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3.9
1100 Reviews (1100)
5 Stars
343
4 Stars
489
3 Stars
169
2 Stars
64
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
83.2%
Recommend this course
908 out of 1100 reviews
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3.9
188 Reviews (188)
5 Stars
50
4 Stars
97
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
85.1%
Recommend this course
160 out of 188 reviews
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3.9
276 Reviews (276)
5 Stars
79
4 Stars
136
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
84.4%
Recommend this course
233 out of 276 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7093 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.1
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Desert Falls Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Fream (1984) Chris Pitman (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.9
1100 Reviews (1100)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 15
Patio Dining 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 42
Bunkers 39
Undulating Greens 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 29
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 37
Worth the Drive 14
At a Resort 9

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Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course, good value

Desert Falls was recommended to me by another golfer and lived up to his praise. Pretty tough track, fair bit of water that comes into serious play on 3 or 4 holes. Rough was punishing, but wide fairways. Excellent variety of holes. More slope than most PS courses. Greens a tad slow was my only criticism, but fairways and greens in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Range balls

The course was fine and uncrowded but I was surprised to find that range balls were an extra cost. It shouldn’t be that way.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
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 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great hole design and views of the valley

Course has really interesting golf holes and does not play like desert golf. There is extended rough. Greens and tee boxes could use an additional mowing, but compared to other similar priced courses in the area it is good value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good not great…

Overall, a decent value compared to some of the more expensive options in the desert. Just seems like this course is a little bit rundown. A suggestion would be to not overseed every single piece of earth on the property. This requires a ridiculous amount of water and maintenance. I would rather they spent the money on the fairways and the greens. The greens were no better than seven on the stimp. There’s so much grass on this property that will never see a footprint. Seems like a waste of maintenance budget.
Still a fun design, and I had a great time playing it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play early

Course in good shape, played early so less than 4 hrs

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Very nice course.. not for beginners or hackers. Staff was friendly & worked with the customer..will definitely play it again & again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not playing again until course gets better

We were a threesome playing on Sunday morning. I was charged $118 per player.
Arrived at 7am for a 7:43 tee time. Nothing was open. No coffee. No snacks. Nothing but pro shop. Staff was nice and they did bring our bags down and loaded carts.

Course was average condition. My complaints are the excessive rough height and the greens being fuzzy and not properly shaved.

Course has been neglected and it shows. Was once a very good course. Appears the current owners are unable to afford the maintenance- or- are just profiteering.

I would still recommend it because the place was pretty empty and round was enjoyable- also the you get usually get a tee time last minute on Golf Now.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
First Time Playing

Staff

Had an early tee time and attendant wouldn’t accommodate with a cart plus we ask for range balls and he also refused. I had to rent a lousy push cart . He made no effort to accommodate. He made us feel like we were bothering him. I’ll never play there again and I’ll let as many people as I know about your staff.

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

Desert falls

Overall a great course but some issues with water hazards and the snack bar was closed after we finished 9 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointing again

Tried last year. Mediocre. Tried again this year. Somehow worse conditions. Greens patchy, shaggy, disappointing. Practice facility is good though

Strange layout at pro shop with a long hill and walk around. Short of power carts on a busy day. Short staffed in F & B too. Halfway house not open, not enough staff to service members and players.

Odd two group back up on 10 lead to 4h 40 min round and finish in the dark

The track is laid out fine and isn’t too narrow. Some really good holes like 6, 8 and 10, really strong finishing holes. Some
Gimmicky holes like 7 (Wacky par 4 green) and 11 (odd dog leg par 5) detract.

I’m cheering for this track to improve on and off the course. Not this time though

Price point is about right

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great day on the course. Pace of play was very good. Course in great shape. Nice course to play. Would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unusual greens

The most notable challenge with this course are the lobate shapes of several greens. We played the course twice during our vacation. Both times I had seemingly decent approach shots that ended up as 3 putts because the only way to a line to the cup was putt to a spot further from the hole.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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