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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6876 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.2

Desert Dunes Golf Course has a unique layout that combines a traditional links design with true desert-style golf. The course winds through natural sand dunes that are accented with mature trees and an abundance of native vegetation. It offers one of the most challenging rounds in the valley with narrow fairways, dramatic elevation changes, and fast, sloped greens. Collection areas and strategically placed bunkers border the greens. The most interesting of these bunkers can be found on the ninth and 18th holes where it sits in the center of the signature double green. There are also water hazards that come into play on several holes. In addition to the challenging round, the golf course offers scenic views of the surrounding mountains as well as the opportunity to play amongst wildlife including rabbits, roadrunners, bobcats, and even the occasional desert kit fox.

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Desert Dunes Golf Club - Robert Trent Jones Jr
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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1989) Donald Knott (1989) Gary Linn (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill
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3.3
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Reviews 12
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Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Windy

Even though there is usually wind…the greens looked like some type of disease…and no over seed on several fairways…I think the course has lots of potential…maybe sink some money into it and remove some or all of the dead brush around the fairways…1 - 4…bathrooms need lots of work…

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 4
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Picked the perfect day

No wind and quick pace made for perfect 36 holes today.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs some work

The staff was very accommodating and friendly, too bad the Robert Trent Jones layout was not maintained to the level we expected.

The greens were in rough shape and many of the water “hazards” were without water..

We played a nearby course at Desert Princess earlier in the week and the course was in much better shape.

I hope they can resolve their issues as the facility looked tired.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
2.0
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Previously Played

Desert Dunes Review

The greens and fairways were in very poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Desert Dunes Golf

Fairways are acceptable; bunkers ok. However, greens were loaded with patches of thick poa which made putting not fun.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful and peaceful

Loved all the natural habitat and no houses around this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 2
2.0
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First Time Playing

The wind was incredible and made the course unplayable. I would only recommend this course on a day when there is no wind.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

weather

the course was almost unplayable due to high winds that started after a couple of holes.wind was blowing sideways on certain holes and impossible to keep your ball on the course.Will not play again if any wind before tee off

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Desert Dunes

The conditions if the tee bixes, fairways and greens was poor.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What a difference a year makes!

Played here a year ago at Christmas and conditions were great. Not so this year. Most notably, the greens were very splotchy, patchy, bare and bumpy. I was pretty shocked at the adverse conditions. Teeing grounds grass was very long, it just seemed like overall maintenance had gone downhill. In 2 trips around Desert Dunes, I only spied 2 maintenance workers and 1 player assistant. The player assistant suggested that they weren’t spending any $$ on course upkeep. It still is an amazing track, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, just not maintained at a very high level.

I was trying to change my second round to play elsewhere, but there was nothing available for me other than playing further East in the valley and spending considerably more money so I kept my booking. I moved back a tee deck and actually played better than the first trip around. Golf is funny that way. I hope they figure out a path forward with regard to their maintenance issues. It would be a shame for this property to be forgotten!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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