Lives
Palm Desert
Handicap
15-19
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.7
3.7
Total 46 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

46 Reviews
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Recommended Courses
32
Not Recommended Courses
14
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
3
First Review
01/02/2014
Last Review
12/18/2019

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3.7
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5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Course

Prices for play and for my guest were very high. The management there has increased the price for my guest to $110 which is inordinately high. Course is in great shape but plenty of ball marks and divot marks on fairways and greens. I believe that they should have a "divot master" out on the course to replace divots and fix ball marks on the greens. There is no practice bunker to practice bunker shots anywhere on the course. Outside is a truck where one can place an order for dining, a second or third rate way to please the players. Should be indoors where it is warm. Overall, the course is in good shape. Would play there again but highly recommend the changes on the Course.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Aesthetics Missing, Derogatories Apenty

One first notices ugliness on holes #2 and 3 where he is confronted with a large empty basin on the right meant to house a pond. Instead, there is a small amount of standing water, scum and all, and mosquitoes breeding abundantly. Accompanied by a abandoned, empty and litter filled housing lot, this corner of the course makes even the most abberant golfer forget rather quickly even the layout's scarce attributes.. I saw no water on the course that was fit to house my errant golf ball, let alone the few forlorn fish struggling to survive in one of the filthy pools. Please rescue those fish, please and place them in a foster home somewhere where there is a life for them.

Lack of creativity, neglect, disrepair and indifference would describe the management's attitude at this facility. Woe to those who own a home in its abode as well as golfers who have not played there before. Pity the city of Indio which has to put up with this blight upon its reputation.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate

Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Played On 05/07/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Loved The Experience- Only 3 Hours to Play

I can only imagine that Frank, Bing, Bob (Hope), Jackie (Gleason), Jimmy (Demaret), Gene (Sarazan), etc. were standing/playing in the same places that I was yesterday, only they were here in the 50's, 60's and so on. This is a great course that is surprisingly challenging, due, in part, to its tightness. Greens are very good and bunkers are in good shape. Fairways and tee zones are excellent. Course very conveniently located near the heart of Palm Desert. I only wish that the tees were placed at or near the measurement monuments, not 5 20 yards ahead of where they are meant to be. This practice skews the USGA handicapping process because it makes the course much shorter than the designated yardage. This is a bad policy that too many courses practice and it should be challenged and corrected at SM and universally.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/09/2019

Hello. Thank you for your 5-star rating! We will pass along your feedback to our team! Please book another round with us soon.

Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Played On 04/30/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Cozy Club Atmosphere/Excellent Value

Very conveniently located and 3-3.25 hour pace. Tees, bunkers and greens in very good shape. Staff is very professional. Tight but fair layout. Landing/cart area at the clubhouse could use some shade. Clubhouse has a nice bar and the patio area which is pleasant but with no view. Why not somehow elevate it to create a view? Discovered that the clubhouse actually has a billiard table which is slightly less than regulation in size but in new condition. Quality pool sticks provided. No charge to play. Good spot for post-golf drinks and honing your pool game.

Overall, this is a hidden and convenient gem of relatively medium length par 70 course, one which is very challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/02/2019

Hi! Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team to let them know their work isn't going unnoticed! We look forward to seeing you again soon here at Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Played On 04/19/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Management Has Dedication, Imagination and Perseverance. Fun Course!

Management under the GM, Jenn, has done an exceptional job during the last 6-12 months. Restrooms immaculate, pro shop organized, very professional staff, Lucene/Jenn/Head Pro all wonderful, and the course is in exceptional shape and very conveniently located just a few blocks south of El Paseo. What more could one wish for from this nostalgic Gene Sarazen designed course, Circa 1960's? This course is definitely challenging and will test all aspects of your game.

NO, I AM NOT A STOCKHOLDER OR EMPLOYEE AT THIS CLUB (HA) BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE FINE WORK BEING DONE AT SHADOW MOUNTAIN BY A DEDICATED GROUP OF MANAGEMENT AND WORKING STAFF MEMBERS.

dle

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/22/2019

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to give us a 5-star rating! Our main goal is to continually provide excellence for our golfers, in all aspects of the club. We'd love to see you again very soon!

Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Played On 04/04/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Location, Well Managed and Gene Sarazan Design

This 1950's era course is very well located, fun, challenging and in good condition. The management here is VERY friendly and they (Jen) are operating the course and overall facilities very very well. The greens and fairways are in great condition.

Donald E

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/09/2019

Hello, and thank you for taking the time tor review us here at Shadow Mountain Golf Club, and for the five stars! We are glad to see that you had a great experience with us on the day of your round, and that you were pleased with the friendliness of our staff and the conditions of the course. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Setup

It is unacceptable that on each and every tee box, the brilliant course professionals manage to place the tees blocks 3-20 yards AHEAD of the yardage monuments. NOT ONE OF THE TEE BLOCK IS BEHIND OR AT THE YARDAGE MONUMENTS!!!!! That, of course, is not only dishonest and not only cheapens an already short course, it also cheats the player and it also skews the handicap system, one that is otherwise maticulosly designed for HONEST course measeurments. Shame on the pros who countenese this practice to cheat the players, all in the mistaken theory that this practice speeds up play. Shame. Ask yourself pros, is this being honest or dishonest to your patrons?

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Yardage Inaccurate

ALL YARDAGE BLOCKS ARE 3-12 YARDS AHEAD OF THE ACCURATE YARDAGE MONUMENTS. NOT GOOD AND NOT APPRECIATED BY MY FELLOW PLAYERS. WHO ARE THE NITWITS THAT DO THIS, CONSISTENTLY? CAN ANY INTELLIGENT MANAGER AT THIS CLUB GIVE ME A REASON? THE PRACTICE IS VILE AND DESTROYS THE OTHERWISE GREAT USA HANDICAP SYSTEM AND ALSO CAUSES THE PLAYER TO CHOOSE THE WRONG CLUB TO HIT. WHY? WHY????? AFTER ALL, THE COURSE IS ALREADY VERY SHORT. THIS PRACTICE SHORTENS AN ALREADY SHORT COURSE, IF THE COURSE ARCHITECT LEARNED ABOUT THIS CONSISTENT PRACTICE, HE WOULD DEMAND CHANGE (OR REMOVING THE MANAGEMENT)?

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Palm Desert Resort Country Club

Played On 06/18/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pleasantly Surprised

The course has a long standing reputation as being among the least desirable to play here in the desert region. HOWEVER, I wish to give due credit to the Billy Casper management firm (which operates the entire club) for doing an exceptional job in bringing conditions of the facility to optimal a highly acceptable condition. The greens, in particular, are wonderful. The ponds are lacking in water, one with no water at all, just an empty deep and ugly space. The fairways are in fair condition, needing a bit of water. The pathway between green 18 and the staging area is closed and broken, quite ugly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 06/21/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Played On 02/04/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Condition but slow play and no marshall

Course is better than average for its condition. Play was held up by one foursome who were obviously high handicappers. They were holding up the entire back nine and others behind them were all anxious to finish in a timely manner on Super Bowl Sunday. No marshall anywhere near the course, let alone on the course. I have never seen a marshall on this course in 5 years of playing there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/09/2018:
We are sorry to hear your recent experience was anything below 5 stars. We hope to see you at Shadow Mountain Golf Club again!
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Extremely Unfriendly Starter

With all the effort that this club makes to garner clients, one would think that the management would be particularly careful to select the one person that interacts with golfer customers the most. The starter at this club was unfriendly, insulting and could not handle the stress of the position. I have been playing this course for 25 years and never had encountered such an argumentative person there or any other club in the entire area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Woodhaven Country Club

Played On 05/29/2017
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

No Smle, not friendly, scowling face and needs to take a course in Customer Relations 101

The new "green behind the ears" unfriendly, unsmiling, scowling clerk at Woodhaven pro shop could only mention again and again that we were paying a discounted rate and even though the 1st tee was open, we could not tee off 15 minutes prior to our designated tee time. We agreed but as upon exiting the pro shop, the Starter without my even asking told us to "proceed to the 1st tee." We started our cart in that direction only to witness the "clerk" racing behind us yelling to "STOP AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES). Remember, the 1st tee was empty and we were told by the Starter to proceed to tee off.

For we players we who have played this course for years and have been only complimentary of the course, the denigration, and embarrassment which was foisted upon was disgusting and unforgivable.

I do hope that the Chairman of Woodhaven HOA reads this. If not, I shall copy him with a mailing.

All this "clerk" has to sell is his friendliness, respect and a dignified attitude. He needs a beginner course in temper management and Customer Relations 101 (taught in local elementary schools).

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Woodhaven Country Club

Played On 01/29/2017
2.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Slow Play

When golf course management decides to emphasize quantity of players vs speed of play, then the reputation of the club declines. This course does just that. The push out players as fast as possible from the first tee then they take a "care-not" attitude regarding time for the overall rounD, even leaving players not being able to finish the round. I played this short course in 5 hours, finishing in the dark, and had to wait at virtually every tee box. There were no player assistants anywhere on the course at any time. NO MARSHALLS. BAD POLICY AT WOODHAVEN!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Heritage Palms Golf Club

Played On 01/26/2017
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather

Course Refuses TO Honor Golf Now Tee Time-Surly Staff Member

Upon my arrival to play, the surly unfriendly pro shop attendant told me that he would not honor the GOLFNOW tee time that I had made and was confimed by GOLF NOW. In short, he sent me "packing" with no golf or apologies.

Golfing friends, I urge you to please do take note of this kind of treatment at Heritage Palms Country Club. Pompous, unfriendly, surly, arrogant and unapologetic.

Friendliness Poor

Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Played On 01/20/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Rain-Does It Matter?

A really fun and very conveniently located course in the heart of Palm Desert.This is not a par 3 layout. In fact, the course is quite challenging

I must mention the staff, Cary (sp)? and Lucene. Always very professional and engaging. The managing staff of Landmark, the new team this season, is doing marvelously and has made significant improvements all around.

Sand in bunkers is excellent, fairways and greens are in very good shape.

Donald England

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Conditioned Public Access Course in California

Thom, the attendant in the proshop is to commended for his friendliness and professionalism. The attendant who checked me in, however, was somewhat less. Even though there were pleaty of players for me to join, he sent me out as a single, (I bore myself playing alone). Do not understand that.

This course is in the best condition of ANY public course that I have played in California. The staff is should be praised for this. This course is a big challange and your low handicap players will find it to be no pushover.

Thanks to Dan, the pro there, for a wonderful course.

Donald England

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Woodhaven Country Club

Played On 10/02/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Denny

These greens, in spite of the course closing tomorrow for overseeding, are superb. We played in 2.5 hours and the putts rolled truly,( in my case truly not in the hole.) HA.

Denny, the Asst Professional at the proshop, is his usual very amicable, smiling, professional and helpful self. I highly recommend Woodhaven. Its staff is excellent.

Donald England

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Woodhaven Country Club

Played On 09/16/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Derek, Joe and Chip (Not necessarily in that order)

These fine men who are managing this course are to be commened. I met Chip, the Greens Superintendent after 9 holes and congratulated him on the exceptional condition of the course, especially the greens. Magnificent greens, some of the best in the entire Coachella Valley. He, Joe Stanton, (Director of Golf) and the fine new GM, Derek, deserve congratulations.

Donald England

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

PGA WEST Greg Norman Course

Played On 09/08/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Experience

Having played almost every public access course in the Desert this summer, I do declare that this fine course has one of the best layouts and in one of the bests conditions of any. It is on a par with Indian Wells Resort which we all know is a 5 star layout. The Greg Norman course at PGA is most certainly equivalent

The staff, as always is outstanding.

Donald England.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

PGA WEST Pete Dye Mountain Course

Played On 08/21/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Curt

The starter, Curt, and for that matter all of the staff at this famous and well-conditioned course always is a gentleman and consummate professional. He is to be commended for exceptional professionalism. I have played this wonderful course many times over the years and it always is in excellent condition. Its layout is beautiful, challenging and among the best anywhere. I highly recommend La Quinta Resort and the wonderful Mountain Course there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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