Desert Island CC: #18
View of the 18th hole at Desert Island Country Club.
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4.3
1433 Reviews (1433)
5 Stars
749
4 Stars
521
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
89.0%
Recommend this course
1311 out of 1433 reviews
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4.4
100 Reviews (100)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
2
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3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.0%
Recommend this course
94 out of 100 reviews
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4.3
139 Reviews (139)
5 Stars
68
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.2%
Recommend this course
124 out of 139 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

Accolades

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Reviews

4.3
1433 Reviews (1433)

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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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Not rocking a vibe

The website shows beautiful people having a great time but the reality is a staff that is ho hum, a course in decent shape at best and no amenities to speak of. Just ok. $100 was pricey also.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Layout

Nice layout with a bit of challenging holes mixed in with some resort style holes. LOTS of water, if you're wild bring extra balls. Played on a Sunday and got around in under 4 hours but the course wasn't too crowded. Fantastic amenities with a sweet outdoor bar and an amazing clubhouse. Staff were very attentive and helpful. Definitely would return. A couple of negatives, the greens right now are really baked out and it is very early in the hot season. They still rolled well even over the sketchy parts but I don't know how long they're going to hold up like that. Could have used a beverage cart out there. Even with a light tee sheet there were still enough thirsty folks out there on a Sunday to make it worth the while for someone to run around some beverages. This was my first try at this track and I definitely want to see it in its prime. See you in November folks!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Desert island

Low stress golf course. Greens are in rough shape but run true. Bunkers well maintained .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mid Century Modern Must play

We were greeted by friendly staff that loaded our clubs on to a cart. Check-in was fast and efficient. The course looks great and slightly frightening but once out there it was fairly friendly to the average golfer. The outside bar was awesome with delicious drinks. The environment is Mid-Century-Amazing!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vacation

This is very nice course to play, no real surprises here, hit well and be rewarded. I will play again.

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

Deserted Island

That's what we called hole number #9. a dogleg par four. A large flat island 150 yards from the white tee box, over water and 250 yards to the end of the fairway. We named it Deserted Island after our foursome hit our tee shots that saw only water as the landing zone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very well manicured course

Greens in great shape. Fairways and tee boxes well maintained. Nice warm up/practice facility.

Course overall in very good shape and great value for the cost. Only disappointment was the driving range was closed Tuesday morning.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Conditions

I played twice, Wednesday and Thursday morning. My first round took 2.5 hours and my second took 3.5 hours. I played as a single and the second time I played behind a foursome, played two balls and never caught them. The greens were 8/10 some rough spots, the tees, fairways and rough was a 10/10. The sand was a little thin in some spots but the overall course was immaculate. This is only the second course I played in PS, but I thought it had a lot of water which is really nice for the desert.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very disapointing

No Gps and the scorecard ihas no layout of the course. We had a hard time figuring whete was the green on certains holes. Lot of leaves in the course.

Staff was friendly.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is designed well and some challenging holes. Did to pay attention to the turain from the tee's.

Would play again any time. It's been a few years since I last played the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Trees and water

Course has lots of mature trees that can hinder shots if you’re off the fairway. Very fair layout with a couple of very challenging holes.

Staff very friendly, helpful, and accommodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course good. Golf Now ?

Course was reasonably well maintained, older course, traditional mostly straight fairways, with a few strange holes with long water carry. Club facilities showing some age and only food available was from a snack bar.

Staff very friendly.

Disappointed with golf now, as we paid $130 plus the service fees and when one of our players went to check in he was told it was prepaid, but the cost was $100 per. Seem like an exorbitant mark up to me.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Outstanding experience.this is a hidden gem. It looks and plays like a private club course. I’ll definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Resort course

Nice practice facility. Greens are huge. Standard toughness. Hole number nine, however, has a postage stamp fairway surrounded by water and is amongst the hardest holes in the country.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Desert Island

For some reason the course wasn’t busy, which made the pace of play great. The course was in good condition and played very fair.

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