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Palms at Marriott's Desert Springs Resort

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2213 Reviews (2213)
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1012
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
52
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
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79.3%
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1908 out of 2213 reviews
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4.0
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
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4.3
77.1%
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37 out of 48 reviews
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4.0
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
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Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
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4.3
75.0%
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48 out of 64 reviews
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Course Highlights
Open fairways, rolling hills, and cool water hazards create a layout that consistently earns high praise from recent golfers. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and solid value make this course easy to recommend.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6761 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.7

Desert Springs Resort has a longstanding reputation as a luxury resort that offers something for everyone. There are two championship golf courses that sprawl across beautifully landscaped grounds covered with lush vegetation and sparkling lagoons, providing a scenic oasis amidst the desert surroundings. From nearly every hole at the resort, golfers can enjoy panoramic views of the Coachella Valley and Santa Rosa Mountains. Water is the most prominent feature of both golf courses. Between the two of them, over 35 acres of water features come into play. The Palms Course is the slightly more challenging layout of the two, but both are accessible to players of all skill levels. The layout features well guarded greens, thick rough and towering palm trees bordering the holes. It has a memorable finishing stretch that starts with an island par-3 on the 17th and finishes with a tricky dogleg par 4 with water all along the left side.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 6761 yards 72.7 132
Black (W) 72 6761 yards 79.1 144
Black/Blue 72 6510 yards 71.6 129
Black/Blue (W) 72 6510 yards 77.7 141
Blue 72 6381 yards 70.9 127
Blue (W) 72 6381 yards 77.0 139
Blue/White 72 6238 yards 70.3 125
Blue/White (W) 72 6238 yards 76.2 137
White 72 6143 yards 69.9 124
White (W) 72 6143 yards 75.8 136
Red 72 5492 yards 66.8 117
Red (W) 72 5492 yards 72.2 128
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for Palm
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 72.7/132 W: 79.1/144 528 392 162 330 429 366 575 186 415 3383 542 375 217 529 350 373 409 160 423 3378 6761
Black/Blue M: 71.6/129 W: 77.7/141 509 368 148 322 429 366 536 186 415 3279 513 357 184 529 340 356 409 152 391 3231 6510
Blue M: 70.9/127 W: 77.0/139 509 368 148 322 407 347 536 167 376 3180 513 357 184 511 340 356 397 152 391 3201 6381
Blue/White M: 70.3/125 W: 76.2/137 496 351 148 322 395 347 525 167 357 3108 495 344 184 501 340 356 385 152 373 3130 6238
White M: 69.9/124 W: 75.8/136 496 351 138 312 395 333 525 155 357 3062 495 344 171 501 334 339 385 139 373 3081 6143
Red M: 66.8/117 W: 72.2/128 447 312 127 280 358 320 472 136 319 2771 457 320 148 439 294 308 308 115 332 2721 5492
Handicap 13 7 15 17 1 9 3 5 11 8 16 6 10 18 12 4 14 2
Par 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 36 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 36 72

Course Details

Year Built 1986
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1986) Ted Robinson, Jr.

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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Reviews

4.1
2213 Reviews (2213)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 82
19th Hole Scenic Views 64
Patio Dining 63
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 170
Bunkers 146
Undulating Greens 94
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 101
A Weekend Splurge 99
Entertaining Clients 74
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 171
Convenient to the City 118
Near Local Attractions 47

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Rocco58
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Reviews 4
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2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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3.0
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Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Metoix
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Reviews 1
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u603957340
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u3440949
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Beautiful course, greens rolling nicely, Played in 41/2 hours. Waited on most shots on the back nine. All and all a great day, I will return on my next trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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5.0
First Time Playing

Top Tier Course

Everything about this course was better than could be.

5 out of 5 across the board

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Hot weather
Used cart

Great round, great staff

Played as a single with a twilight time. Sub 3 hour round - no one in front no one behind. Course is in excellent condition and greens are quick but fair and break true.

Shout out to the starter Robert; he gave a great run down on the course and amenities, very friendly but professional and handled all the people coming and going exceptionally well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Exceptional course!

We had a guys trip to Palm Springs and we chose this location because of the review and the pictures. Boy it did not disappoint! We were worried it was narrow and we would lose a ton of golf balls. While the course was challenging the fairways from the tee had plenty of room. We had a blast the scenery for each hole was amazing and super friendly staff. Highly recommended to play it and enjoy it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Awcobmd
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Reviews 5
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5.0
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Previously Played

Gorgeous day on the golf course

Course was in great condition and the scenery was beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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u559540053
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Reviews 5
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great outing with friends

Course was great to play. Layout was fun and conditions were excellent. Staff were very helpful to maintain pace of play. Look forward to my next tee time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rmkejk
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Reviews 2
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2.0
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Poor greens

For the middle of February the greens were in horrible shape. Some totally bare spots and very little grass i other areas.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
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2.0
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Marriott Desert Springs

Rude Pro Shop staff.

Slow pace of play

Course design ok but could be better maintained.

Lots of places to play in the desert; recommend you find another.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Justin6038864
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Reviews 4
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3.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Jodamioli
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Unhappy

The greens were in poor condition!! The pace of play was way too slow , it took us almost 3 hours to get thru 10 holes, and then there were two groups waiting to tee off on no.11 so we left. We went to the golf shop looking for a refund for 9 olds, and the manager repolied that we could play the back side of the lot her course…but by then we already had our clubs brought up and we were done!!! Very diabppointed in the Marriott!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Justin6038864
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Fun layout

Greens a bit spotty. Overall good grass everywhere else. Nice layout.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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