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Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
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4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 7232 yards
Slope 141
Rating 75.4

Located at the heart of the immense Anza Borrego State Park, Rams Hill Golf Club sits perched on a hillside overlooking the desert floor. Tom Fazio designed the course, fully utilizing the existing features of the terrain from the natural slopes and undulations to the many lakes and streams. The layout features rolling fairways and elevated greens framed by carefully sculpted bunkers. Each hole has a different character, as well as a different set of challenges, thanks to the natural elevation changes. The final hole is considered a classic Fazio finishing hole and one of the most memorable on the golf course. This par 5 begins with a downhill tee shot to a wide fairway that slopes towards a large lake on the right, then you'll face an uphill third shot to a green protected by an array of threatening bunkers and a large waterfall.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1983) Tom Fazio (2007) Dennis Wise (2007) Jackson Kahn Design (2013)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.6
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The Middle of Nowhere. Exactly Where You Need to Be.

Rams Hill is an incredible course and should be on everyone's bucket list. If you go to Rams Hill's website, it says "The Middle of Nowhere. Exactly Where You Need to Be.", and I can't think of a better way to describe the course. The view in my photo is from the tee of the par 4 hole #7, and I think is the highest elevation of the course. It wasn't a particularly clear day, with some dust in the air, but you can see the view of the valley floor and the mountains. It is truly something special, and you really feel like you are playing on an incredible course "in the middle of nowhere". It is special and I highly recommend it.

I have been playing Rams Hill 3 or 4 times a year for about the last 10 years. It is a special course and make a point of playing it every time I visit Borrego Springs.

There are still several places in the fairway that need some attention. I will say that it is better than it was last year, but there are several holes that still need a little attention. I would have probably marked the "Value for the Money" a little worse, but I was able to book a Golf Now "Hot Deal" and apply a 20% discount. This made it a fairly reasonable price for the course conditions. Still, a very special course and one that every golfer should play at least once.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/29/2023

RyanMM, Thanks for the very thoughtful review and recommendation. We are working diligently to address the concerns of a couple of problem fairways and have embarked on a multi-million dollar 2-summer project to ensure the best playing conditions possible. We really appreciate your longtime patronage.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/29/2023

That you for taking the time to write a very nice 5Star review. I hope you join us again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Worth the drive

Bit of a trek, worth it to check out, especially if you get a deal time. Very forgiving course, 2 free tacos, amd great scenery.

Definitely some patchy areas, but in that environment in the middle of nowhere hard to keep it pristine all season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, very forgiving, greens can be difficult

Amazing course, had a deal time and promo code for $93 and well worth it, but bit of a trek to make it out there. For anyone on the fence, suggest going out before they shut down for the summer

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/29/2023

111nimwsh,

Thanks so much for the 5Star review. While the trek is a little long, it's a beautiful drive and we try hard to make the reward worth the effort.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Boys trip

I got there early with my group. We had an amazing lunch with a great view. The staff was amazing. The course also was amazing beautiful views great weather would definitely recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/29/2023

Motoxr08,

Thanks for your very nice comments and the wonderful 5star review. I hope to see you soon at Rams Hill.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful, lush fairways, challenging greens

We had an amazing day! Absolutely perfect weather, and the course was in great condition overall. The staff was friendly and helpful. There were some patchy areas but most of the fairways and greens were in great condition. It’s a desert jewel, and we just happen to be there on a perfect day in regard to weather and wind. The wind was picking when we were on the 18th hole at about 3:00p. It’s pricey, but worth the trip and fee for a special outing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Worth The Drive

Excellent layout in playing desert golf, must play!

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

Rams Hill “bucket list material”

Course conditions were fabulous greens were perfect and quick for the great amount of undulations. Played with a resident which really helps with reading the breaks.

Fazio design which means deep fairway and green side bunkers. Wind can be a factor and makes 18 really tough into the wind. Great shot values and very scenic course.

As nice as the course is the clubhouse, restaurant and bar were fabulous! The entire staff from the greeters and car attendants up to head Pro and COO were on point!

Long drive from LA and San Diego but close to Palm Springs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

u259275367,

Thanks for the wonderful review and recommendation and the very nice comment about the facility and the staff. Now that you have checked Rams Hill off of your bucket list don't let that deter you from coming back again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the course ….. BUT

We vacation for 6-8 weeks in the Palm Springs area every year and often drive down to Borrego Springs to try to catch the wildflowers in bloom. Often we will combine that with a round of golf at Rams Hill, the last time in 2018. This year we arrived in time to have a wonderful lunch overlooking the beautiful 1st and 18th holes. We teed off at 12:20pm.

We were disappointed to find the fairways that we remembered as green and lush to be very thin and patchy. We had to resort to winter rules to find mediocre patches of grass to set the ball on. Tee boxes were fine, greens were good although they would not hold approach shots. There were also a couple pin placements that were ridiculous and unfair for public golf where shots were hit into the green near the pin but rolled several feet down severe slopes nearly ending up off the green 60-80 feet from the hole.

But by far the worst part of the day was the pace of play. We were behind a group of poor golfers that clearly did not understand the need to play at a decent pace nor the etiquette of letting faster players play through. We never saw a Marshall on the course that we could refer the problem to and this group in front of us ended up several holes (5-6) behind the group ahead of them. We ended up finishing in a couple minutes over five hours!!

A real shame to spend that much money to play a marvelous layout with spectacular views and great features, only to have it tainted by the conditions of the fairways and the pace of play. On this day Rams Hill was not worthy of the top 100 rating that it is so fond of touting.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

kcaseymn,

I'm sorry we didn't meet your expectation on this trip. The fairways have been subpar for the past couple of years as we have battled compaction issues. This past summer we went to great effort and cost to bring them back to our very high standards and while substantial progress was made, we intend to continue that effort until they are back to our standard. Pace of play is important to us and we do our best to ensure all rounds are in the 4.5 hour range. The free tacos at the turn and again win the 14th tee add about 10-15 minutes to a round but we believe that the nice touch of the tacos and the beautiful vistas are worth the extra few minutes. I hope you come and visit us again soon and see the continued progress on the couple of fairways that need continued work.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A desert gem

Really enjoyed our round at Rams Hill on a very windy day, mostly 2-club wind with 3-club wind on the last 6 holes. The wind didn’t matter, it was still a glorious day on a gorgeous course. The course conditions have improved a lot since last year when the fairways were subpar. Way mo better this year.

The 3 opening holes are tough, with the triple whammy of long, uphill and into the wind.

But the course opens up after that, …offering a nice mix of long and short par-4s, and enjoyable par-3s and par-5s.

The layout is engaging and the service by the staff is outstanding as usual. We’ll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

nsaqr,

Thanks for coming over to Rams Hill and thanks for being a repeat customer and fan of Rams Hill. I appreciate your nice review and comments. I hope to see you again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Newbie

Layout was superb

Great shape overall

Staff very friendly

I am kinda cheap so 170 bucks, ya know

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

bbeekly thanks for the nice review and recommendation. Appreciate the comments about the staff./. They work hard at serving the customer.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

u000007767377,

Thanks for the nice review and recommendation. Please come again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun golf course. Challenging, beautiful landscape and mountain views,

Second time there and great staff, practice facility, and Tacos on the turn!!

They still have a few fairways that are struggling in patches with the fungal issue. But much better then last year. I wish it was perfect but it’s not enough to miss this track!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/29/2023

Paul6859858 thanks for the nice review. We still have some work to do on a couple of fairways and will continue work hard on those holes. Glad you enjoyed the free tacos at the Rams Shack. Hope to see you again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course!

Rams Hill has the best layout in the area, and that includes all the way to Palm Springs. In the past , course conditions were not ideal. They made a concerted effort to improve this, and it shows. Not quite at 100%, but greens are good and fairways are also, except for a few holes. It is always enjoyable, and for the life of me, I can’t figure out why more people don’t make the drive down to play. But every time we come to the desert, we always include Rams Hill in our course rotation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

ahthiele,

Thanks you for your review and recognizing the work we have put into making sure the course is always in the best playing condition possible. We still have work to do to meet our own very high expectations.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Rams Hill

I have played this course since the mid-1980's but this is the first time since the new ownership/ new layout. It is impressive! The course is in great shape and very challenging. I really enjoyed playing here

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2023

Dear RG06577C98FB4A8FCE4,

Thank you for your very nice 5-Star review and recommendation. Now that you've rediscovered the beauty of Rams Hill, we hope to see you again soon.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course but

Rams Hill is one of our favourite courses down here. This year in spite of having put a lot of money into improvement they are having problems with some parts of the fairways. The layout is awesome. The views are impressive. The badlands on the way down to Borrego Springs are really something to be seen. We will definitely return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/28/2023

Don4215331 thanks for the review. Thanks for acknowledging the hard and extensive work we did this past summer on our fairways. The fairways have shown very nice improvement and we are committed to continue to do the work necessary to provide the best playing conditions possible.

Harry Turner

GM/COO

Rams Hill

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