Painted Desert Golf Club
About
One of the pioneers in Las Vegas golf, Painted Desert Golf Course is a 1987 Jay Morrish design has golfers shooting at targets in the desert.
Painted Desert has maintained its place in the Sin City golf community through all its changes by putting on an emphasis on course conditioning. Just because your greens are almost two decades old does not mean they cannot be in better shape than many of the new kids on the block.
The desert is the focus here, but Morrish also works in a few lakes as obstacles.
"This golf course is a very friendly layout and you can score here without having a feeling of imminent doom on every hole," John Scappatura said. "We are a bit off of the beaten path, which means that we almost always have availability for tee times. Everyone who does make the trip out here though appreciates our conditioning, the price, and the friendly atmosphere."
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Back | 72 | 6781 yards | 71.8 | 129 |
Middle (W) | 72 | 6269 yards | 75.9 | 131 |
Middle | 72 | 6269 yards | 69.9 | 125 |
Forward (W) | 72 | 5647 yards | 72.2 | 126 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 72.1/135 | 390 | 401 | 539 | 188 | 371 | 515 | 327 | 197 | 422 | 3350 | 391 | 227 | 465 | 556 | 299 | 406 | 148 | 535 | 404 | 3431 | 6781 |
Black M: 70.7/125 W: 75.2/135 | 361 | 373 | 502 | 178 | 345 | 491 | 303 | 168 | 397 | 3118 | 363 | 191 | 418 | 512 | 277 | 384 | 124 | 505 | 377 | 3151 | 6269 |
Silver M: 67.2/115 W: 72.1/121 | 330 | 339 | 475 | 138 | 311 | 443 | 276 | 133 | 364 | 2809 | 333 | 150 | 375 | 466 | 251 | 354 | 100 | 461 | 348 | 2838 | 5647 |
Handicap | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by MCazper702 on 03/04/2024
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3 groups on hole 1 Photo submitted by crenzi702 on 02/15/2024
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Parking carts on fringe. Photo submitted by crenzi702 on 02/15/2024
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Made eagle on the second par 5! Photo submitted by u314160000295 on 08/10/2023
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Common Green Photo submitted by rickpiette on 07/10/2023
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Photo submitted by u000002144589 on 05/11/2023
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Photo submitted by gnagasuye on 04/29/2023
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Photo submitted by gnagasuye on 04/29/2023
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Photo submitted by u000004497322 on 03/20/2023
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Photo submitted by u000004497322 on 03/20/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161798918 on 01/25/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161798918 on 11/25/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161798918 on 11/24/2022
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Photo submitted by Kylestraz on 11/06/2022
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Photo submitted by Kylestraz on 11/06/2022
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Don’t miss the green Photo submitted by BigDaddyo on 10/22/2022
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Photo submitted by pauls123 on 07/25/2022
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Photo submitted by Jfergee on 05/02/2022
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Lovely view from the tee. As I said, Visually intimidating. Photo submitted by Pixmanvegas on 10/04/2016
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Houses constantly in view Photo submitted by u000001366249 on 03/07/2015
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Photo submitted by wjdeanjr on 06/11/2013
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Hole #4 Photo submitted by jimdallaire on 03/28/2013
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I actually birdied this short par 4 ... now my favorite hole! Photo submitted by Wally4 on 02/01/2013
Excellent course
Having read other 1 star reviews I was going to cancel my booking. IM GLAD I DIDN'T
The staff were great from the minute I got there.
The course and greens were excellent and we played a four ball in 3hrs 40mins .
The course is quite tight so you need to be straight.
Well worth a visit
Average Course with potential
Greens and fairways are in good condition. Sand traps have a lot of rocks and some have very little sand with hard ground beneath. Range balls are all over holes 9 & 18 making it a nightmare to find yours, even on a perfect tee shot. Time to upgrade and get some carats with gps monitors. Reasonable price on the afternoon but needs some love here to make it better
Nie to return to PD
It was nice to return to Painted Desert, most all of the courses have bumped up their rates but this track was worth it EXCEPT the greens were very slow and it didnt look like they mowed them on a Thursday. Buyer beware, the putting green was as slow as the course.
Hi Bruce,
Thank you for your feedback on your recent visit to Painted Desert. We're glad to hear that you found the course worth the rate. We appreciate your comments about the greens and will make sure to address this with our maintenance team for future improvements. Thank you!
Average
Played yesterday and the golf course is not well maintained. The fairways were long as well as the greens. There are no yardages markers and as we were from out of town didn’t know any yardage. Could be a nice course if they put a little effort into maintenance
Hello,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate your insights on the course maintenance and will definitely take your comments into consideration to improve the overall experience for our guests. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future.
Needs a starter and a ranger
Was just here a week ago and had a great experience. Sadly this time complete different experience. Starting off hole 1 there’s no starter, already 3 groups on the first hole par 4, 2 waiting to tee off. There was what appeared to be a 4 group old man tournament hogging up about 5 holes at once by the time we got to 14 because they weren’t keeping up with the groups ahead of them. Skipped 14-17 and played 18 and went home after I lost my patience watching these clowns driving up and down fairways on every hole. Old men parking there carts on the fringe. Guess I ended up in some different bunkers than last time because today the bunkers were hard and rocky, last time pretty decent so must have some good and some bad here. No one at the cart shack, no starter, no ranger, no free range balls. Overall course isn’t horrible but they need an adjustment in staff.
Hello,
We're sorry to hear about your recent experience at our course. Your feedback is valuable to us and we will address the issues you mentioned regarding pace of play and course conditions with our team. We appreciate you letting us know and hope to see you again soon.
Fun and Fast
Went solo on 2/9/24 for a 9:15 tee time. Got a round done in 2 hours 53 min. Played through a twosome and a foursome (friendly no issue getting through). Course was pretty good. Greens were in great shape. Only 1 tee box was looking like it needed some TLC. Course was fun. No amazing views or scenery though. Overall was a great experience. Chicken quesadilla was amazing.
Hello,
Thank you for your 5-star review! We're glad to hear that you had a great experience during your solo round. We appreciate your feedback about the tee box and will make sure it receives the TLC it needs. We're thrilled that you enjoyed the course and the chicken quesadilla. We hope to see you again soon!
Hello Doug,
Thanks for the stars! We hope to see you back on the course again when you're back in town!
Thank you for your rating, and we hope to see you back again soon.
Thank you for your rating, and we hope to see you back again soon.
Decent Course
The course meanders through a gated residential community. It was in good shape tee to green. The golf shop staff was friendly. The driving range and practice area are OK. The funny thing was there was no starter that day. I was a single, so I just hung out at the first tee and joined a group.
Hello,
Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the course and found it to be in good shape. We appreciate your feedback regarding the starter, and we'll make sure to address that for a smoother experience next time. We hope to see you again soon!
Great value. Great employees
Great value deal. Challenging course. Fast greens little bit bumpy greens.driving range ok. Putting ok. No chipping area! Under 4 hrs. Employees very helpfully and friendly. Restaurant had the best chilli ever! Would recommend to play it once when youre in l.v.
Hello,
Thank you for your review and for recommending our course! We appreciate your feedback about the greens and driving range. We're glad our employees were helpful and friendly, and we're also thrilled you enjoyed the restaurant's chili. I'll let the kitchen team know!
Thanks for the stars! We try to provide our customers with the best service and experience, and we hope you’ll visit us again soon!
Great course long waits
I really enjoy playing this course. Great staff, friendly Marshal, and great layout. One huge con that will prevent me from going back is how over booked the course is. It’s popular but when you have 3 on a tee box, a group waiting mid fairway, and one on the green it gets rather annoying. My last 18 I did this summer took nearly 6 hrs to finish and this last outing I only completed 9 in just under 3 hrs. Granted there was a freeze delay that backed them up and they did offer rain checks for incomplete holes I declined until they get their stuff together. Def would not recommend a weekend as there are better courses better managed at the same or better prices.
Hi Paul,
Thank you for your feedback and for enjoying our course, staff, and layout. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the 1.5 hour frost delay that everyone had to experience that morning. We hope to see you back again soon!
Thank you for your rating, and we hope to see you back again soon.
Thank you for your rating, and we hope to see you back again soon.
We appreciate the rating, even if it means we could have done better. We would love to hear from you to learn more about your experience. Please feel free to reach out.
Hello,
Thank you for the stars! We hope to see you again soon.
Not worth the money
Typical desert course in the off-season. Fairways and greens had grass, but very short and ground was extremely hard(even with several days of rain in the past week). Balls that were hit into the rough almost always ran into the desert areas because there was no grass to stop them and fairways seem to slope to the waste areas. Nothing to get excited about, especially when even the “hot deal” price was $90… much nicer courses around and/or for less money. Pace of play was not good… we waited on every shot from the 3rd hole on, partially due to a difficult par three early in the round that bottles everyone up and then reachable par 4’s later in the round. Not one that I will return to next year. Driving range was packed to the point you couldn’t get a spot to warm up and unlike most $100+ rounds of golf(regular priced), does not include range balls.
Hi Nate,
Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your visit. We appreciate your input and will take your comments into consideration to improve our course and pace of play. We hope you'll give us another chance in the future.
Okay course. Packed.
Upon arrival we see there are 3 parking lot areas. We drove through all 3 and there was not a single place to park. The roads nearby were too busy to park along. We ended up waiting 15 mins for a parking spot. Then to the packed range… most courses provide free range balls, not here… then you are hitting off mats to a desert area-less than ideal. The course itself wasn’t bad, each hole had a clever name based on the trouble you would be facing which I found entertaining. The greens were fast but bumpy and inconsistent. The bunkers were hard and gravely(had rain twice this week), every hole seemed to be lined with gravel waste areas on both sides and houses on both sides of most holes. Fairways were grass(not painted) but hard as a rock and I am not a sweeper so I like to be able to take a divot. We played with a local couple(great people) and the course was so unfair to her because almost every hole had at least 100yds carry to get to the fairway and that was about as far as she could hit the ball so she started in the gravel most holes after hitting as good of a shot as she could(yes, she played the forward tees). The worst part of the whole round was the pace of play. We waited on almost Every shot, but on the first par 3 had 3 groups waiting on the tee. It was about 20-25 mins before we could go, and then you have a dozen people watching you. The group in front of us had a couple of non-golfers so they were very nervous and it showed. We never recovered to a smooth pace after that hole. Total round took about 5:15.
Hello Nate,
Thank you for taking the time to write this second follow-up review. We apologize for the parking issue and the lack of free range balls. We appreciate your positive comments about the course and the clever names of the holes. We will take your feedback about the greens, bunkers, fairways, and pace of play into consideration.
Played one hole and left. Two groups on second tee and looked like three on the third
Hello Bradley,
We are sorry that you are disappointed but appreciate your feedback. We are committed to providing you with a great experience and hope you give us another chance in the future.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're glad to hear that you found the greens and fairways in good condition. We appreciate your insight on areas for improvement and will certainly take your suggestions into consideration for future upgrades.