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4.1
2214 Reviews (2214)
5 Stars
1012
4 Stars
813
3 Stars
250
2 Stars
87
1 Stars
52
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
77.6%
Recommend this course
1908 out of 2214 reviews
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4.0
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.5%
Recommend this course
37 out of 49 reviews
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4.0
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
73.8%
Recommend this course
48 out of 65 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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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Golf Season Year round

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.

Available Facilities

Spa

Available Sports

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Reviews

4.1
2214 Reviews (2214)

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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Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun course to play. Greens were firm and fairly fast. Good practice facility and the starter was very friendly. I would play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Chi town Mick

Great layout - too bad greens were punched and sand-dressed

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Conditions

Ideal playing conditions and the course was not crowded. The golf shop and cart attendants were very friendly and accommodating. The cart ladies were present on both the front and back 9. Well maintained and manicures tee boxes and fairways. The greens were a little burnt and the bunkers could have used a little more sand.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty course. Get desert willows greens keeper

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
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
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful

Great course. No complaints. Could have used some ice and water stations but did have a beverage liaison

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Lovely

I've played this course several times over the past couple years and it's always perfect, just a happy environment! Greens and Fairways are as they should be and the island greens with waterfalls top it all off!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in Poor condition. Holes are not cut correctly and the bunkers are like hitting off cement.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not set up well

I have played this course many times over the last couple of years and today it was not set up well or in great condition which is a shame. It can be a very nice course, but while it's set up as it currently is and the greens and bunkers are in there currentl conditiion I would spend the $100 - $130 and play Desert Willow right across the road, which I played the day before. It's in great condition.

The greens were very fast and hard, which is fine, but not when they are bumpy and the fairway in front of the greens is soft and not rolling up. They looked like they had some fungus issues and had not fully recovered.

The fairways were nice and consistent if not a little soft. There were a couple of wet spots from sprinklers.

This meant you struggled to stop on the green. You could not play short as you didn't roll forwad, but if you hit the green you bounced 8 feet high and off the back. My playing partner and myself (4 index and 8 index) while waiting for the hole ahead to clear (very slow group) hit 8 balls in from 105 yards, 4 landed 2 - 3 yards short of the green and didn't make it, the other 4 landed 0.3 - 3 yards on the green. Only the one that landed 1 foot on stayed on the green and that was still a 30 foot down hill put to th front pin. Very poor setup on the course. Hard greens = hard fairways, play short. Soft greens = soft fairways, play the pin.

The bunkers were a disgrace. No rakes because of Covid (Really - most other course have returned them now) meant foot prints as deep as 4 - 6 inches. The face's were deep sand which caused your ball to plug while the bottom was hard packed wet sand, bette described as mud. I hit off at 7:52 am and on the 14th and 16th hole, 4 hours later I had standing water in the bunkers despite the temperature being 90+. To be honest I have seen better bunkers at a central valley muni course and they only charge $15 a round.

The surrounds of the bunkers also looked unkept on some (15%) of the bunkers, like native grass and sand for 2 - 3 yards in some spots. Not sure what is the deal here, but it looked cheap.

Once on the greens any put between 3 feet and 10 feet was a lottery. You could see the ball bounce left / right etc if you didn't want to putt had enough to leave it 10 feet lomng all day.

Hopefully the course condition improves in th future, but until it does this course is not great value for $100 - $130 per round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways good. Greens were shot

This early in the year greens were like putting on dirt. No live grass. It was unbelievably fast. Fairways were great but green disappointing

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

very good track for all Tee boxes, emaculant conditions, and very fast greens

very good track for all Tee boxes, emaculant conditions, and very fast greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tricky greens

Great course with some tough bunkers and tricky greens. I would play it again.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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