Mission Hills - Palm Springs

I won lodging and 3 rounds at any of the courses at Mission Hills and need to start working on the dates. I've never been to that area, so what is the "ideal" time to go to Palm Springs, weather and turf condition wise? Also, for those who have experience with the facility, should we just play all 3 courses or if we have the option, should we omit one and play one twice. Any info is appreciated.

Mid-March is just about perfect, as they're getting the Dinah Shore course ready for the tournament.

All three courses are good, but if you were going to leave one out it would probably be the Palmer. Play the Dinah Shore twice if you do that.

> @MaxBuck said:

> Mid-March is just about perfect, as they're getting the Dinah Shore course ready for the tournament.

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> All three courses are good, but if you were going to leave one out it would probably be the Palmer. Play the Dinah Shore twice if you do that.

How is it in the fall/winter months? I know we had some availability in November/December?

November and December will be just fine, too.

Do they do any kind of overseeding out there? Haven’t done a ton of dessert golf, but last time I was in AZ in October and about half the courses were closed and the ones just opening up were REALLY soft and cart path only.

Yes there's overseeing in the fall and the schedule may be on their website. I live on Desert Willow that is just down the road and they close one course from Sep 23 - Oct 24 and the other course from Nov 11 - Dec 25. Why there's an 18 day gap between reopening one and closing the other I do not know.

> @MaxBuck said:

> November and December will be just fine, too.

In some ways, the prime season starts at Thanksgiving and the courses are ready.

Early November, it’s possible the courses aren’t quite ready after over seeding. Not horrible, but not their best.

December is good, but daylight is short, so schedule accordingly!

Edit.....just saw above post on desert willow....shocked they’re closed in December! As mentioned, schedule for overseed should be known, so check that before!

> @rangersgoalie said:

> > @MaxBuck said:

> > November and December will be just fine, too.

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> Edit.....just saw above post on desert willow....shocked they’re closed in December! As mentioned, schedule for overseed should be known, so check that before!

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Good point on the overseeding - I'll ditto the advice to check the overseed schedule before you book your travel.

Like you, I'm very surprised to see Desert Willow shut down in December. Then again, for an overall superb public golf experience, some of their policies and procedures seem pretty odd.

As mentioned above, just plan for overseeding and summer temps.

Been there in Dec, when the sun drops, its dark and gets cold quick.

Peak season there'll be a lot of play. ANA is around April, so there's course closure there.

Right after ANA is Coachella, which (since you have lodging) could be good, it's just your flight. The courses in whole area aren't busy during Coachella, cause of the jacked up prices of lodging. We played Stadium TPC during coachella and it was basically wide open.

Played the course during this past Coachella (right after ANA) and the courses were in great condition

> @MaxBuck said:

> Like you, I'm very surprised to see Desert Willow shut down in December. Then again, for an overall superb public golf experience, some of their policies and procedures seem pretty odd.

I asked staff about it. They run both courses from Oct 24 - Nov 11 and make a killing since most other courses in the valley are closed for overseeing. As always, follow the money LOL

Played the Arnold Palmer Course, pretty simple layout, but fun track! Still need to play the Tournament Course!

Figured I'd follow up on this. We booked the trip for late January. We'll probably have one free day to sneak in another round, any recs on where we should go? Also, any other fun activities in the area that we should check out?

I would say if you have a free day to play Desert Willow, they have two course both are nice but I enjoy Firecliff more. If you enjoy hiking I would hike to the cross. My wife and I do it atleast 2-3 times every time we are in the desert. It takes about an hour round trip. The views are beautiful up there. You can see Stone Eagle GC and Big Horn.

> @KUJayhawks said:

> Figured I'd follow up on this. We booked the trip for late January. We'll probably have one free day to sneak in another round, any recs on where we should go? Also, any other fun activities in the area that we should check out?

What are you in to? Museums, Military, Hiking, Shopping, Zoos?

Leaving Saturday for Palm Springs. So far have Desert Willow Mountain View ( Firecliff closed for overseeding ). La Quinta Mountain Course and Indian Wells booked. Will probably play at least one more while I'm there. Depends on what else the wife wants to do.

Yeah, we're definitely entering overseeding season. Air quality is suffering because so many courses (and residential developments) are scalping the existing grass to allow the ryegrass to germinate properly.