34567 Cathedral Canyon Drive, Cathedral City, California 92234, US
(760) 321-9000
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About Desert Oasis by Welk Resorts

The Desert Oasis by Welk Resorts capitalizes on year-round sunshine with pools (an adult-only lap pool and resort pool) and the adjacent Cathedral Canyon Golf and Tennis Club. The one-bedroom villas come with a sleeper sofa for a family of four and a patio/balcony. A fitness center, activities center for kids and spa all impress. The course sparkles with 16 lakes. 

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Acres7
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual
PoolAdults Only
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Desert Oasis by Welk Resorts

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3.5
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 196
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course conditions continue to improve

Course is in good shape. Greens run true and bunker conditions continue to improve. Pace of play was great completed round in 3 1/2 hours. Worth playing if your in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor overall conditions., but decent greens

Tee boxes were uncut, and bunkers had very little sand, mostly hard packed dirt. Cart paths were broken up in places from past flooding. Hole 10 now reduced to a par 3...making it a par 70 layout.

Overall it was a less than pleasant experience, despite the good greens the nice pace of play....3:40 for a twosome.

No food and beverage service. Clubhouse restaurant permanently closed.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still a great place to play

Played back to back rounds yesterday and today and I must say the course is very playable. Greens were true and fast, fairways were well kept and freshly cut.I will say the tee boxes were in need of a mow. Bunkers have an interesting mixture that is like firm mud. Some were better than others. Pace of play was 4hrs both days starting at 7:30. No range, clubhouse service or refreshment cart although beverages and snacks are available. All in all, great value golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 154
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

February in PS

Hot and dry day made for a very surprising great experience. There was some debris from the big wind still on the coarse in the rough but the fairways and especially the greens were in great shape. Don’t judge the course by your first impression, play it. A bit expensive, no driving range but worth the time

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cathedral canyon play

The fairways are great greens ran true staff ways courteous a couple tee boxes could use some leveling the course is great though as is

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

It’s a decent course for the $ but hard to find your way around. Fortunately we had a gent playing with us who knew the layout and led us from hole to hole.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

The course was very playable and worth the money. Hole 10 had damage from flooding, apparently from several years ago. It used to be a par 5 now a par 3.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cow Pasture

This course needs a lot of love. It is not maintained very well at all sometimes it’s hard to find grass to place a ball on your neck shot. I would not recommend this course to experience golfers although the greens were excellent. The approach and fairways were terrible.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This is a nice course and fun layout.

The course was in great shape. The overseeing is only done on the important parts and looked and played well. The greens were in good shape and very few were showing excessive wear/ball marks

considering the golf traffic the course gets. If you are more interested in the golf versus club house venue, then this is a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great layout and value

Based on the price I wasn't expecting much, The neighborhood/pro-shop weren't very fancy, but I was very pleasantly surprised at the course layout and conditions. They layout is challenging, with a lot of water to deal with, very fast and smooth greens. Wished I had played this round earlier in my stay, so I could have returned. Would definitely recommend over many of the other nearby courses that are much more expensive and not nearly as fun (challenging) to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Long distances between holes

For the money this time of year in Palm Springs, an “adequate” value. Be prepared for very ling distances between holes, especially the back nine. No

club House refreshments or food; only run of the mill vending machine oriented choices.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course is a nice layout lots of water challenges.

the bunkers were very wet and had puddles just had to move the ball a few times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Budget Gem

Overall decent conditions. Greens were good and tee boxes well grasses.

Scenic layout, not an easy course for beginners.

Great value for money.

Rather slow pace of play. Marshall came around to apologize.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money

My wife and I play a round here whenever we visit Palm Springs it’s a challenging course and reasonably priced. It is challenging enough for the above average player

Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good Value

No it is not a Jack Nicholas course, but it doesn’t have Jack Nicholas pricing. We booked this course as a last minute change due to incoming weather. Cost was reasonable for a weekend. Starter was very informative and helpful. Front nine was pretty open, while back nine had more water hazards. Our round was 4.5 hours as we were behind a foursome (we were a twosome) which would be pretty standard. Course condition was fine.

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