JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa

Both the palm and valley courses are fun layouts with great views, unfortunately, the last couple of years have seen a severe drop off in overall maintenance. Tee boxes are just beat up. Greens are shaggy, bumpy and inconsistent. Sand traps are either mud pits or have grass growing throughout, Fairways are probably the only saving grace. There are a lot of resort courses in the valley, you may want to give this one a little time to heal up.

I enjoyed myself, but the greens need to be in better shape to justify the cost.

The Golf course hospitality was very average.

The Golf course itself was in fair condition but many of the traps had grass growing in them. I do not find this acceptable for a Marriott property, especially as an owner

Enjoyable setting, challenging for intermediate but that's Pete Dye!

Greens were slow but otherwise in good shape. We paid $130 on golf now which was good value. Wouldn’t pay $200

Dead spots on the course. Grass growing thru the bunkers. Should be in better shape, disappointing to say the least.

Course was not at all busy. Almost never had to wait. I don’t know where the other reviewers are accustomed to playing The bunkers had very little sand. On several bunkers, the sides have washed out. Many of the bunkers had a substantial amount of grass growing up. I did not see a single bunker in the condition I would expect for a course charging $174 for timeshare owners and over $200 for outsiders.

The greens were in good shape. They could be a little faster.

The Valley course was in excellent condition. The layout of the course is challenging but not overly difficult. Some of the fairways are quite undulating so can pose some blind shots. Greens were in great shape and fairly easy to read. The bunkers appeared to be well maintained and thankfully I didn’t need to test them out myself. Pace of play was very good although I did play early in the morning so don’t know how much that changes as the day goes on. Water on a number of the holes. Overall an excellent course that I will play again.

Sand traps needed attention- weeds and grass growing in them.

We had a great day on the course, the pace of play moved along well with only a couple of holes where we had to wait. The course is beautiful and in good shape, the staff was very helpful. The drinks from the cart were outrageously expensive.