Desert Dunes Golf Club

It's been many, many years since I've played Desert Dunes and I was really excited to get back there as it was a top quality, highly rated, challenging layout. Unfortunately, the decade(s) long golf slowdown, covid19, local competition, etc... may spell the demise for Desert Dunes. The challenging layout and greens were still in play, as was a great greens fee, but the course needs love and more players which might be a catch 22. Without the love the players won't come, and without the players, how can ownership give the course the maintenance it deserves? I'm hoping that the arbitrary regulations imposed on small businesses end soon so that a beautiful facility can rebound. I may have met ownership and he seemed like a great guy who wants the best for a once proud golf course. Go play there, have fun, see the positives the course still has. The greens were better at Desert Dunes than another resort course I played the following day. Fingers crossed.

Good course to play in season, summer is gets a bit too dried out. Tough conditions when windy. Greens are usually nice.

I played a couple of weeks ago here on a very windy, gloomy day, and the course was under manicured. The group spent most the day chasing their ball all over the course. With two more weeks passing since last playing, Desert Dunes was not my course of choice this weekend.

However, today the course offered, lush turfs, rolling hills, tightly knitted greens, with dry summer breezes.

Often looking for my ball through the day, no fault of the course or those breezes. It was just nice to be engulfed by the Coachella Valley desert landscape.

Really nice layout for the price. Good variety of holes and even a few with great views of San Jacinto. The fairways and greens are in decent shape but outside of that the course is definitely a bit rough. For the price though, it's a nice little course. Check weather reports beforehand though as it can get real windy.

Very challenging course carved through the desert landscape. No houses, just nature and wildlife. Nothing overstated or tricked up. Each hole plays in harmony with the terrain. It’s a challenge and probably impossible in the wind! It sticks with you and makes you want to return. Strongly recommended.