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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
89.1%
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4.6
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4.1
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4.1
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4.6
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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
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4.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 7232 yards
Slope 141
Rating 75.4
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Rams Hill Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1983) Tom Fazio (2007) Dennis Wise (2007) Jackson Kahn Design (2013)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
655 Reviews (655)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 41
Patio Dining 41
19th Hole Scenic Views 37
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 52
Undulating Greens 45
Water Hazards 38
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 45
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 38
A Weekend Splurge 36
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 53
At a Resort 11

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Not in typical shaoe

The course layout is fantastic as always, however the condition leaves a lot to be desired. Looks like fungus got both the greens and the fairways. In addition, the greens were so hard as were the fairways that you could not stop a ball at all. Does it matter if you were coming in with a spinning wedge, sand wedge or gap? The ball was going to bounce. You had to literally land the ball off of the green in front for it to roll on

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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Amenities Excellent
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Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
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3.0
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Perfect weather
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Great layout, not in great condition

This was my second trip to play Rams Hill and it is a wonderful layout and the scenery from almost every hole is spectacular. The greens were recently redone and are hard as a rock, but should improve with time. The fairways are not in great condition, but I heard they are getting ready to redo those this year as well. In a couple of years, this will be one of the best courses in California.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/12/2024

dhorn85 thanks for the review and recommendation. You're correct about the greens as they will soften. This summer we are embarking on a multi-million dollar fairway and rough renovation. Can't wait for you to return and see the results once we reopen in October.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 181
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Played this course as part of a marathon 9-rounds in 5 days trip I took to the Coachella Valley.

As someone from the Midwest, this course feels like it’s in the middle of nowhere. But start to finish, the Ram’s Hill experience is excellent!

CONDITIONS: Everything is fantastic. There are some comments below about the greens, and I tend to agree with them: it does appear that there is some sort of paint or substance helping the greens look “more green.” That being said. the greens are firm and fast, and a lot of fun to play.
There are some splotchy parts of fairways, but they seemed to be in areas where you shouldn’t be anyway. The bunkers were perfect.

VALUE: Very fair with a deal time. I’ve also heard the stay and play is a great value too.

LAYOUT: This course winds through the desert and some houses, and just the middle of nowhere in general. A great variety of 3s, 4s, and 5s. You’ll use every club in your bag. The course always felt challenging but never overwhelming. It was a lot of fun to play.

This is not a course to walk… take the cart.

FRIENDLINESS: Tacos on the back 9! You get 2 free tacos around hole #14. Get the pork… it’s excellent! And… AND… a cookie after your round. Not sure what kind it was, but it was awesome. Everyone one of the staff members was helpful and friendly. Also, they responded quickly when our cart died on the front 9.

PACE: A little slow, but just slow enough for us to get a good yardage and enjoy the views. Nothing offensive or distracting.

DIFFICULTY: Fun and challenging, not overwhelming. Fast greens, big bunkers, sloping fairways, false fronts… one or all of these will bite you, but in a fun “let do it again” kind of way.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/12/2024

klmgolf80, WOW!! thanks for the incredible and thorough review of the course. The green substance you saw on the greens is a pigment as we did not overseed the brand new greens. I hope you will make Rams Hill an annual stop when in Southern California. As for the cookie, it's an original recipe apple caramel cookie we bake fresh everyday. Glad you enjoyed.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Facility in the Middle of Nowhere

Very nice golf facility, but expect a ride getting there. Nice clubhouse, grill/bar and practice areas. Course is tough (especially green complexes), but fair. Many holes look tighter than they really are. Quick greens with slope and collection areas. Good collection of short par 4s. We were fourth out in the morning, but unfortunately groups in front struggled and we're slow. Would play again and recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/12/2024

jvaldahl, thanks for the nice review and nice comments. We cherish the peacefulness and beauty of the Anza Borrego Desert and believe that along with the wonderful golf course Tom Fazio created make for great memories. I hope to see you again soon.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ramshill golf

A great golf course layout, wonderful bermuda greens and while have some fairways grass issues, they were very playable and actually will be replaced with tough Bermuda this summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/12/2024

u07542678 we are really stoked with the new greens. They turned out perfectly. Thanks for the really nice comments and the terrific 5Star Review.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Came out for my free birthday round of golf, can’t complain because of that. Very scenic and a good challenge. The greens though were as hard as rock, would never check. Just bounce and roll. Few issues with dry spots disease in the fair ways. But the staff, dining, range, pace of play, views and tee boxes were perfect. Also they load up your clubs in the cart and clean them after the round. You also get free tacos on hole 10 and a delicious cookie after the round. No one does that. Thank you Rams hill, I’ll be back next year.

Stay and play is a deal too, can’t even get a hotel room by itself for under $200 today anywhere.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/12/2024

Borycohn12, thanks for the nice review. Looking forward to you returning on your birthday with your friends next year. Hope to see you again soon.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Really cool layout, but the firmest greens I've ever player

It's a really cool layout at Rams Hill, with lots of challenges awaiting on each hole. Tee boxes are really nice. Fairways are okay but fairly spotty, and still a bit wet from the rains in SoCal just before we arrived. The greens are some of the best I've ever putted on, they rolled extremely true. However they're absolutely rock hard. For that reason they're almost unplayable. If they were at all receptive Rams Hill could be one of the nicest courses I've played.

All the staff were incredibly friendly, and the tacos at the turn and the cookie when you're done are a really nice touch!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/12/2024

tdickie7,

Thaks for the nice review and recommendation. This summer will be year 2 of a 2 year renovation project. The greens were redone this past summer and as brand new greens they are firm but will soften over time. This summer the fairways and roughs are being replaced. I hope you'll be back soon to check out the renovations

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Rams Hill

Love everything about this course - only exception is the conditions of the fairways. I understand that they will be replacing the grass as it was a failed project a couple of years ago. Where there is grass it is fantastic. But way too many bare areas. Greens and tees are all new type of grass and are amazing. Hoping for better fairways in 2025.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/12/2024

TemPo2017

Thanks for the nice review and yes we are embarking on a multi-million dollar fairway renovation this summer that will not only fix issues with the fairways but will also enable Rams Hill to remain open year around. I hope you will come back once the renovation is complete in October.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always A Pleasure

Love this course. They have changed their greens over the summer and i can honestly say I have never putted on better greens. Absolutely pure. They are very firm because they are new but i cant say enough about how pure they are. I met the superintendent while playing and he told me they are completely changing out the fairway grass this summer. I try and come over and play a couple time a year and we are never disappointed. Back next month but really looking forward to seeing the new improvements.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Loved the layout and challenge

The greens were fast, firm, large, and in great shape. Loved the way they are tiered and protected by sand and false fronts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/12/2024

NellieNelson,

Thanks you for the very nice comments and the wonderful 5Star review. I hope to see you at Rams Hill again very soon.
Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Resort Course!

Have played many times, including the original course about 30 years ago.

The course is a great layout. Fairways and tee boxes were fantastic, greens are fast but looks like the new turf that doesn’t hold greens at all; in fact, we were warned by the shop staff about the speed.

The course is a long way from everything and so the regular price is probably too high so look for specials.

But it is a great course to play with friendly staff and great food.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very disappointing

Based on all the reviews, we were very excited to try out Rams Hill. We drove down from Palm Springs, landed at the course and went to the putting green. Immediately, you could see a few things weren't as good as all the previous reviews had indicated. There were obvious brown patches as we looked down the first fairway, and the practive green was like painted old school artificial turf. Unfortunately this was pretty common for the entire round. There were number ous dead spots in the fairways - particularly on the front nine - some even roped off. On multiple occasions I had to move my ball off dead areas in the middle of the fairway. While not the worst thing in the world - not what you'd expect at the price point. To be fair, if you did find any green grass on the course you were pretty much guaranteed a fantastic lie.

As for the greens, they were like painted concrete. Unless you are a superstar with your irons, it's almost impossible to stay below the hole unless you land well short of the green. Luckliy there are a lot of backstops that will bring a long shot back towards the hole. The greens are so tight, it's like putting on that old school astroturf carpeting, and they have colorized them to look green. They did roll very true and there was barely a bounce to be found - but if you don't stay below the hole, a 2-putt is a good outcome.

The staff were mostly pleasant, the starter in particular, but nowhere near the glowing reviews of previous posters. The tacos at 14 - meh. But when you are in the middle of a 5 hour round, you take what you can get.

This course should NEVER take five hours to play. The fairways are for the most part open and generous. Didn't have to look for a ball once. You should be able to get in and out in 4 hours. But, with no marshall, and a foursome two groups ahead of us who thought they were Arnie and Jack and greens, bam - 5 hour round.

Overall, just a very disappointing experience. Based on all the reviews, we thought this would just be a homerun. But unfortunately, the fairways and greens made this the weakest of the 9 courses we have played on our trip to San Diego and Palm Springs. The layout really is fantastic though, and if the fairways and greens were in better shape, it would have been an awesome experience.

We had such high hopes and really felt Rams Hill was the worst bang for our buck on the trip.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/28/2024

Rocklobster, I'm very sorry we didn't meet your expectations.. We take great pride in providing great experiences for our customers. This past summer we put in all new greens as a part of a 2-year multimillion dollar re-grassing plan. This summer we will convert all fairways and roughs to a new variety of bermudagrass as our commitment to providing the best playing conditions possible is a core value of our Team. Again, I'm sorry we failed to meet your expectations and hope that you will give us another opportunity. Please feel free to reach out to me with questions.

Harry Turner
COO/GM
Rams Hill
harry@ramshill.com

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