#6 of 7 in Rancho Mirage
Desert Island Country Club
Views & scenery1st of 7 in Rancho Mirage
Course conditions6th of 7 in Rancho Mirage
Atmosphere6th of 7 in Rancho Mirage
Clubhouse food6th of 7 in Rancho Mirage
Layout & design7th of 7 in Rancho Mirage
About average for Rancho Mirage
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About Desert Island Country Club
Desert Island Country Club dates to 1971 and has since been reimagined. The club sits in the Greater Palm Springs area, where its championship golf course is set against a backdrop of lake water and surrounding mountains.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,716 yards
- Tees
- 8 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 71.9 / 128 slope
- Opened
- 1971
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Black | 342 | 400 | 371 | 366 | 197 | 560 | 500 | 164 | 402 | 341 | 525 | 200 | 353 | 441 | 189 | 555 | 410 | 400 | 3302 | 3414 | 6,716 | 72 | 71.9/128 |
| Blue | 342 | 388 | 358 | 364 | 191 | 551 | 478 | 159 | 396 | 334 | 508 | 191 | 342 | 383 | 170 | 548 | 354 | 371 | 3227 | 3201 | 6,428 | 72 | 70.4/125 |
| White | 337 | 368 | 349 | 358 | 181 | 531 | 470 | 148 | 377 | 329 | 480 | 174 | 333 | 368 | 164 | 525 | 349 | 359 | 3119 | 3081 | 6,200 | 72 | 69.5/122 |
| White/Gold | 337 | 351 | 349 | 317 | 181 | 495 | 470 | 148 | 342 | 329 | 447 | 174 | 333 | 334 | 164 | 500 | 349 | 341 | 2990 | 2971 | 5,961 | 72 | 68.2/119 |
| Gold | 318 | 351 | 314 | 317 | 140 | 495 | 400 | 133 | 342 | 323 | 447 | 151 | 324 | 334 | 146 | 500 | 342 | 341 | 2810 | 2908 | 5,718 | 72 | 67.0/116 |
| Red | 316 | 341 | 304 | 311 | 135 | 488 | 396 | 119 | 338 | 316 | 440 | 146 | 319 | 326 | 141 | 430 | 337 | 337 | 2748 | 2792 | 5,540 | 72 | 66.2/113 |
| Red/Green | 316 | 296 | 255 | 311 | 135 | 430 | 396 | 119 | 283 | 270 | 395 | 146 | 285 | 263 | 141 | 410 | 296 | 337 | 2541 | 2543 | 5,084 | 72 | 64.1/107 |
| Green | 285 | 296 | 255 | 262 | 83 | 430 | 384 | 104 | 283 | 270 | 395 | 116 | 285 | 263 | 105 | 410 | 296 | 295 | 2382 | 2435 | 4,817 | 72 | 62.9/104 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Desert Island Country Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71.9 | 128 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| Blue | 70.4 | 125 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 38 |
| White | 69.5 | 122 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| White/Gold | 68.2 | 119 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Gold | 67.0 | 116 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Red | 66.2 | 113 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Red/Green | 64.1 | 107 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
| Green | 62.9 | 104 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 |
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