Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage

Booked 7am spot on golfnow and was paired with two really nice guys (and not terrible golfers :). I am a 4 hc and we played the course in a little over 3hrs. First couple greens seemed slow after playing Indian Ridge the day before but became very consistent and smooth. Ended up shooting 75 but I would play it again and recommend you try it as well.

Nice course, in great condition. Played midday with no one in front or behind us. Finished 18 in 3.5 hours.

Overall fun course with challenging holes. Only complaint, last hole did not know there was water in front of green. My fault should have paid more attention to gps.

Course was a pleasant surprise, and no waiting, bonus!

This course is by Marriot villas we stayed in. Very convenient. Greens look as if they were aerated recently but rolled ok. Good pace of play. Golf shop, starter and cart service good. Both courses, Palm and Valley challenging.

Third time to play Desert Springs. Very dependable regarding condition of course, pace of play and just an overall quality course every time.

Beautiful and hard at the same time

If you’re able to get a good deal from

Golf Now do play this course !!!

Greens not worth the price payed. Great course, but greens are lumpy and burned out in spots. The local $50 goat track’s greens roll smoother. Otherwise a great golf course. Just a little overpriced under the current playing conditions.m

Just a nice layout. Great design, and very fun to play. Challenging, especially with the wind, yet fair. We played the Valley course here too. Just as fun

Too many nice courses in the desert to play this course again. For 175.00, it's no better than a Muni as there was constant noise from traffic and maintenance workers as well as people walking around the resort. The staff has never been that great at this facility as they just push you through with no real congeniality, and check your receipt as they have tried to over charge me twice in the last few times I have been there. Like I said, too many nice courses in the area for the same price or less to come back to this one.

Really enjoyed the play - course across from where we were staying so convenient. Pretty course, somewhat of a challenge, but not too much - highly recommend.

Both courses at this resort are a lot of fun to play. The greens on the Valley course are nuts. Played in heavy winds and needed a par on 18 to shoot a 79. Ok drive to the top of the hill. I knew the second shot into the green would be difficult because the 18th on their Palms course is a challenge. Got to the top of the hill, had 175 in. The view was a beautiful green, with pond on the left, palms and flowers. Gorgeous hole. Naturally in a howling wind I had to hit 2 extra clubs and hooked a 5 iron into the pond. *sigh*

2 very fun courses at this JW Marriott resort.

Very disappointed. Played like an unsupervised municipal course. A below avg one at that.

The poor service started right away. No one was there to man the Bag Drop and cart the clubs to the golf carts. It’s quite the hike, with carts prohibited in the parking lot (not unusual), some guys were carrying 2 bags (his and his wife).

Once I found the carts I grabbed one, lots of golfers milling around, but no one providing directions to the driving range, putting areas, or first tee (which were all out of sight) - guys in the pro shop were clueless to what was happening down below them.

The driving range was filled with resort guests who thought they were at Top Golf - flip flops, muscle shirts and all. No range attendant on duty. One group waiting never did get to hit balls before their tee time.

Finally found the first Tee, but not the course I was playing, again no starter at either Course. Eventually, I paired up with 2 others on the putting green and we headed out.

Caught a group at No 3 (actually hit into them as they were not visibly in a gully over a hill). Finished the hole and chatted with them as they waited to tee off. There were now 4 groups playing the same hole… and yup consistent of the day, no Marshall to heard the cats.

I quick call to the pro shop only for them to acknowledge no Marshall and no one to send out. The waiting continued for most of the round, only slightly improving in the back 9.

The course, really needs new/competent management. When the only workers you talk to are those taking your $$$ something’s is wrong.

Can’t recommend this course when there are many others equally or better in the valley that provide proper service.