Played 27 from the Blues (6400/70.5/126) twilight on the Classic 1/Lake combo as a single in slighly more than 4H. The weather was clear and around 100 with a little breeze. Overall, fun course in v... Continue »

Played 27 from the Blues (6400/70.5/126) twilight on the Classic 1/Lake combo as a single in slighly more than 4H. The weather was clear and around 100 with a little breeze. Overall, fun course in very good condition. Solid old school layout. Not a tight course, most fairways have generous landing areas. Many mature trees surround the fairways that are often well bunkered. The Bermuda tees were nice to play from Level with few unfixed divots and lush coverage. The Bermuda fairways were mostly lush with a few browned out areas. The Bermuda rough was mowed low and excellent to play from. The sand traps were nicely maintained, but too thin. The Bermuda greens were firm and putted medium fast. Few ball marks because of the firmness, and both approach shots and chips would run out. The green complexes were very traditional. Average in size and sloped from back to front, falling off to each side with few tiers to contend with. The customer service was very good. No cart person on course, but they have ice/water stations available. Quick efficient check-in and complementary range balls on the all grass range that is for shorter clubs only. Restaurant closed and the pro shop closes early in the summer. Definitely recommended.

Played 36 from the Blues (6400/70.5/126) on the Classic 1/Lake combo with Sparky14 in slightly more than 6H total using Under Par. The course was busy early, but thinned out after 10am. The weather wa... Continue »

Played 36 from the Blues (6400/70.5/126) on the Classic 1/Lake combo with Sparky14 in slightly more than 6H total using Under Par. The course was busy early, but thinned out after 10am. The weather was clear and in the high 90's with a little breeze. 18 solid holes of golf that kept things interesting as we made our way through older but very nicely maintained homes. My 1st time playing the Classic 1 nine, which is probably the funnest of the three 9's IMO. The Classic 2 nine was closed for maintenance. Played the Lake 9 as I did my first time here. Not a tight course, most fairways have generous landing areas. Many mature trees surround the fairways that are often well bunkered. The green complexes were very traditional. Average in size and sloped from back to front, falling off to each side with few tiers to contend with. The Bermuda tees were very good. Level with few unfixed divots and lush coverage. The Bermuda fairways were very vice to play from overall. Lush with a few browned out areas. The Bermuda rough was mowed low and excellent to play from. The ball often sat up like it was on a tee. You could often play longer clubs from the rough, not penal at all. The sand traps were the only part of the course not well above average. Nicely maintained, but too thin. The Bermuda greens were firm and putted medium fast. Few ball marks because of the firmness, and both approach shots and chips would run out. The customer service was excellent. Quick efficient check-in and complementary range balls on the all grass range that is for shorter clubs only. Restaurant closed and the pro shop closed early, but the course remained open for play. Overall, fun course in very good condition. Definitely recommended.

Played Bermuda Dunes Country Club as part for the first round of a annual get together with some close friend from college Sunday afternoon. HOT day out in the Palm Desert ... who turned the heat on? ... Continue »

Played Bermuda Dunes Country Club as part for the first round of a annual get together with some close friend from college Sunday afternoon. HOT day out in the Palm Desert ... who turned the heat on? Golf course was in excellent shape. Its private but I know they sometimes allow public play. If you do get an opportunity to play this golf course, play it. Here’s in interesting stat, its hosted over 50+ PGA Tour events. Granted years ago but that says something. Greens fast, firm and smooth. Fairways lush, cut tight with full coverage, rough blend of grasses cut just above fairways height lush, bunkers quality sand in great shape and tee boxes level tight groomed. We played the Classic 1 + Classic 2 layout blue tees. You got be able to work the ball both right to left and left to right off the tee around some big mature trees. Approach shots pretty straight forward but once on the greens they have many subtle difficult to read breaks and don’t be behind the hole. Tip - use the gate at Adams and 42 to get to the golf course. Will post photos later this week - Highly Recommended!

Played the Classic 1/Classic 2 combo (and a few holes on the Lakes 9) a week ago with some college friends in town. I really enjoyed the layout and conditions. 27 holes traditional style with large tr... Continue »

Played the Classic 1/Classic 2 combo (and a few holes on the Lakes 9) a week ago with some college friends in town. I really enjoyed the layout and conditions. 27 holes traditional style with large trees, many palm trees, many doglegs in both directions, house lined (but not in play much), traditional oval shaped greens with back to front slope. There are some great long par 3’s and some reachable in two par 5’s. The course is mostly level with some slight elevations changes. It’s a fair track, with a nice clubhouse and excellent customer service.

What really stood out for me were the excellent conditions of the greens. Fast, very smooth and very firm. They are sneaky tough in that they are all on elevated complexes making pitch shots difficult to hold and deceptive to read at times. The tip from the staff was they generally break towards Indio (but I had no idea where Indio was in retrospect – lol). The fairways were very lush, rough lush (cut short), tee boxes very well groomed and lush. The only blemish from a playing conditions standpoint is the bunkers. Many greenside bunkers were very firm and need to be refreshed.

We ran into some members, all friendly. Had a bite to eat in the restaurant, excellent burger and from what I understand French dip as well.

Complete practice facilities you would expect from a country club. Water stations positioned throughout the course. Just a fun place to play I recommend experiencing.

Check out the photos I posted.

Played the Blues (6441/71.0/127) on the Classic 2/Lake combo with Mike in around 3 1/2 H. There were only a few other groups out, it was close to 115 with a little breeze. This is not a tight course... Continue »

Played the Blues (6441/71.0/127) on the Classic 2/Lake combo with Mike in around 3 1/2 H. There were only a few other groups out, it was close to 115 with a little breeze. This is not a tight course, most fairways have generous landing areas. Many mature trees surround the fairways that are often well bunkered. The green complexes were very traditional. Average in size and sloped from back to front, falling off to each side with few tiers to contend with. 18 solid holes of golf that kept things interesting as we made our way through mostly older but very nice homes. The Bermuda tees were mostly lush, very good. Mostly level with few unfixed divots and good coverage, only the par 3's needed divot repair. The Bermuda fairways were nice to play from. Mostly lush with a few browned out areas that were being actively watered. The Bermuda rough was mowed down, you could often play longer clubs from the rough. Not high or overly penal, very playable. The sand traps were very inconsistent depth wise. Many were crusty and had not been raked that day. The greens putted MUCH better than they looked. Relatively smooth and medium fast. The Bermuda has not taken back over from the winter over seeded grass in spite of the extreme heat. They were VERY firm, hardly no ball marks and you needed to take the firmness into account even on short irons. They close at 2 pm in the summer. The customer service was excellent, quick efficient check-in and complementary range balls on the all grass range. I was impressed that they had grass seed mix at every range hitting stall. No beverage cart, but they had plenty of water stations and offered wet towels that were very nice smelling. Recommended, very fun course in better than average summer condition.

Played the Blues (6441/71.0/127) on the Classic 2/Lake combo with 140ver in slightly less than 4H. The course was not busy, it was around 112 with a little breeze that was welcome. My 1st time here,... Continue »

Played the Blues (6441/71.0/127) on the Classic 2/Lake combo with 140ver in slightly less than 4H. The course was not busy, it was around 112 with a little breeze that was welcome. My 1st time here, really enjoyed the historic layout that hosted many Bob Hope PGA events back in the day. The course conditions exceeded expectations considering the recent heatwave. The Classic 1 nine was closed for maintenance, but we did get in a bonus 9 on the Classic 2. Not a tight course, most fairways have generous landing areas. Many mature trees surround the fairways that are often well bunkered. The green complexes were very traditional. Average in size and sloped from back to front, falling off to each side with few tiers to contend with. While there were no holes that made you go "wow", there were 18 solid holes of golf that kept things interesting as we made our way through mostly older but very nice homes. The Bermuda tees were good. Mostly level with few unfixed divots and good coverage. The Bermuda fairways were mostly good with a few browned out areas that they were actively watering. Nice to play from overall. The Bermuda rough was not high or overly penal. Mowed down, you could often play longer clubs from the rough. Very playable. The sand traps were the only part of the course not above average. Many were crusty and the depth of the sand was very inconsistent. The greens did not look good because the heat has killed off almost all the over seeded winter grass and the Bermuda has not taken back over. However, they putted medium fast and were relatively smooth. Only complaint would be the firmness. Almost everything hitting them from full shots to chips had more run out than you would usually expect. Almost no ball marks to contend with due to the firmness. The customer service was excellent, quick efficient check-in and complementary range balls on the range. Only complaint would be that in the summer they close at 2 pm, we had intended to play more golf than we did. Overall, very fun course in better than average condition. Definitely recommended.

Played 36 holes out here yesterday with sixpez using an SCGA voucher. Pace was great, finishing 36 in about six hours, 10 minutes. Very hot (100+) day with occasional breezes. Played the nines in this... Continue »

Played 36 holes out here yesterday with sixpez using an SCGA voucher. Pace was great, finishing 36 in about six hours, 10 minutes. Very hot (100+) day with occasional breezes. Played the nines in this order: Classic #1, Classic #2, Lake, Classic #2. The course is in pretty good condition. Greens were smooth, fast and firm with sharp edges on the holes. Difficult to hole putts unless ball was center cut. I'm not sure how deep into summer these greens will survive, as many of them were already crusty and thin. But as of now, they're rolling great and despite their firmness, full shots stopped somewhat quickly for me. Fairways were mostly lush with some brown spots here and there, but very nice for the most part. Rough had mostly good coverage and was cut pretty short, providing really nice lies. Bunkers were all crusty, and like Keith said, the only way to get a good spot was to end up where someone had already raked earlier in the day. Definitely in need of some attention. Tee boxes were good all day. The course itself was a little underwhelming to me. It's a solid test and has some nice, subtle elevation changes for a Coachella Valley "housing development" course. I always remembered the 18th hole creating such drama at the Bob Hope Desert Classic, but that's one of very few good, memorable holes. Most of the holes are somewhat generic "desert golf" holes like those that could be found throughout the Valley. The Lake nine seemed to have more elevation changes and was maybe a little more interesting than the Classic nines. On the plus side, the staff was very welcoming and the course provided ample water stations and drinking fountains throughout. I'm definitely glad I played it, but was hoping for something more memorable. Here's a link to my Flickr photo album of 45 photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskVVqp3u