Desert Island CC: #18
View of the 18th hole at Desert Island Country Club.
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4.3
1444 Reviews (1444)
5 Stars
752
4 Stars
525
3 Stars
116
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
88.6%
Recommend this course
1318 out of 1444 reviews
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4.3
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.3%
Recommend this course
93 out of 103 reviews
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4.2
127 Reviews (127)
5 Stars
62
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.4%
Recommend this course
111 out of 127 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
1444 Reviews (1444)

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 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
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather

Tee Times

When I booked on Tee Off it looks like the course is full, so I played as a single with another couple. 11:50 tee time. Didn’t see many other groups. The course was nearly vacant, same experience as last year about the same time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Nice course, well manicured. A little pricey but not ridiculous. We found the proshop, starter, front line workers were great. The bartenders were not great, kinda indifferent to us and we were 2 feet away from them and they didn't seem interested in asking what we would like so we decided to go elsewhere for a drink

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Everything is perfect every time that we play that course. By far the staff gives the better service in the valley. We really love that course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall a nice golf experience!

Course was in great condition. Staff friendly. No beverage service on course. Good pace of play,(just at 4 hrs) for 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great old school venue

Narrow fairways...real trees lots of water..island fairway on 9. After my round I asked about monthly membership which unfortunately they don't have. Unlike Pete dye I will come back to this one over and over.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 66
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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