Golf

My wife found the "Golf Made Simple" program searching the Internet for a golf school for us to attend as a couple. The website was well-organized, informative and attractive. We emailed for information. Jeff Siegler and Marc Solomon responded very quickly. Therir communications were warm, detailed and helpful. They helped us with lots of questions and guided us through registration. Follow-up emails included details about the accommodations and the school program. My wife, aunt and I each filled out a several page questionnaire about our golf games and what we wanted out of the course. We were informed that it was limited to groups of four. A great student to instructor ratio. What we didn't realize until we arrived was that the entire school session was limited to ONE group of four. To make it even better, My wife, aunt and I did not even have a fourth added to our group! We felt like we had undivided personal attention teaching and the golf course to ourselves for the entire three days! The Whitehawk Ranch Golf Course was in a magnificent, wooded mountain setting. The views were stunning and the course was absolutely beautiful. The course and facilities were perfectly maintained. The fairways and greens were pristine. The greens were receptive, smooth, moderately fast and had very interesting contours. Overall, the course was challenging but not overly intimidating. They have a nice practice facility, clubhouse and a proshop. The staff were all friendly and efficient, from the head pro to the lunch shack and bag handlers. The "Golf Made Simple" program was a very different approach. It demystifies a sport which has traditionally been taught in an overly complicated fashion. The mornings consisted of about 4 hours of teaching and drills. We were provided a nice breakfast and lunch and our pro ate lunch with us. The afternoon was a 9 hole playing lesson with the same pro. The second and third mornings we reviewed our individual videos before we started. We spent the three days with a PGA pro, Cody Vukovich. He was wonderful. He was very patient, calming and knowledgeable. He was quite an excellent teacher. His demeanor was particularly welcomed given my wife and aunt are beginners and arrived with some anxiety around the school and their skill level. Cody used our existing swing, grip, stances. We did not have to make drastic, or uncomfortable adjustments. All three of us (with different skill levels) experienced improved ball striking and understanding of the game beginning the first morning. We reviewed the basic swing, how to easily vary distance and trajectories, short game, sand play, putting, pre-shot routines and basic course management. We came to better understand our swing flaws, their corrections and how to analyze our bad shots. I have taken lesson with many different pros and spent months practicing myself at a video oriented golf franchise in front of a video camera and launch monitor. I feel I got more out of this class than any of the teaching I've had before this. After completion of the program a wealth of reference material was immediately available to me on their web site. I can also email for advice or set up free telephone lessons. I wholeheartedly recommend Golf Made Simple (and our pro Cody!) to family and friends. We plan to take the class again some time and hope to see Cody in Palm Desert.

Amazing shop! A must visit. Excellent customer service!

Always in great shape! Fun course to play

Beautiful and challenging course. Staff is awesome. Carts have nice digital display of each hole with GPS.

Heart club, Geary course. Old school. Not like desert courses

Simply perfect. Beautiful facility and amazing staff.

Country club muy exclusivo

Yummy shrimp cocktails. Great service.

Elegant, quiet, friendly.

Lovely pool, citrus trees, and easy location. The daily lawn care starting at 5:30 a.m. and sprinklers at multiple times during early a.m. and evening left were less than optimal. Overall, fine - not stellar.

Beautiful location, room was very comfortable and had a private balcony overlooking the pond/ water feature at the front of the property. Staff very helpful my room had feather bedding, I have asthma right away they sent housekeeping to change everything. Dinner was great too large portions.

I LOVED

It is the best deal in the valley living and golfing

Just great.

Best Club repair and customizing in the business! For pros or duffers go to Marc's Golf!

Super fun & friendly - this is the place to introduce friends & family to golf! A nice (but small) driving range means you might be taking time to do some warm-up stretches waiting for a space to open. Palm Desert Golf Center is a very compact par three that plays in under two hours, even for duffers like me. I appreciate that they maintain the greens with a couple of cuts of rough in order to help new players get ready for how that plays on larger courses. The staff couldn't be any more friendly and accommodating - the sport of golf would not be in decline if everyone relaxed and enjoyed themselves like these folks! They don't take tee times, just drop by and play, it couldn't be any easier than that. Count me a fan! Pro tip One: play right on this course. On the way out, you really don't (understatement) want to be searching for balls in the dry river bed adjacent to the course - on the way back you are teeing-off next to back fences of homes along the course - so definitely stay right! Pro tip Two: the golf pros at Palm Desert Golf Center are excellent & friendly - just go up and talk with them! There are several options available, including play-a-round with pros in order to give you a near Golf School experience. Bring your own water bottles and food, there is none available at this pro shop. And definitely, bring the little ones (there were six and seven-year-old First Tee Mini Tigers out there today) and have a blast getting them going on golf!

I'm taking lessons with Brad Whalen and already only after two lessons I'm noticing a huge improvement on my fundamentals. Would I love to get some sort of kickback for leaving this awesome review, of course, but am I getting one? Nope. I enjoy the indoor setting for instruction, the facility is clean, and the staff are attentive and kind and respectful of my time. People come here for custom club fittings and lessons.