Played 9/14/23 @ 9am. Green fees got bumped up to $65 but it's still a great deal for the quality of the course. Range balls included, nice sized practice area right next to the 1st tee box. Course is visually appealing and really green right now. Tee boxes mostly level although a couple of the par 3s had some issues. Fairways were nice but they were right in the middle of mowing them so there was grass clippings everywhere. Fairway bunkers were in good condition from what I saw, but was never in one. Greenside bunkers played well and the sand was borderline great. Greens were rolling really nice but were really firm, almost no pitch marks because of the firmness. Too bad they're shutting down in a couple of weeks for fall maintenance. I'm a little biased towards this course because it's one of my favorites and I always enjoy playing here. Just try and get out before 12pm or the wind will be howling.

The course is closed until further notice... I went by there the other day to play a quick round and everything is fenced off. They have no ETA when it will open again. The driving range is open but that's it.

Played 3/10/23 @ 1216 as my second round of the day. Course was packed! The first tee was stacked up with four groups when I arrived. Pace of play wasn't that bad though- 4.5 hours. Tee boxes from the white tees were nice and level with moderate divot damage on the par 3s. Fairways were nice and cushiony with great coverage. They did have some new lawn reduction/waste areas where there used to be grass. The course looks better than what the current pics look like (which is a good thing). They are putting money into the course and it shows. Rough wasn't too penal and it wasn't too difficult to get your club on the ball. Sand traps were nice with great sand in them. Greens were nice and rolled true, they were really fast on the downhill puts. It rained on and off for a little bit then came down hard on the 18th hole. I would definitely come back and try to beat my score.

Played 3/10/23 @ 710. The course was in great condition... Tee boxes level with good coverage, fairways were really nice with no brown spots anywhere. Rough was almost non-existent and was only slightly longer than the fairway. I was only in one greenside bunker and the sand was nice and fluffy, the fairway bunkers looked good although I wasn't in any. Greens were rolling nice and got faster later in the morning. This course will not beat you up with length, but it demands accuracy. Houses are definitely in play if you are spraying your ball all over the place. This is a great warm up course or a course you would play on your last day on a golf trip. This is not a destination course by any means...

Played 11/6/22 @ 120pm- bad idea! The course was packed to the gill! It seemed like they only left 5 minutes between tee times which was ridiculous! My group was able to finish in the dark though. Course was playing really nice, but we were constantly waiting which just adds to the "enjoyment" and frustration of fighting with swing thoughts. Back to the course... Tee boxes were nice and level with occasional pitcher's mounds. Fairways were pretty awesome, they were lush and had great cushion underneath them- no bare spots at all. Rough was easy to hit from and not too penal, it probably depends on what time you play because I did see some really thick parts. Greens were rolling fast and true and really receptive to iron shots. If I had to guess it would probably be around 10-11 on the stimpmeter. Sand traps had different types of sand in them. The fairway traps had more rocks and pebbles than the greenside ones. The greenside bunkers were way better- great fluffy sand that was easy to hit out of. Oh, the other thing you have to contend with is the wind. The course is in a kind of "bowl" that does all kinds of things to the wind. I was playing hole 7 (par 4) into the wind and then hole 8 (par 4) with the wind- and they are both going the same direction. I would definitely play here again on a weekday and enjoy myself.

Played 9/16/22 0830 tee time. Tee boxes were nice and level for the most part with the par 3s a little chewed up. Fairways had some nice coverage with occasional brown spots here and there. Sand traps were a crap shoot- some were nice and had sand in them, some were just dirt with all kinds of rocks! The greens were something else... I have never seen them this bad before! The greens are hard as a rock and didn't hold approach shots at all. You almost have to play links style and roll everything up to the green. I tried to fix a couple of other ball marks and the grass was sticking to my divot tool because it was so dry and brittle. I spoke to the marshal and they said because of the drought they had water restrictions so they can't water them everyday. I asked him how can you have a water restriction for reclaimed water?! It didn't make any sense to me! Then he came back with- they're going to punch them in two weeks anyway. I hope they can do something because this is one of my favorite local tracks and I would hate to see them lose their greens.

Played 9/11/22 @ 11am and it was HOT!! Tee boxes were nice and even from the blues, they're not too beat up on the par 3s either. Fairways with great coverage, occasional thin spots here and there but everywhere has grass. Rough not too penal but just enough to affect your shots. Sand traps had great sand in them. Greens on the other hand were good on the front nine but horrendous on the back nine! It was almost a night and day difference. Most of the greens in the back had some sort of disease that made them bumpy with a lot of clumps and bare spots in between the clumps. I don't know how to describe what they had going on, but putting was not fun at all. The clumps and bumps made the ball go everywhere- bouncing and hopping off line. I hope they are able to fix the greens because it's a fun layout.

Played 9/10/22 @ 10am with a Golf Moose coupon. Rained on and off for most of the round. The course had great coverage throughout. Tee boxes were mostly level with the par 3s having some tilt on them. Rough was just 2 inches longer than the fairway, just enough to affect your club going through it. Sand was nice and fluffy in the two traps I was in. Greens were rolling great with subtle breaks on them, the speed was great. The course is playing really nice right now. I was able to go around twice since the Santa Rosa course was closed for play due to flooding.

Played 9/9/22 just before it started raining. Played the North/South combo from the blacks. Tee boxes mostly level with the par 3s a little chewed up. Most of the course had great coverage, no bare spots anywhere- there were some thin spots here and there though. Sand traps had great sand in them. Greens were rolling really good. The only thing about the desert is that most of the pro shops right now close at 12pm so there's no way to sneak a twilight round in. But if you get there before 12pm, they will usually let you go around twice and only pay for one... I would rate this as a second tier course- (this isn't Desert Willow or PGA West). If you want to experience something different, this definitely different.

Played 8/13/22 @ 12pm, caught up with a another single and we played as a twosome. The course is in rough shape right now. The lady in the pro shop said that they just re-opened from their maintenance and it shows. Tee boxes were great and level, fairways had great coverage but there were trouble areas here and there. Sand traps had wonderful sand in them. The greens had just come off aeration and they SUCKED! I couldn't get the speed right all day, they were bushy and slow. I would give this course at least 2 months before I would come back.

Played 8/12/22 @ 130pm and man it was HOT! Teed off early and it was 103 degrees with almost no one on the course. It was great for me- I was able to finish in 2 hrs 45 mins, a single tried to catch up to me but he couldn't play fast enough and gave up. Hadn't played this course since they shut it down to redesign it. The pro shop said they took out a lot of the brush out and redid all the green complexes. I noticed a lot of the sight lines have changed and the course seems more wide open. Tee boxes were nice and level, the fairways had great coverage with no bare lies unless you're in the desert/waste areas. Sand traps had some really nice fluffy sand. Greens weren't fast or slow but there are very subtle breaks that drove me crazy. All in all I would wait a couple of more months to play here again. I really enjoy the layout, but I'm not a Greg Norman fan at all...

Played 5/21/22 @ 12p on a teeoff.com deal. Course was great like usual, but the greens were rolling really slow for some reason. This is one of my favorite courses in the desert so my review is a little biased. Tee boxes were level with some par 4s being uneven, but a level spot is easy to find. Fairways were really nice and green with great coverage. Rough not very penal unless you're way off and then you got other things to deal with. Sand traps were nice and fluffy, but I think if you play earlier they would have been probably played different since they water this course a lot. Greens are another story, I'm used to them being a whole lot faster than they were, but they were rolling good at least. A couple of them rolled better than they looked because of some patches and some contrasting colors. It was a busy day and I was happy to see the resort was fully opened, it was depressing seeing such a beautiful resort empty and closed during COVID...