JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa

The Palm course is a great layout that is forgiving off the tee and has visually appealing green complexes. Highly recommend if you can catch the right price. Pace of play was good. Course conditions were fair as they were prepping for the overseeding season.

Great day of golf.

I wish this course offered reduced rates more than they do.

Overall, overpriced compared to other courses in Palm Springs.

We had a tee time at 9:12 AM for a twosome . We showed up on time, paid our fees and went to the practice tee. The course had a scheduled shotgun tournament starting at 7:00 AM. Apparently more golfers showed up for their tournament than expected and were accepted. As a result all teetimes were delayed and the starter could not even tell us at what time we would tee off. We went back to the pro shop and were offered a refund. It would’ve been impossible for us to get another course on such short notice and that day was the day for golf during our visit to Palm Desert. Totally disappointing service from the pro shop staff. We ended up waiting and played at this course. We really enjoyed the course but the day was a bit of a disappointment.

It was over 100f yesterday but manageable. Course was in great condition and I was able to get out early.

Pace of play was decent. I was a solo tee time and finished in 2 hours. Played through a few groups and skipped 2 holes, would've been at around 2hr 30m for the full 18 if I wasn't in a rush. I had a mulligan group playing from the tips and forward tees that slowed the pace down a bit. Tough life..haha!

The photos make this course look a lot nicer than it is… the course is in great shape but doesn’t have a lot of character and you play by a busy road on two holes. If you can get a hot deal this is a good course, but probably not worth the prime time price they charge otherwise.

Enjoyed the round with a good pace of play. Lots of bunkers to avoid..

Great condition of the course and the back nine was excellent.

Course is fun and relatively forgiving just stay out of the water. Got a great heat of thee day rate and luckily it was overcast. Not many forks out there. Finished round in about 3 hours.

This course was our first time playing in Palm Springs, when used to a Canadian and Hawaiian golf climates. The turf was very dry and took a while to find how to hit the ball without chunking it. Additionally, the course seemed deceiving for distance because of the undulations and maybe because of the desert air - we found ourselves adjusting our club length from what we would typically play. The greens were very fast. We enjoyed the course layout, it was a beautiful landscape, lots of trees to create shade on a very hot day, and lots of waterscapes. The cart was ready with ice and water for us, the cart people prepared our bags and were very present throughout our round. We would play here again.

This time of the year its tough to find great golf. This place in September is always a good choice 👍

Everything about the Valley course at the Marriott is fantastic. It’s a moderate difficulty course in amazing shape. I’ll be back!

Hit the course on a slow day... no attendant at the bag drop, nor a starter at the 1st tee.... not a big deal, but something you would expect at this course....