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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6943 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.1

Previously known as Canyon South Country Club.

Course Details

Year Built 1961
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1961)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.4
1619 Reviews (1619)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 50
19th Hole Scenic Views 29
Patio Dining 21
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 132
Water Hazards 115
Undulating Greens 70
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 113
Locals 112
Advanced Golfers 72
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 177
Near the Airport 96
Near Local Attractions 48

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Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Never Again

Course is in very poor condition. Will not play here again unless greatly improved!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst greens Not worthy of the title greens

Most uncared for course and worst greens I have ever played on. .will never play it again and will definitely not recommend it . It was our last opportunity to play golf ending off our vacation in Palm Springs. What a huge disappointment. Thought of asking for a refund. Had played Desert Island the day before and had a great day on a great course. Because Indian Canyon was the same price we were expecting more. An extreme example of an neglected course. .

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Such poor conditions!

Fairways and tee boxes decent shape.
Greens very bumpy.
Sand traps and rough all most unplayable.
All that for a $100 hot deal.
Never again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Course Conditions

Tee boxes are very shaggy, “rough” is dirt with low cut weeds, greens are spotty, but okay, & fairways are in pretty good shape. This course is very tired.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Historic Course

Follow the mid-century golf course in the steps of the historic pros and stars. Course ind in good shape and challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

The attendant at the entrance ignored me and I had to ask twice to find out where I could get a cart..The girl at the Pro shop was friendly and helpful and informed me who I would be playing with. The Gammons.
When I went to the starter, he was pleasant and confirmed who I would play with. Then a woman came to me and mentioned her husband and she were going to play with the couple I was supposed to play with and I should play behind them which was after the time I had booked. I asked the starter about this and he just shrugged and said it was okay - Really?
I was paired with another couple of girls and thank goodness for them as they were both pleasant and made a real bad experience, better.
Also the cart had a sand rake attached to it. This kept hitting my clubs and made a banging noise the whole way.
I would definitely think twice about Golfpass giving deals on this course. Very Disappointing.
Thanks for asking for a review.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

A darned shame

I was very disappointed in the condition of this course, it’s in poor shape and especially when compared to the wonderful South course. Completely different conditions.
Bunkers are not cared for, there is grass growing in many, landscaping is not kept up, greens are not nice, and it’s a shame when you consider the legacy of this club. Staff were mostly terrific and we had some laughs with them, but the North course didn’t impress any of us.
Save your money and limit your play to the South course, which is worth every penny!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap Don't know
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 Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A little rough around the edges

We’ve enjoyed this course for many years and after 2 yrs of covid absence we were greatly looking forward to our return south in Jan 2022. Covid supply chain issues gets the blame apparently for the course conditions as course management were not able to source sufficient grass seed for winter over seeding which resulted in many brown patches and thin turf along fairway edges and around greens. This may’ve also resulted in the poor greens as they were patchy and bumpy. Still very playable and enjoyable, it is not the beautiful lush course experienced precovid. Most if not all fairway bunkers were left unmaintained and played as ground under repair, which certainly helped my game.
Still a pleasant course with excellent friendly staff that make up for any course condition shortcomings. We’ll be looking forward to better course conditions upon our return south next winter.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Haters are Misguided

If you're looking for a new-look, high-end golf course ; this is not it.
However, if you appreciate a course with tons of history and character in beautiful surroundings for a decent price, Indian Canyons North is it.
This course is located in stunning Murray Canyon, wending it's way through a cool neighborhood of stylish mid-century modern homes. The pro-shop and clubhouse display a number of photos from the course's Palm Springs glory days, featuring Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr,, Dino and other celeb golfers from that era.
I played in a 3-some this morning with a 7:00 tee-time. We got around in under 3 1/2 hours with no waiting. The fairways are in great shape. The rough was a little sparse, but not punitive. The greenside bunkers were raked with plenty of sand. Greens were a bit bumpy, though rolled true. Cart paths have not been maintained well over the years, but not a big deal imo.
The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Yes, this course's best days are behind it. But, it's a classic layout which is still very enjoyable to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Indian Canyons North

A nice layout through beautiful mid-century modern homes with great views of the mountains. Course is a little tired. Traps need to be maintained. Greens were a little rough, but speed was good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Restore the course to it Glory day

It A nice track, but need some work done. Return the course back to when you had the Bob Hope Classic. Refurbish the fairways sand trap on all the fairway, would make it very challenging which is good. I am playing in the US AM tour on the 2/27/22

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Very disappointing

First time playing this course and for the money it was very disappointing. Cart paths non existent, , brown areas everywhere, lots of muddy areas. Difference between the North and South course is night and day. South course is beautiful. Don’t waste your money on the North. There are lots of much nicer courses in Palm Springs area that are less money and in much better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed .

The course conditions were appalling, I wouldn't recommend playing the north course. On a positive note we really enjoyed the south course and it hard to believe that the north course is part of the same ownership .

Over priced for the conditions, but the course staff are very friendly.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Tired but still an enjoyable course

Yup, it’s getting old like me, but still an enjoyable track. They are letting the fairway bunkers go to grass, but not really a big drawback. The fairways are tight enough without the bunkers anyways. Fairways are in good shape and the greens are not great, but they hold well and putt true. Lovely homes along the course that are close enough, but no one in our foursome even came close to hitting one. Staff are very nice D the pace of play was good. Teed off at 1050 and played right at 4 hours with a beginner in the group. We will come back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 7
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Indian Canyon Review

The course was not in very good condition. Fairway traps had no sand and some were being overgrown by grass. Club house said to treat the fairway bunkers as ground under repair. Green side bunkers needed more sand. Cart paths (what there were) were in poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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