Desert Island Country Club

Great old Palm Springs golf course. Superb condition, friendly staff, excellent practice facilities ( don’t miss the chipping area at the end of the driving range).

Enjoyed a round while visiting from San Diego. Impressed with all conditions except for the slow condition of the greens. Not sure the kind of grass but seemed to roll slow and didn’t break much.

Staff were nice & friendly. However, I was part of a two-some that got paired w/another two-some. We had a group of 4 ranging from 33 yrs. old to 67. This means different tee boxes, distances & skill levels, all however fairly good. Our pace was just over two hours/nine holes, fantastic right?! The gentlemen who I assume are members/regulars at this course are rude, pushy & just plain awful to groups they are unfamiliar with. So, be prepared to get yelled at (which we did! after 5 holes from a group 3 holes behind!) about slow play! Are you kidding me?! $150 to get yelled at for playing 18 in under 4hrs.15 minutes with strangers?? No thanks.

No ranger to address incredibly slow play, terrible food at the turn and way too many geese crapping on the course so that it stinks.

Other than the starter who was engaging and positive, it did not seem like anybody wanted to be there working.

Course, proshop staff, golf cart service are all first rate 😊

I was expecting this course to be overrated based on other recent reviews but it was a nice verity of holes and had tight tricky shot shaping decisions off the tee. Overall, it was a decent course. Note: It is true what others are saying about the greens, they are bare in spots and the biggest detractor, they really need to fix (and it looks like they are trying) to justify the price. However the greens, where grass was good, were cut short and rolled well. The pins were in interesting spots with some fair slope to contend with. Don’t expect to come here pull driver much you can easily score with a well placed shots 220 yds off the par 4 & 5 tees. The perimeter holes of the course are very tight you definitely want to focus on keeping the ball in the fairway. I’d play here again for a good deal rate or if I was having a hard time finding a tee time elsewhere.

This was my first golf visit to Palm Springs. I played three different courses, and this was THE most delightful day. Was this the most elite course I could play in Palm Springs? Of course not. But much more importantly, it was a special day. The staff is warm, friendly, and welcoming. They do in fact, make you feel like a member of the club, even though it may be (like me) the first time that you’ve ever played the course, TJ and his staff are terrific. So nice. So kind. The golf course is fairly tight unlike most of the tracks that I understand are typical of Palm Springs/Palm Desert golf. The course is well-maintained. Those that criticize the supposed tire tracks on several of the grains mistake this for the fact that there is some disease. It happens. But these greens roll beautifully and they are fair. The grounds crew has sanded the greens in such a fashion that even with the disease you get a good roll. Like so many other courses, this track is not a sliced up condo course. It is laid out very nicely and quite pretty. I rated this course five stars because when you add it up, the experience is truly five star. When I come back to Palm Springs next, this will absolutely be on my list. Kudos to the entire team. And THANK YOU 😊

Fun track that is in great shape. Enjoyed the pace of play especially for a weekend round. Good value for the $.