MarcRLeclair

First 2 times here played into a 3 then 2 club winds so playing in a slight breeze was perfect. 4h15 round not fast some marshalling to speed things up a bit would have been helpful. A single ahead of us playing 2 balls refused to hook up with the single we let play through. Thankfully after hole 6 he jumped over to start at #1 again.Nice track for the price and a fun play so no other complaints.Bonus mother bobcat with 2 babies crossed fairway on group ahead of us and 1 kitten chased down & stole pink ball that lady 2 groups ahead was playing.Cute moment.

Oldest course in Palm area or so they say. Fun short track Par 70 for the boys just under 5400 from the blues with just the 2 par 5's. Great shape greens a bit slow however. Just felt comfy to play but a bit tight in spots so not so good for newbies to golf. Very enjoyable round nonetheless. Plan on playing it again before end of the vacation.

Like this course a lot playing it for the 2nd time. Front nine more desert links style while back more traditional but both are fun to play. Good greens some tough long par 4's but all in all fair and challenging. Only knock is they could use a bit more help in the pro shop as the gentleman processing golfers working by himself for 2 courses (North & South courses) was extremely busy and lineup to pay put us close to missing our tee time(not his fault).

27 hole course opens 2 nine holes and leaves one closed. Inexpensive round on a course past it's prime but still fun. Mountain course played on a different grass that looked mostly dead while Royal course looked more like a real course with green grass.

2nd time playing here first time 3 club wind today only a 2 club wind. Wind amplifies your mistakes, challenges your distances estimates, club selection and shot making choices & wears you out. Love the setting, layout and beauty of the place but would sure like to try it on a calm day. I guess all those wind turbines nearby are a bit of a giveaway lol. Reasonable price and a bit of a drive from Indian Wells but worth it.

Made the 40 minute drive from Indian Wells to Desert Hot Springs to play this course again but ended up getting rained out after 8 holes. Staff did not give a rain check as round paid for by Golf Now. In the end Golf Now in discussion with the course (a week later) provided a hot deal credit for the price paid for the round. I've booked a new hot deal looking forward to enjoying the round at Mission Lake I was hoping for.

Never been rained off a course at Palm Springs till now. Holes 10,11&12 were not even open & many courses in the area were closed. Booked a hot deal time through Golf Now and was a big fan of this course promoting it to other golfers and making a point of driving 35-40 minutes from Indian Wells to Desert Hot Springs to play it. Upon arrival, staff said they tried calling & left a VM but phone shows no call & no VM.Told us if it gets too bad to play to come in & they would "see what they could do" Played 8 holes in light rain but hole 9 downpour was biblical. So now quite drenched called it a day & went in to get a rain check. Staff in pro shop talked in back office & told me the pro would have to call me to "let me know what they could do". Left name, cell # & email address but have yet to hear back & I doubt I will before vacation ends. Sadly front office staff isn't empowered enough to give a customer a "9 hole rain check" during a rain out day. Instead they gave me a coupon for reduced rates on pro shop merchandise . Typically rain checks are issued without hesitation if weather ends your round but I guess if you bought your round through Golf Now there's no incentive for them to do anything. Unfortunately in the future there's not much incentive to make the drive to play the course or to continue to recommend it to others. Sad

Love this Pete Dye layout and wished my game had lived up to it.Should have figured out how slow the greens would be when my first putt on the practice green made it about 1/2 way to the hole. But it's so hard to untrain your brain to hammer putts that would normally travel at least twice as far hitting that hard. That's the only thing bad I could say about the course; otherwise loved it. In fact it rained so hard overnight and the next day that the course closed. I guess that long grass on the green could absorb a lot of moisture. Once they reopen and cut the greens to normal height the course will be just as awesome as always.

Like many courses in Palm Springs developed around condos bordering fairways you are constantly conscious their presence and want to be playing well not spraying shots or you will be introducing yourself to many of the residents or drivers from the adjoining roadways. Course was in great shape and greens were excellent rolling true but much slower than what we're used to. Some very scenic holes and not a long course but well worth playing.Hoping for a return round on this current Palm Springs visit or on future trips.

We use this course as our warm up round whenever we come to Palm. 12 holes and pretty forgiving although the greens were pretty fast posing a challenge. Bit of a drive from Palm especially with Indian Canyon Road Closed near Desert Hot Springs. Fairways were patchy but hey it was only a week before Christmas. Using a Hot Deal through Golf Now played with the wife for S70 total with a cart. Don't expect miracles and you'll enjoy yourself

They said it would be windy & they didn’t lie. Would love to play this course on a calm day but not sure it ever happens here. 3-4 clubs more into the breeze & not much shelter made it a very tough round. Hard to be fair given these conditions.

What a difference playing from the correct tees. As a senior playing from the silvers was a bit much (578 par 5, 232 par 3 for a 210-220 driver)last week. Played golds and perfect match for how I hit & play. Course in just great condition only thing tough was the weather teeing off at 92 F and finishing at 100 F. Really enjoyed the play and would recommend to my friends all day long. Practice green and chipping greens were being punched this day which resulted in the discounted rate but sometimes you have to maintain things if you want them in great condition. Will definitely be back on our next trip to Palm.

Fun round although score wouldn't say so. Enjoyable great hot day but enough breeze to cool things down a bit but still mess up your club selection

Mostly enjoyable play. Not super easy not super hard. Santa Anna winds required lots of clubbing up so be ready. Likely won't play again on this trip but next trip likely.

2nd time here. Shotgun start due to cold weather mornings in the Valley this year.Liked almost everything about the course. As a 14-16 handicapper I should have played the silver gold combo not just silver-my bad. Tees & fairways awesome c/w nasty greens that almost always break towards Indio. The wind adding to the already long play I shot an extra 5 to my normal score..Holes 10-12 quite interesting especially the huge elevation drop and ravine components on #11 the #1 handicap hole.. Yes play this course but on the correct tees.

1st round of the year so looking for something not extremely difficult. Course was not in great shape fairways were sparse with lots of bare spots (play winter rules given these conditions)Tee boxes also sparse. Greens were fast and in decent shape cut quite short. The course needs TLC and a bit of money spent to dress it up. Among the least expensive courses in the Valley so if you want something nicer expect to pay more possibly a lot more. The courses in Palm Springs are challenged to use a lot less water so some patience & understanding is required of these courses.

After 3 holes almost quit as course at first seemed like a goat track Tee boxes unimpressive (small & grass was sparse).White & red tees share boxes. Blue boxes as forward tees except they don't show up on scorecard (confusing). Course layout is unique.Lots of elevation changes (uphill/downhill holes) make it challenging especially if like us you are not using gps or rangefinders for distances. Fairways and cart paths are incredibly uneven requiring very slow cart driving.Our cart was dying on the last 5 holes(no power) and we barely made it in. Greens were slow but rolled true. Some holes were punishing (a 610 yard par 5? and a 475 yard par 4?) Starter was kind & welcoming.Not horrible but not great.

Enjoyed the round with some very interesting scenery. Got a good laugh at the dozen or so golf balls imbedded into the Tall Cactus on drives on #5. Only minor issue would be teeing off about 30 mins after our scheduled tee time, with no real reason other than we're running late. Always makes you wonder what the real reason is (overbooking. squeezing in extra people ?) It was a 41/2 hour round with waits on lots of holes but hard to know if this is normal for a Wednesday afternoon round of golf. 12:23 tee time delayed and a 4.5 hour round meant a 5:30 finish.

12:52 tee time and finished last hole in near darkness. Groups behind were driving in past us as they knew they wouldn't finish. Front nine has 3 par 5's and is a par 37 while back is a par 33. Played from whites as first time playing here and most par 4's were very short. Good course for higher handicappers or "Vintage" age players. Found greens slow after playing other area courses. Likely the only time I will play this course

Played from the whites as I hadn't played this course and it played short and probably a bit easier which allowed me to shoot my best round during my vacation in Palm Springs. Fairways and greens were in excellent condition and perfect weather made it a fun round for my wife and I. Bit of a drive to get here as it is only about 45 miles as the crow flies but 82 miles to drive so need to allow yourself time to get here but course was worth it if only to play it once. Beautiful mountain scenery surrounds you during your play.