Rams Hill Golf Club

I loved the course layout ... challenging but fair.

Great course, fairways and greens in very good shape. Proshop staff, on course staff and outdoor staff were all very friendly. Range are was very cool with having range finders available. Only down fall was the very high winds(3 club wind at least) but no one can control the weather. I thought the overall experience was great!!

The greeens maps for pin placement were incorrect on ~1/3 of the holes. I never knew if to believe the on screene yardage or placment. When I mentioned in the pro-shop that it looks like 1/3 the pin locations were from yesterday, the response of "yes that happens". The attitude tells me this is acceptable. I think not especially at this price!

Rams Hill continues to amaze me. I played in October but wanted to see how the course played in the winter with the new grass. It's awesome and a ton of fun. Playing firm and fast on the new dormant grass. While I prefer the conditions when the grass is growing, I like the contrast that the firm and fast conditions present. The greens remain some of the best I have ever played and man are they fast and true. The pro shop said the grass should be coming out of dormancy late this month. Already booked for March and will make regular trips in the summer when the price drops. Just wish I could play it more often.

The course was great and worth the drive.

F&B not so good. We were seated in the dining room to order a quick bite and was never served. The waitress never came by to take our order and after 20 minutes we had to go. Tried to at least get a candy bar in the pro shop and no snacks. No beverage cart. For $200+ per golfer we expected better.

As most know this course is in the middle of nowhere and deems itself a resort style destination with lodging packages etc. The course was pretty good but very tricky. Especially with the new fairways, greens and dormant Bermuda conditions. Everything was a tight lie and often times you’d find your ball in a collection area after putting from the wrong shelf of the green or missing your landing spot. . But again it’s just recovering from of a lot of changes. What couldn’t understand is why they would mow the dormant rough as tight as the greens but then again I’m not a greens keeper.

The layout is good with many challenging risk/reward situations but you’ll learn the first time out, a missed shot seems like 2x the penalty. And the greens are super tough if running fast. It was at 11 when we played.

The staff was very nice and the facility was great. Food was great for breakfast. The range was out of balls and they hadn’t set enough space for players to warm up which seemed odd.

Still we had a great time with great weather and were paired up with some good guys who came from SD and Indio (an hour away).

I think it’s a stretch to drive more than hour to pay this much. And, if you’re staying overnight, I’m not sure I’d want to pay this one course twice. We drove from Orange County which was 2.5 hours. The great news is that Golf pass got us a deal to play at 12:50 and they were super nice in letting us out at 11 so we could finish. It was a 5 hour round.

With so many courses an hour north in Palm Desert and the rates they are charging here,I’m just not seeing the value but maybe when they get it growing and easier to manage the golf course conditions, it will be a premier golf course. Still, Ithink they need more faculties and maybe even a second course to make Borrego Springs a true destination. I wish them luck.

The layout is perfect. In order to attack a green, you must check GPS green indication first. Otherwise you will have too much fun.

This course had been getting rave reviews and decided to drive the 90 minutes from Palm Desert, CA.

Well….very disappointed! The fairways about 1/3 are sloped with giant 4

30-50’ sloping on one side sending ball into the rough and bunkers for a center fairway hit. They make PGA West Pete Dye Stadium like a crazy municipal track (actually ranked in top 10 difficult courses). The green are super hard no holding a high shot beyond 125 yards.

I am a 8 Handicap Index player and if you are in the mood for a Mickey Mouse course on steroids- go for it.

So disappointed that Fazio has his name attached and bet he too is disappointed.

The Pro Shop is great, restaurant great, and the special touch of free street tacos at the turn were outstanding.

Front 9 took 3 hours to play because of the group(s) ahead of us. Totally unacceptable and we were close to quitting. Back 9 was just 2 hours so the slow group(s) must have left.

Greens are very nice, fairways are okay, bunkers are inconsistent with type of sand used, but we like the layout.

The course is an oasis in the desert. We did play there on a very windy day but it was mainly the fairways that we felt were unfair. The fairways were like hitting off asphalt and the ball ran forever but not usually in a good way. Middle of the fairway for the drive and the ball kept moving forever sideways till it found a bunker. Very difficult to get the ball to stay on the green even with a good approach. We had been told it was a great course so it was very disappointing and we won’t ever go back.

I received a promotion by Ram’s Hill that the course received a new seeding to enhance the pleasure to play the course. Exactly the opposite happened with a new turf that is not only tough to play, but has made the soil so hard, that the ball becomes uncontrollable following the shapes of the course over 30, 50 or even more. Such a pity because I was a big fan of Ram’s Hill, but that in the future I will no more do the excursion to Borego Springs from the Coachella Valley.

The round will be an excellent experience from the moment you leave your gear at the bag drop to the bite you eat after the round. The course is in excellent shape and every hole feels unique. 10/10 would play again.

The new turf has made the course rock hard and the natural shaping of the course makes the ball uncontrollable and the game unfair. A ball running for more than 50 yards right or left is not golf but more of a gambling game. It is a real pity because I love the layout and views of the course but this time I did not enjoy playing Ram's Hill.

Not sure what happened to the course. Conditions were fantastic in October and now in January all the fairways are like playing on concrete. there is no grass on the fairways.

i could live with the conditions if we weren’t playing top dollar for the round but value for money is not there right now. it’s too bad because the course layout is amazing.

Just finished playing for the 4th time in the last 4 years. In my opinion, the new turf was a huge mistake. You can’t switch to firm and fast links turf on a slopey Fazio target golf course. Used to absolutely love it, but did not enjoy it today. Used to recommend to people and unfortunately would not recommend and wouldn’t play again unless I heard they made further changes.

A beautiful neiborhood was resurrected from the sand when Borrego constructed Rams Hill. You better be a good to great player to enjoy it though. The beautiful flowers guiding your path to the tees are sheer trickery to what is to follow. A good shot in golf is to be rewarded. At the Hill your reward may likely be a sand trap, 50 yards left or right of your designated landing spot. It is infuriating. The tacos on the 14th were a peace offering.

I love the course but I need a caddy or a Pro to keep me out or get me out of the traps. The staff is great because they realize your inner torture. All the course needs for bliss is a bulldozer and a surveyor. See you next year.

I live in Vancouver Canada and have a home in the desert. The golf courses in the desert area are all fantastic but going out to Rams Hill to play is a treat. Yes the drive takes roughly 90 minutes but it is worth the time. The head pro makes you feel welcome and goes out of his way to make you feel like your at your own home course. The layout of the course is fun and the-greens are tough but so-true. Leave your ball below the hole. We will be back many times so take my word and bring your friends you wont regret driving out there to play!!