Played 5/3 on day 3 of a 3 day La Quinta golf weekend. The course was challenging and in good shape for the most part, though some of the tee boxes were a little torn up. I had a bigger problem with t... Continue »

Played 5/3 on day 3 of a 3 day La Quinta golf weekend. The course was challenging and in good shape for the most part, though some of the tee boxes were a little torn up. I had a bigger problem with the service. They were running late by the time we started and they spent the first 12 holes browbeating our group (and others apparently) to 'play faster or everyone is going to have to skip a hole' despite the fact that we spent time waiting on the group in front of us at least once on every hole. Also, random nonsensical messages kept popping up on the GPS admonishing us to 'keep up with the group in front' as well as to 'stay out of the natural areas'...usually while we were waiting to hit or sitting on the cart path. (I don't know if these were automated messages or not but they were pointless and eventually quite annoying.) Overall I was left with an impression that this course is extremely impressed with themselves and don't feel the need to prove a thing to anyone else.

Played last Wed 4/14----course was in good shape, played 4 courses at La Quinta last week in my opinion this one was the weakest of the bunch, not overly hard a few water holes, one that was a complet... Continue »

Played last Wed 4/14----course was in good shape, played 4 courses at La Quinta last week in my opinion this one was the weakest of the bunch, not overly hard a few water holes, one that was a complete joke when balls hit the green with spin and roll off into the water some odd 20 ft......mountain course is a notch up with the layout, greens on both courses were very good and carts had GPS which is a must for 1st timers, 2nd time around would have to believe would of done better, lots of course knowledge at all the La Quinta courses....stay n play package was awesome, i recomend it!!

WOW...played 3/2/9 and it is in GREAT shape and one of the more beautiful courses in the desert, service is top notch,,and the $$$ are top notch as well. Tough track to score on, played in 4hrs 10 min... Continue »

WOW...played 3/2/9 and it is in GREAT shape and one of the more beautiful courses in the desert, service is top notch,,and the $$$ are top notch as well. Tough track to score on, played in 4hrs 10 min with a marshall all over the place which is good to see at the rate they charge.

Played on April 15th and 16th 2008.
Greens were great, a few fairways were a bit bare in spots.

Would play again.

Played on April 15th and 16th 2008.
Greens were great, a few fairways were a bit bare in spots.

Would play again.

An oasis golf course built on the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Many gorgeous views.

An early Pete Dye course (1981, I think). Currently in its immaculate playing course conditions when we pla... Continue »

An oasis golf course built on the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Many gorgeous views.

An early Pete Dye course (1981, I think). Currently in its immaculate playing course conditions when we played Monday, 04/21/08. A fantastic layout, but not an easy course by any means.

Oh boy, this was brutal - over 5 hours, teeing off at 8am on Saturday the 1st of September. The greens were in terrible shape, probably due to the course's inability to cut them too short because of ... Continue »

Oh boy, this was brutal - over 5 hours, teeing off at 8am on Saturday the 1st of September. The greens were in terrible shape, probably due to the course's inability to cut them too short because of the heat. They were bumpy and slow as sin. The worst, though, was the pace of play - I have played munis on Saturday afternoon that were faster.

Great golf course. Great layout. Lots of mounds and traps to penalize you for missed shots. Unfortunately for me, I a flat lie was a rarity on most holes. This course beat up on me pretty good, b... Continue »

Great golf course. Great layout. Lots of mounds and traps to penalize you for missed shots. Unfortunately for me, I a flat lie was a rarity on most holes. This course beat up on me pretty good, but I could see how it could get a tab bit easier the second time around once you know where the trouble is. Greens are elevated on most holes, so if you miss your approach shot, you'll have an upward pitch shot to the whole. Combine that with some medium/fast greens and its potential for trouble. A poor single that joined our group had four shots going back and forth on one hole. The course conditions were in great condition. Speed of play was around 4.5 hours, even with a bad round. Worth the summer green fee rate. Would probably play here again, hopefully with a better score.

Played 6/2. The greens on this course are superb. Very smooth and rolled nicely. The layout is quite challenging and is typical Pete Dye with tons of hills and bumps along the fairways. Most greens si... Continue »

Played 6/2. The greens on this course are superb. Very smooth and rolled nicely. The layout is quite challenging and is typical Pete Dye with tons of hills and bumps along the fairways. Most greens sit on top so short or long balls will roll down into collection areas or traps -- very challenging. A few gripes are that a majority of the tee boxes were unleveled. A few of the holes had unfair pin placements. Unfair in that holes were literally on the very ridge of a slope. We even heard other groups complain and marvel at the pin placements. Overall, fun course but the unleveled tee boxes and pin placements detracted a lot from the experience.

Absolutely beautiful!!!! Alot more fun to play than the Stadium or the Nicklaus courses.

Absolutely beautiful!!!! Alot more fun to play than the Stadium or the Nicklaus courses.