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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
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
27
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
76.8%
Recommend this course
43 out of 56 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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Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good shape

Course was in good shape, we only waited on less than 5 shots all day. Greens were good and running about 8-9 on stimp

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Windy Day & cart path needs improvement

Many parts of the cart path are buckled or broken. Some maintenance on the path would improve perceptions and play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course Needs some work

Love the course but they need to rope off bad areas as ground under repair and repair those areas. Also the cart paths in some areas are horrible.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course

Had a blast, will definitely be coming back real soon!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is like local back home

The course most of the hole straight fairway. Nothing special.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

It is not a very challenging course but its condition is good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Experience

I really love playing this course, has a moderate level of difficulty, but I found it annoying that when I booked they didn't mention that the greens were punched. Slightly annoying to book a course with punched greens and then pay full price. Other than that a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

course wasn't as good as i expected. but over all was good. but sorry, i couldn't recommended to my friend to play,

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable Round

My wife wanted to get out and play on a Sunday afternoon. Painted Desert is near our house, so we decided to play there. We had an enjoyable round with just the two of us.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play is a really killer

Can’t be paying $65 to play a 5 hr round and have half your group quit early because the pace was not addressed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth it

Checked in at the cart barn to start. The cart given to me was full of trash in the ice box. No guidance from starter of what to expect specially playing this course first time...The fairway was OK...hardly any grass on it...Greens were better overall. Layout was good...the rest of the green was dirt and hard rock Desert .Just looked aweful. Par three that had divided tee box with some decent landscape and water around was the only highlight of this golf course in my opinion.

Golf is my passion and I've played great championship golf courses...public and private..this was one of worst kept golf course ..not playing here ever again. I even tried to give them business in the grill but the grill was closed when we finished golfing ⛳..Oh well!! I'm moving on to better golf courses worth playing and paying top price in Las Vegas

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Affordable and relaxing.

Affordable and relaxing since the course isn’t overly challenging. Not long fairly generously sized greens only downside is there’s houses on the course other than that great value for money

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

Bataan Death March

Took 4 hours to play 12 holes. Fairways and greens are fine. “Rough” is dead due to a complete lack of any watering system outside the fairway.

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