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Painted Desert Golf Club
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 09/01/2025
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Photo submitted by eyecon on 07/09/2025
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Photo submitted by eyecon on 07/09/2025
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Photo submitted by 772v8f5U02xFvMq0Nfel on 07/02/2025
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Photo submitted by MMZIP5QTUFT9uJXnPWDN on 08/24/2024
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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
Thanks for your rating! We appreciate your support and are glad to have you as part of our community. If you ever have thoughts to share, we’re all ears!
Alan B. GM
Great conditions: )
Played here many times and I’d have to say the greens and fairways were probably the best I’ve ever seen them.
Staff is super friendly and the clubhouse is spacious and clean and has great food and drinks.
Thanks, Cosmolv2010! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the greens and fairways, as well as our friendly staff and clubhouse offerings. Your support means a lot to us, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for another fantastic experience!
Alan B. GM
Thanks for the rating! We appreciate your support and are glad to see you enjoyed your experience. If you have any thoughts or suggestions, we’re all ears. Looking forward to seeing you again!
Alan B. GM
Perfect Friday afternoon.
In an effort to play 18 holes with no pre-planning. This was a great value and we were able to take our time and play a couple balls throughout the course. A few greens need some attention but only on the edges.
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the value and flexibility of your round. We appreciate your comments about the greens and will pass them along to our maintenance team. Hope to see you back on the course soon!
Alan B. GM
Always great to play here !
Staff is always very personable and the course was I. excellent condition. Greens rolled fast and consistent. Bunkers were in better shape than expected, but I was only in 2 of them !
Thanks, Mark! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your experience and found our staff friendly. It's great to know the course conditions met your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back for more rounds in the future!
Alan B. GM
A 100% honest review
Employees are friendly. Tee boxes are pretty good. Fairways a little dry.Greens very good condition. Course could use some TLC. Cart paths are brutal in alot of spots.
Hello, thank you for the honest review. We struggled with some irrigation issues, but our fairways will continue to green up daily. Our greens are in the best shape they have been in years, and we will continue to make improvements. Our cart paths are an area of concern, and we hope to address the worse parts soon.
Alan B. GM
Hello, we’re sorry to see your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your thoughts are important to us, and we would love to hear where we could improve. We appreciate your rating and hope to serve you better in the future.
Alan B. GM
Overall great course
I’ve been hesitant to play this course after being burned by very slow pace of play the last couple of times. That was not the case on a Saturday. We never waited for a group and progressed nicely. Tee boxes were 7/10, fairways and greens were solid, 9/10. The bunkers were the only drawback. Shallow lies, with little to hard sand with no way of splashing or getting a decent chunky shot. Combine that with a lot of rocks, they were severely penalizing.
Thanks for sharing your experience! We're glad to hear the pace of play was much better this time. We appreciate your feedback on the bunkers. We are working on removing stones weekly. Windy Vegas makes bunkers a struggle to upkeep. Your insights help us enhance the overall experience for everyone. Hope to see you again soon!
Alan B. GM
Thank you, rblaton, for the perfect rating! We appreciate your support and are glad to know you enjoyed your experience. Your satisfaction means a lot to us, and we look forward to serving you again soon!
Alan B. GM
Thanks for sharing your rating. We appreciate your input and are always looking for ways to improve. If you have any specific thoughts or suggestions, we’d love to hear them in the future.
Alan B. GM
We appreciate your input and are always looking to improve. If you have any specific thoughts or suggestions, we’d love to hear them! Your insights help us enhance our services.
Alan B. GM
I did not use this reservation. I emailed you today to tell you that. I made the reservation in error (date was supposed to be 4/3). I have asked for a refund.
Hello Marc,
Please have GolfNow call our Golf Shop. We will help facilitate your refund through them. Thank you,
Alan B. GM
Total Letdown
Yes, I may be a tourist, but I travel and pay to golf in a lot of places, Las Vegas is one of them. This was by far the worst of the courses I've played in the Vegas area. What a total letdown. Conditions were deteriorating, litter and trash all over, bunkers were hard and thin of actual sand and full of rocks, tee boxes were beat-up and had weeks worth of broken tees and unfilled divots, fairways were in rough shape, greens were diseased and inconsistent. Overall, I'm disappointed that I wasted ANY time or money here. I would not return for free....straight up.
Both holes 9 and 18 run on either side of the range, and were littered with range balls....way to many to be only from that day, or even the last two days. I'm talking hundreds of range balls all over the fairways and in the bunkers. Completely unacceptable. Add-in the fact that the starter pushed us to tee off early, despite having just purchased range balls, and paired us with a 2-some who had zero golf etiquette.
Yet parked next to #18 is a cart kid with a wet towel looking to make a buck off of the people finishing their round. "No Thanks" I said, "but maybe you can go pick-up some of the balls all over the fairway", as I pointed back at them all.
This course was an embarrassment and I'm assuming a shell of what it likely once was, as the layout isn't bad at all. If you are considering playing here....Don't do it. Spend a little more and play a course that is managed by someone who takes pride in their job. Because this place surely isn't.
Mark, we truly appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear about your experience. Your observations about course conditions will be shared with our team to ensure we address these concerns. We strive for improvement and hope you'll consider giving us another chance in the future. Thank you for your insights.
Alan B. GM
Not worth the $130 dollar price tag
The greens were very nice and firm and the course was good in general, but there was absolutely zero sand in the bunkers. The bunkers were just filled with hard packed sand and gravel, making any attempt to get out impossible and sticking it on the green
Thanks for your feedback, Sebastian. We’re glad you enjoyed the greens and overall course quality. We’re currently addressing the bunker conditions to enhance your experience. Your insights help us improve, and we appreciate you sharing them!
Alan B. GM
Wasted Potential
Such a great layout, only to be wasted by apathetic management. Many of the bunkers on this once great course were full of rocks or no sand at all. Fairways and greens were mostly okay but all had issues you hoped to avoid. Too bad. At that price point, it was criminal.
Jmkingpin, thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your kind words about the layout and are sorry to hear about your experience with the course conditions. We're actively working on improvements to enhance the overall experience. Your insights are invaluable to us as we strive to do better.
Alan B. GM
Would not recommend
Paid $150 to play the course, which might be cheap in Las Vegas this time of year, but is pretty expensive compared to courses I am playing in Phoenix. For the money, I expected so much more. Course layout was fun, but the conditions were like those of a $30 muni: bare tee boxes, patchy fairways, and the bunkers, which were everywhere, were like concrete. Just very poor all the way around. Staff was very nice though. They deserve better. Would skip it if I were you.
Hello,
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear your experience didn't meet expectations. We're glad you enjoyed the course layout and our staff, but we understand the conditions were disappointing. Our bermuda grass in the rough is dormant during the winter. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! We would love to have you back during warmer weather and a fully green course.
Alan B. GM
Good layout
I haven't played this course in a few years, but I enjoyed getting reacquainted. I will play this course again.
Thanks for sharing your experience, jcmc! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your time on the course after a few years. We look forward to welcoming you back for more great rounds in the future!
Alan B. GM
Greens need some TLC. Continue working to get the geese of the track. Great starter, keep everyone on pace, though having a marshal in the course once in a while will be great also to keep everyone moving.
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your insights and are actively working on improving the greens. The geese are a difficult situation as they are protected in Las Vegas. We do our best to keep them off the greens, but they settle in our fairways. Your suggestions for course marshals are noted—keeping everyone on pace is a priority for us. We hope to enhance your experience on your next visit!
Alan B. GM
Vegas golf - must play
Don't' miss playing at Painted Dessert - great track - pretty course.
super friendly and helpful staff - Me and my playing partner had to leave from the course to Airport - the staff kept our luggage and helped us tremendously- great breakfast.
Course was in good shape for February
Thank you for the excellent review! We're thrilled you enjoyed your time at Painted Desert. Our team takes pride in providing excellent service, and it’s great to hear they made your experience even better. We look forward to welcoming you back for another round soon!
Alan B. General Manager
Very good golf course
The golf course is perfect in every way.
The course layout is good, the condition is good, and the staff is very friendly.
I would like to recommend it to my friends, and I also play about 4 times a week.
Thanks for the great feedback, shimgaewon! We're thrilled you enjoyed the course layout and our friendly staff. Your recommendation means a lot to us. We look forward to seeing you on the greens again soon!
Alan B. GM
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Thanks for your rating! We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. Your support means a lot to us, and we look forward to continuing to provide you with great experiences in the future.
Alan B. GM