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4.4
124 Reviews (124)
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
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3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
91.1%
Recommend this course
113 out of 124 reviews
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4.6
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
97.4%
Recommend this course
37 out of 38 reviews
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4.4
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.8%
Recommend this course
56 out of 61 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 6600 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.4
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Desert Princess Country Club & Resort
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Course Details

Year Built 1985
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tiff Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Rainville (1985)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire is golf slacks or Bermuda length shorts, collared or mock turtle golf shirts and proper footwear. Tank tops, bathing suits, jogging shorts, cutoffs, and denim material are not permitted

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Reviews

4.4
124 Reviews (124)
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Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Desert Princess is a must play course on my list

Everything about the course is spectacular. Condition, set up, bunkers, all create a fair challenge each time I play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

This course is very picturesque on arrival. Green everywhere with pops of colorful flowers!

This is my favorite course to play in the Palm Springs area. I travel here from a colder climates and I’m never disappointed when I arrive to play at Desert Princess!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
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 Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Beautiful course

Beautiful course but beware the layout is strange. The first tee of the Cielo course is 10 minutes from the pro shop by golf cart. We were late for our tee time because of this. The pro shop should have mentioned it when we checked in. We advised them we hadn’t played the course before. The bag boy told us most people get lost the first time. Otherwise,the course is in great shape and fun to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course that needs to join the 21st century

The course is great. Played in 3 hours 35 minutes. The conditions were pristine in March. I liked the variability of the holes on the course and felt like I was using a lot of clubs in my bag.

My biggest frustration is the lack of technology. There's a QR code on the carts for a GPS system that you can use from your phone. It's a clunky interface, slow to load, difficult to read on the phone in bright and sunny conditions, drained my battery, and didn't include any help with green reading. They've got to get the greens mapped so Golf Logix, USGA GHIN, and other apps can share that information with golfers.

The USGA GHIN app worked for GPS on Cielo/Lagos but not for Vista, and there are a number of Desert Princess courses entered in the USGA GHIN app that don't work for GPS nor green reading.

I'm not saying that they need fancy GPS enabled carts, they just need to map the greens and clean up the information they're providing to these pre-existing golf GPS apps.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome experience

Course was in great shape had an awesome round will be back to play it again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Nice course 3 good 9s all a little different. Played 3 times during my stay teamed up with very nice people.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little more tlc on the course n it could be setup for tough track. Greens were ok n lots of blind shots. Overall had a great experience. Just gotta separate tee times a few more minutes n need a course Marshall. Pace of play was pretty slow

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course close to airport too

Wonderfully maintained well managed course. I played cielo and Lagos mines. The 7 minute drive to Cielo through the neighborhood had me wondering what kind of a course I had gotten myself into. But the first couple holes out in the wash were kind of cool. Then you turn into the neighborhood. Lagos was very nice. Well laid out and greens and traps were in excellent shape. Not crazy long but long enough. Some water but not over the top or unfair.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Interesting layout with challenging greens

Course was in great condition. I liked the variety of some desert holes along with the ones surrounded by houses. Putting was a challenge if you got above the hole.
Unfortunately pace of play was far too slow on Lagos 9. They need a marshall to ask the non-golfer tourists to hurry up or step aside.
Unbelievably, restaurant shut at 5pm, so this slow play meant no food or drink after the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Scotsmanabroad

Great course, always try to play at least a couple of times when I'm over on vacation.
Front 9 (Lagos) was a little challenging with the strong breeze, just like home in Scotland, and dust. Back 9 cleared and wind dropped, so all good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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