Pacific Palms Resort

Played for 2 times ..

Quite challenging for blue tee shots, …

Loved playing all the way..

Want to revisit next time … for another challenge..

This course is always narrow and punishing off the tee, often OB or lost on both sides of the fairway. In my mid-October round, the rough was so thick that balls easily became lost (my playing partners and I found dozens belong to other players), and, especially given the steep slopes, nearly impossible to play out of. So if you couldn't hit the fairway, you couldn't play the hole. You have to be either single-digits or a mid-handicapper having a good day to have any chance, regardless of tee selection.

The Ike was closed, so the Babe was busier, but even so, there's no way it should have been a 5:15 round starting in the late morning on a Tuesday. We were waiting at least five minutes on most shots. I saw a marshal once or twice.

Despite the difficulty, the course was in good shape. My playing partners played winter rules, because balls would often pick up mud when landing in the fairway. Since I never hit the fairway, I did not have that problem. The bunkers would have had enough sand if anyone had raked them within the past week, but even so, they were playable.

I can't recommend this course because it is too difficult for the average player. I'm a 14 index and I've had a few good rounds here, but usually it's a disaster. A friend of mine who is a 12 refuses to play it. My playing partners were all single-digits, but even they struggled, and none of them broke 80.

Course was in pretty good shape. But the course was pretty wet in the morning, so it was cart path only for the whole round, but didn't slow the pace of play (finished just over 4 hrs). Greens super soft, so a bit slow, but overall great place to play.

I’ll start by saying this course is great. Fantastic layout and challenge but I’ve had to stop playing there as the pace of play is unbearable. I walked off on the back 9 the last three times as we were already over 4.5 hours by the 13th, sadly the management does not give a monkeys!

It doesn’t appear as though management read these but on the off chance they do, here are some very simple tips to make your customer experience, significantly better.

Quick advice for players too. This is NOT a course for beginners. To be honest, if you can’t play courses with a 125 slope off an 18 handicap, don’t play here. Shooting +100 is not fun for you, your playing partners, or the entire field behind you! Go practice on an easier track and build up to these courses!

So management - 18 holes of amateur golf should NEVER take 5.5hrs! 5 hours should be the exception, not the minimum expectation. I understand you are a business trying to make money, but filling the course with badly spread tee times and zero accountability for pace of play isn’t how you maximise profits.

1. You already pay an employee to give out cart keys outside the pro shop! Place them on the first tee and they can double-up as a Starter to make groups tee off on time. If groups miss their start time it’s on them - Not for everyone else to suffer when they want to squeeze in 20 minutes late!

2. Have 10-12 minute tee time gaps and charge more. Most golfers would rather pay slightly more and play in 4.5-5 hours.

3. Have the cart person take hot food orders to relay back to the half-way house so people don’t stop for 10 minutes at the turn!

4. A course marshal MUST have the authority to make a group miss a hole if they fall two-holes behind. Once I played and the ‘martial’ asked our group to speak to the group in front! 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

5. Buy different coloured flags to highlight if the pin is at the front, middle, or back of the green! Your greens are massive and it’s crazy having to drive up to greens just to know where the hole is. This would cost you about $100. I suggested this in the pro shop once and was told - “yeah, we get told that a lot”. 🤦‍♂️

6. Replace the leadership team with people who actually play golf and understand how ridiculous accepting 5.5hr rounds is!

This really should be a premium golf course and it’s sad to see such simple errors ruining the experience. Please message me back if you ever actual take peoples advice and sort this out!

The course was in good shape, but having to play car path only slowed course play! We basically walked more due to hitting ball away from cart path, and were sent.

The greens are almost back to normal after being aerated. The tee boxes are also being treated. Despite that, the course is in solid condition. Great price for the course! Highly recommended!

I cannot express how painfully slow play was over 5.5 hours. It seemed everyone was playing the wrong tee boxes for their abilities. When I talked to the head pro he said I should have expected 5- 5.5 hours. There is something definitely wrong when a course is playing 5-5.5 hours average for a round of golf. Conditions of the course were also poor, teeing grounds were terrible, many of the bunkers were just dirt no sand, the grounds crew mowed the grass just leaving it in big clumps in the rough. It was just sad that such a good layout is neglected like this. I think they need to consider new management. Also it would be nice if Golfpass would list average playing time. I would have never played this course if I new the average playing time was 5-5.5 hours.

If you’re a better player player you may wish to avoid this track. Slow play is an understatement my round was over 5.5 hours. When talking to head professional he was not apologetic but instead stated I should have expected 5-5.5 hours. That’s ridiculous and if that’s their average play time, their definitely doing something wrong.. The course layout is good but many of the bunkers were just dirt no sand. Teeing grounds were horrible often no grass. Mounds of freshly mowed grass piled everywhere in the rough. This is definitely a course that has seen a better days.

Pace is slow and no marshall. Players confused whose turn it is to go out. Seems like the course overbooks.

Can’t stand when golf shops are not that welcoming yet charging a overpriced rate for the experience.

The Ike course will challenge your game. The scenery is amazing and the course was in outstanding condition. The staff was friendly and professional. Can't wait to play this course again. Looking forward to playing the Babe course as well. Thank you!

I think it’s a little too much $ for 2pm

I almost didn’t finish

Nice view and nice field