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3.8
1719 Reviews (1719)
5 Stars
400
4 Stars
818
3 Stars
322
2 Stars
116
1 Stars
63
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
78.2%
Recommend this course
1367 out of 1719 reviews
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4.1
100 Reviews (100)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
54
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.0%
Recommend this course
89 out of 100 reviews
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4.1
122 Reviews (122)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
64
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
86.1%
Recommend this course
105 out of 122 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and well-maintained greens make this underrated municipal course a top local value. The forgiving layout and consistently smooth pace of play keep golfers coming back.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6357 yards
Slope 120
Rating 70.1
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Palm Desert Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1962) Cary Bickler (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.8
1719 Reviews (1719)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 51
Patio Dining 29
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 74
Water Hazards 51
Undulating Greens 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 57
Seniors 49
Beginners 39
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 76
Worth the Drive 15
In the 'Burbs 14

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Played On
Reviews 4
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/16/2023

Hi, TinCupNV. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Palm Desert Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/16/2023

Hello, TinCupNV. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Palm Desert Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Pedestrian

4 hours and 40 minutes. Doesn’t look like pace of play is a priority- though it was a 12:30 start. Greens we actually pretty good. Not super quick but ran well. Fairways are in rough shape.

Looks as if they are working on the bunkers- there are a lot of them strategically placed ( from the back tees ).

I enjoyed the company.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 02/16/2023

Hi William3843384,

Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Palm Desert Country Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Palm Desert CC

Nice track but a little tricky to get from green to tee. Maybe more signage would help. Greens were in good shape. Bunkers need work. Pace of play was good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u303608604. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Palm Desert Country Club thanks you!

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

Greens in good conditions but the rest of the course is in peer condition, fairways had little grass in patchwork, traps were in terrible condition. Not worth the $ in this condition but would play again if conditions improved

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/16/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u565145282. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Palm Desert Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor amenities and desperate pace of play

Finding no practice and then going to the first tee to see a group of 5 players in front of us hitting no shot more than 50 yards and taking about half hour for the first hole we questioned the starter if this was normal. Upon his confirmation that this was allowed we decided this was not the way we wanted to spoil our day and did not play the course. We were refunded our greenfees which was fair.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hi, chrescht. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting Palm Desert Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Old course

Tee boxes & fairways have seen better days. Any money spent was put to use on the immaculate putting greens

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hi LinaDiNardo,

Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Palm Desert Country Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u952094529. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Palm Desert Country Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Time

Enjoyed the outing at this course. Fairways a bit tight and a bit dry in places. Awesome greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hi, RGCA3A783B3F2C93DE5D. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Palm Desert Country Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hi, Doug6649058. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Palm Desert Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 132
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hello u512965884. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Palm Desert Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways were very bad.

Played 4 days in Palm Springs. The fairways were terrible compared to other courses in the same price range. Staff was friendly, greens were great and I was paired up with a fun couple of golfers. Good day except for the fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hello u7041969, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Palm Desert Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worst Course of our Trip

We had 8 of us including a golf pro in our group. There wasn't a group starting in front of us, so the course wanted to start us early when we arrived. We declined as we wanted time to warm up. The 20's something drink girl (Long medium dark hair, obviously not a gym rat), was very short when offering us a drink. She only offered us a drink once and was tipped well the first visit. Subsequent visits were only to nag us telling us to speed it up. She didn't know there wasn't a group ahead of us. After the turn, she asked us when our tee time was, an then just left. We weren't even offered a drink. We finished in 4 hours 10 minutes, but she nagged us the entire time. She was so unpleasant that we will never play there again!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/10/2023

Hello, u6964395. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Always a great round!

I play thus track every time I get the chance to. Wide open course with challenging greens. Bunkers are actually sand and easy on your irons. Well maintained course. Recommend for any skill level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Your feedback is important to us, CoachRich. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Palm Desert Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tired course

Pretty rough shape. Need to remove the “Country Club” verbiage from the name.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/10/2023

Hi, u000008103644. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Palm Desert Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very very poorly maintained fairway.

Hardly see the grass in the fairway. The second shot was extremely difficult because the ball was always lied between the grass. It is definitely not the course for $115. I wouldn't recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/10/2023

Hi kdavid94588,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dog track

Fairways on the front nine are awful. Didn’t like having to drive back and forth across neighbourhood streets. Poor signage and directions. Very overpriced . Poor staff. Wouldn’t return. Far better options available for similar rates

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/10/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, bbyspalko. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (760) 345-0222. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Palm Desert Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Layout…Awful Shape

Staff here were nice and clubhouse was great, but the course is in awful condition. Bunkers unplayable with fairways patchy and hard as a rock. Greens are ok….but the fairways, sheesh!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/10/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/09/2023

Hi, erich1775733. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Palm Desert Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Palm Desert country club

Staff were very friendly,pace of play was great,but for the price course was in so so condition

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/09/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, ripp68. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Palm Desert Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

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