Valley at Marriott's Desert Springs Resort

We had a great day up until the 15th hole. Pace of play was excellent and the course was in very good condition. Loved it. Unfortunately, on the 15th hole there was a foursome that was very slow as there was a young boy learning to golf. While I fully support this. It was clear that this could’ve possibly been his first time golfing. Perhaps a course marshal would have been able to help with pace of play as a simple set of instructions for this family may have been quite helpful. For example, for this child to tee it up from even the red tea boxes was completely unreasonable. As a very novice junior golfer, they should be tee off way down the fairway and close to the green to make things more fair. In any event, without a marshal, we were left sitting there for over 20 minutes on a short part three. The group behind us drove up and parked on the actual tee box which was in the shade. I could not believe it. This person chipped at me and told me he didn’t want to park in the hot sun. We decided to skip a hole, which was no big deal and just drove around the group in front of us. A marshal may have been able to help avoid all of this.

Overall, it was a very good experience and we are going back tomorrow!

Course is in great shape and located within a top notch hotel. Course is interesting and layout straightforward. We played in 4 hours and 15 minutes. The course is located with a top notch hotel and so driving into facility is impressive. Only downside is it’s a little pricey

Wonderful resort course with pretty challenging greens and deep bunkers. Fairways are fairly wide open. Would golf here again. It is fairly expensive if you don't get a online booking deal from GolfNow.

The course was in excellent shape with fast greens and good fairway grass. Speed of play was surprisingly good being close to 4 hours. The staff inside and outside were very friendly and there to help. The resort is beautiful! We will play this course again next time in Palm Springs.

Everything in pretty good condition. Plush fringe and rough lies. Fairways good not great. Greens good not great. Definitely a bit thin for the first week of March.

Played in afternoon so trying to get 18 in before dark. Caught up to the last of a party of guys slowing play down. Not sure why they were even allowed to even have 5 in a group. I heard starter at Palm tell them they needed to keep to 3hrs 45 minutes but that was a joke. High handicap guys hitting off back tees was not good.

Definitely need a Marshall on valley course to keep people moving. The guys took their time hitting multiple balls and then standing on greens practice putting. Last 9 took 2hrs and 20 minutes. All behind them were not happy as we all tried to slow but it got ridiculous as the round progressed.

Greens were a little rough, but overall a great course. Our flight in tp Palm Springs was delayed by almost 2 hours and when I called the pro shop they said to just get here when we could. We didn't have to wait at all

All the staff were friendly and helpful. We're back later in the week to play the other course. Really looking forward to it

Not only fun but quick - starter let us go early and didn't catch anyone until 17. Course in good condition. Greens consistent.

I enjoy the valley course immensely, well kept can be challenging Course in wonderful condition hats off to JW Marriott, and his staff

Good value, quirky holes, decent conditions, recommend. Valley course is coming out of maintenance and mowers were still out there making piles of grass clippings everywhere. Fairways and greens were good. Bunkers ok. The layout is kind of cramped in. Mostly uneven, undulating lies everywhere made it difficult to make consistent contact (back to practicing those above/below/side hill lies). I prefer the Palm course for more scenery but recommend both.