La Quinta Resort & Club

Unfortunately, we booked into a packed tee sheet of players who were going to be in a tournament there. Apparently, some of them somewhere in front of us preferred spending over an hour longer than necessary in 97 degrees heat. It's a great course, full of challenges and risk reward choices. But it is exhausting to play it on a very hot day with slow players.

We asked the starter about the pace of play and he said it was around 4.5 hours. As soon as we went off, we waited on every shot. We did not see a ranger until the back 9. We made the turn in 2.5 hours. The group in front of us was playing so slow and not playing ready golf. The ranger finally came by, did not speak to us and went on his way. We quit after the 17th hole, 5 hours and 10 minutes into the round. I don’t care how much I paid, no golf experience should take this long.

The course is beautiful and it showcases the mountain backdrops of Coachella Valley.

Plenty of well -maintained bunkers and plush fairways make this a top choice in the Palm Springs / La Quinta area.

The greens were slow but otherwise excellent.

The pace was 4 hours 20 minutes. That was for my group using 3 different tee boxes, in 105 degree heat. Plenty of water and ice was available through out the course.

A great afternoon.

We all have our golf courses that we dream of playing. I finally checked this one off my bucket list with close friends. The experience was trully like a dream come true!

Everything was so pristine and the staff were professional and courteous.

The Statium course was out of my league at 134 from the Whites but enjoyed every stroke. My friend landed in the 16th bunker that looked like a scene from HackSaw Ridge where a pro took a 12 with 5 to get up up out of! Our other friend Birdied the infamous Alcatraz 17, what a beautiful hole.

What more can I say but can't wait to play it again. I can't wait to see the next PGA tournament there on T.V. and know that I experienced the same course!

Somebody needs to be out there monitoring pace of play. The group in front of us was two couples, both of them were teaching their significant other lady friends how to golf… like literally taking three or four balls off the tee, physically assisting with swing practice on the tee box, and generally showing the worst etiquette on any golf courses I’ve ever seen. And this was as the sun was setting, and people were trying to finish their rounds. These people had no etiquette, would not let us play through, and generally should not have been at a golf course anyway. Take your new golfers to the driving range until they’re capable of hitting a golf ball. Sure would’ve been nice to see a ranger or a staff member to inform them of taking over an hour to play three holes.

Steps down to some sand trap or easier access to them would be helpful for physically disabled.

This is the same for some greens.

Played the Nicklaus tournament course and was more than happy with the entire experience. Course was in great condition from tee to green. The starter Stan was great, the clubhouse staff was very nice and helpful

The group in front of us was A bit slow but still played in 4.5 hours. I will definitely be back and would recommend to everyone.

The gps system is way put of date. Too hard to figure out carries, hazard distance, and pin position. The pin sheet is difficult to understand because if you are approaching green from differing angles, distance do not seem to match or interpret. Otherwise great layout. Would have been nice to know the greens were recently sanded as well

Course is beautiful, tee’d off at 3pm took over 2:30 hours to finish the front 9 because the pace of play was slow. The back 9 wasn’t even playable because of 50-60 mph wind gusts, so bad the wind ripped the flag off the pole on 14. Course was is great condition, group enjoyed our experience just wish the wind wasn’t so extreme. All in all it was fun playing shots you see pro’s play.

I played this course for several years and though they have cleaned it up it still needs care especially the greens. They need to be watered. Badly punched as well. They just can do a better job.

Like an old friend

The course is always a fun round

My only complaint is the quality of the sand in the bunkers

One would think being in a desert the bunkers would be quality but they need some care and filled with adequate sand and not hard pan 😱

But if you avoid them then you should have nothing to complain about

When u first set on the course, u get a beautiful view of some of the holes and driving range was a bit short which was about 265 to the end. Friendly club house staff, starter and everyone i ran into. Also nice big club house with a couple simulator bays. Course was nice besides the sand on the greens. I booked through golfnow and got a good deal for the course and I'd say it's worth playing one one each course.

Maybe not as visual or demanding as other PGA west courses, but, the million sand traps does pose challenges for shot selection. The course is in excellent shape, the service is exceptional, practice facilities as good as they come. Good value as some of the lesser courses in the area charge more.

Friend of mine and I played- 2:24 tee time. Prices are reasonable in the afternoon, I think we paid ~$102 each which included a cart and water. Course layout was good, but challenging. A lot of hazards and many, many bunkers. Tees, fairways and greens were all in excellent shape. So were the bunkers (I know, I was in many of them). Only negatives are proximity to Palm Spings- it’s 45 minutes (not a problem if you’re staying in Indio or LaQuinta), not many ball washers on the course, and cart girl did last call at 3pm which seems early.

I’d gladly play again, but most likely in the afternoon since morning fees are a little too high for the value.