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3.7
1008 Reviews (1008)
5 Stars
238
4 Stars
451
3 Stars
182
2 Stars
76
1 Stars
61
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
73.5%
Recommend this course
756 out of 1008 reviews
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3.8
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
74.4%
Recommend this course
29 out of 39 reviews
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3.8
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
77.2%
Recommend this course
44 out of 57 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and a fun, fair layout consistently earn high marks from returning golfers. Fairways and greens are well-maintained, with true-rolling putting surfaces that reward repeat visits.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6781 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.8

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."

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jay Morrish (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
1008 Reviews (1008)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Brunch 12
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 45
Water Hazards 35
Narrow Fairways 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 31
Advanced Golfers 24
Seniors 18
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 41
Worth the Drive 28
In the 'Burbs 22

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Played On
Reviews 72
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Nice course, good layout, fast greens. It was in good shape

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow Play

Great course, two somes in front and in back of us slowed play down on every hole. Starte should have grouped these two somes together. Otherwise nice challenging course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Pace of play

5 hours to play this course while waiting on every tee and second shots. Marshall was seen 4 -5 times, but was absolutely no help in speeding things up. Second time we saw him he blamed in on a ladies group. Third time he blamed it on a very slow group of 3.

Greens were in great shape, fairways coming in nicely after overseeding.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good condition, horrible management

Our round took 5 and a half hours. We were backed up on each hole about 3-4 groups. It was torture. The course was in good condition, the staff was not very welcoming but atleast the weather was nice.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Painted Desert

Enjoyed the course. Slow on the front nine and then no delays on the back. Geese are a problem for some of the greens but not a major deterent. Friendly staff in the pro shop and Lisa the bartender was awesome. Will definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid Choice

A bit of a drive but a very solid choice. Fairways were in excellent shape! Greats were in good shape but somewhat slow. Sand traps are a mess - new sand needed as there are rocks and gravel in them etc, Staff very friendly and the restaurant pretty good.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Cancellation Policy Sucks

My playing partner got injured and we couldn’t make the tee time. Called early in the morning to cancel. “24 hour cancellation policy, nothing we can do, bye”. Really? Guess they don’t care about their customers.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tee to Green…needed to be mowed

4hr50m round.

Main issue was the greens hadn’t been mowed on a Tuesday. Fairways and Tees hadn’t been mowed for several days and were not being mowed while we were playing. Bad lie in every fairway (ball nestled down in the grass).

Greens were fine but very slow for Vegas greens. IMO, more mowing and the course would have been significantly better. Maybe a Saturday round would be better.

Rate is comparable to a Nevada Resident rate at Paiute. Paiute is by far a better experience…if you can get a tee time.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is a great course but the pace to play needs fixing.

Painted Desert is a great course and I will be playing again, but it seemed like my group was always waiting on the group in front of us and the group behind us was on top of us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bare Desert more like it

The desert definitely isn’t painted, it’s there….every hole, but not sure where the desert starts/stops and unkept fairway (bare) begins. This was nothing more than a regular muni course. $85? Nah….no good. Also, the cart paths are atrocious. I thought I was on a wooden roller coaster. If you don’t have back trouble before you play this course, you will by the end.

Houses on each hole, uncut fairways. Overall, it felt like they squished a golf course within a community. Lost a lot of balls in the “fairway”. Not one memorable hole.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 59
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Staff was very helpful

Made a mistake on Golf Now and the staff was very helpful taking care of the issue

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OK but far from Good

Course is lined by houses on every hole. Decently scenic but not very well maintained. Lots of bare areas, fairways and greens were muffy. Fairways still have a lot of grass shavings which really is inexcusable.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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