Desert Dunes Golf Club is host of the Desert Dunes Classic on the Canadian Tour.
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3.3
2388 Reviews (2388)
5 Stars
432
4 Stars
996
3 Stars
540
2 Stars
239
1 Stars
181
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.0
64.3%
Recommend this course
1724 out of 2388 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
179 Reviews (179)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
71
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
65.9%
Recommend this course
118 out of 179 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
209 Reviews (209)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
80
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
66.5%
Recommend this course
139 out of 209 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6876 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.2
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Desert Dunes Golf Club - Robert Trent Jones Jr
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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1989) Donald Knott (1989) Gary Linn (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Reviews

3.3
2388 Reviews (2388)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 61
19th Hole Scenic Views 42
Patio Dining 27
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 146
Undulating Greens 133
Water Hazards 70
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 130
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 97
Locals 87
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 103
Worth the Drive 91
Near the Airport 71

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Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Layout but poor condition

Unfortunately the course is in poor condition & it's very windy.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape

Greens were great. Fairways mostly good. Overall we were happy with the conditions. 30 mph winds when we played

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

my take

Great layout,but very poor conditon on some holes.This should be a 50.00 green fee,no more.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It is a pity that a good design is spoiled by poor maintenance

The course is nicely designed with a good variety of difficulties. Staff at the reception did its best to welcome the visitors. On the other hand the maintenance was really poor with slow and spotty greens, grass uneven on fairways and tees. Least to complain about were the bunkers with enough quality sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
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

Course maintenance does not match the design

Course has a nice lay-out with several really challenging holes. But the maintenance is poor, high and uneven grass on tees, fairways nearly ok, but the greens are really not good with lot’s of patches, slow uneven and bumpy. Club house is not attractive to have a drink and/or bite after the game. A pity!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging layout

Got out past noon on a perfect 78:degree day. No wind. Paired up with another single. Got around in 4& 1/2 hours, understandably crowded in peak season. Course is in decent shape for the rate. Don’t understand the negative reviews. If you want a $350 golf experience, they are available. Go for it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

MW

I like the course in general. There wasn't a ranger/marshal on the course during my round. As a result, there were a number of times that I waited on a tee box or in the fairway to make a shot.

The bunkers quite frankly were a mess. Some had standing water and others were mostly mud.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Layout Poor Greens

Loved the layout but the grass on most of the greens was inconsistent and made the greens quite bumpy and lacking a true roll that you could count on. Felt like making even a short putt was goin to involve some luck.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointed

We paid $140 for two golfers and the course was not worth the price. Then, on the 14th hole, our cart died and it took 30 minutes for someone to "rescue" us. We will not be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 15
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not worth time nor $ until course condition improves

I've played this course many times before and I've played all kinds of courses but this was the worse conditioned course I've ever played. The fairway consisted of weeds and clover. The greens were clumps of three or four different grasses, weeds, and dirt.
Don't bother until they take course management seriously. I wished I took pictures.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Desert Dunes, Cathedral City, Ca

The course was in terrible shape, especially for the price we paid...85. I worked have expected a lot better conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Amazing Course

Hidden gem the way golf should be. Super reasonable price for an amazing course. Not your typical condo-lined resort course. Maintenance could be better, many sand traps unplayable. Not windy day we played. Lots of wildlife, road runners, bunnies and three lynx. One even played with my golf ball! Would come back. Not an inviting clubhouse for apres-golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Worst experience ever

We booked a 1240 tee time so we could get done by dark. Nightmare started right away when we went to first tee and the said to us the pro shop let a group off the street bud in our tee time. There was 4 riders but only 3 players playing and they said they were going to play best ball so they would be fast. After the first hole they played regular golf and all four players were playing the fourth player was having to use golf clubs from the other cart because he was left handed. He would walk across the fairway the get club , walk back and hit his ball then walk back over to return club, then walk back over to his cart again very hard to watch this all day. At the tenth tee they were 2 holes behind and showing no sign of picking it up so we could all get done.
The course conditions were very poor. The grass was poor and we had to play bump your ball every where. The sand traps were unplayable
and most of them were full of water from over watering and thoughs that had no water puddles in them were not sand traps but more like mud traps. Greens look like there is no re seeding happening there and they were slow, very spotty and putts were bouncing.
Had to finish in the total dark after we asked the group in front of us to pick it up. It turned in to a yelling match from the four younger golfer in front who also slowed down and tryed to intimidate us. The worst golf experience ever I would NOT RECOMMEND THIS COURSE

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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