Mountain View at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, California, USA | GolfPass
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4.4
644 Reviews 644 Reviews
5 Stars
437
4 Stars
158
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
91.1%
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611 out of 644 reviews
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4.8
19 Reviews 19 Reviews
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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19 out of 19 reviews
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4.3
67 Reviews 67 Reviews
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
4
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1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
86.6%
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58 out of 67 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6913 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.0

The second of two Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designs at Desert Willow resort in Cathedral City, Mountain View is a little shorter (6,913 yards) and boasts wider fairways than the Firecliff Course.

There are also half as many bunkers as at Firecliff. Which still means there are 98 here.

Still, water comes into play more on Mountain View. The course name is no misnomer either. Golfers actually do get great views of the Santa Rosa Mountains as they take on Hurdzan's desert landscaping. This is resort golf with real nature touches.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan (1998) John Cook Dana Fry (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.4
644 Reviews (644)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 14
19th Hole Scenic Views 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Water Hazards 21
Undulating Greens 20
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 20
A Weekend Splurge 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 22
At a Resort 20
Worth the Drive 12

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great twilight round

Play the Mountain View course, course is in great condition. Greens were pretty tricky and they had the pins in the Sunday positions. They were rolling quite tough.
How to blast the course is always top notch got a great rate teed off at 3:15 finished right at seven in the dark on 18 I’ll be back again.

Mountain View was great fire cliff is even better from my past experiences but much harder

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Canuck in the Desert

Great place to golf.
Tough but fair. Paired with a couple of regulars which really helped with strategy.
Played early afternoon and just made it in before it became too dark.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Canuck Golfer

First time at Desert Willow and very impressed with staff and course conditions. We played late in the day so the greens a little fuzzy and slow, but it was 75F and our home course is under snow. Will play again but will try to get a mid morning tee time.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Excellent

We played 4 other courses in the area and Willows was the best!

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

All great!

Willows was the best course we played all week!
The private course were good but Willows is a muni course and their monies are spent in the right place!
Book way ahead of time - it fills up.
You won’t be disappointed!

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Beautiful course and great lunch

Course is in great shape and the restaurant is great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Thanksgiving Round

Played while on a family trip to the desert. Played the Mountain View side at around 9:00. We were paired with a couple of “regulars” and had a great time.

We arrived early and had some tasty breakfast burritos and took advantage of the grass range and short game area. The pro shop crew was welcoming and helpful.

The course had been over seeded about a month ago, so conditions were nearly perfect The layout is pretty flat, but interesting. Bunkers and water will keep you on your toes. You don’t return to the clubhouse during the round, but we saw the drink cart 3 times on the day.

Both courses at Desert Willow are worth a try. Get a tee time and enjoy the day.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great

Great shape, played after over seeding and course was back in great shape.

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

Twilight Golf

Played on a twilight rate and had a great experience. Pro shop staff were great and we all had a good warm-up on the practice range. Course was in great shape except for the greens being a bit slow with the recent over seeding. The layout is really good and pleasing to the eye on almost every hole.

We played 14 holes and then called it a day.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Everything was perfect except that the practice green was super fast ant the course greens were slooooooow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

Beautiful course with only construction of a water-park (or something else?) taking away from ambiance. However, overall still a very nice course. Rental clubs were new. Nice practice range setup. Hard to find a negative about this course. I will play here again in the future. Perfect weather conditions on the day I played (sunny with temperatures 59-72 and a 5 mph wind!).

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
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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