Mountain Vista GC - Santa Rosa
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4.4
749 Reviews (749)
5 Stars
411
4 Stars
264
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
92.6%
Recommend this course
695 out of 749 reviews
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4.7
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
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25 out of 25 reviews
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4.6
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.8%
Recommend this course
30 out of 31 reviews
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Course Highlights
This desert course consistently impresses with pristine fairways, fast true-rolling greens, and a layout that blends accessible and challenging holes. Friendly staff, quality practice facilities, and strong value make it a compelling choice for repeat visits.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6720 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Closed: September 26 - October 23
Architect Billy Casper (1992) Greg Nash (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Catering

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.4
749 Reviews (749)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Patio Dining 12
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 35
Water Hazards 26
Undulating Greens 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 31
Seniors 30
Advanced Golfers 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 34
Worth the Drive 15
At a Resort 14

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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Really nice course for average golfer

Beautiful conditions, great pace of play, and just challenging enough to make the round interesting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent Course with Zero Amenities

Course was in pretty good condition. Fairways & greens kept up well. Tee box could be cut down a bit.

Cold, foggy, misty morning when we played yesterday. Pace of play was great with course being close to empty. We finished 18 in 3hrs 30min, which was great.

Layout isn’t too challenging but not too easy. Its made for senior play, though there were a few tough holes.

Biggest issue is zero food or drink in clubhouse/pro shop. We could only get drinks from cart service which no one told us till the turn. Cart lady finally found us at hole 12. Decent course with zero amenities.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Santa Rosa

Checked in at pro shop and we were not told it was a shotgun start nor were we told that we were to start at the second tee. Locals passing by us told us to go back to see where we were to start. The pace of play was very slow. The course was in very nice condition.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well maintained . Easy to play

Great course with nice wide fairways . Well maintained greens trebles and fairway. Only add would be GPS on board. No food or beverage carts. Probably due to most golfers live in community. We had shot gun start which squeezed more golfers in but pace was ok

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great course Santa Rosa

Greens were lush, putting was tough and amenities great. Worth playing this course and it’s one of my favourites.

Thank you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Course conditions were excellent and pace of play (4hr 10mins) was also great. Would definitely play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday Golf

Got our ahead of our tee time; course was/is in fabulous shape; as always - we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Definitely a must!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Who knew!

When you're out in the desert...you can never go wrong with the two courses at Desert Willow, the Classic Club, and a few others. You can add Mountain Vista to the list. I played the Santa Rosa course a few weeks after they completed their overseeding. The course was in really good shape...both fairways and greens. The greens ran true...moderate but probably not as quick as they will once they get the height of cut where they want it for the rest of the season. I didn't know or pay attention but this course lies in an senior active community and most if not all the golfers this day were probably residents with a few guests. They are friendly and like to golf but they don't waste time. We played in 3 1/2 hours never feeling rushed. Overall great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times 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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Didn’t Finish

When we booked the t time wasn’t aware that it was a 1:00 o’clock shot gun start. We had reservations that we would finish on a regular t time and was pretty sure wouldn’t on a shotgun start with 2 groups on most tee boxes. As we prepaid there was not getting out of the round without forfeiting our money. We had to quit with 3 holes left due to darkness

The course was in good shape, and the greens were a good speed

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sheathing round slow pace

Didn’t know the tee time booked was a shotgun start until we got to the course. As we already prepaid and there was no cancelling we hoped we would finish. We started on hole 9 and the first 8 or 9 holes went good. After that things bogged down and we were waiting 5 to 10 minutes at each hole. Needless to say wasn’t able to finish only got 15 holes in before it was dark which was disappointing. With that many golfers out without a Marshall to keep pace going was either an oversight or a mistake. Course was in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mountain View Fabulous

Golfed Santa Rosa at Mountain View; course is very beautiful and in excellent shape. Our only disappointment was we started with a shotgun start at 1pm and due to homeowners “taking their time”, we were only able to finish 17 of 18 holes before complete darkness. Would definitely recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Santa Rosa Course

Great course great day, Exactly why we come to the Coachella Valley to golf, nice pace and conditions were good for this time of the year! The restaurant is terrific so make sure you plan a lunch stop here to complete your day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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