A view of a hole protected by bunkers at La Quinta Resort Dunes Course
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3.9
1754 Reviews (1754)
5 Stars
746
4 Stars
686
3 Stars
211
2 Stars
65
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
75.4%
Recommend this course
1487 out of 1754 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.6
191 Reviews (191)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
60
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
65.4%
Recommend this course
125 out of 191 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
201 Reviews (201)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
66.7%
Recommend this course
134 out of 201 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6578 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.4

Formerly known as La Quinta Resort Dunes Course

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Greens Tif Eagle Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye (1981)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared Shirt, Long Pants/Walking Shorts are accepted. No Denim, T-shirt, Tank Top, Athletic Shorts/Cargo Shorts.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.9
1754 Reviews (1754)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 35
19th Hole Scenic Views 31
Brunch 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 86
Water Hazards 86
Undulating Greens 69
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 61
A Weekend Splurge 40
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 38
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 71
Convenient to the City 50
Worth the Drive 30

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This is a quirky layout

Don’t pay more then $100 here a round
Play it and see !
Challenge for sure especially par 3s

Nice club house new comfortable carts

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Challenging

Me and my girlfriend make the trip out once a year to try the different PGA West courses. This Dunes course was by far the hardest for us only because we aren't used to hitting on slopes. If we stayed in the fairway we wouldn’t have that problem. Anyhow we had fun and recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Trashing course. Staff not friendly. Hunkers need more sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is in very poor condition

After serious flooding in December much of the course has still in disrepair. New greens need time to grow in .
Driving range is closed .Disappointing. Better course conditions can be found elsewhere for the green fees they charge.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Not worth the price

Very disappointed. Pay all that money and the carts didn’t even have GPS. No club cleaners on the carts and the ball washers didn’t work so well. Probably won’t play any of the PGA West courses available to me after that experience.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a great experience

In defence of the course there had been a small tournament that caused a 30 minute delay. There was a wait at every hole and we were not notified that the range was closed. We booked through Golf Now maybe that’s why we were not informed of the range being closed. I gave a poor review but I think maybe it was just a bad day and I would love to try it again. Thanks for asking my opinion.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow Pace

We were so excited to play the course. Figured if we started at 1 pm we could finish before dark.
The pace was very slow and we felt the ranger did not help speed the pace along.
Because of this we were only able to complete 16 holes. We were not happy about this.
At the end, the bag boys really rushed us out of there with not concern about how the car was loaded.
Finally, the starter Tim, was amazing. What a pleasure!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not the PGA course standard

I’ve played PGA courses and have been impressed by the quality. This was not that. There were no warmup facilities- no range or chipping area. Only a crowded practice green. Normal amenities for a venue and fee like this. The club house check in said they had some water issues a number of weeks ago and quickly walked away. The course condition was average. The greens - though challenging- were baked and hard. The bunkers were inconsistent- mostly hard - with little sand depth. I’m guessing I am not the only person feeling like I over paid for the PGA experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Unfair greens

No warning of driving range being closed. New greens that were hard as concrete; no place to land short due to the false fronts.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hard Greens

Front nine ok, but you pay for the last 5 holes. Greens are very difficult, more so because they are rock hard. Disappointed that no mention of the practice area being closed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Out of Order

Driving range/ practice areas closed due to storm damage. First 5 or so holes in bad condition due to same. Call before booking to check on condition of both.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

The green are new and impossible. There is way too much water and way to many sandtraps. No fun at all!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok time

Practice area still closed and done remaining damage from the flooding. Still fun and worth the money if you book the twilight rate. Teed off at 1 and finished.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dunes course

My only real grpe was that the range was closed due to a storm two weeks earlier. Just a small disappointment, but I like a bit of a warm up prior to playing.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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