Super Narrow Fairways

Interesting course, not a single flat green but they were in pretty good shape except for people not fixing ball spots. The fairways are very narrow so often waiting on people from other holes to run in and hit their ball. I had a lot of great rolls first time I ever got on the green in 2 on a par 4.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad you enjoyed your time here at Desert Pines and look forward to hosting you again soon. Bill W. General Manager

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

6:15 minute round - Legitimately the Longest round of my life

I’ve played golf for over 15 years and have never once even came close to taking as long as this round was. Over 6 hours to play 18 holes?!? Tee’d off at 9:15 and finished at 3:30. 3 groups on every hole. Course was in below average shape..

MGMT apparently has no idea how to run the place besides collecting as much money as possible, don’t care if you enjoy your experience. All about the $$$$!

our cart was given to other people (twice) so we had to go hunt and ask for carts.

By far the worst golfing experience I’ve had since living in Las Vegas. Go ANYWHERE else, you’ll thank me later.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Legitimately the longest round of my life - 6 hours!!

I’ve been playing golf for over 15 years and I can confidently say this was the longest round in my life. Tee’d off at 9:30 ish and finished right after 3:30 pm. There were often times there were three separate groups waiting on a tee. Balls flying everywhere, had 3 random shots land within 10ft of me the whole round. Keep your head on a swivel.

Everyone is friendly there and food is good. You’ll have plenty of time to eat in between shots…

Course is really fun to play.

Just wayyy too long for the price. Will not return

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I'd like to discuss your visit further. Please reach out to me at 702-388-4400 at your convenience. Respectfully, Bill W- General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough showing

Frost delay of an hour, staff did a horrible job communicating and catching up. Played 9 holes in 2:45 and had to leave. Course is in average condition at best.

Would not recommend

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. I'd like to discuss your visit further. Please reach out to me at 702-388-4400 at your convenience. Respectfully, Bill W- General Manager

Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

A Good Play

Enjoyed playing as a single and moving right along. The course was a good test of all my clubs. Local knowledge would have helped on a lot of the holes...was hard to figure out just where to hit the tee ball. Fairways were nice as were the greens. The greens held well and putted smoothly. A nice variety of holes made for a good day on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value and not far from the strip

Enjoyed the course. Fun and challenging. Plenty of water for a Nevada course. Friendly staff, affordable and not far from anywhere you stay in Las Vegas. Best of thee courses around the $100 mark I played

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Mixed experience

Had it not been for the 60$ hot deal I would have given this 3 stars. A very challenging and enjoyable play that puts premium on accurate drives and approach shots. Heavily bunkered and protected greens. Greens were slower then the looked and speed seemed inconsistent from hole to hole. On one hand the Pete Dye layout is exceptional, and while the turf and greens were in good condition, the course was dieing for some TLC. Edging, vegetation, landscaping was in need, everything look thirsty, and debris and trash through the course. Maybe this is due to proximity to the freeway. While staff was friendly, there wasn’t a level of professional courtesy you would get at similar courses. Better options are available for $129 round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging Course

Loved the challenge and very tough target golf layout. Definitely for the intermediate or above players unless you don't mind losing a few balls. Very tight fairways, water and huge deep bunkers come into play throughout the track strategically placed for anyone off their A game or trying to hit farther than they should off tee boxes or second shots. Love Pete Dye courses and he definitely through anything he could think of on this course. Greens were winter conditions and bent grass mix helped slow down areas when you needed help. Definitely going back again. Course conditions were decent for the price and Rumors are course will be removed within two years. I hope not. Can you take out Legacy instead? :)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Desert pines

I shot a 78 from the tips so happy.

The course underwent a renovation in summer so for the most part the course, fairways greens are in good shape.

It is a Pete Dye design so lot of visually challenging hazards, natural areas and undulating greens

Course is not long at 6200 from the tips.

Great value for money with mostly rounds under 4 hours.

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