Painted Desert Golf Club

Went to hit some balls before the round and was disappointed to mats which I think were from 1979. They were so old and worn out the ball kept rolling into the hitting grove 1/2 inch below my feet. No chipping area either though you can hit range balls out of a sand trap into the driving range (their balls and no landing zone so whatever).
Greens were horrible. Un-mowed that day, so definitely shaggy. Was told by a local they'd rather book the rounds on frost delayed days than mow. So, 27 on the stimp meter. The greens were a pretty bizzare patchwork of grasses or fungus I couldn't tell, but no consistency in color but speed was the biggest problem. Felt like a course that used to be kinda cool and now is just 7 years into outright neglect. Cart paths are all worn away in many areas etc. Just generally felt like the current ownership is cutting corners. From a layout perspective the front is mostly straight going and the greens would've been interesting if they weren't so slow. On the back a little water to avoid of the tees and more slow but could be cool greens. Two holes parallel the driving range and there are not nets so be careful. Also paid tourist rates which made this even worse. The only reason I'm giving this a two (instead of a one) is because I had a really fun day with the people in my group. Another single and an nice couple. They made up for what the course couldn't

Bring range finder . They have no yardage markers any where in the fairways. Fair ways are tight and lined with bunkers.

Hole # 18 was dangerous people that didn’t know how to play on the practice range were hitting balls over on the fairway. there had to have been at least 50 yellow walls down the middle of the fairway . Golf balls were being hit over there continually . The course starter was amazing!

I got a hot deal on Golf now. Nit sure I would pay more than I did but I would play it again . Greens were good and fairways decent

Course was in great ahape and the staff is fantastic!!

I started out loving this course. Great layout and challenging holes. However a few minor issues that made it not as good. First no GPS in carts. Very frustrating this day and age. With hazards and other areas that you would want to avoid, I need to know how far it is to landing zone.

Secondly, there were no yardage markers on course. Most of cart paths did have a yardage painted but it was flat and if you were on fairways you could not see it. Multiple times I hit with a club that was 1too long or 1 too short.

Finally there were no yardage plaques on tee boxes. Yes there were signs but (especially on par 3's) you need to know where the yardage is calculated from.

Those issues ruined what was otherwise a great course.

Overall a nice golf course and in pretty good shape for the winter. Pace of play was a touch on the slow side, but that's kind of the norm at many Vegas courses.

I played as a single behind a threesome and played 18 in 3 hours - I loved the layout and the pace of play - Staff was extremely friendly and I thought the course was well maintained and played difficult. I would play it again in a heartbeat.

The course staff were very welcoming and friendly. The greens were in good shape.

Unlike previous reviews, the starter was present but was clearly not present in mind, a hacking twosome was squeezed in between tee times and ruined the day. The starter clearly cares more about hooking up buddies and not respecting the pace of play. 4 groups backed up from tee box 1 to 18. Waste of a day and never again

Everything was great. I just suck at golf. Can’t make a 3 ft putt!!
I’ll be back!!

Only played 6 holes and left because of poor fairway and green condition. The staff was very friendly but the course is in bad shape. I was never told that I could not play the front 9 because of some construction. I was not going to play the back 9 twice given the terrible condition.

I booked on Golf Now and was never informed that the front nine was shut down for repairs. And the back nine was in HORRIBLE condition. I was told at pro shop I can play the back nine twice. They charge full price for that? I like Painted Desert, but what a bunch of KAKA!