Posted on December 15, 2019December 12, 2019 by Vic Flores

GK Guru Round Up: Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California

Desert Willow Golf Resort (FIRECLIFF) Palm Desert California. Hole 18

Desert Willow Resort (Firecliff)

GK Guru Round Up and Golf Course Review

Reviewed by: pedro7170, Camarillo

This last weekend, I had the opportunity to get out and participate in GK Guru Golf Outing. We played three golf courses ( One on Sunday and two on Monday). Rams Hill, Indian Wells Celebrity and Desert Willow Resorts. I had the best time and enjoyed all of these golf experiences. It was great to get out from my normal routine of playing the same golf course in my home town.

Our tee time was at 12:00 and played with my GK Guru’s buddies (Gary, Ron and Nick). I had a great time, especially with my buddies and see how well they played. I learned a hole lot from them.

Fairways were 10/10. Well kept, very green and wide. They were full of sand bunkers and made it very challenging. These bunkers were in play on almost every hole.

Rough 9/10. The rough was well kept and not hard to get out. Even around the greens it was not to hard to make a good chip or pitch shot onto the green.

The greens 10/10. The ball was rolling excellent and fast. It was fun is to see all of the sand bunkers covering and guarding the greens.

Tee’s 9/10. Tees were great but there were a few tees where I was playing from that were not level.

I loved the lay-out of the golf course and views were great. I enjoyed but I was two tired from playing two rounds prior (one on Sunday and Monday). Still, I had fun with my buddies and just been out enjoying the game of golf that we all love. Thank you GK for putting this together. Customer service was excellent and golf course I rate Desert Willow Resort 9/10.

LOVED IT!!! Remember get out there and continue hitting the ball as far as you can and get lots of birdies.

Posted on May 24, 2019May 22, 2019 by Vic Flores

GK Plays ROUNDUP: Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Course Palm Desert California

Desert Willow Resort (Firecliff)

GK Plays ROUNDUP: Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Course Palm Desert California

Reviewed by: JohnnyGK, Thousand Oaks
Thanks everyone that came out to GK Plays Desert Willow Golf Resort!

I just posted a short recap on the GK Events page.

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 1

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 15-Hole 15

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I played the Firecliff course back in early April when it was predominantly peak season rye grass course. Place was immaculate. Saturday the golf course was predominantly a Bermunda turf course almost fully transitioned and it was in fantastic shape. Greens more firm and faster. Fairways and Rough lush. Tee boxes mostly lush with some thin spots. Bunkers all high quality sand and groomed.

From an organizer perspective the Desert Willow staff is as professional and accommodating as it gets. The practice area is perfectly positioned to the golf cart staging area and first tee of the Firecliff course. The patio and inside facilities are gorgeous. Only disappointment was I thought the restaurant/bar would still be open after our round on Saturday. Guess this time year they close early. I’ll do better research next time. Sorry about that.

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Group 4

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Group 8

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Big thanks to our prize sponsors Linksoul and GolfMoose. And a big thanks to Desert Willow Golf Resort for hosting. We’ll for sure be back for another outing!

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 15

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 12

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Posted on May 23, 2019May 22, 2019 by Vic Flores

GK Plays Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Roundup

Desert Willow Resort (Firecliff)

GK Plays Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Roundup

Reviewed by: larryq2001, Brea

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 4

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 6

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Played DW Firecliff for the first time in the GK outing with Leef2020, Rudyclub and Brady and had a great time. Great weather out there with a little wind. The short of it is I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It is a challenging track and what makes it challenging are the many bunkers. There are quite a few. I have played Doral in Miami a number of times which is said to have over 100 plus bunkers. This course exceeds that I am sure and I was in quite a few. On the plus side, the bunkers were in great shape. The fairways were incredible. Lush and great lies out there. It’s been a while since I have played fairways this nice. The rough wasn’t too troublesome for me but you still had to hit it clean to get out of it.

The greens were also great and rolled true but were very hard. Never found my divot marks on the green. They weren’t holding either unless you caught it real clean. Very tricky with the undulations on many of the greens. I found them hard to read and therefore had a few 3 putts.

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Hole 7

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Group 1

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A great time playing here and loved this place. Can’t comment on customer service as I had no interaction with course staff. The restaurant closed rather early also. Regardless, I hope to get back out here sometime soon. Definitely recommend.

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Group 2

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Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF Palm Desert California Group 3-Group 3

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Posted on March 4, 2018March 2, 2018 by Vic Flores

Recent Golf Course Review Desert Willow Resort FIRECLIFF COURSE Palm Desert California

Desert Willow Resort (Firecliff)

Palm Desert, CA

Reviewed by: Nickesquire, Rancho Mirage, CA

Played the Purple tees (6676/72.1/136) with Jake, Tommy & Andy in around 4 1/2 hours. the weather was clear and breezy, around 80. Firecliff has a beautiful layout, well above average even by the high standards of the Palm Springs area.

The tees were mostly lush with even the par 3’s fairly well maintained for divots.

The over seeded fairways were very lush. Firm with a decent amount of roll.

The over seeded rough was excellent to play out of. The ball sat up and playing even longer clubs still a viable option. Very nice to chip out of.

The traps had thick sand that was very difficult to play from. Decently maintained, rarely do I comment that the sand is too thick and deep… but these were exactly that.

The greens were firm, smooth and quick. Few ball marks and firm.

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Desert Willow Golf Resort (FIRECLIFF) Palm Desert California. Hole 13

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The customer service was exceptional from all encountered. The drink cart was out making the rounds & complementary range balls are included with your round on a great practice facility. Really solid course, not tight off the tee but there is plenty of trouble to avoid as your approach the greens. Numerous lakes, large deep traps and desert scape lurking just off most fairways and behind most greens is a lost ball waiting to happen. Numerous fairways appear tight from the tee vantage point. However, this is much more of a grip it & rip it course than 1st impressions would indicate. I find most of the fairways are generous in width once you get out over 175 yards from the Purple tees. One of my favorite courses in the Palm Springs area, highly recommend.