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4.2
2189 Reviews (2189)
5 Stars
1002
4 Stars
803
3 Stars
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2 Stars
84
1 Stars
52
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
79.8%
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1888 out of 2189 reviews
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3.9
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
67.9%
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19 out of 28 reviews
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4.1
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.3%
Recommend this course
61 out of 81 reviews
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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.

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4.2
2189 Reviews (2189)

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

My favorite course besides Pebble Beach

The course is fantastic. The staff is great. The hotel is amazing. I would recommend this course to anyone that wants to play a great layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Marriott desert springs

Solid course greens a bit hard to read correctly. But that’s probably me. Tees in good shape. Good driving range offering see. A bit pricy but it is a resort course. But it’s still hard to pay3x more than I pay green fees at home

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good but could easily be better!!!

Layout & fairways were great for early October but sand traps & fairway bunkers were in bad shape with a ton of weeds covering 10-40% of the bunkers. Very little sand & very hard.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging But Fun

Though the course is challenging but fun. The undulating fairways mean your are hitting 2nd shot either below or above ankles. Keep the ball in the center of the fairway and you will take the many water and sand traps out the game. Hole 17 is brutal especially with the firm green surface. I was able to hit 14 fairways allowing for great scores.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

End of Summer at the Palms

Gave this place a shot today, the weather was great for the 1st half of the round, then the wind began to bust & dust went flying. I liked this course but I guess I expected a bit more or better for being a JW Marriott property. The course is in a transition phase of preparing for the October overseeding & punching. This course doesn’t play long except when the wind is busting like today.

The property is beautiful with the hotel, pool & several lakes.

Very friendly staff from outside operations, pro shop, beverage cart & even maintenance workers. The rate I got today was fair, as all golf has become expensive, but little things like grass clumps, ant mounds & grass growing out of bunkers is unexpected for this type of facility. I would play this course again, but it would need to be at today’s rate.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Be prepared to be caught with hidden fees

After booking the tee time in person I arrived the next day only to later find out that I couldn’t share my set so it would’ve been nice to know in person.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Difficult due to tall grass

We like the course; however, this time the grass was very tall which made it difficult to find your ball. We found a lot of balls but not necessarily ours. Needless to say, the tall grass wore me out...,hard to get out of and easy to go right back into another patch of tall grass.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Quality course

Typical higher end course in Palm Springs. Well manicured with some gently rolling hills. Pace of play was great, but snack bar was closed and restaurant not open yet prior to our tee time.

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