JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa

First time here but really was satisfied with the experience. Fairways wide, immaculate shape, rough was pretty much a no issue. Tons of sand- good shape. Greens a bit slow, might have been punched recently? Just an awesome day!

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Greens were very slow and very bumpy. Couldn’t bring myself to hit the ball hard enough to get to the hole.

Only course I have played at that was more impressive than JW Marriott Palm course was The Wailea Golf Club on Maui, Hawaii.

The Marriott Desert Springs is quite the operation. A large and gorgeous hotel, complete with its own lake and passenger boats plying the lake's waters, great restaurants and bars, and 2 world-class golf courses.

Our twosome, a 10 handicap and a 20 handicapper, played the Valley course on a perfect day. A bit on the warm side, but there was a slight breeze which kept us comfortable. The course was in superb condition from tee to green. It's a very interesting layout, designed by one of my favorite architects, Ted Robinson, known as the “King of Waterscapes.” It seemed that there was just the right amount of water in places that made alot of sense.. Fairways were cut nice and low for excellent rollout, while the rough was high enough to be a real challenge, but not neglected like so many courses these days. Greens rolled true, if not a tad on the slow side. Approach shots with spin held relatively well for the desert, which is notorious for greens that don't hold very well.

Staff was very friendly and made sure we had plenty of ice in the provided ice chest and used the practice tee range with included range balls and the most beautiful view from the practice tee that you'll ever see. We'll be back soon. Highly recommend this fun and challenging track.

The course was ok. Had some rough spots but what I really didn't like were the traps. No sand just dirt. We waited on every shot. Just a two some in front of us and we were a two some they could have paired us up.

Got the course for a decent rate on golf now. Wanted to play again or at Valley course and it was priced too high for the time of year(May 14). Greens were a rough and slow. Still like coming back.

Great course filled with nice layout designs, incredible views. Staff was friendly, an overall great place to come play for large groups. Play as early in the morning as you possibly can, it gets really hot!

Course in excellent condition, greens ran smooth and true.

We had an excellent round, corse was beautiful. Only complaint is we did not see a beverage cart the whole 18 holes. The couple bottles we brought on were gone fast as Temps were over 100 .

For the past 30 years we have been coming to the desert every four or five years. Desert Springs Palms Course was always one of our scheduled places to play. I have even scheduled tournaments there with our business group. We had a 9:40 tee time and teed off on time.We were having a wonderful day on the golf course with our friends who had never played there before. We were three and a half hours into the round finishing up the 14th hole when one of the staff came out and said we could finish on the back nine of the Valley Course. When I asked why and he said he had a shotgun tournament starting at 1;30. Why did they book a 9;40 tee time when they had a 1;30 shotgun? We could not have possibly finished by 1:30 and we did not pay all the money to play the Valley Course. And why didn’t anyone mention that when we checked in or at anytime during the round? I asked them to refund our green fees and after a while they did. This was a real sour note to the start of our vacation. We won’t be back.