Terrible, no REALLY terrible. Unmaintained dog track! Should have taken pictures. Large 3-4' weeds growing THROUGH a metal bench near one tee box! The box? Rough length grass--tee'd up my ball and it ... Continue »

Terrible, no REALLY terrible. Unmaintained dog track! Should have taken pictures. Large 3-4' weeds growing THROUGH a metal bench near one tee box! The box? Rough length grass--tee'd up my ball and it was at the height of the grass! Ridiculous. Literally have never seen a course this ratty. Save your money!

Noticed a lot of desert reviews so I thought I would add one. Played Indian and Mountain nines last Thursday.

Course is in fair condition. Greens were OK. Fairways were barely OK.

This is an... Continue »

Noticed a lot of desert reviews so I thought I would add one. Played Indian and Mountain nines last Thursday.

Course is in fair condition. Greens were OK. Fairways were barely OK.

This is an old desert course and there was a change in ownership a few years ago. Course conditions not as good as last year.

However, the green fee at 12:00 p.m. were $48 a person which is good down here for this time of year.

Wouldn't make it a must stop to play but worth the green fee even though the condition is not pristine.

Pace of play was OK. Just under 4 hours.

Got out on Saturday with dbldya, RDDenn, and abbacat. Good overall course conditions in this tight, residential-centric trio of courses. We played the Royal and Mountain nines in about 4 hours, lettin... Continue »

Got out on Saturday with dbldya, RDDenn, and abbacat. Good overall course conditions in this tight, residential-centric trio of courses. We played the Royal and Mountain nines in about 4 hours, letting one twosome pass us on the second nine.

Greens: The greens had a good pace and were very receptive on most any kind of shot. Medium fast in pace and very few ball marks to repair.

Fairways and rough: The fairways are somewhat narrow, but the course doesn't play all that long. All the turf seemed to be in decent condition. Good coverage and the rough was not too penal. I may have found one or two tight lies in the fairway, but it wasn't bad by any means.

Sand: I can't remember if I was in a bunker, but my recollection is that they were decent.

Tees: They all looked level and had good grass coverage. What more can you ask?

My overall impression is that the course is a great place to just hone your hit-it-straight game. It's very narrow and you could easily hit someone's property or even fly one over a house. Keep it down the middle and all is well. The greens complexes are pretty good and offer a challenge to your short game. This course gets some online discounts and my buddy lives here, so it's a fair bet I will be back.

This was our first time playing golf in the Palm Springs area in the fall, and the first time playing this course. As expected, the course was bustling with activity. It's an odd sight, as we are no... Continue »

This was our first time playing golf in the Palm Springs area in the fall, and the first time playing this course. As expected, the course was bustling with activity. It's an odd sight, as we are normally doing the "death march" during the summertime, and the only person that you see is the starter. Of course, the course looks very green from the overseeding. We teed off as a twosome and trudged behind a foursome for a bit over 4 1/2 hours (which is a far cry from 3 1/2 hours in July). We played the Mountain and Royal nines. If you've ever played Cathedral Canyon, the "S", or Bermuda Dunes, this course will have a similar feel.

I think that the rye grass makes a major difference in play. I found myself teeing the ball higher on the boxes, and the ball sat down a bit in the fairway. It made for a longer course, for sure. After several holes, I was really missing the bermuda. Rye just isn't for me. The greens were in good shape, and they were sitting down for short irons and wedges (shock #1). I was also fixing some divots on a few of them (shock #2). They were medium fast and consistent. I liked them.

The two nines were both tight-ish, but I swang driver all day. The short par-fours were really fun. They made you think, and they demanded accuracy. The long par fours can be a bear to get to in regulation, but they're pretty straightforward. The par-five holes are good fun, too. Lots of water features to get your attention. In all, I enjoyed the experience. It was a longer day, but we expected that... We'll come back in the summer to see what awaits us. Have fun out there and stay well!

First outing of a four day/five round weekend. I played the Indian and Mountain nines this past Saturday with a buddy, fellow GKer, dabldya. The overall conditions were good. Greens were smooth and me... Continue »

First outing of a four day/five round weekend. I played the Indian and Mountain nines this past Saturday with a buddy, fellow GKer, dabldya. The overall conditions were good. Greens were smooth and medium speed. The fairways, rough, bunkers, and tees were all in fine condition as well. Good sand in the bunkers and lots of grass. I did not notice any areas that were in need of maintenance. Check in was smooth; we had an Golf Moose voucher for two players, $49 with cart. POP was about 4 hours. Good times, but I think I need more fairway to hit to as most of the time I used an iron or hybrid off the tee just to keep my ball in play.

Had some business in Indio this week so decided to sneak in an early morning 18 after staying at the Indian Palms Resort. I believe this was the first time that I was ever the first one out solo and f... Continue »

Had some business in Indio this week so decided to sneak in an early morning 18 after staying at the Indian Palms Resort. I believe this was the first time that I was ever the first one out solo and finished accordingly in around two and a half hours. I played the Indian and Royal nines from the blue tees. Talk about a tale of two nines. The current condition of the Indian course can only be described as highly disappointing. The grass is thin and dried out yellow - not what you would expect in the Palm Springs area this time of year. The sand in the bunkers was thin and wet, and the rough was just dirt with certain areas having piles of cut down tree branches to help hide your wayward balls. The greens were the saving grace at least - they don't look great, but they roll true and medium fast. Tee boxes were okay. On the other hand, the Royal nine was really fun. Sure, it winds through a tight track of homes, but the fairways are lush and green (including a stark color contrast with the dried out grass short of the fairways), and the greens are also in very nice shape in terms of roll and speed. Do they hold shots well? Not so much, but then again I was far from a GIR machine today. There are some fun little valleys to navigate the Royal fairways as well, almost tunnel-like on a few holes. Tee boxes were good, and never saw any traps on back nine. For $69 fee it's a bit much overall for what you're getting, but at least the Royal nine brought up the standard - would have been really disappointing to play them the other way around. The Mountain nine from what I saw more closely resembled the Royal nine, but it won't be open until next week from what I heard. Staff was very nice though, and the bar/restaurant is good for a quick meal. Carts are no frills whatsoever, and on a hole or two it might be worth having some form of GPS if it's your first time here like me. All in all, I would give the experience a B-/C+ due to the absolutely meh condition of the front nine, but got some extra points for a fun back. I also came to the conclusion that I am not a very good early riser golfer. Need to keep that in mind next time, only next time probably won't be here unless it's another work situation.

Had a UP$99 Deal for Stay and Play all day date of arrival and departure. We booked for Weds 9/21-Thurs 9/22. Rain didn't dampen our arrival day tee time @ 9:00 a.m. Staff were Very nice, BUT... we ... Continue »

Had a UP$99 Deal for Stay and Play all day date of arrival and departure. We booked for Weds 9/21-Thurs 9/22. Rain didn't dampen our arrival day tee time @ 9:00 a.m. Staff were Very nice, BUT... we weren't advised that the Driving range, practice greens, restaurant and one of the 3 nines (Indian track) were all closed. Ummmm...would this have changed our plans...probably if it weren't for the fact we had to use up the coupon by 1 Oct. In all fairness, yes, it is late in the season, and they were overseeding the Indian track and doing bunker renovations. So, we went out early (cold with no practice since driving range closed) per their guidance of starting on Royal 9 and then on to the Mountain for our finishing 9. I was quite disappointed with Royal 9, and ready to call it quits, but pushed on. Tee boxes were fine (level, a bit long), fairways were in good playable shape - rolled out fine. Bunkers not too bad either. Rough a manageable length. A lot of beautiful geese on the course (and their poo on the greens and tee boxes); however, the greens on Royal 9 were absolutely horrible! -- hard, and a regular mine field of dirt lumps (ant hills?)...virtually impossible to putt unless you spent time sweeping them clean. Fairways were very tight, so going out cold - well you better be able to hit em straight or you better have good insurance. We managed to trudge through the first 9 of Royal and moved on to the Mountain 9. What a Welcomed difference. Wider fairways, nicer greens with minimal ant mounds. Somewhat of a redemption from the first 9 of Royal for sure; so we went around this 9 again. A lot of quaint water hazards throughout, and it's obvious they are putting a lot of effort into this older retirement community. This course would probably be much more appealing to play when in prime conditions. Simply an older track requiring good accurate shots to stay out of trouble. The "boutique" lodging facilities were nice, but can't relay anything on the clubhouse as it was closed. Pro Shop was quaint - Staff very pleasant and welcoming. One and done for us, no big hurry to go back, but for a quick, inexpensive round of golf, the Mountain 9 is fine (would've liked to play the Indian 9 too, but didn't so can't report on that either). Their online website/video & photos are quite misleading, but again...for $99 we got what we paid for. We did not use our all day replay on Thursday, instead we were offered a great opportunity from fellow Gkers AcesFull & TeaGal to use a coupon they had, but didn't have time to use, for another local area course (Again, Many Thanks you two, for making our getaway a pleasant one.) My rating of this course is low compared to others; I base it on my playing enjoyment and all available resources. Just my humble novice golfin gals observation/opinion.

Very tight course, you will have to think your way around this course. Enjoyed the challenge and the conditions were fine for the most part. A few of the traps were. Inconsistent, the pace of play w... Continue »

Very tight course, you will have to think your way around this course. Enjoyed the challenge and the conditions were fine for the most part. A few of the traps were. Inconsistent, the pace of play was awesome, the service was great. The price couldn't be beat. It is an old course but don't let that scare you. Try it, you will be challenged!

Played today at 10:00 on the Indian/Royale 18.. We played behind 12 idiots playing the back tees who topped most of their tee shots.. It was an excruciating 9, until I said something to someone in the... Continue »

Played today at 10:00 on the Indian/Royale 18.. We played behind 12 idiots playing the back tees who topped most of their tee shots.. It was an excruciating 9, until I said something to someone in the shop surprisingly it cleared up. Now that my 5 minute rant is up, The course is in very nice shape with the fairways being plush and very easy to play from. The rough was consistent being about 2" and at times difficult to find your ball. Bunkers has kinda of a gray sand in them but played well from. Greens were a little on the slow side, with holes 12-18 being completely replaced. In another month or so, course should be in fantastic shape. Overall, 5 hours was a little much, but fun was had none the less. Will be back