Pacific Palms Resort

I used to love this course. The layout is incredible, numerous undulations are such a challenge and the greens were always pure.

There are 2 primary issues with this course over the last 2 years - the horde of beginner golfers who have no business on a course of this difficulty, and the conditions. They are probably somewhat related.

BEGINNER GOLFERS - for the love of all that is holy, this course is not for you. You are not ready for it, and will likely ruin the day of competent golfers. No joke, this course will eat your lunch. If you can’t get off the tee reliably, go play a par 3 course or your local muni.

Conditions - while it is true that Covid-era golfers have little to no etiquette and generally do not fix ball marks and divots, the state of this course is also on the maintenance team. The bunkers have been garbage for years. Watch the golf scenes from Falling Down and Entourage to see how pristine this place used to be.

A real shame. This place used to be a gem, but the combination of clueless beginners and absolute disregard from the maintenance team have ruined the experience.

Very slow play

Not Marshalled

Beginner golfers in this course

Not a good outing

Terrible place of play. Marshall tried to move it along but 3 hours for the front 9 on Ike is ridiculous. Some fairway bunkers are just mud. Have played here a lot and this was disappointing.

Have played here 20 times and the pace on this Friday was terrible. Nearly 6 hours with no help from the Marshall. Unfortunate because it used to be one of the better socal options for pace, value and course conditions. The fairway bunkers are also just mud. Another one down.

Fun golf course to play. Well maintained fairways, greens, and nice views!

I thought it would be nice to renovate this golf course and make it a private golf course.

The course was in good shape, check-in guy was friendly, snack bar attendant was great, beverage cart was rarely seen but that's not a big deal. What was shocking, though, was the complete inattention to pace of play. Two groups ahead of us, a guy was trying to score with his female playing partner by giving her an elaborate lesson before every swing, sometimes taking 2-3 minutes for a tee shot. The course was not that busy on a late Thursday morning, but that doesn't matter if you have one group backing up traffic for several holes. We told the marshal what was going on, but he instead gave us unsolicited advice on how to play the hole we were on, stuck around to watch us, then disappeared for good. The round took 5:15 and it was all because of this one guy trying to play Romeo. At this price point, a course simply cannot be so careless about pace of play. I am shocked that a course with this reputation would be so negligent and disrespectful to its customers.

Golf course was amazing shape green were beautiful superb !! Staff súper a plus joy !! The food after amazing at the restaurant delightful the service was even better than the food our waiter sam was best waiter I’ve had in years anywhere he was truly awseome !! We will be coming back many times !! A big thanks to the entire staff