JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa

Conditions were very good. Outside of a few Canadian Geese on a couple of the fairways making a mess..

This course is over priced, they over book so wait times for each hole are extensive. There was no starter or marshal out to keep things moving, very disappointed.

1: your app ( GolfNow) has the wrong address for the course. I had to call the pro shop to get directions over the phone after your link to Maps with the wrong address sent me on a wild goose chase.

2: it was cart path only. 😣 NOT noted in your App

Course conditions were not good.

The valley course was dry and in bad shape (unmaintained aerated/mixed brown fairways, dry rough, grass growing in the sand traps). Super disappointed. Felt like a scam for $130 for a twilight time.

Meanwhile the Palm course looked INCREDIBLE and looked like freaking Augusta. But, couldn’t play it because it was closed with like 20 maintenance workers maintaining it.

Disappointed with this course. No starter, wait times between every hole was extremely long, quite frustrating. I don’t understand why they would over book. We expected more from this course, it was quite expensive and definitely not worth the money. Fairways were not in the best conditions.

We have played this Valley course MANY times. Worst course condition EVER!!!! will not play again... has a great driving range that was CLOSED... BAD!!!

I played 3 courses this week in Palm Desert and this was in the worst shape of them all despite being in the same price range of $200. Pass on this one until later in the season and the Palm course reopens.

The amount you are paying for this course which for the most part is great and then have some bunkers with zero sand and clay bottoms. Also no ball washers. Apart from that a great course. But it rankled to be paying those prices and not having all bunkers playable.

A beautiful course on a beautiful day, well laid out and very well taken care of this is a A+ course I would recommend it !

Looking forward to a picturesque, high quality round but disappointed. Parking far away from bag drop and course even farther away, by cart, from pro shop. Pro shop looks like a shop in the hotel lobby. Poor practice facility. Staff too casual in dress and demeanor at pro shop. Gave us no info on where to go, how the facilities were laid out, or what to expect. No snack shop open. Course was dry and fairways not watered well.

Paid much less for a better round at a lesser course several times earlier in the week.

Not worth the $$$.

For the price, this course should be pristine. It’s not. Bunkers in particular. Better options in the valley.

Course is a fun course to play much more hillier than I would expect.

Positives:

Nice layout

Good diversity

Easy to get around

Pace of play

Negatives:

Ground was a little firm so not as plush as expected

Sand traps in bad shape not enough sand, but it seems like all traps around Palm Springs this time of year

Overall very much enjoyed the round, very fun to play and used almost all my clubs in bag, definitely recommended