Bruce Shively

Love this layout. Course was going through the fall/seasonal change so the condition of greens, etc., will be much better after December.

Considering the extreme heat of the summer, the course was very adequately maintained. The bunkers were well kept and defined, the greens, for the most part were certainly very decent for a July day in the desert. The key to Desert Dunes is to play when there is little or no wind in the forecast. The R.T. Jones layout has plenty of bunkers to keep you on your toes and enough length for any caliber golfer's game.

Very challenging layout with plenty of bunkers.

At one time, when the PGA had a stake, these 2 courses must have been fantastic. The layouts are challenging and varied. But somewhere, the care of the courses (spotty, irregular turf, ragged rough, consistently unmowed/swept fairways and rough, etc.) has deteriorated to such a state, that, for me, Morongo no longer represents a value. I hope this changes, but I've seen no improvement over 2 year's time. These courses could be so nice...............

The course was in excellent condition.

For the money, there's nothing better in the Palm Springs area. The courses have been brought back to their original high quality and it is a pleasure to play either the north or south venues.

Played with friends and enjoyed the scenic, challenging layout of The Dunes Course.

I signed up as a single for a 7:15 a.m. tee time, through GolfNow.com.. I arrived at 6:50 a.m., checked in and asked about hitting a few balls, but the "ball attendant" wasn't due to show up until 7:00, so "no go".
Suggestion: If you are going to offer tee times starting at 7 a.m., then I would think you'd want to have the driving range open by 6:30 a.m., anyway, so that the golfers could warm up. After teeing off, we were constantly kept dodging heavy duty watering up and down the fairways. There were idle/standing water and soggy fairways on many holes. Additionally, the bunkers were inundated and had standing water, too. Suggestion: again, if you are going to offer 7:00 a.m. starting tee times, then the watering needs to be started early enough so as not to interfere with the earliest golfers. The overall effect of these course conditions makes for a round of golf in which you end up saying the course ought to be paying YOU to play there, not the other way around. What a shame that the ownership of the facility will not invest enough in man power to create a more enjoyable experience, as this could be a very nice in city track.