Second time out to Desert Willow, first time playing Firecliff. I had a tee time shortly after 8am playing with a twosome and another single(local guy). The customer service was wonderful. Parked the ... Continue »

Second time out to Desert Willow, first time playing Firecliff. I had a tee time shortly after 8am playing with a twosome and another single(local guy). The customer service was wonderful. Parked the car and while walking through the parking lot an employee drove a cart to me put my bag on the cart and directed me to the clubhouse telling me my clubs would be waiting at the starter outside. I payed inside then checked in with the starter. I was given a beeper and told to take the cart with my bag and enjoy the practice facilities (part of green fee). When the beeper went off I went back to the starter who paired me and the other single into one cart. My group played in 4:15. The drink/snack cart came around several times.

The course is in great condition. The greens rolled smooth with a reasonable fast speed. The greens played a little firm. Shorter irons held decent while mid to long irons ran out a little. The only negative was the old cup rings were dotted around the green but they never affected roll. The fairways had great coverage and good lies with medium rollout off the tee. The rough had great coverage. The length was long enough to affect shots but not too penal. The fairway bunkers were well manicured. The greenside bunkers were well manicured although a little compacted at times but very playable. The tee boxes had good coverage and mostly flat.

After playing the Mountain View course in January of 2021 for a GK Guru round and reading in GK forums the high regard given to Firecliff it was at the top of my list when I came for a few days of RR to the area. I very much like both course but I do like Firecliff more. Being a non resident and playing during the prime time of year with prime morning tee time I expected to pay a prime green fee. I wasn't disappointed. The club house is beautiful, the practice facilities are nice, the course was in great shape, and the staff throughout the day were helpful and friendly.