Lives
Chicago, IL
Handicap
15-19
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.2
4.2
Total 6 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

6 Reviews
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
5
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
09/03/2013
Last Review
03/20/2024

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Reviews

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Desert Dunes Golf Course

Played On 03/12/2024
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wind tunnel

Could be a cool track but the wind is an issue. Read the reviews but decided to go anyway cause Palm Springs courses have gotten so expensive. Won’t be going back. Winds were insane.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice track

Fairways were immaculate, greens were in solid shape and rolled nice, layout was cool with elevation change and some fun shots. As a mid teen handicap with my wife at a 20 we both enjoyed the heck out of it. The complaints about staff are legit, folks seemed largely annoyed that you were there. No carts allowed up to the bag drop area! They are supposed to have someone driving them down/up but didn’t happen either way. Fun course though I’d play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track

Nice experience all the way around. Very nice and helpful staff gave me great directions on navigating the property as it’s pretty spread out. Ranger was cool. Love the links style. Great conditions. Green speeds were fair. Course could be really hard if wind is blowing the wrong way.

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

Makray Memorial Golf Club

Played On 08/19/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The course is in amazing shape. It’s a strong test of golf. Fastest greens I’ve played all year. Wide range of tee selections so the higher handicap’s can enjoy it. Would definitely recommend. Oh, and the hot dog at the turn was phenomenal!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Way behind on mowing

Overall, a nice place to play. You can almost always get a tee time here on the weekend. Two courses, both pretty nice, with better than average greens. Top notch practice facility. This time, I played #2. They were clearly behind on mowing though. The grass was overgrown, and they were frantically moving everywhere right on top of us, leaving huge clumps of grass and one time even going over my ball which was greenside on a par three. A little frustrating, but for all the reasons I stated above, I’ll certainly play here again. And Dave, the bartender at the 19th hole is legendary.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/01/2018

Hi Gristle. Thank you for your feedback. Because of the record breaking rainfall in the month of May, the rough mowing, etc. was hard to keep up with. The owners added overtime maintenance hours so that we could correct this problem. Your next round will be back to normal.

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Very well maintained. Creative design makes you think before pulling driver every time. Large greens make it easier to hit but often require shot over water on approach. Greens roll nicely with lots of elevation change but not too much break. Challenging but scorable, really enjoy playing here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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