Mountain View Country Club

Mountain View Country Club Golf Course Descrpition

Hole 1

· Par 4 • 385 Yards

An elevated set of tees gives you a grand view of the seductively elegant opening hole. The best line here is just inside the fairway bunker down the left side of this generous fairway and away from the winding arroyo down the right side. Tee shots on the left half of the fairway will have the best angle onto the large subtle green protected front and back by deep grass swales.

Hole 2

· Par 3 • 163 yards

This gem of a par three features a slightly elevated tee shot down to a
beautifully contoured green surrounded by lush grass swales to help catch any wayward shots. A short accurate shot provides the average golfer an ample opportunity for a well-earned birdie.

Hole 3

· Par 4 • 435 Yards

The preferred line of play for this par four depends upon the pin location. If the pin is left, the tee shot must ascend the plateau on the left half of the fairway in order to avoid the bunker guarding the front of the green. Conversely, if the pin is on the right, the golfer must thread it inside the fairway bunker on the right in order to be rewarded with an unchallenged route to the hole
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Hole 4

· Par 4 • 417 Yards

This is a classic risk/reward golf hole that taunts the player to carry as much of the lake as possible in order to have the shortest distance to the well-guarded green. Meek play away from the water will result in a very difficult second shot.

Hole 5

· Par 5 • 583 Yards

Feel free to pull out the driver and let the reigns out on this lengthy par five with a generous fairway. Care must be taken on the second shot as water guards the entire left side of the second landing area and green. Miss the green and face an unenviable flop shot over a large mound.

Hole 6

· Par 3 • 157 yards

Nestled between the water and a cavernous bunker, this undulating green doesn't necessarily mean an easy par if hit in regulation. The green features a variety of pin placements that present a challenging two-putt if your shot doesn't find the correct location.

Hole 7

· Par 5 • 548 Yards

This dramatic par five presents the bold player with a chance to get home in two by challenging a nest of bunkers and arroyo on the inside of the dogleg. For those who can't carry these bunkers, a wide stretch of fairway up the left side of the hole provides an unchallenged line to the small undulating green guarded on all three sides by deep pot bunkers and grass depressions.

Hole 8

· Par 3 • 436 Yards

Players successfully carrying the serpentine arroyo running along the right side of the fairway will have the best angle to the large green protected by a bunker so deep that simply getting out of it would be a great shot. Shots hit in the low area on the left side of the fairway will have a partially obscured view of the green and have to contend with the treacherous greenside bunker.

Hole 9

· Par 4 • 457 Yards

The ninth hole is a picturesque par four that stretches a quarter mile from the tips between two large fairway bunkers that sit perched above a saddled fairway. The green site is a complex array of different pin positions, deep bunkers, grass swales and depressions. The best way to reach the flag when it is tucked behind the bunker on the right side is a cut shot to the middle of the green, whereupon the ball will fed to the lower pin location.

Hole 10

· Par 4 • 439 yards

Water abounds down the entire left side of this sweeping downhill par four. Players will face a challenging second shot over water and a deep grass swale to the right of the green for those who bail too far right.

Hole 11

· Par 5 • 628 Yards

Unreachable by even the longest of hitters, this three shot par five is one of the most beautiful bunkered holes on the property. The best chance at birdie will be found by avoiding playing down the right side of this hole.

Hole 12

· Par 3 • 176 Yards

This dramatic downhill par three features a punch-bowl type green location that is protected on both the left and right sides by a swarm of deep bunkers. The most challenging shot on this hole is to the narrow back right pin position that will punish anything but the most perfect of shots.

Hole 13

· Par 4 • 414 Yards

Playing towards the North, this challenging but fun par 4 is guarded by water down the entire right side. A mid-iron can reach the large putting surface that is nestled alongside large boulders. Bailing left of the green is the smart play to keep your ball dry.

Hole 14

· Par 4 • 474 Yards

Number fourteen is another wide, saddle-type fairway that invites you to unleash the driver to make it onto this large, undulating green protected by an array of large bunkers. Check out the Palmer Tee located behind thirteen green which adds another forty yards to this uphill par four.

Hole 15

· Par 4 • 413 Yards

A heroic opportunity awaits the player on this classic "Cape" type golf hole. Tee shots carrying the cross-bunker at the lake edge will be kicked forward another 20-yards on the down slope to set up a short iron and great chance at birdie. Caution must be exercised with the second shot as water lurks deceptively close to the green.

Hole 16

· Par 4 • 470 Yards

Number sixteen is the start of one of the most difficult finishing holes in the Coachella Valley. The ideal line of play is along the left side of the fairway, carrying the canyon-like arroyo that guards the entire left side of this strategic par four. Players finding the right side of the fairway will have a little or no view of the green which is nestled between two large ridges and tucked behind a nest of pot bunkers. There are two different ways to play the second shot depending on where the pin is located. If the pin is on the left, go ahead and take dead aim at the green. However, if the pin is on the right, play out to the alternate fairway on the right whereupon the ball will funnel onto the bowl shaped green setting up a good chance at birdie.

Hole 17

· Par 3 • 221 Yards

This stunning uphill par three was designed to feed a solid long iron or wood shot hit up the right side onto the large, multi-tiered putting surface. Firing at a back left pin here is strongly discouraged because of the relative narrowness of the green and the monstrous bunker that protects the front and left.

Hole 18

• Par 5 • 570 Yards

The finishing hole at Mountain View Country Club embodies everything that is great about Arnold Palmer and this outstanding golf course @ beauty, strategy, drama and the opportunity for the bold player to score well. A two-tiered fairway forces the player to make a decision off the tee. One can either play up to the wider portion of the fairway and have an elevated view of what lies ahead or take the most direct line and challenge the deep grass hollows down the left side setting up a chance to reach the green in two. Be cautious with your second as the green and approach areas are protected be a collection of pristine waterfalls, lakes, streams and bunkers.