Mission Lakes Country Club

Golf Course Review Mission Lakes Country Club Desert Hot Springs California

Reviewed by: Nickesquire, Rancho Mirage, CA
Rode the Silvers (6301/70.4/121) with Gary, Elizabeth and Deelane mid-day in 4H:15M. $54 special off their website. The weather was in the low 60’s, partly cloudy and breezy.

My first time playing the Ted Robinson design that featured some nice elevation changes early on the back 9. Six par 3’s, Five par 5’s, unusual for a par 71 layout. The par 3’s even from the next to back set of tees were 182/136/202/185/233/162. Not only demanding overall, but I think I used six different clubs with some playing down and some playing up.

The Review

8.30

The course was in really nice bordering on immaculate condition across the board.

The tees were lush and level. The tees are also huge, with plenty of room to rotate tee markers.

The fairways were lush and played firm and fast.

Best rough I have played out of in years. Uniform, really lush, thick, no bare spots. Looked like a high end lawn.

The sand traps had nice, fine white sand and were very nicely maintained.

Excellent greens, firm and medium fast with few ball marks. Downhill putts were treacherous. I saw the lines very well on these greens.

Final Thoughts

Quick, efficient check-in. No drink cart, no GPS on the basic carts. All grass driving range. The layout will not wow you, but it is a very fun track with scoring opportunities for good shots and enough trouble to catch off line shots to keep things interesting/fair. Constantly up/down hills, rarely a flat hole. Really spread out, would be a beast to walk. Definitely recommended.

Mission Lakes Country Club

Desert Hot Springs, CA

Reviewed by: kviser, Saugus, CA

I played a second round here last Saturday morning.

What a difference with the lack of strong winds. The course is a nice mix of reachable par 5’s, medium to lengthy par 3’s and 4’s. Stay out of the trees on the front nine to score well. A couple of holes there have lush forests of pines along the right side. It might look somewhat open, but it is thick.

Holes 10, 11, and 12 take you across the street from the clubhouse and up across a high ridge. The drop shot on the medium par 3 12th hole was a punch 4-iron in the wind and an easy 7 iron without the wind.

Again, the course is lush and nicely conditioned from tee to green on every hole. The only area that looked somewhat dormant is the large drainage area that runs between some holes on the back nine. You really can’t see it and it doesn’t normally come in to play unless you hit way right of your target. Part of it is used for their maintenance and practice facilities.

We ate dinner in the clubhouse Friday night. The food was just okay and the drinks were sub-par; however, everything I got was covered by my hosts so I’m really not complaining. The Bunker Burrito I had on Saturday morning was just okay. The course personnel and members here are all friendly and everybody seems to know everybody.

I recommend this course; wind or no wind.