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4.1
2213 Reviews (2213)
5 Stars
1012
4 Stars
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3 Stars
250
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
52
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
79.3%
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1908 out of 2213 reviews
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4.0
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.1%
Recommend this course
37 out of 48 reviews
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4.0
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
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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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

Fitness
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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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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good layout; greens a bit thin

A fun layout (Palms Course)… the course, with the exception of the greens, is is very good shape. Greens were thin (still coming in.. assuming they need warmer weather 😎). I would play again, but only if the greens were much better.

Pro shop person would not check us in for our round until 1hour before the tee time .. since we pre paid via TeeOff.com/Golf now !! I have never encountered this “rule” at any course. The guy might have had a bad day. The starter (Tim) was awesome… he move us to an earlier tee time and let us hit balls before we were officially checked in! At least one employee was customer service focused.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good but could have been a lot better.

Not much grass in the fairways.

Not enough sand in the bunkers.

Greens need some work.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great pace of play

The starter at this course was fantastic and was probably a big part of the reason the pace of play was so good. He should teach a course on how to be a starter, he was excellent . I was paired with a twosome, we teed at 12 and we’re finished at 3:30. The course was in good shape, greens were OK , a good speed for resort golf.

I will definitely play here again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 7
1.0
First Time Playing

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!! DO NOT PLAY!!!

Worst course I all of the Coachella Valley and perhaps the worst service ever experienced in 30+ years of playing golf in the desert!

They have ZERO golf etiquette and could care less about your safety after they take your money! No course marshals and allow people to wear tee shirts and jeans. So not worth the price they charge and staff is lazy as well. Plenty of other much better options and no need to expose yourself to their lack of service. 5 hour plus round, beginners playing from the blues and no one to tell them different. Saw someone get assaulted on the course, had his putter thrown by the bully from the group ahead of him and no security to assist the gentleman. Pathetic all around and a stay away from place. Lack of management and terrible staff. Nine golfers run this place and care about the pricey resort only!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful day, Beautiful course

This is one of my favorite courses to play. I gave an overall rating of 4 stars instead of 5, because we played Classic Club a day earlier, and they include a $25.00 food drink coupon per player and they gave us each a souvenir golf towel. Palms at Marriott does not give these little amenities and Palm at Marriott was more expensive than Classic Club.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Kash

Attractive course, somewhat difficult for me. Well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

first time not bad

Starter moved me to the Valley course, maki g room for a collegiate practice round on the Palms. I appreciated their mindfulness of our remaining daylight hours, but the Valley course seemed underwhelming, even from the back tees. The timeshare hecklers were an added bonus.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

2 problems

1: your app ( GolfNow) has the wrong address for the course. I had to call the pro shop to get directions over the phone after your link to Maps with the wrong address sent me on a wild goose chase.

2: it was cart path only. 😣 NOT noted in your App

Course conditions were not good.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was not in very good shape and fairways had a lot of bad grass and tee boxes were really dry.

Considering time of year and Valley was closed for reseeding Palms was only option.

Too expensive for poor course conditions and they should offer discount pricing during this time of year.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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