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Conditions
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Value
3.3
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
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Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.3
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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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Reviews

2.9
746 Reviews (746)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Shocking Transformation from new greenskeeper!

Last played here end of May. Course left for dead during the summer. New head superintendent hired. Opened up late November, but worth the wait. Everything that was wrong last year(tees, circles on greens, patches of grassless fairways). Front 9 opened just over a week, so the greens were not mowed as low as back 9 greens that have been open for a month. Back 9 greens speed about a 10,front 9 about a 6, should be about another week till they are mowed the same. All fairways in excellent shape, mowed low with no bare spots from last year. Bunkers looked good but was not in any. Biggest improvement were the tee blocks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

MESQUITE

Was extremely disappointed about not being informed we were only to play the back nine twice as the front was not open and it was also cart path only The offered a coupon of some sort for nine holes to get a discount for next time ( big deal ) wont play if it isn't fully open and not cart path only
the course was in decent shape for this time of year but the greens should have been cut as they were a little long.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Buyer Beware

The is the worst course I ever played. DO NOT PLAY HERE. Dont know why Golfnow would even list this course...

No such thing as a fairway or green. Was not even worth the 40 dollars (twosome). Should have gave my money to a homeless person instead....

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Walk, don't run.....

Normally, this course is fairly decent based the on-line green fees being charged. I'm not expecting perfection for a $15 round of golf. In fact, I played there in December with no complaints.

But upon arriving on July 15th, I have one word to describe the condition of the tee boxes, fairways, bunkers, and greens.....ABANDONED. The bunkers were full of debris and weeds, and half the green were almost entirely devoid of grass. If you don't mind putting on cracked dried mud reminiscent of an African desert, then this course is for you. But for everyone else, you'll have better results putting on the nearby sidewalk then on the greens I experienced. So my recommendation is to skip this course during the summer months and hope that conditions improve during the winter. I paid $15 for the round, but $1.50 would have been more appropriate.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst course in the valley

I have not seen a course in such a bad condition as this one green were plain dirt now you can imagine how the rest of the course is would never play there again and would recommend anyone to go out there

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Course condition was the worst

This course is not prepared to play.
There were no grass on the fairways and greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Play from the rough

I felt I had better lies from the rough than the fairway. The fairways were in horrible condition, many times my drives were in the fairway and my ball was on hard pack dirt or in weed beds. Many of the greens were in similar condition. I typically had better lies from the rough, because at least my ball was supported by something other than dirt. Mesquite could be a great course, but it needs a lot of money to fix just about every aspect of the course. I'm not even sure the $19 I paid to play is worth it, there are other courses in the desert that have similar prices but are in much better condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

No Oasis in the Desert

The snowbirds are gone and so is the watering schedule. Holes from burrowing animals add to course difficulty and not in a good way.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

needs some love

Mesquite is a course that has had it's heyday. It needs a bit of love overall. For the $ it was great and I am glad I played it, but is in a state of disrepair.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great practice course

I will use this often for practice rounds and for celebrations golfing

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

friendly staff and water hazards

Friendly staff at check in, starter and cart boy.
Maybe they are water restricted, but it would be nice if ALL the water hazards had water in them.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

challenging

The course provided lots of challenges. As a first time player it was difficult for club selection because of the unmarked ravines that ran through many of the fairways. Once you know they are there, it's not too bad

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

There Is A Drought

I'm happy to see this course is improving - although slowly. The greens are much, much better and I can live with dry tee boxes (after all you can tee it up). I payed particular attention to the bridges and found them to be perfectly safe although a little rough but if you don't drive over them as fast as the cart will go you shouldn't have a problem. Even with a weak back! Given the severe drought in California we perhaps can expect to see conditions more like this at other courses. Too bad for the 'snowbirds' but that's just the way it is. Learn to love it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

fun course

very playable course with super valley views and hard to read fast greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

looking forward to playing it again

The course is in good condition, the fairways are soft, and the greens true. there is still some work to do on the bridges, so you must take care while crossing them, but overall, it was an enjoyable exxperiance, and we look forward to playing it a again. Including seeing the fox that crossed fairway 6 while we were waiting to tee off.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always

Played here before .great access from where we stay always liked this course. The bridges could use some repair and the tee boxes also

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Limited maintenance budget?

Front nine in bad shape, pretty much everything: tee boxes, fairways, greens,
Back nine somewhat better. Do not pay more than 30$ or you will be angry

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

maintenance

backlog of maintenance. bridges are very rough, dangerous for someone with a weak back.
very dry throughout

some greens suffering from lack of water

washroom on 4/8 needs attention

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor condition course

Tee box - poor grass condition and uneven
fairways - patchy
greens - ok

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Until better maintain never play again

Fix the bridges for starters. Need to mark where the tee boxes are.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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