SilverRock Resort - La Quinta, California

Kristian A.

SilverRock golf offers a unique combination of mountain terrain, challenging golf, and country club quality at a reasonable price.

The first thing that stood out to me as the massive land footprint this place sits in. There is a lot of partially developed housing and facilities alongside the course that are actively in progress. Someday it will be quite fancy, I’m sure.

The practice area offers a big wide open driving range on fresh cut grass with big buckets of balls to pull from.

Once you get in the first tee, you will notice that the course has four different tee boxes, and the tips are a whopping ~7300 yards. From back there, you will definitely feel like you’re playing a whole different course because the bunkers are so large that you’ll need to really strategize to stay out of trouble.

In terms of hazards, you have really large, hilly bunkers everywhere. They are well maintained, but you will need to play the number and the line to stay out of trouble.

Next, about 2/3 of the holes are right up alongside the mountain with spectacular desert landscape views and tons of lakeside greens and fairways.

While the course is mostly flat, the greens and fairways are fairly hilly and undulated, so you will need to play a solid game to get around there unscathed.

Overall, the gorgeous Mountain Views, the water features, and the scenic palm trees really elevates the experience. Even though it is partially undeveloped, that does not take away from the experience. Serious golfers will really get their money’s worth out here if you’re looking to challenge yourself on distance, shot shapes, and strategy.

Have fun out there!

Michael C.

Played yesterday. Beautiful setting and course layout. I have no idea what people are complaining about. Yes,--no clubhouse---(it was a trailer), but the course and service were fabulous. I would highly recommend it.

pah H.

Hate to have to leave a 1 star but this course is in terrible shape (yes it’s early July but others in the area are not as bad as this). They are still trying to figure out the layout of the course, changing holes, patched grass everywhere, back to back par 3s, goofy par 5 layout on a couple of holes and the 18th hole is a joke. It is way too expensive for what you’re getting, should be priced as a municipal not a resort course because it’s not. Once they invest in it, and they will have to do that to sell any houses that are partially started, it’s going to be nice. The mountains and water features are going to be stunning, but right now, especially if you’re from out of town, I wouldn’t recommend this because you will be disappointed. I uploaded photos that make the course look great but they are not reflective of the conditions. The greens are still punched and haven’t recovered, they are losing large parts of some of the greens (just dirt) and fairways, the design of some of the greens lacks any imagination, the tee boxes are comparable to a mediocre muni course (not level, grass is patchy), the bunkers are very deep and steep walled, hard to get in and out of them just physically walking in/out and they have very little sand. There is evidence of construction but not super active which is concerning; but it was quiet so that was a plus. The golf shop is in a temporary trailer with the necessities. The cart attendant swung by once on the 5th hole….that’s not really when you need them, especially when it’s 100F. The starter is nice, the round played in a little over 4 hours, waiting on about 50% of our shots and we were a 3-some so some waiting around is to be expected….the ranger said we were “on pace.” I will come back in 5 years but not if they haven’t solved the issues on the layout of the holes.

Randy B.

Played the course on 5/11/23. The course was in great condition from tee to green except the 18th green. Greens were super fast, which is great! I enjoy the layout and the proximity to the "mountains". There are a lot of sand traps and native desert areas. Staff was friendly. There is quite a bit of construction around the perimeter of the course but it does not affect play one bit. This a fantastic golf experience.

RAM F.

Challenging and stunning golf course. They have it in excellent condition. The starters, pro shop people and cart guys are smart friendly and kind. I am there once a week, more if possible. The little restaurant serves a good breakfast too. All that and it is a really challenging course, especially hole 7 and 17…I hate them, because I cannot master them YET.

Andrew P.

What a wonderful golf resort. The staff was top notch and the facility was up to par. Looking forward to the resort to be fully completed in the coming year(s).

For non-residents, it’s $30 for the range with unlimited balls. A golf cart will shuttle you over to the south driving range.

M K.

Pros:
- The course layout is unique for each hole, offering distinct risk/reward options for tee shots and approach shots.
- The course is in excellent condition from tee to green.
- The course's layout and backdrop are exceptionally scenic.
- Decent practice facility.

Cons:
- Club house is under construction.
- No halfway house to refill on beverages and snacks.

Wes N.

Really enjoyed this golf course, it’s cool playing right up against the mountains, they came down and essentially met a couple of holes which was a nice effect. It was also cool hitting tee shots towards the close mountains and seeing your ball rise up against the mountain backdrop, it created a cool perspective effect. It’s a very walkable course, they were overseeding at the time we played so it was cart path only, I opted to walk and didn’t regret it at all. Make sure to get a ride from someone with a cart to the range and first tee though, and then also coming in from 18, it’s a super long walk otherwise from the clubhouse to those places. The front nine is relatively open and the back nine tightens up quite a bit in my opinion.