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Painted Desert Golf Club
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.1/135 | 392 | 399 | 538 | 189 | 367 | 511 | 326 | 194 | 420 | 3336 | 390 | 227 | 464 | 555 | 294 | 403 | 147 | 533 | 403 | 3416 | 6752 |
| Black M: 70.2/124 W: 75.7/139 | 361 | 374 | 502 | 166 | 341 | 488 | 301 | 161 | 395 | 3089 | 360 | 190 | 417 | 510 | 276 | 382 | 123 | 502 | 375 | 3135 | 6224 |
| Silver M: 66.9/114 W: 72.2/129 | 330 | 337 | 476 | 137 | 310 | 439 | 270 | 134 | 363 | 2796 | 329 | 152 | 372 | 465 | 244 | 353 | 98 | 458 | 342 | 2813 | 5609 |
| Handicap | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
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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 gnagasuye on 04/29/2023
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Photo submitted by gnagasuye on 04/29/2023
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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
Veryrelaxing
The course staff were very welcoming and friendly. The greens were in good shape.
Hello,
That’s wonderful to hear that it was a very relaxing round for you. Thanks so much for leaving us a review. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Better condition than before
Greens are fast and rolling through, course is in better shape since the last time I played almost a year ago.
Staff is very polite and professional. The driving range could use new artificial grass mats
Hi sameru1,
That’s wonderful to hear. Thanks so much for leaving us a review. We will share this with the team!
Hello,
Thank you for the rating. If you’d like to share any details about your experience, we are always looking for ways to improve. Please reach out to me at ahill@arcisgolf.com Anne Hill.
Hello,
Very sorry to see you had an unsatisfactory experience, but appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. We’d love to learn more so we can improve. Please contact me at ahill@arcisgolf.com Anne Hill.
How to hit off straw and gravel?
This course has great greens. Fast and true.
The rest of the playing experience stinks. The fairways with grass are narrow on every hole. If you miss you’re either hitting off soft straw or gravel. There is no rough. It’s stupid. Boring layout and again if you miss the fairway you’re hitting off a surface ive never seen before at a golf course. And they charge insane prices for this. What a joke.
Needs A good Greenskeeper
I know this is a public course, and probably a lot of people play it, but they need someone who knows how to water, aerate, and simply maintain the course better than what it is. It’s a beautiful layout but the greens, fairways, and tee boxes just need work.
Nice track
Pros, Nice fairways and greens. Good price,Friendly staff. Cons, need new range balls, cart paths are pretty rough in spots. If you didn't have a sore back when you came. You will when you leave. Still a very nice course though.
Painted Dessert Golf Course.
Had a blast playing at Dessert sand Golf Course!! Track was bery well maintained, challenging, and staff was very friendly.
Painted Dessert is Great!!
Had a blast playing here! Fun course. Well maintained. Super friendly and kind staff.
Really Like this Course
First time playing this course and I really liked it. I will be back.
Nice course
Cart guy never greeted us. Pro shop employee was professional. 1 hour frost delay. Bartender was friendly. Need new range balls. Nice fairways,greens are in good shape. Nice course to play. Price is right to for locals. Will definitely be back.
Old courses, surprised to know only 3 tee boxes, no lady tees, Gold, black, Silver only, Narrow fairways, Very slow play, had to see the group on every tee box, I played with friend's couple, so two ladies, to boys. For late 50's ladies, silver tee is too long, (par 5, 470 yd, for lady). Value for money not takes complaints, but not for ladies at all, layout is not that bad, so and so, old courses. No space to practice range, few seats. One time playing at this course will be enough...
Don't recommend
My tee off time was 12:30 pm on Saturday. Waited for the cart because they were out of the cart. We got the cart at around 12:40 pm and told us to wait for 5 min to head down to the 1st tee. When we got to the 1st tee, there were 2 teams ahead of us waiting to tee off. Every hole, we had to wait for one or two teams ahead of us to tee off. It took us 3 hours to play 9 holes and we could only play 11 holes. We paid $110 each for it since we were from California. Not worth a penny to play in this unorganized golf course. Do Not Go There. You Will Waste Your Money.
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We love seeing all those stars! Thank you so much for your business and for taking the time to review your experience with us.