Desert Island CC: #18
View of the 18th hole at Desert Island Country Club.
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4.3
1430 Reviews (1430)
5 Stars
749
4 Stars
520
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
89.8%
Recommend this course
1310 out of 1430 reviews
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4.5
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
2
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2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.9%
Recommend this course
93 out of 97 reviews
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4.3
140 Reviews (140)
5 Stars
68
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.6%
Recommend this course
124 out of 140 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff consistently go above and beyond to make every round enjoyable at this uncrowded Palm Springs gem. Tree-lined fairways, solid course conditions, and a brisk pace of play deliver strong value for golfers.

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
Pull-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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Reviews

4.3
1430 Reviews (1430)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 13
Bunkers 10
Forced Carries 8
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 9
Walkers 9
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 54
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Desert Island Country Club

The course was in excellent condition and it's a fun and challenging course to play. The greens were fast,but manageable. We finished our round just under 4 hours. If you haven't played this course, you should.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 104
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Green were horribly bad

Fairways are good . Except some of the green are No grass and very bad condition which may be have some viruses. Course layout is fun . Hope the green will get better soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not a $150 course...

Desert Island is an "old school" course. The layout was fun, some tight driving holes and some challenging water holes--good par threes. Pace of play was horrendous and there were no marshalls to be seen all day. Fairways were good but the greens were in need of serious ball mark repair--literally hundreds of ball marks on every green. It would be a great place to play at a lower price but there are better choices at this price point.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Mid-Century Amazing!

The service was great, the course was challenging and FUN! There was a BALD EAGLE swooping down to get a Koto-snack! Great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Terrible Regulars

Staff were nice & friendly. However, I was part of a two-some that got paired w/another two-some. We had a group of 4 ranging from 33 yrs. old to 67. This means different tee boxes, distances & skill levels, all however fairly good. Our pace was just over two hours/nine holes, fantastic right?! The gentlemen who I assume are members/regulars at this course are rude, pushy & just plain awful to groups they are unfamiliar with. So, be prepared to get yelled at (which we did! after 5 holes from a group 3 holes behind!) about slow play! Are you kidding me?! $150 to get yelled at for playing 18 in under 4hrs.15 minutes with strangers?? No thanks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good find

Enjoyed a round while visiting from San Diego. Impressed with all conditions except for the slow condition of the greens. Not sure the kind of grass but seemed to roll slow and didn’t break much.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing

Course, proshop staff, golf cart service are all first rate 😊

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Struggling

No ranger to address incredibly slow play, terrible food at the turn and way too many geese crapping on the course so that it stinks.

Other than the starter who was engaging and positive, it did not seem like anybody wanted to be there working.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Decent would be willing to play again

I was expecting this course to be overrated based on other recent reviews but it was a nice verity of holes and had tight tricky shot shaping decisions off the tee. Overall, it was a decent course. Note: It is true what others are saying about the greens, they are bare in spots and the biggest detractor, they really need to fix (and it looks like they are trying) to justify the price. However the greens, where grass was good, were cut short and rolled well. The pins were in interesting spots with some fair slope to contend with. Don’t expect to come here pull driver much you can easily score with a well placed shots 220 yds off the par 4 & 5 tees. The perimeter holes of the course are very tight you definitely want to focus on keeping the ball in the fairway. I’d play here again for a good deal rate or if I was having a hard time finding a tee time elsewhere.

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