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4.4
354 Reviews (354)
5 Stars
210
4 Stars
111
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
88.6%
Recommend this course
323 out of 354 reviews
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4.3
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.2%
Recommend this course
33 out of 37 reviews
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4.3
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
83.6%
Recommend this course
56 out of 67 reviews
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Course Highlights
This 27-hole course impresses with well-maintained greens, fairways, and water hazards spread across three distinct 9-hole layouts. Exceptionally friendly staff, GPS-equipped carts, and strong value make it a rewarding experience for returning golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Private/Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6706 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.6
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Desert Princess Country Club & Resort
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Course Details

Year Built 1985
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tiff Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Rainville (1985)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $30
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

4.4
354 Reviews (354)
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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Locals

The residents that live around the course in their little houses are totally rude. They come out of their house and jump in front of you while golfing. We had to skip a hole because some rude ladies jumped in front and would not allow us to play through. To add insult to injury they took extra time and were extremely slow. Other residents would walk across the fairway in front of you. It is a nice course but not worth dealing with all the narcissistic psychopaths.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Hacking It Around

The course layout is fun and was in great shape. The only negative was that we had an expected long drive to the first tee on the Ceilo course but not the long drive after finishing in the Vista course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

A little tight

Bounced a few off the fairway houses as some of our group are newbies.

Greens were left long and played very slow.

Not worth the $106 green fee sorry.

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

Great Day

Nice layout, great conditions

Went out as a single and they put me with a great threesome

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Jeff

Has potential for a 5 star. Rated it lower. Rough too high. Difficult to find golf balls. Slows down play.

Fairways too high. No roll. Slow greens. Did not meet expectations

Excellent practice facilities and carts. Great scenery.

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

Enjoyable

First round since late October and it was an enjoyable round. Not being pushed and didn’t wait more than a few minutes at any point.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was great

The staff were exceptionally helpful and courteous. The course was in great condition.. highly recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course with desirable amenities but with meandering layout.

Pros:

--modern carts with GPS.

--impeccable gardens all around the course. Greens and fairways are well-maintained. Lots of water hazards.

--The course is divided into three 9-hole courses. You can binge-play all 27 at one time.

--The 3 9-hole courses are named Cielo, Vista, and Lago. Know which two courses they threw you in and the order in which you are supposed to play, like Cielo-Vista or Cielo Lago. Vista is way down the street, about 8 minutes away. Lost of first-timers got lost.

--The day we played, there were mostly couples, but the staffer did not try to force us into foursomes—basically, they send you out, first-come, first-serve.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 179
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

Beautiful course!

Beautiful course, some challenging carries if you play the right tees, I’d recommend it to all golfers

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Decent Layout ruined by terrible Geofencing and poorest greens on otherwise nice course

Can't abide courses that carelessly set up their geofences, which disabled my cart while ON a CARTPATH, ended up having to drive on the turf at the edge of OB to get around the poor fence, plus multiple other times it prevents users from driving on reasonable areas over 30-50 feet from a green, while other players in their own carts can drive right up to the edge of the green..

Furthermore, greens were mowed very long, which required massively strong putts to go 20 ft. or more.

finally, vista/cielo is the only 18 hole rotation that doest leave you with a 10+ minute ride either before or after your round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Conditions of Greens

Tee to green in excellent condition nice views both desert & resort settings good value, but the greens where terrible they had not been cut slowest I have seen in desert

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great Course

Sadly GN did not inform us that the other 2 courses were closed. Had to play Cielo Course twice. Disappointed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A Pleasure to Play

Lee and Jerry on staff were friendly, helpful and knowledgable; great service! The Vista / Lagos courses were generally in good shape though there were some dry spots on a couple fairways. One issue for me was unclear signage to direct you from end of Vista to the start of Lagos. Otherwise a pleasure to play all round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course but a bit challenging to find your way around. In addition, finished playing at 2:00 but grill already closed. A little disappointing that we could not get anything to eat.

Staff is excellent, very friendly. Course in excellent condition considering the heat of the summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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