Palm Desert Resort Country Club

I believe the overall experience at the course has improved in the last year.

Course was in great condition. Fairways and greens are super nice right now. Pace of play wasn't bad considering those of us groups trying to finish 18 before dark staff is helpful! Just wish there at least another restroom/water refill station out on the course. But overall this is a fun track

Staff seems to be on the right track making this course good again! They keep cleaning up the course and it's looking real good. The price can't be beat in the desert for the quality.

I booked a midday tee time as a single and proceed to show up 25 minutes early for my round. I go into pro shop and there is a line of about 6 women waiting to check in. Man behind desk was having computer issues so things were moving slow, no big deal I get it. I eventually get checked in and head down to the starter 8 minutes before my tee time, only to see a large group of senior women (about 16 total) all huddled at the tee box getting ready to start. I ask the starter what’s going on and he says they’re members and I will have to wait for them to tee off and finish hole 1 to start my round, basically pushing my tee time back 45 minutes. I politely tell the starter that I won’t accept that and I paid for that tee time and they need to honor it. That’s when the leader of the senior women’s league comes up to me and says they’re going to start and I’m displaying poor golf etiquette by not showing up 30 minutes before my tee time. I’m a relatively young guy, 32, but have been playing golf since I was 9 and put the respect of other golfers at the forefront of all my rounds. Stealing my tee time because you’re a member and want to start your girls club tee times 15 minutes early isn’t my idea of proper golf etiquette. Proper etiquette would be letting a single play through especially if his tee time is before yours. I was forced to skip ahead to hole 2 and pair up with a couple that also got sent out before me despite having a tee time after me. I also got yelled at by a Marshall on hole 10 for driving on the fairway even though the starter never mentioned cart path only (probably because there are no cart paths in the middle of every hole). Overall, the course is pretty and well maintained. But the staff and members and their stuffy attitudes will keep me from coming back. If you’re going to play whenever you want, then don’t make the course open to the public!

The course was fun with Vinny variations in the holes. But lack of course marshals made the pace of plate, truly suffer.

Hit a six iron from the blues over the pond on Number 6 dead to the stick couldn't find the ball. Never looked in the cup. I wonder.

Lots of spectators as you play between the houses. Well maintained all around.

Have Fun.