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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
86
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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4 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
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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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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
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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
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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
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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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u314161752859
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The golf course is absolutely great. However, the pace was very slow, I couldn’t finish 18 holes, it got dark, I only played 16 holes.

Other than that, everything was beautiful, the staff very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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sibber
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

Front 2.5 hours, only got 15 holes in!

No Marshall to keep up pace of play!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Hongsheng
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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awest5
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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u6842840
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u3350033
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better of the two courses

This is the course you see from the hotel. Well maintained, free range, nice practice green, frequent drink cart visits, and very challenging due to water.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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gdoc66
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Graham

The course itself is very nice, unfortunately the greens weren’t up to the standard that you would expect for the price. Overall a fun course to play though!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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mike1346
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Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Well maintained

Beautiful course the only thing that could have been better was the speed on the greens. It's early in the season from re-seeding so I'm guessing that's why they were a little on the slow side otherwise greT course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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RyanYoo
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

High expectations, but..

It’s a well managed golf course. However, resort guests need to be restricted from entering the golf course. We had to stop playing several times because of people walking or biking across the course.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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u000007371149
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Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rhache
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Clown golfers

Today, on our second nine, we had to follow a group of 7 clown golfers. They were not there on the first nine. It is absolutly unacceptable.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Poor
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u893752837
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Reviews 169
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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u004970733
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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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U00004211220n
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u459521915
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful and interesting course

Gorgeous! An interesting and beautiful course to play and in great condition!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u9388055
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314163587150
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314163587150
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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suzannebax56
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rpdavid1
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Greens are a mess

Not sure what has happened here. No flowers around the greens as before. Water features turned off. Greens brown and won’t hold an approach shot. Lousy marketing. They have a captive audience at the nearby Marriott properties but do little to no outreach. I don’t get it.

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