A view from Furnace Creek Golf Course at Death Valley.
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4.3
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.8
Amenities
3.4
96.7%
Recommend this course
70 out of 75 reviews
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4.3
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 20 reviews
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4.5
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
28 out of 28 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6236 yards
Slope 117
Rating 69.7
Book a Tee Time at
Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort
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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Open: 10/15 Closed: 6/15
Architect Perry Dye (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

RV Camping

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2023 #10)

Reviews

4.3
75 Reviews (75)
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Reviews 4
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Desert Golf At It’s Best

This course was sooo much fun. Coming from Florida, the weather was phenomenal. The big wide open fairways made for a fun and fast round while I was on vacation. The pro shop had good rental clubs and GolfNow got rates are definitely the way to go. Loved the whole experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Furnace Creek

This is a hard one to call. The greens on the front had been punched and sanded and the back nine was closed to do the same. The course layout seemed okay and the fairways were better than I thought they might be considering the location. Having said that, I was extremely disappointed with both the course and Golfnow for not being upfront about the conditions. Buyer beware.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Loved Furnace Creek

It was a perfect day in Death Valley for golf. My husband and truly enjoyed our game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens horrible

The course layout isn’t bad, greens were painted blue and had no grass was like putting on concrete. Ball would sometimes hold other times not.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Could be better, but it's off my bucket list!

We enjoyed our day, 75° in January, can't beat that but if I have to be honest the greens are a mess and very inconsistent. Maybe its a water issue but some greens had compact mud areas and some greens were so dry it was like putting on ice. I also thought the signage could have been a little better in finding each hole. For first timers, it was a little challenging finding either hole 3 or 4 and 18.
19th hole was convenient but pricey.
$60 for a 1/4 burger, chicken sandwich and 2 beers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great golf course

Thanks to Jon for all his explanations, greens are very slow and with sand, but fairways are very good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Grrrr8 experience

Nice time once again. But no water on course, no water in pro shop. No drinks in machine on 11 tee. Its called death valley for a reason.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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