- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 32Rated tees
- 18Greens mapped
- 181Contours
- 8.5%Steepest slope
About Desert Willow
Desert Willow Golf Resort is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Palm Desert, California. Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry designed it, and it opened in 1997. GolfCore has mapped 18 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 32 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA
+1 760-346-7060
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 18 greens at Desert Willow from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar, with 181 elevation contours at a 3-inch interval. The steepest measured slope is 8.5 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 3.9 ft.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (public domain), processed by GolfCore.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 489 | 364 | 139 | 387 | 380 | 279 | 520 | 119 | 408 | 3,085 |
| Hcp | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 393 | 396 | 371 | 502 | 141 | 279 | 368 | 170 | 468 | 3,088 |
| Hcp | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Total72 Yards6,173
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 489 | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | 364 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 139 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 387 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 380 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 279 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 520 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 119 | 17 |
| 9 | 4 | 408 | 3 |
| Out | 36 | 3,085 | |
| 10 | 4 | 393 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 396 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 371 | 8 |
| 13 | 5 | 502 | 12 |
| 14 | 3 | 141 | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | 279 | 18 |
| 16 | 4 | 368 | 10 |
| 17 | 3 | 170 | 4 |
| 18 | 5 | 468 | 14 |
| In | 36 | 3,088 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,173 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 7,056 | 72 | 74.3 / 140 80.7 / 147 (W) |
| Purple | 6,676 | 72 | 72.5 / 135 78.6 / 142 (W) |
| Purple/White | 6,427 | 72 | 71.4 / 132 77.2 / 139 (W) |
| White | 6,173 | 72 | 70.2 / 129 75.8 / 136 (W) |
| White/Tan | 5,907 | 72 | 69.0 / 126 74.3 / 133 (W) |
| Tan | 5,642 | 72 | 67.8 / 123 72.8 / 130 (W) |
| Tan/Green | 5,318 | 72 | 66.3 / 119 71.0 / 126 (W) |
| Green | 5,079 | 72 | 65.2 / 116 69.7 / 123 (W) |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 369 | 355 | 418 | 323 | 172 | 429 | 338 | 147 | 509 | 3,060 |
| Hcp | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 363 | 156 | 470 | 162 | 397 | 382 | 348 | 300 | 490 | 3,068 |
| Hcp | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 12 |
Total72 Yards6,128
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 369 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 355 | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | 418 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 323 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 172 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 429 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 338 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 147 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 509 | 15 |
| Out | 36 | 3,060 | |
| 10 | 4 | 363 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 156 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 470 | 18 |
| 13 | 3 | 162 | 14 |
| 14 | 4 | 397 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 382 | 6 |
| 16 | 4 | 348 | 8 |
| 17 | 4 | 300 | 16 |
| 18 | 5 | 490 | 12 |
| In | 36 | 3,068 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,128 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6,913 | 72 | 73.2 / 134 79.8 / 145 (W) |
| Purple | 6,507 | 72 | 71.4 / 129 77.6 / 140 (W) |
| Purple/White | 6,316 | 72 | 70.5 / 127 76.5 / 137 (W) |
| White | 6,128 | 72 | 69.7 / 125 75.5 / 135 (W) |
| White/Tan | 5,866 | 72 | 68.4 / 122 74.0 / 132 (W) |
| Tan | 5,573 | 72 | 67.0 / 119 72.4 / 128 (W) |
| Tan/Green | 5,290 | 72 | 65.6 / 116 70.8 / 125 (W) |
| Green | 5,040 | 72 | 64.4 / 113 69.4 / 122 (W) |
Desert Willow plays 2 layouts, each with its own tees. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Palm Desert, California, United States
- Address
- 38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA
- Phone
- +1 760-346-7060
- Website
- desertwillow.com
- Architect
- Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry
- Opened
- 1997
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Layouts
- 2
- Tees on the card
- 32, 32 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 18
- Elevation contours
- 181
- Contour interval
- 3-inch
- Largest green elevation span
- 3.9 ft
- Steepest measured slope
- 8.5%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-11-10
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