Desert Island Country Club

First time I played the course. It was in excellent condition—tees were lush, fairways were green and well taken care of (filled divots), bunkers were consistent and the greens were amazing—firm and fast. The practice putting green could have had more slope to prepare you for the greens on the course, and the range limits distance to 190 yards. The course layout is excellent. Long par 3s (shortest one was 162, longest was 191). Lots of variety in the par 4s in terms of distance and shape. A real delight to play!

Staff was terrific. Layout is fine, except #9 which desperately needs some distance to the water signs. Greens were not in great shape.. Bravo for an excellent selection of tee boxes!

The course was beautiful with the exception of the greens. A little thin and bald in spots. But overall a great course to play. The fairways were plush and green!

On a separate note ordering food at the turn is not very convenient. They do not have a phone number to call ahead. They did have someone bring out a sandwich. My husband bought a BLT and it was $16. No chips were included. Next time I will pack us a lunch.

Wasn’t expecting the course to be this green in February. Beautiful short course . Low key, friendly.

Cart staff cleaned clubs but did not take to bag drop.

Call the club before you book and ask questions like, “When did you last punch the greens and do the carts have GPS”? When you’re paying that much for a round of golf you should expect a high level of service.

This is a lovely course in the center of Rancho Mirage. We love it because we can walk the course. The only issue this year is the condition of the greens which we know they are working to correct.

Conditions were good other than the greens. Greens were very blotchy with lots of bare areas. Fortunately they still rolled well. Holes are often back and forth and quite close to each other. Narrow fairways. Lots of golfers playing in adjoining fairways. Not great for that aspect. Overall a decent course. Not sure if i would go back or not. On the fence.

The greens were poor, bumpy and it looked like they had been short of water as they were sparsely grassed and bumpy in many areas

The fairways, rough and tee boxes were in excellent conditions. However, most greens are in terrible condition. The course management is trying to recover them but it will take time. Check the condition of the greens before booking this course..