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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6312 yards
Slope 122
Rating 69.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for businss in 2022.

This is the kind of place the locals actually play. The kind of place that offers regular Sunday champagne brunches and New Year's Eve parties in the clubhouse. Mesquite's low green fees bring them in (under $100 even in Palm Springs' ultra expensive peak season). Its mountain backgrounds and golf along the bottom of a streambed are what bring them back.

Mesquite Golf and Country Club in Palm Springs isn't a long course by any stretch of today's standards. It comes in at 6,312 yards from the back tees. Locals find that fits just right. Again, it's Palm Springs. Many of the locals are cashing retirement checks between drives. A little shorter does not necessarily mean uninteresting though.

There are eight small lakes out on Mesquite and when the water's running in the stream it plays with some kick. At the same time, it's very friendly to women, seniors, anyone who finds distance to be a challenge. The 366-yard par-4 ninth is illustrative of a course that regularly lets average hackers go for the green.

Course Details

Year Built 1985
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bert Stamps (1985)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, no cutoffs, denim OK

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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2.9
746 Reviews (746)
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Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
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Commented on 01/02/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great potential; needs work

This course is conveniently located in Palm Springs and has reasonable green fees. People are friendly and welcoming. Fairways are in good condition after extensive work this fall; back 9 greens are good; front 9 still need work with several having large sections of sand making putting a bit frustrating. Despite this, I would still come back as the scenery is lovely and pace of play is very good. Flood damage in Feb 2019 has meant the 16-18th holes have had to be reconfigured making the course par 68/69. Hopefully it will return to its original layout in the future.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Incentivized Review
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

TLC

the course needs a lot of TL&C and I would recommend the course to others.

Great scenery

Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/20/2019

We're glad you'd recommend the golf course to others. We hope you'll give us another shot soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Day of golf

This course is going under some vast improvements and is still in a state of repair. The Director of golf, Charles, advised me before I started that there was considerable work going on . He warned the green were spotty and was completely honest.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/12/2019

We appreciate your feedback and come see us soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful setting!

Value was excellent with great view of surrounding mountains. Recently had some flood damage so 17 and 18 are on temporary tee offs. Grass recently reseeded . Otherwise great little course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/12/2019

Thank you for positive feed back. Come back and see us again

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible

This was the worst condition course I have ever played. I have played it each year for the last 6 years and it gets worse every year. I wish I would have read the other bad reviews before I pay money this year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/12/2019

We are doing our best to recover from our flood.

See you next year!!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mesquite needs a caring owner

Employees friendly and course has great location and potential but needs repair and water

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/23/2019

Hi ka4763063. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

SCAM masquerading as a Golf Course

The fairways barely have grass. The greens are something akin to a shag carpet. The layout of the course is laughable. Truly, the worst excuse for a golf course I've ever encountered.

I'm surprised that GolfNow continues their relationship with this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/19/2019

Thank you for playing with us,

Hopefully in the near future you will have a 5 star experience.

See you soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a Joke!

A poorly maintained course suffering further from the Valentine’s Day rain event. Golf Now rate of $25.- not bad but when I wanted to show up early 45 mins the pro shop gal said it would have to be another $15.- for twilight rather than super twilight. Had it not for the mountains and actually knowing I was in Palm Springs, I would have thought I was playing some worn-out, hick-town track in rural who-knows-where? Nice enough layout and challenging greens so with a good bit more maintainance and repairs, it would be quite playable but don’t get caught paying more than $25. Ever.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/10/2019

We appreciate your feed back for it allows other golfers to know that they are not allowed to tee off 45 minutes ahead of time due to our rate change.

We will continue to make improvements from the rain damage.

Thank you and have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Used cart

RECOVERING

Nice course sustained flood damage recently, so recovering

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/10/2019

Thank you for your feedback,

We will continue to work past the flood damage and recover.

Hope to see you again .

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mesqute GC is Storm Damaged

First off, I like Mesquite GC and have played there numerous times. But today, I played it with some friends from San Francisco and did NOT realize how much the recent storm has damaged it. I wish the Pro Shop would have warned us about the playing conditions instead of pointing us to the temp scorecard with numerous hole revisions. We still did not get a feel for the damaged course until we finished 17 and 18. But like I said I have played it before and would have rated it a high 3 star course. But right now (until it is fixed) it should offer discounted golf rates for the tough condition of the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 04/10/2019

Thank you for playing with us and we hope your next round will be a 5 star experience.

We appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/28/2019

Hi RTCummins! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/28/2019

Hi gl002mc. 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 serious at our course. You are welcome to comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Mesquite is a friendly playable course

My goal was to get a quick morning round in at an affordable course and Mesquite fit the bill. The pro was friendly, and as a single the other golfers happily waved me through . I got 18 holes in just over 2 hours. The course was in fair condition, with decent greens, though a couple of holes were damaged by the floods last month. For my first round of the year it was just what I wanted. I'll be back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/28/2019

Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're glad you found value and efficiency in #MesquiteGolf We look forward to seeing you out here more often this season!

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Commented on 03/26/2019

Thank you for playing with us and we hope your next round will be a 5 star experience.

We appreciate the feedback.

have a great day.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow Play

Our tee time was directly after the Men’s Club Championship time. Due to the important essence of their round (to them) everyone after had to play at their ego driven pace.

The course staff came out to let the following players know the reason for the really slow pace. When accepting tee times after the before mentioned Mens Club Mesquite should have not used the regular time spacing but one of at twice as long for a period of time, reducing it for another shorter period of time and then back to the regular spacing.

I realize that Mesquite is in business to make as money as they can, but doing it by inconveniencing the other paying customers is not a long term positive.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/22/2019

Hello,

We apologize you did not have a great experience the day of the men's club.

We hope you will have a better experience next time.

Please contact Charles at 760-323-9377

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has severe flood damage!

Wish I had known the condition of this course prior to booking a non-refundable tee time. Lots of bare spots due to flooding. The back nine has a few holes where the tee box had to be moved due to the damage - starting with turning a par 5 into a par 4, and then finishing up with 2 80-yard par 3s.

No snack bar or cart person either, so bring your own coffee/water/snacks.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gordon meadows

It is to bad that recent rains flooded the course and put several holes out of c9mmission and forcing the course to change others holes as well. The greens are in good shape and most fairways are show8ng good growth. Would gladly play it agai;.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/15/2019

Thank you for understanding and realizing the situation we are having.

Many people do not seem to get it.

Have a great day, we appreciate it and working hard to get the back 9 up to Par.

Front 9 is back to original layout

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Commented on 03/15/2019

Thank you for your understanding regarding the recent rain we've had. We look forward to your next round with us soon!

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