Rode the blacks this morning 2/19/24 teeing off just after 8am with my buddy RGM2525. We were joined by a nice couple from Minnesota. Perfect weather mid 60s warming up to 70 degrees with a slight ... Continue »

Rode the blacks this morning 2/19/24 teeing off just after 8am with my buddy RGM2525. We were joined by a nice couple from Minnesota. Perfect weather mid 60s warming up to 70 degrees with a slight breeze. Pop was 4 hrs 5 minutes. Had lunch at their grill and then did a replay on Santa Rosa again as San Gorgorgoni their adjacent course had a shotgun and full sheet of players in the afternoon. Friendly staff, good food and pretty much 9/10 conditions across the board. Couple notes if you purchase the underpar package I would book San Gorgoroni first and then replay Santa Rosa in the afternoon as they generally don't do replays in the afternoon at San Gorgoroni. Also of note they are doing major irrigation work on number 4 and 5 Fairways on Santa Rosa so they don't have the tee markers on the tee boxes or the pins set for that hole. We just bombed drives and played to the middle of the greens on those 2 holes which worked out well as the hole locations were in the middle of those green complexes. No mention from the starter or clubhouse if those holes were actually closed so we decided to play em anyway. The rye greens were in perfect shape as far as pure rolls were concerned. They looked quicker than they putted. Beautiful shape. They were firm on chips but held approach shots very nicely. Rated 9/10 Fairways other than 4 and 5 were all 9/10 condition wise just wall to wall lush carpet. Maybe still a tad wetter than normal for the desert but still in great shape. Tees perfect, level, lush 9.5/10 Rough beautiful, manageable maybe 2 inches thick. 9.5/10 Was in one greenside bunker and one Fairway bunker. The greenside bunker I was in great shape. Some of the bunkers looked firmer than others. 8.5/10 This is the best deal in Palm Desert. You can split the underpar free replay deal and play both of the Mountain Vista courses for 80 bucks with a cart and range balls. Layout is fun. Right in front of you with no tricked up holes but contains some water hazards, some smaller and undulating green complexes and a couple strong par 4s and 3s from the black tees. My 3rd time here and really enjoyed the day. Highly recommended.