$30.00 @2:00 is a steal. Course is immaculate. cart/gps.......Only if you can handle the heat. Tee boxes are beautiful, over a hundred bunkers......greens are very protected with must hit fairways..... Continue »

$30.00 @2:00 is a steal. Course is immaculate. cart/gps.......Only if you can handle the heat. Tee boxes are beautiful, over a hundred bunkers......greens are very protected with must hit fairways....nobody else around!!!!!!!

Played on 6/24, course was awsome, people were very nice and I had a great time...However, the greens were not as good as the rest of the layout, bumpy, slow and not very true....That being said, I'd ... Continue »

Played on 6/24, course was awsome, people were very nice and I had a great time...However, the greens were not as good as the rest of the layout, bumpy, slow and not very true....That being said, I'd go back in a heartbeat....Just the opposite of the Mountainview layout (read the post)

I admit, it might take another try or two to get used to it. I wasn't trying to bash the course. I was just trying to give my honest oppinion and I was dissapointed. I had anticipated playing there... Continue »

I admit, it might take another try or two to get used to it. I wasn't trying to bash the course. I was just trying to give my honest oppinion and I was dissapointed. I had anticipated playing there for a couple years and that's just how I saw it. Kudos to you for having a different oppinion.

I'd suggest playing elsewhere at this time of the year, of course! I knew to expect the heat. I'm just glad I wasn't playing in Laughlin that day where it was 130 degrees.

I'm one the best putters alive( excuse me if I do say so) and I had a good stroke going that day, but struggled to have a putt not bounce off-line as a result of that "funny grain". I've played down south before plenty of times were there is grain everpresent. But there, it either goes in one direction or the other. The grass they use on the greens at Desert Willow is specially bred to hold up to the heat and as a result is much for fiberous than the greens of the other courses I mentioned. Maybe they change the grass when the weather cools down. I just think they need to reevaluate the type of grass they are using and perhaps use a tiny bit more water, even reclaimed water .

Everything else is great on the course with the exception of the hidden rakes. I added up the minutes we waited on groups ahead of us to walk all the way around the bunkers to find the rake boxes and it sure added a lot of time to the round. If the bunkers had a few rakes easily visable like anywhere else, it would facilitate the "easter rake contest" on every fairway bunker and greenside bunker. To boot, I only got in two of those bunkers and I just assumed raking it with my feet. Which, by the way, does a better job than most players care to do with a rake anyway.

However, I assume if the rakes were left out at that couse in that weather they would be too hot to pick up anyway!! =)
Whadayudo?!! =)

A self raking bunker would be a great idea...just like the automatic kitty litter box! =)

However, I can't stop myself from saying that the layouts were boring. In great shape, but just plain dull.

I'll shut up now...thanks

Sealskinz.. Not sure what your complaint is. Just played on 6-7 and course was great. They did just work on the greens but not as poor as you described and as far as the rakes, come on, at least they ... Continue »

Sealskinz.. Not sure what your complaint is. Just played on 6-7 and course was great. They did just work on the greens but not as poor as you described and as far as the rakes, come on, at least they tried something different and I had no problems with the two I needed to use. Maybe stay out of most of the 200 traps on that course. As far as the heat, what the hell did you expect at this time of the year, 75 and cool?. Im used to playing excellent courses on the central coast that are not too crowded, and by no means was that course terrible or a big dissapointment. I will be back on the 25th for another wonderful experience.

agree with below that the rake deal is stupid... half of them don't even work properly and your left to smooth out traps with your shoes. played when the greens were pretty smooth, a course that you n... Continue »

agree with below that the rake deal is stupid... half of them don't even work properly and your left to smooth out traps with your shoes. played when the greens were pretty smooth, a course that you need to play a few times to get used to angles. overall experience not bad but do stay away from summer golf, just not worth it.

A big dissapointment.

Greens have some really wierd grain and get worse as the day goes on. Very slow and bumpy greens for such a highly rated course. Layouts on both courses are pretty boring. ... Continue »

A big dissapointment.

Greens have some really wierd grain and get worse as the day goes on. Very slow and bumpy greens for such a highly rated course. Layouts on both courses are pretty boring. Maybe desert golf just ain't for me. Lack of visual enticment. Hole's are too similair. Tee boxes are not well marked--tee markers were completely off the tee in some cases. What are you supposed to do? Tee off from the rough?

I prefer greens like those of La Purisma, Robinson Ranch, Valencia TPC, Santa Anita, Sand Piper, Rancho San marcos, Rustic Canyon, Moorpark CC, etc. Desert Willows greens are some form of crabgrass that has somehow been cutdown to represent a smooth surface which they just aren't!! The result is a multidirectional grain which throws putts in anywhich direction it chooses too. Ram all your putts here and hope they find the hole. Lipouts were the norm.

Bunkers have good sand, Fairways are decent, Rough is playable but sticky therefore penalizing regaurdless of the short length of it. Service was ok no complaints.

Rake deal is absolutely stupid.

Too crowded!! Pace of play was inconsistent.

It's too hot anyway--118 degrees in the shade!!!

Must play in the Palm Spring area

Must play in the Palm Spring area

Played 3/31/06 12:30 t-time I can't figure out which course I like better as both are in great shape. I think the greens are a little slower on this course, but what day, shot 79 on Mountain and 81 on... Continue »

Played 3/31/06 12:30 t-time I can't figure out which course I like better as both are in great shape. I think the greens are a little slower on this course, but what day, shot 79 on Mountain and 81 on Firecliff.

Great course,understand this track is owned by City of Palm Desert ,and is in the top ten Muni courses in the entire U.S. Also its the most expensive. But, it is in great shape, fun to play and tough... Continue »

Great course,understand this track is owned by City of Palm Desert ,and is in the top ten Muni courses in the entire U.S. Also its the most expensive. But, it is in great shape, fun to play and tougher than it looks. A must play at least once. Firecliff is the tough one, Mountain View is the fun one.