just played 18 holes this morning and it was pleasant. Yes, it's not in the best shape golf course in the area, but for the price I paid for ($11) it was good enough. Greens were bumpy , fairways wer... Continue »

just played 18 holes this morning and it was pleasant. Yes, it's not in the best shape golf course in the area, but for the price I paid for ($11) it was good enough. Greens were bumpy , fairways were very patchy, bunkers were alittle thin but I got a full 18 holes in under 2 hrs. The layout of the course isn't overly long and houses that border the course don't really come in play. I really enjoyed the layout, but probably won't play here again with so many options in Palm spring area

Played here today with an underpar deal of 44 bucks for two with a replay and all I have to say is we spent 43 bucks to much to play this God awful golf course. I know that this isn't a typical desert... Continue »

Played here today with an underpar deal of 44 bucks for two with a replay and all I have to say is we spent 43 bucks to much to play this God awful golf course. I know that this isn't a typical desert resort course but the conditions were the worst I have ever seen. The greens and rough around the greens was very nice, but the tee boxes and traps and fairways were dirt and hay. No grass to be found. A few tee,boxes,were so hard we had to resort to irons off the tee because one couldn't get a tee in the dirt. We had a large group and they closed down at noon so there was no food or drink to be found. Do yourself a favor and stay away.

Not much to add to sixpez's review. For $17.50 afternoon rate, the course is playing very good right now. Plays much better than it looks, although the tee boxes are in need of attention on many holes... Continue »

Not much to add to sixpez's review. For $17.50 afternoon rate, the course is playing very good right now. Plays much better than it looks, although the tee boxes are in need of attention on many holes. The greens were excellent, very smooth, semi-firm and medium fast. Fairways were mixed with mostly lush green grass but some browned out spots here and there. Rough had the aeration dirt clods in some places, bare spots and lush spots. As mentioned previously, tee boxes were probably the low point: some very overdue for mowing and others lacking much grass at all. Then those bunkers: why can't all bunkers be like this? Abundant sand, soft underneath but with just a little crustiness on top. I loved them.

I hadn't played here for probably around 15 years. The course runs through houses and won't wow anybody, but it's a great option when looking for an inexpensive round late in the day.

I met up with Itslikeimsayin for a round out here today. I needed to come down from my Bighorn high, so we aimed low. Actually, Palm Desert Resort CC is a good deal and we knew there'd be nobody out t... Continue »

I met up with Itslikeimsayin for a round out here today. I needed to come down from my Bighorn high, so we aimed low. Actually, Palm Desert Resort CC is a good deal and we knew there'd be nobody out there. It was $17.50 and we teed off at 2:45. When we arrived, we saw one group on the 16th hole, but otherwise we had the place entirely to ourselves and enjoyed a quick pace.

The course plays much better than it looks right now. The overseed grass is just starting to die out as the bermuda takes back over for summer. So the fairways are dappled in color, but everything played really nice. Some tee boxes were way too shaggy, but we managed. The fairways provided a lot of roll out, but generally nice lies to hit from. The rough is more dormant and was recently aerated, so you have the dirt plugs all around. Around the greens, the rough was more lush and green. We really liked the greens and the sand traps. The greens were pretty firm, but rolling super smooth at medium/fast speeds. The bunkers had kind of a crusty layer on top of soft sand underneath, which we both really liked.

The layout is pretty basic outside of a few memorable holes like 6, 9 and 18 (18 is quite an unusual fairway), but it's an okay enough track that's enjoyable with a good price. Some nice scenery in between all the houses and roads, which definitely can come into play. This was only my second time here and both were when the course wasn't looking its best, so I'll cut it some slack during this transitional time of year in the desert (especially for the price we paid).

A little late, but better late than not. Had the pleasure of teeing it here on 9Apr on an Underpar deal for $65 two players/unlimited same day replay/w-cart. Arrived early for our 9:21 tee time. We... Continue »

A little late, but better late than not. Had the pleasure of teeing it here on 9Apr on an Underpar deal for $65 two players/unlimited same day replay/w-cart. Arrived early for our 9:21 tee time. Went in with minimal expectations as we hadn't seen too many recent reviews on this course. Located in an older community we were very pleased with the check in as the Pro Shop staff were wonderful and very informative. Quaint Pro Shop, pleasant starter, comfortable carts (no GPS), onboard ice cooler. Nice putting area, grass driving range was fine. Course has been going to turf reduction, and although residents may not be too keen on loss of the grass up to their patios; golfing here for the first time, we found the course to be interesting, not overly difficult, quite a few hazards (water) with deep bunker guarded greens. (18th hole being a Brute!) Tee boxes were fine, fairways were coming along nicely, rough was lush and bunkers had adequate levels of sand for the greatest majority. Almost every green was elevated with slight undulations and back to front/front to back angles. Hitting short to run it up was met with 50/50 success...hitting to the green would typically roll off as the greens were firm and did not hold well. Fast/Med Fast speed, but overall rolled very true. We didn't see a cart girl this day. The clubhouse is older decor, but let me tell you...their food is FANTASTIC!!! Worth just going by for their burger and fries when you're in the area and wanting a good one at a decent price. Pork belly sliders AMAZING! We truly enjoyed this course...not an over the top Palm Desert/Springs resort course, but absolutely worth the time and money to give it a go if you are in the area. Very pleased and picked up another coupon and will be returning hopefully soon. Give it a go...just this novice golfin gals humble opinion. :)

Played the Blues (6616/71.7/122) with my father-in-law and a nice Canadian couple in 4 1/2 hours Sunday afternoon. GN Hot Deal, $43.50 w cart in partly cloudy conditions, increasing windy as the day w... Continue »

Played the Blues (6616/71.7/122) with my father-in-law and a nice Canadian couple in 4 1/2 hours Sunday afternoon. GN Hot Deal, $43.50 w cart in partly cloudy conditions, increasing windy as the day wore on. Traditional older desert layout where the holes are almost all surrounded on both sides by condo's or duplexes. They have recently been updating the course and ripping out areas of rough and putting in desert scape on many holes. Visually an upgrade, probably an upgrade in difficulty as well. The tees were excellent, lush and well maintained. The fairways were Okay overall with a few thin or hardpan areas here and there. The rough was fairly penal, not overly long but with good coverage. The ball would sit down and it was difficult to find balls until you were right on top of them. The sand traps around the greens had good sand and were well maintained. The numerous recently added waste bunkers were thick, you could sink down 2" easily. They were hard to play out of because there are no rakes and everyone who ventured in there was leaving deep footprints. The bermuda greens were recently overseeded with rye. They are small, fairly flat and were about the length of the fringe/aprons on most courses. Some of the poorest greens I have putted on in recent memory. bumpy, furry and slow. It was hard to make yourself hit the ball as hard as required to get the ball to the hole. IF they were mowed down and medium speed, the overall course conditions would be decent... however, with the greens we played today, I have to rate the overall conditions as poor. The customer service was very good from all people encountered. No drink cart out today. Not a bad layout, not overly tight but also not overly memorable. However, with all the alternatives available nearby, this is not a course I would recommend unless you are a local, a senior or get a real deal.

We decided in mid afternoon on November 18th, to try to get nine in, as we had just arrived in Palm Desert and were staying at the "Resort". We hadn't really planned on playing this course but had so... Continue »

We decided in mid afternoon on November 18th, to try to get nine in, as we had just arrived in Palm Desert and were staying at the "Resort". We hadn't really planned on playing this course but had some time and thought we would. Paid the twilight rate of $30 incl. cart. The people in the pro shop were very good, suggesting that we could probably get 9 in if we didn't "talk too much". We finished in 1 hour and 27 minutes, but certainly couldn't have played another hole as it was dark when we finished. It is not a bad track, although we did only play the front 9. Greens looked as if they may be bumpy as they looked a bit bare in spots, but they weren't bumpy at all, they were slow. Fairways were good, bunkers were not great. Generally speaking it was decent condition overall, considering the time of year and I'm guessing the amount of traffic this course gets, mostly residents in the "resort" is my guess. This wouldn't be a bad course for a warm up round, however pace of play appears to be very slow. Just through observation, there are usually 3 groups on each hole, one on the tee, one in the fairway and one on the green. There are water hazards on the course, but on the front nine at least I think you could see it all. Fairway bunkers tend to be on the sides of the fairways near the rough, and I'm thinking that may be to protect from ball heading into the condo's, mostly didn't come into play. Some greenside bunkers, but not lots. It's an OK course for the price.

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