Played South/North courses on 4/15 with a nice Golfnow hot deal, $53 with a 1:15 tee time which was significantly lower than rack rate. Haven't played... » More

Played South/North courses on 4/15 with a nice Golfnow hot deal, $53 with a 1:15 tee time which was significantly lower than rack rate. Haven't played here in probably 20 years, it used to be a private club when I was growing up and the conditions are still quite solid for a desert course despite being owned by a hotel chain now: Great teeboxes, lush fairways with very few dead/rough spots, rough was up to maybe over half a ball or deeper and required a good swing to get out of. Greens were hard and reasonably fast, mis-struck approaches or poor wedges rolled out a lot and putts rolled true. Fairway bunkers had hard dirt-esque sand but greenside bunkers had the really nice fine-grained white stuff.

I would describe the layout as an 'easier resort course' - South and West courses are lined with houses but nothing is too narrow, most of North course plays down and up elevation through the large drainage canal in the area, offering some nice views and close-to-blind approaches in some cases. It's easy enough on the scorecard at par 71 and 6300 from the blues, the rough and smaller greens are what give this place some teeth. Overall a very enjoyable experience, I was able to walk 9 and take a cart for 9, facilities are clean and staff was very friendly. Also: free range balls is a huge plus in this day and age of hyper profitseeking behavior from most public courses.
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Played in the large Stater Bros corporate "tournament" (raffle) event on 4/5/25 with a bunch of friends, couldn't have asked for a better place to car... » More

Played in the large Stater Bros corporate "tournament" (raffle) event on 4/5/25 with a bunch of friends, couldn't have asked for a better place to carry a bunch of my hacker friends to a rather average best ball 74. Conditions were pretty top-notch, as expected for a resort desert course: Lush fairways, rough that was thick enough to be punitive and quick true-rolling greens were the norm here. Layout is fairly interesting, despite houses lining every hole, some holes have narrow approaches into greens, most have wide fairways and landing zones, all bunkers were manicured with fine-grained sand that did not hesitate to plop into a fried egg on an errant shot that landed in them directly. The short-ish par 5s (from the whites, 6500yds total) generally have a challenging dogleg element to navigate with an appropriately placed drive: with the right position you can go for the green from 200+ out or lay up, but if you miss the fairway you can expect to be blocked or looking for a shot through various trees palm and otherwise.

Facilities are nice for an older place, the proshop only carried Titleist balls which I thought was a little wacky but they also wanted $20 for a sleeve of three, no thank you. Bar carts were out in force, did not try the local food as it was catered at the turn and afterwards.

The funniest part of the whole thing was being promised a "wind-free round of golf" due to the course's position in south Palm Springs and surrounded by beautiful mountains, but we did encounter strong gusting wind for about an hour that sent a lot of errant balls further off course.

Great facility if you get a good price - tournament was $100 with extensive raffle prizes, I am lucky to have an 'in' for it from friends that work there. There are probably better places to play for rack rate in the valley.
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It has been a while since the last review here. I've played probably 10 times since October, this is basically my 'home course' now because I live 5 m... » More

It has been a while since the last review here. I've played probably 10 times since October, this is basically my 'home course' now because I live 5 minutes away and I am a maniac.

Weekdays are much better pace of play than weekends. They will let you walk but I don't recommend it unless you're in good shape. Conditions are seemingly improving ahead of the upcoming Epson Tour event, there is something resembling real sand in some of the bunkers now, teeboxes are probably 90% nice and even, greens are fast and hold shots if you land where you ought to, rough is still a little hit or miss. Maybe it'll never be as manicured as it once was but it's still an interesting and challenging layout (with fabulous views of suburban sprawl and Amazon warehouses). I would call their afternoon rate of $45 on the weekday 'approaching reasonable' for the golf you get. Wish the restaurant/bar was open on weekdays.

Legends course is going to be reopening as a full 18 soon (mid or late April?), from gossiping with the pro shop guys.
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Got out for 9 around 2pm on a beautiful day. Conditions are improving: Greens roll well but aren't super fast or fancy, nice fluffy lies in most parts... » More

Got out for 9 around 2pm on a beautiful day. Conditions are improving: Greens roll well but aren't super fast or fancy, nice fluffy lies in most parts of all fairways, teeboxes bumpy but manageable. A bunch of relatively easy holes with a 217y par 3 and a 460y par 4 in the mix makes this a fun layout to walk anytime. You can't beat the price ($16), there's a range and multiple short game/putting greens, and you're surrounded by natural beauty and the 60 freeway. What's not to like?
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Got a 9:50am on Sunday 3/23, cost was $58 with or without the cart (I went without). Played with another single behind foursomes, so the pace was a ro... » More

Got a 9:50am on Sunday 3/23, cost was $58 with or without the cart (I went without). Played with another single behind foursomes, so the pace was a rough 5+ hours.

I like the conditions at Hemet though they are nothing special. Only a few bad lies in fairways, greens trickier than they look with some pin positions, good variety of layout and views. Teeboxes could always find a flat spot but not incredibly clean/manicured. Great little pro shop and restaurant, actually feels like a "nice muni" in 2025, price is creeping upwards and I'd probably rather play during the week when it's less stacked.
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