Mountain Vista GC: Clubhouse
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4.0
726 Reviews (726)
5 Stars
395
4 Stars
257
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
79.4%
Recommend this course
672 out of 726 reviews
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4.2
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
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1
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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3.9
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
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1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.8
78.3%
Recommend this course
18 out of 23 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6720 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Closed: September 26 - October 23
Architect Billy Casper (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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4.0
726 Reviews (726)
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Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Hot day

I think the only thing for them to supply cup and water on course. Otherwise great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

A little too country clubish for us

To start with, the course is beautiful and well conditioned. Probably the best conditioned course we played on our recent visit. It is located in a gated community and caters to seniors especially. (By the way, for the record my wife and I are seniors as well) The pace of play however was very slow for us - Over 4 hours. It appears this is a very popular course that is well supported by members. Most of the groups we saw had their own private golf carts. There were 2 incidents that stood out to us. We were waiting on every shot from the 2nd hole on. There was a club scramble tournament taking place in front of us. When we were on the 4th tee box, the group ahead of us had just teed off when one of the members mentioned they had lost a cooler bag back on the 2nd hole. They asked us if we could drive back to retrieve it for them since we were waiting anyway. Since we had someone on our tail as well my wife suggested they call the pro shop to see if a Marshall could pick it up for them. We though it a bit nervy for them to ask. It would have made more sense for them to drive back and allow us to play through. The second incident involved the course Marshal. He asked us how our round was going and we mentioned the pace of play was quite slow. He basically lit into us explaining that you needed to have 4 hour and 15 minute rounds in order for a course to survive. Although this did not make sense to us, he lightened up a bit after we told him the course was in excellent shape and very beautiful. We would not recommend this course - Not because of the conditions but because of the overall attitude we felt while on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Just another round in paradise

The course is in excellent shape for late summer..Greens are great and very consistent.

Always a good experience at Sun City

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic value

I was blown away at the playability of this track. Wide open fairways, plush greens, plenty of hazards. Groundskeepers all over the course. My twosome teed off just after 7am and were finished by 10:30. Did not wait once. Had a great round! Thought it was a steal for $32. At least, compared to the value we get in San Diego.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great condition and no bad lies!

Beautiful and playable in the heat. I played the Gold Tees and found my first-time through very fair and enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

5 stars

It is a very friendly course. I think everyone, beginner or advanced, will enjoy to be out there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Santa rosa

Rode the Blacks (6720/72.1/127) with Bill mid day in around 3H using Forelinx. The weather was around 100, sunny with a little breeze.

The Bermuda tees were nicely maintained.

The Bermuda fairways were lush and very nice to play from.

The Bermuda rough is lush/thick. Tough to play longer clubs from. Good length, high enough to be penal, not so high as to slow POP with lost ball challenges every time you enter it.

The sand traps were excellent. Fine quality sand and very nicely maintained.

The Bermuda greens putted medium speed and were smooth/consistent/firm. No tiers or huge mounds to navigate, but I rarely had a straight putt.

Enjoy this conventional 36-36=72, four par 5 and four par 3 layout. The front is almost 300 yards shorter with a couple of risk/reward par 4's. Tight in places, but still mostly generous landing areas. It would still be a good choice for players of all skill levels. Definitely not a course to walk, many holes are a long ways from the last tee. Recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Experience and Staff at Mountain Vista Santa Rosa Course

My golf buddies and I really enjoyed everything about this course. It is playable, offers a variety of tees to play from, isn't crowded and is very well maintained. Great value for a very reasonable price.

Nancy (with a y) in the Pro Shop is a great representative of the friendly atmosphere we found here. We'll definitely be going back to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hot!!!!

Played at 7 am. The staff is super friendly. The course is in super magnificent manicured. Played from the black tees and was very easy. It’s located in a retirement community so it’s more for that kinda player. The locals all have Bentley private carts and ride solo. We where getting pushed by a threesome playing from the front tees and riding in their own cart. Beutifull course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sun City Palm Desert

Fantastic summer condition. Played for $20 @10:30. Great value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Replace the Starter

After a long wait with no one on the course due to Ladies day play. The Starter put us behind a slow foursome on this wide open course with the outside temperature of 106 today in Palm Desert!

We were a twosome. After waiting 15 minutes in the fairway, We jumped the foursome on the 2nd hole a par 5.

We completed 18 with no one ahead of us in under 3 hours. What was the Starter thinking?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a gem

This course was unbelievable what a value it was in fantastic shape the staff in the pro shop had us laughing from the start of our round we liked it so much that we went out for another 18 if you are reading this you better just book it and golf it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing course for the price

This is a great bang for your buck course. The greens were in great condition, as well as the course as a whole. You’d be hard pressed to find as good of a course as this for the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice change from the extreme Desert courses.

Nice course, I would rate it as a well maintained Muni course. Not overly challenging, but we played in 3.5 hours. The greens were very quick and rolled true. It was a great place to find a swing after a couple of days trying to steer it tighter courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Excellent course for the price. It’s wide open and a nice change from the popular desert courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course!

One of the best courses i have been to. I golf at least one or two times a week and go to courses all over and this probably takes the number one spot. The grass was very well kept and the scenery was beautiful. My experience was amazing! I would definitely recommend this to anyone coming into Palm Desert and looking for a great course to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Blows away Indian Springs, harder than Mission Hills Pete Dye. Play it from the Blacks, fun and challenging for a 12 handicap. Shot an 84!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course. Great conditions. Greens werent perfect - but almost! Windy at the beginnings ng but calmed down a bit. Guys at the clubhouse wete very froendly

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