PGA West (TPC Stadium Course) - $$$
55955 PGA Blvd • La Quinta, CA 92253 • (800) PGA-WEST
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ringworld - Lawndale CA 
OK some of you guys will probably be pretty peeved at the rate I paid but this will help justify some of the comments below. Stayed at La Qunita Resort Jan 3-5 in one of the Casitas. FYI a Casita is a 1 bedroom with full kitchen suite style room. They go for around $600 during high season. We were able to get employee discount for family and with upgrade we were able to pay around $99/night. Round of golf has same employee discount for $32/round. I played both the Stadium course and Nicklaus Tournament course.

This is the Stadium Course review. Initially when paying for my tee time, there is a free shuttle service for La Qunita guests to all golf courses (PGA has five). They drop you off at the Club House. The attendants pick up your clubs and set you up in your cart so all you have to do is pay inside. This is where I feel kinda of weird. Up to that point great service but once I walk into the golf shop to pay for my round I get this gal who says sarcasticly (at least that is how I felt.) "You have a employee discount." Nothing really to what she said but how she said it, it made me feel unconfortable like I was purposely taking advantage of a family discount. Oh well. If you read my other review for playing the Nicklaus Tournament you will understand, feeling was night versus day.

Played behind Jr. Tournament. So it was slower going. Pace of play was closer to 5 hours. We barely finished with enough light. Poor guys way behind us were not as lucky. I heard in the shuttle back to the resort they only finished around 15 holes.

OK this is the skinny on the course. BUY a course booklet. It will show you the lay of the land. For folks that pay over $150 for regular green fees (undiscounted) you would expect GPS. No luck here. There is NO GPS. Did see cart gal more than a few times over course of round. Very good service there. Now course conditions are spectacular. Greens do not hold so aggressive shots to pin will find yourself off or left with a long put. Greens though are SMOOTH; almost glassy. Fairways very lush. You can tell rough (it's dormant and yellow). Easier to hit out of but still very fluffy so you can either loose your ball in the mass of yellow or it could just plain disappear from sight. Fairways are pretty lush but you get loads of roll from current conditions. Course has huge undulating fairways. Rough is more than undulating. Expect hitting your shot with the ball way above your feet or below in rough. Shots in fairway that may overshoot fairway tend to fall back into the fairway b/c of this design. Sand is everywhere as are the Railroad ties. Greens are undulating with some pretty interesting breaks. Check out photos for more idea. I will attempt to scan the course yardage book for you guys.

Overall it's really a fun course. Their customer service was pretty decent. They sell no cigarettes on the course. (oh well it is CA after all). The current golf shop is small but they are currently rennovating the club house. Staff is attentive and friendly.

Posted: Monday, January 5, 2009
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cugolf - lancaster 
what a challenging golf course.pete dye has a wicked sense of humor. he can really hide the trouble!

Posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008
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weber2323 - San Diego, CA 
Played Friday June 13th with a tee time of 8:30 am and finished about 1:45 pm, it was soooo slow. Saw marshals out there but they didn't seem to be keeping the pace of play enforced. This pace is unacceptable in this heat. I don't think the conditions of the course were all that great either. There is maintenace being done on the back nine which really makes the course look ugly right now. The greens looked ugly, I don't remember them look this bad in the summer but they were smooth and I thought a tad on the slow side. No compliants about the sand, other than that fact that I found a few. Fairways and tee boxes were fine as well. Booked the time through Golfnow.com $73 (includes fee), I'm 50/50 on whether it was worth it or not.

Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Member Since: April 2, 2006
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shebylo - Gold Coast Australia 
If you like Pete Dye, you will LOVE this course. Using Stand By Golf, green fees were just over 100 with 09:15 Tee time. We were treated well and pace of play was fine. The course guide is HIGHLY recommended for purchase as there are many hazards hidden from view off the tee.
The greens were true and fair.
One course I will return too!!!

Posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
Member Since: August 18, 2007
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trojandan - Los Angeles 
The Emperor wears no clothes!! This is the season of my discontent... I have not posted favorable reviews about 3 of the other 4 pga west/la quinta courses, and this one absolutely took the cake. The customer service bordered on obnoxious, the course played like a mine field, yardage was poorly marked, greens were a mess, pace of play was a joke, we saw the cart girl 3 times - once on 9, once on 18, and only once on the course itself. Other than the practice facilities, there is nothing positive to write about this course - I was so sad, I almost cried, I remember back when this course could command a premium rate, now it fails in comparison to Silver Rock, the Norman, and even Terra Lago. Just sad, sad, sad. PGA West needs new ownership.

Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2007
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flyboy1 - Long Beach 
Played this morning @ 9:36am. Yeah, I know, we are very very stupid. It must have been 110 degrees. Anyway, the course was in very good shape, especially given the heat. The greens seem to be quite resiliant as they rolled very true. But obviously in this heat they cannot cut the greens too closely, therefore, the greens were not very fast. They were quite hard, however. On the normally shaggy, slow, soft greens of Long Beach courses, it's really easy to stop the ball on the green with pretty much any club. But there were several times today where a long iron had difficulty stopping, where it wouldn't in the conditions under which I normally play. The tee boxes were a little hairy, but again, that was probably due to the temps. I was impressed with the layout and the conditions

This course is very challenging. Tee shot placement is crucial and you have to resist the urge to go at some pins. If you miss in the wrong places on this course, you'll suffer. Buy a yardage book (it's worth the $9) and try to figure out where to miss and not miss. You can't hit driver on every hole, and you shouldn't hit 3-wood to into the par-5 greens either (note: I played from the tips; this advice might not be applicable from other sets of tees). The starter was a little annoying: he pumped us for all our indexes, and then proceeded to tell us from which tee boxes we were to play. I told him I was a 2 (which is true) and he said, "oh, well then YOU can play from the blues". I proceeded to ask him what I needed to say in order to have "permission" to play from the blacks. He said that those tee boxes weren't open. I asked, "Then what in the heck are those tee markers doing there? Shouldn't you just take those out, not cut the grass from those boxes, and put signs there saying they are closed?" After looking at me quizically for a couple of seconds, I told him politely that after paying good money to play, they should let me tee off from the parking lot if I want to, just so long as I don't hold up the group behind us. I walked back to the tips, teed it up, and drilled one. Where does he get off? Power trip much?

Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007
Member Since: December 8, 2003
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tico0125 - Yuma 
Excellent experience! Layout is difficult, as expected. Bunkers were heavy and greens were rolling true. Some holes where the green stands atop a plateu were particulary tricky if you hit short or long. Thre are several places with ground under repair, but it was still a great round...

Posted: Monday, August 13, 2007
Member Since: January 30, 2007
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badmankev - Ontario 
Played this last Sunday and it was hot! 110+F. This course was a little tougher than the Nick, but I still enjoyed the layout. The fairways and greens were showing a little yellowing from the heat, but overall the course was still in good shape. Some holes felt very generic, but some other holes had me thinking WTF! Especially the 16th with a greenside bunker that was 25 feet below the green!

Posted: Monday, July 2, 2007
Member Since: January 28, 2004
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dennispark69 - Irvine 
Definitely a fun and challenging track, Layout favors players that fade the ball, slick and firm greens, loved the San Andreas ( 16th hole ) only because I was witness to my buddy who got out of the MONSTROUS Greenside Bunker with the 30 foot wall of Grass, Was Incredible. Fairways were ok considering we are at the brink of Summer. 12 water holes, thru this 18, beautiful and fun.

Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Member Since: December 19, 2003
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pvstone03 - St. Louis, Mo 
I was really excited to play this course and check it off my list of must plays. But, to be honest I was really disapointed by a lot of things here. Don't get me wrong, the course lived up to everything I had read and seen. It is very tough, unforgiving golf course that you need to bring your A game to play well. But, the condition of the course pales to many of the courses in the area. The rough was just plain bad, the sand traps hadn't been raked in days (and we played the middle of the day Saturday) and the pace of play although understandbly slow due to the toughness of the course was slow, but 5 1/2+ hours? Not to mention the carts were bad the club house is vintage 1970's etc... I am glad I got to play it, but for the $ there are a lot better values near by. I do not think I'll ever play here again.

Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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jcouwen - Antelope 
Played the week of the hope classic. Greens rolled really smooth and great care has been taken to keep them nice with the constant ball mark repair being performed with colored sand topdressing and seeding. The Fairways were nicely trimmed and the tee boxes were in fantastic condition. As anyone knows this course is not for the faint of heart and I fulfilled a life long dream to play the course. However the rough seemed like it just was not really taken care of. The dormant bermuda is fine and is really clean. It was the areas of overseeded rough that really detracted from the courses beauty. I really had a great time and donated two $20 dollar sleeves of golf balls to the abudant water on the course but I am proud to have kept the score to a 92. Count them six water penalties and only a 92. I had a lot of fun and I got lots of pictures. The views from here are spectacular. Kudos to Lee Trevino for his ace on 17. I hit it from the spot and my beutifully struck shot landed in the rocks and into the clear blue lake. :) Oh well. Just a fun round in Paradise. I would love to come back again and shoot better now I know not to think here but aim and pull the trigger.

Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007
Member Since: January 23, 2005
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azzzizzz - Seattle, WA 
Played 11/11/06 for $85 twilight rate with 12:45pm tee-time. Course was cart-path only as overseeding had occurred about a month prior. Tee'd off 15 minutes late due to volume and only got through 14 holes before pitch darkness. Drove up to #17 with hopes to play it in the dark just for grins but found three groups still waiting so headed into the clubhouse. In the dark, #18 looked tough - probably a great finishing hole. Overall, was very frustrated with Stadium - played front nine in 3 hours! Would play a hole in 12-20 minutes, then wait 20 minutes on the next tee-box, hole after hole after hole - 2 groups waiting on most every tee-box. Course was extremely difficult even from correct tee boxes. Be sure to get a yardage book, otherwise you'll stand on tee box and scratch your head just wondering where to hit it. Fairways were sloped and narrow but in good shape; the rough was brutal - long, grass bunkers everywhere, no even lie anywhere it seemed. Lots of sand and lots of water on the course as well. Fair amount of trees as well, although not typically in play. Greens were a bit slow and tricky. Although the course is routed through housing, the homes are set back enough not to be an issue. What we saw of the back 9 looked much tighter and tougher than the front nine, or maybe we were just whipped by the turn. Would love to play the course again if pace of play was good and rate was right - not $235 primetime. Maybe next summer instead. Overall, I found the course much harder than Wolf Creek in Mesquite despite similar slope rating. Put the driver away unless you hit it dead straight every time. At Stadium, it's fairway or death - no doubt.

Posted: Thursday, November 23, 2006
Member Since: October 30, 2006
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ringworld - Long Beach CA 
Boy this course was my personal kyptonite! I mean not only was it hot but 50 yards in was jail if you didn't hit the green. Course being prepared for overseeding so fairways were burned out. Greens ran VERY true and amazing how you can stick a shot and not leave a divot. Tee Boxes are flat. Fairway well it's burned out dude to their preparation for overseeding. Looks more like the surface of the moon but all should be good in a few weeks.

Posted: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Member Since: March 24, 2004
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weber2323 - San Diego, CA 
I liked this course, it is a difficult course. Played during the summer so it was a little dry and they had just turned off the water to prep for the overseeding. I can't imagine this is going to be a place to play in the next couple of weeks due to the maintenance. But it is a place I would go back to, I got the package deal with the La Quinta Resort so I can't say if the regular greens fee is worth it since I don't know what it is. This is a great test of golf.

Posted: Monday, September 18, 2006
Member Since: April 2, 2006
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kelly30052 - WEST COVINA, CA 
Played 8-6-06. Incredible course. Very hard but fun. Course not in the best shape but price was right for off season. Beware of snooty locals who dont care for outsiders on the course. For kicks, You have to hit from the black on 17 "The Alcatraz" and hit the green. Due to the heat all the fish were floating dead and stunk up the place but it gave reality to the name. A must play course but should not be rated as high as it is.

Posted: Saturday, August 12, 2006
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spenser - huntington beach 
Great course but if you don't hit fairways and greens it will eat you up. Anytime a bunker has steps you know you are in trouble.

Posted: Monday, June 19, 2006
Member Since: January 15, 2003
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mygolf88 - Torrance, ca 
great course, typical pete dye. play in the summer only if you're a "dye -hard"... it gets brutally hot. you can drink a gallon of water and not relieve yourself the whole round. overall a must play.

Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Member Since: April 27, 2006
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Gartel - Vancouver, BC 
Played this coures last July, It was hot but uncrowded and a fast round. Guy came around with ice cold towels about 3 times.

Posted: Sunday, March 5, 2006
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thn626 - Costa Mesa 
Great condition. Beautiful scenery. Well worth the $180 greens fee. Good pace (never have to wait on any tee box...even on par 3s). Played the round in under 4 hours. The course is lush. Greens are consistent. My only objection (not necessarily complaint) is the sand in the bunker. For such a nice and pricey course, I expected fluffy white sand in the bunker instead there is loose semi-packed tan colored sand. I wish they have some kind of GPS system. Those yardage sprinkler were small and hard to find. Bring your camera and just enjoy the golf.

Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Member Since: July 15, 2005
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danjel114 - Seattle 
The best cours on the west coast

Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006
Member Since: January 23, 2006
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mcrandop - Hermosa Beach 
Piece of cake!! Just hit every fairway and green and an easy two putt. Course in excellent condition, greens running true and not too fast yet. Trouble everywhere and this course messes with your head.

Posted: Monday, December 12, 2005
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shinho04 - Burbank 
Tough, tough, tough. Lots of water everywhere as you must hit it straight and keep it in the fairway. Even approach shots must be precise or you will end up in the many greenside bunkers which can be deep. Service was great and the cartgirl came by at least 5 times. Overall an absolute enjoyable experience.

Posted: Monday, October 3, 2005
Member Since: March 7, 2005
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Rafcin - Waldwick, NJ 
Outstanding. From the service through the layout - everything absolutely top class. Tough yet fair, beautiful yet dangerous. Every time I'm on the West Coast I'll make sure to find time to drive down to the PGA West !

Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005
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jeywada - Monterey Park 
Where do I start? Absolutely the toughestcourse I have ever played and I have played over 50 different ones this past year. Danger lurks everywhere if you do not hit straight. If I could choose one word for the course I would say UNRELENTING. Every shot from the tee box to a simple 60 yd. chip there is either deep rough/grass bunkers to sand and/or water. There is a lot of water that you play around/over which adds to the beauty of the course not to mention several small hills sprinkled here and there on every hole. You must put 4 perfect shots together consistently or you will pay the price one way or another. The heat/humidity right now is terrible (99 degrees by 7AM. Small knatty flies seem to be everywhere which adds to the excitement as they flurry around you right before you hit your shot. All in all I would say it is a must play at some time in your life, just not this time of year. Punishing yet memorable. One side note- Unless you are a 10 handicap or less do not even think of playing the blue tees. Our group ahead of us tried to and they took 5 hours with no one in front of them (looking for lost balls/having to drive back and re-tee and so forth) It was rediculous practically having to wait every shot for the sake of their egos. Great customer service, cart girl was pro, bringing us lots of water and ice 4 times throughout the round!!

Posted: Monday, July 25, 2005
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grumbass - South Bay 
A word of warning to all who travel to Palm Springs to play the PGA West resort courses, I agree with swbkrntom regarding service. I play these courses every summer and have yet to experience quality service. I keep going back because you can't beat the price in the summer and there are some great individual holes on each courses.

Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2005
Member Since: April 16, 2003
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swbkrntom - So Cal 
It was a shame to see the condition this course was in. Played it on Sunday 6/19/05. I understand the summer is slow...But. The fairways were torn up, the greens were worse and the cart barn guys were jerks. I had always wanted to play this course, glad I did , won't be back. Played Cimarron on Fri, Westin (Dye) on sat, did not see the same conditions. The only comment I got was "You get what you pay for ". This from the front desk. The only positive thing I could say about the course, the layout is awesome, the tee boxes were nice.

Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Member Since: November 16, 2004
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