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3.7
1062 Reviews (1062)
5 Stars
224
4 Stars
439
3 Stars
246
2 Stars
100
1 Stars
53
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
82.1%
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873 out of 1062 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.7
106 Reviews (106)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.1%
Recommend this course
87 out of 106 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
171 Reviews (171)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
78
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
81.9%
Recommend this course
140 out of 171 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert/Traditional/Executive
Par 65
Length 4029 yards
Slope 88
Rating 59.8

Located in Mesa, Desert Sand Golf Course is an executive length course with a short layout that is most suitable for beginners, but it is also a good place for golfers of all skill levels to work on their short game skills. Due to its flat terrain, the course is easy to walk with few elevation changes. The greens are remarkably fast and water hazards come into play on five holes. There are also sand bunkers scattered throughout the course. The Desert Sand Golf Course facility offers a chipping area and putting green and it is also home to a golf school.

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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder (1969)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted None
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, no cutoffs, denim ok.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.7
1062 Reviews (1062)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 32
Water Hazards 12
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 36
Locals 31
Beginners 29
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 27
In the 'Burbs 13
Worth the Drive 7

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/07/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to share about your recent experience with us, Desert Sands Golf Course, and for the 5 stars.We're so glad to hear you had a friendly experience with our staff and enjoyed the course. We value your feedback and hope you had a great round. We can't wait to welcome you back soon!
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Bang for your buck

Fairways nice shape tough greens makes it challenging due to easy course

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

Ok

A plain Jane course. Good for a warm up.
Just played the back nine. Par 34 with even a par 5.

Suspect the front nine more of a glorified par 3 course. Course was in decent shape and pace of play was ok.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Nice course but needs a lot of work in between tee box and greens. But it does show they are trying.

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

Always fun

The course and staff continue to improve day by day!! It's in such beautiful condition these days!! It's a gun course but challenging especially those greens!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Oldie

First group out for the day. Pace of play was perfect....Surrounding community run down and neglected. Definitely takes away from your experience. Good course for beginners to practice on at a fair price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for your money

Course for an executive course had the nicest fairways I’ve played in a while down here. Greens were changing to say the least. Great value for your money if you like playing executive courses

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

I got paired up with 3 other nice players! Had lots of fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jipped a Hole for a poor scheduling

Been to this course several times and never once had an issue. Had 4 people in our group and had a group of two behind us. We were playing as a reasonable pace on track to finish 18 holes in 4 hours. We were told by groundkeeper that we had to skip a hole due to them being behind. We did so and went and waited for the group in front of us to finish their par 3. There was no reason for us to be rushed and we were not compensated for missing a hole as we paid for 18 holes and only got 17. I will avoid going here moving forward

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff Unfriendly

The fairways were Ok but the domed greens were unenjoyable. Got called to the first tee 15 minutes early which would be Ok except we had just got to the driving range. Had the starter yelling at us and also the other couple we got paired with. Also got yelled at by the cart attendant when we were dropping off our cart. Put a damper on the day!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
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 1
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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