Primm Valley Golf Club - Desert Course

1) layout is awesome. some. great looking holes

2) pace of play was fast. we played in 3 hours but that’s because no one was on the course . we teed off at 11 am and done by 2 pm. right in the middle of the day , so fast

3) the greens need TLC. all the greens were 1/10 for conditioning. once they fix the greens I will play it again. but if they don’t fix this greens I think there are better places to play.

Played both courses quite a few times thru the years. Almost always in good to great shape.

Now Desert had some sort of water damage so was changed to Lakes course.

ALMOST UNPLAYABLE!

All greens were in various stages of repair and sanded or with squares of grass here and there. Had to play all as 2 putt greens!

Fairways we're very spotted and rough.

Upon leaving the cart guy told us they have been without a Greens super and short on greens keepers. That they just hired a new Sup't about two weeks before.

Save your money and don't attempt play for at least 2-3 months... assuming the new guy stays and they give him what he/she needs to get the courses in shape!

The staff is terrific, and the course is challenging. Sadly, the greens are a disaster, with just little clumps of grass here and there, on a sandy bed. Probably the worst greens I've ever seen; almost impossible to putt on. The T-boxes are okay, and the fairways have a little grass here and there on the Lakes Course. The Desert Course is probably unplayable. The staff is aware of it, and I think they're struggling to bring the course back, but it appears the owners won't put up enough cash to restore the greens and replenish the fairways properly. I'd rather spend more money and play on grass.

Checked in today and was told the Desert course had sever water and drainage problems so they sent us put to the Lake course.

We've played there many times before and always thought it was great.

Fairways were really rough and almost all the greens had damage and were sanded.

After the round we were told they haven't had a greens manager for months and just hired a new one that was met with a disaster to fix.

First time at this course and found the desert course had just recently been aerated. Winter conditions, grass yellowed out turned dorment. We had high winds hitting around 12:30 and continued tell end of day. Practice balls where free and placed on the range. Looking over to the Lakes course it seemed that side was built with different grass and greener.

Driving 45 min from Vegas to play here was a HUGE mistake

I used to love coming to this place. It was a short 40 minute drive from Vegas and 36 holes. But my god what has happened here in the four years since my last visit?

The good: range balls are now on the range, and it seems like they’ve been upgraded. The practice area is quite large though it is hard to see range balls land on the hard pan.

The bad: pretty much everything else.

The starter: he was too busy with his phone and talking with another employee about something on his phone to help get me paired up with the others in my group. When I got frustrated with him I sarcastically said “sorry to bother you and went to the cart”. He was so clueless that he thought I was being serious and said “oh no, you aren’t bothering me”

The cart; it still had a half-eaten burrito on it. The wrapper was still warm when I picked it up to throw it out at the range. No telling if it was still there from a morning round, was the starters breakfast, or something else

The pairing: again the starters fault, but had no idea how to get the people with each other. Because of this I never met with my group. I caught up with a threesome on hole 2, but there was a single in front of them and a foursome in front of them. Behind me was another foursome.

The course: OMG. What the heck happened? This used to be so nice. This time of year there was generally a woman’s NCAA tourney there with lots of name schools. This was more suitable for an off-road derby. The greens were no better. Covered In a strange green mush. I’ve played oil and sand greens that were better - and probably had more grass.

The pace of play. Unbelievably slow. Due of course to the lack of focus on pairing groups correctly.

The wind - not the courses fault obviously, but a 25 mph wind started in the third hole just to top it all off.

I’d love to say I’d be back again, but I can’t. It’s too bad. There’s a great layout but this now is barely a golf course.

Course was almost unplayable. Punched, sanded greens. Bare spots on greens and all over the fairways. Had to bump the ball many times. Next time, how about a heads up on the course conditions? Was a 3-1/2 hour drive!

Clearly the course is recovering from Covid shutdown or other issues. The fairways and greens are in poor shape. However, there is evidence they are trying to recover the course. Only play if you get a bargain price

Course has gone downhill, greens were horrible, fairways were pretty brown as well. Staff was very friendly though and Jose in the clubhouse/bar was friendly and helpful.. Need the course to be in way better condition especially for the green fees.

Easily the worst conditions I've ever seen, sandy greens, brown fairways, chunks of sod thrown about, absolute trash.

I had a second round booked for later in the week but cancelled it.

Do not book here, they shouldn't even be taking bookings to be honest, because now I'm on holiday and can't find a round to replace the one I cancelled here.

Not in its normal condition -- this is the worst that I have it seen it over the years! Not worth a drive from Las Vegas just to play . The proshop DID NOT say anything when we checked in--- TERRIBLE !!

Course was not in good shape. Fairways were dried out and lots of some large animal droppings?? The greens were sanded (lots of sand). It didn't seem appropriate to charge same amount for Desert as Lakes course. Generally like the layout but just not in good shape.

Played the Desert course and the greens were heavily sanded but fairly consistent in speeds. Fairways were mostly brown. Sunny day in 70s still made for a nice outing.

Excellent price and weather. The course was dry and needed repair in a number of places but still provided an excellent track to play.

Don’t let the pictures fool you. It no longer looks anything like them. Several years ago I played Primm and it was beautiful but at this point it appears as If maintenance is virtually non-existent. It seems like they are barely keeping the Lake Course in playable shape and the Desert Course is being left to die. Frankly I would be embarrassed to charge someone to play on the course.

Played 3/4/22

OMG, they have just let this course completely go. Fairway shots ended in thin, cuppy lies within the short, interspersed mixed grasses, bare spots were plentiful, and the course featured greens that aren't green at all (they look like mostly gray/white pressed mud). At least the rock strewn sand in the bunkers was still playable as long as you removed the pebbles. A big portion of the rakes we picked up in the bunkers were broken, too. The bar/grille right now closes at 3 PM, so you can't sit down for a snack or drinks there after your round before the hour drive back if your tee time is 11 AM or later. The pace of play was slow-ish, a few minutes wait on most shots. We finished in just under 4 1/2 hours as a 3-some with a 3-some ahead of us, but if they had a slower 4-some ahead of them... who knows, maybe a lot of lost ball searching as the wind was 15-20 mph with gusts to 27 on this day. Pretty brutal.

On the plus side, the staff is very friendly and accomodating, and the practice facilities are expansive and well worth going early there to work on your short game or hit the range, with practice balls supplied free of charge.

We had played the Lakes Course the last few times and it seemed like it was getting a bit scruffy but still decent, so we decided to go for a little change of scenery and play the Desert Course this time out.

Unfortunately to me, this course was poorly maintained and not worth the drive from Vegas or the green fees. We played with a Hot Deal tee time from GolfNow and $54 was still too much with the 100 mile round-trip drive and extra $20 in gas money you pay in order to play here. Sad, these are two Dye-designed beauties and it seems like they're nowhere near what they used to be.

Well, hopefully it will get better in the future. I don't understand the conditions because we had quite a mild Winter. Maybe they're just letting it go before reseeding new grass for this Summer.

Anyway, at least for now- not recommended.