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4.9
Friendliness
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4.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7173 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.3

Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs is a return to what made desert golf great. This Nicklaus Design course with stunning views stretches to almost 7,200 yards to challenge the most skilled players. Yet, with generous fairways and four sets of tees, it remains playable for all others. Add the boldly contemporary clubhouse and the ultra-cool environs of the Escena Lounge & Grill, and you have all of the ingredients of a modern classic.

Course Details

Year Built 2005
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

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Reviews

4.8
1219 Reviews (1219)

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Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Had a great day and a great experience. Of course, at the end of July, it's hot in Palm Springs, surprise, surprise. Course was in good shape, greens were a bit slow because of recent maintenance, but it was a great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Playing during the heat of July gets you a good deal. Played here before and decided to try it again. Love the layout. Quite a few bunkers to contend with but took care if that by tossing my ball out so the group behind didn't have to wait (my home course us a par 3 with no bunkers). On my next booking will attempt the challenge of hitting out of the bunker. The bad thing was the cart have no GPS and couldn't find yardage markers. I'm bad in determining yardage and stupidly forgot my Neo Ghost GPS. Other than that, had a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Day

Had an excellent time. Only surprise was no driving range. Just a net to hit into. Course was in great shape and it is a challenging but fair layout. The Golf Now booking experience was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Suprising Gem

Been trying to play at least one new course when making our annual pilgrimage out to Palm Springs. Escena did not disappoint. Great staff, and facilities, Club house Restrooms were pretty sweet. Course was definilty fair for your 20 handicap players like our group. Excellent shape. Only drawback was the wind. was told that it was unseasonable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of room to place the ball and interesting greens. Bunkers are excellent.

Finished in 3 hours!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Love this course...

Got on for a great price. Fairways firm and fast, as expected this time of the year. Greens in excellent condition, but play short once the wind gets up. Pace was great till the last 4 holes, but still finished in under 4hrs. Wind will get stiff after 2pm, but still very playable..Will play all summer, just be smart and hydrate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

JJ

Excellent layout. Course was extremely well maintained. Only drawback was that they only had a practice area hitting into nets. Otherwise, it was pleasure to play on.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, nice price

The only suggestion I have is that would be wise to provide at least one bottle of water. The carts have an ice chest with ice, but no bottle of water. When it is 100 or hotter, that would be a very cheap item that could prevent someone from having heat stroke.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

What a good deal!

I've wanted to play Escena for a long time, but it was always too expensive or too hot. But there are days in June when Golfnow offers great deals and the Palm Springs weather is nice. Two of us went out and had a great time. Almost nobody was on the course, the weather was perfect, and the course was in great shape. I especially liked that the tees and fairways were flawless. The greens were nice too, but a little hard to read because of the grain.

This is not a very difficult course as the fairways are generous, the rough is not bad unless you hit it sideways, and mostly the terrain slopes toward the fairways. Greens are very large. The bunkers do present a challenge as they are very penal and need to be avoided - same for the water features.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice challenge

Escena is a great course. Get there early in the morning to avoid any potential wind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course represents a very respectable challenge

Course has a great layout and everything was in great condition. Restaurant offered a good menu. Will definitely play again!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great value

We were able to book through our resort, golfnow or directly on the course website. Upon the completion of our round, they sent us a discount to play our second round. We really enjoyed the course. It was very challenging and kept in really good condition.

Because of the proximity to highway 10, it can be a bit windier than the more southern courses in the valley. The driving range is into a net off mats. It would be great if they added a full range.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf on Mothers Day

Perfect afternoon of golf, the only negative is you could not order of the menu as they only offered a Mothers Day Brunch. Course was in excellent condition

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
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Can be long but a good challenge

I really like the course can be a little pricey but it's a good challenge to your game you need all 14 clubs to play here

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great afternoon

Very solid, fun course, and from the 6600 yard orange tees a reasonable challenge, especially with a 30-40 mph wind in our face. Got around in a twosome in 3:30 on a Monday afternoon. Course Is in excellent shape. Would be happy to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome

Definitivey worth the price. Fairways and greens in excellent condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course - great value

We played this course on a hot deal. It was in great shape and we had an awesome day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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