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3.9
1109 Reviews (1109)
5 Stars
344
4 Stars
494
3 Stars
171
2 Stars
65
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
82.9%
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914 out of 1109 reviews
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4.0
174 Reviews (174)
5 Stars
49
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.6%
Recommend this course
149 out of 174 reviews
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3.9
276 Reviews (276)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
84.4%
Recommend this course
233 out of 276 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7093 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.1
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Desert Falls Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Fream (1984) Chris Pitman (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.9
1109 Reviews (1109)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 15
Patio Dining 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 42
Bunkers 39
Undulating Greens 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 29
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 37
Worth the Drive 14
At a Resort 9

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice alternative to the resorts

The course was in excellent condition. The layout is fair, but tougher than most of your resort courses. Price was below the resort courses. Piece of play was excellent up until the last four holes. Would definitely come back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

Terrible, No one serving anything to drink on the golf course.
Water station had no cops for the water.
15 minute, wait to get a sandwich. A Turkey sandwich that was $17.
Not worth the money not worth anything. I do not recommend this golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Nice layout, wide open fairways and some holes with water challenges. Several tee boxes for all level of golfers. Course is in very nice shape, greens average speed.
Starter was friendly, let us out early as it was quiet. Finished in less than 4 hours. Inside staff barely acknowledged us. 🙄 No beer cart. Not sure if they normally have one.
Going back for sure as conditions are great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course!

Great pace of play, good course conditions, friendly staff,especially the starter.. couldn’t ask for more!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

This course is beautiful, and very challenging. You have to shape your shots or end up in the water. Definitely going to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great Golf Facility

This is a must play if you r are in the Palm Desert area. The layout is tough so choose your tees wisely. There is room to hit it sideways but you will pay the price. Fairways, tees and greens are in great shape. Carts are dated with no gos. Great practice areas and food choices.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/19/2024

Your 5 -star rating is greatly appreciated. We would like to express our thanks and look forward to your return.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/19/2024

Your 5 -star rating is greatly appreciated. We would like to express our thanks and look forward to your return.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First timer review

Course was in good condition, greens and tee boxes are kept in great shape ! Really fun course for all skill levels would recommend this course to anyone visiting !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

In Great Shape, Very Challenging

Desert Falls is in great shape, the best since Club Corp owned it 5 years ago, The Blue tees will challenge any golfer with a handicap in the 4-8 range, The course is a bit lush at the moment, but probably a necessary feature to let the Rye mature and thicken over the Bermuda underlayer. It's a very pretty course with wall-to-wall grass and great views of the mountains and desert. I have read reviews complaining about too much rough! Good lord, it's golf! You're supposed to have rough - this is identical to optimum rough at my home country club. The greens are a bit slow early in the day before the moisture evaporates. Could use to be rolled on occasion. It's a fun, challenging course, and you will find lots of open tee times.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/19/2024

Your 5 -star rating is greatly appreciated. We would like to express our thanks and look forward to your return.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course and plenty challenging

I really enjoyed the course. It’s enough of a challenge for a beginner, and really forces you to think about every shot and putt. Lots of tricky undulations, so you can’t just step up and swing away. The facility itself was good; although the clubhouse does need to be updated soon. Overall, the staff was super friendly, and someone even offered to wipe down my clubs while I putt on the 18th! I declined the offer, but it was just a super nice touch. I’ll be going back when I visit Coachella Valley again, and will try the blue tees. Also I have a score to settle with hole 1. 😅

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Constant waiting!

So much so we gave up at hole #10! It was not the 2-some in front of us, but a group before them with 4 carts - constantly ‘gathering’! I was surprised there was not a Marshall monitoring play. There are far better courses for the $ in this area.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Very expensive for a bad muni type experience

We had a 1:50 pm tee time. The starter told us it was packed and that the groups ahead of us were members and may bail after 9, they did not. We had to stop at 5:50 (4 hours) due to darkness with 5 holes still to play. We were told that groups go off every 8 minutes. We played Desert Willow and mission hills both in under 4 hours and were told they have 10 minutes between groups. Something else we noticed was that they let a twosome of members squeeze in behind us at the last minute.
We understand slow play. It’s not a big deal if the group is playing ready golf. We watched the groups ahead of us do the opposite. As they had older players they were not hitting it very far, again not a big deal. Repeatedly they would sit in their cart until the group ahead of them finished putting, slowly walked to their cart, put their clubs away and wrote down their score before driving away. The group ahead of us would then get out of their cart, walk to their ball, measure the distance, walk back to their cart, buy their laser away, walk back to their ball and then hit. They would then drive to the other side of the fairway, 20 yards away, and repeat the process. The two groups ahead of them wete doing the same thing (we had parallel fairways a few times. If you think this is brutal to read then you can imagine having to watch it on most holes.
The facilities might have been nice when the Rat Pack was around but now the concrete is dirty and cracked. The pro shop is sad.

My buddy refused to get s ball to put in his ball fisplay at home.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Solid Layout

Played early in the AM, so pace of play was very good. Solid layout, tougher than most resort courses especially from longer tees. Good value compared to other signature courses in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Desert Falls II

First time playing was a couple of years ago just before course closure. So glad to see it when it was green. Fairly open fairways with challenging greens which rolled good. Great clubhouse & lounge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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