Desert Island CC: #18
View of the 18th hole at Desert Island Country Club.
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4.3
1333 Reviews (1333)
5 Stars
691
4 Stars
486
3 Stars
111
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
89.7%
Recommend this course
1217 out of 1333 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
77.5%
Recommend this course
55 out of 71 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
241 Reviews (241)
5 Stars
118
4 Stars
90
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.0%
Recommend this course
212 out of 241 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private/Resort
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6716 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.9

Formerly known as Desert Island Golf & Country Club and The Sinatra Resort & Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Desmond Muirhead (1971) Walter R. Stewart (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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4.3
1333 Reviews (1333)

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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Hot weather
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Duped

This course has more bugs than anyplace I have ever played. They were flying in our ears and relentlessly pestering us all day. Also, the fairways had thousands of holes in them and the greens were diseased. The beautiful club restaurant we wanted to eat at was closed for the entire Summer. None of these issues were noted when we booked the tee time.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

My first time playing Desert Island

This was my first time playing Desert Island as I have driven by the course for the past year and have always wanted to play there. The course was nice and challenging with water on and a lot of sand traps on many of the holes. The greens and tee boxes were not in that great of shape with some of them bare and/or looking like a disease had taken over. Nevertheless, it was a fun day and will return.

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

Summer golf

This is a good course. Not real hard and fairways and tee boxes in good shape. Greens are not great but expected for summer conditions

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Some Greens weren’t very good. Course staff were great. Fairways were in pretty good shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hot Dog

After finishing nine holes. We ordered couple hotdogs and we were told they would bring the hotdogs out to us on the 10th. Hole if not they would find us, by the 12th and 13th hole. We were starving wondering where you are our hotdogs we finished the 18th hole went back to the place were we ordered the hotdogs and the bartender told us that the cook had quit or never showed? We never once saw a drink cart come out and or did we get a heads up that the cook was gone and there would be no hotdogs coming to us. It really left a bad taste in or mouths. I hope they can straighten this out so that other golfers don’t ever have an issue

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

We enjoyed playing this course, the greens were not in good condition, fairways were beautiful.

Nicely manicured course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent over all

Some green are showing sign of heat stress

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Water features were below average. No streams flowing and the water level was way low .

Too many and large brown areas in turn was not to pretty. No cart girl on a Saturday?

Snack bar at the turn was closed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
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 Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Nice layout, very well maintained. A couple greens had bare spots but this is desert.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overcharged for what you get.

Nice layout good fairway but terrible green bare dirt on some part of the and a few inputable, I'm disappointed for what they're charging for this golf course, there's some much nicer golf courses for far less.

Don't waste your time playing here.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Basic golf

Terrible pace of play following a group participating in a wedding.

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