Painted Desert Golf Club

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.

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.

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.

Played one hole and left. Two groups on second tee and looked like three on the third

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.

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.

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.

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

Good pace of play and the greens are in Great shape.

Fairly bland layout. Greens and fairways were nice, but tee boxes and cart paths need a lot of work. Range balls are in dire need of an upgrade. 3* course at best.