Painted Desert Golf Club
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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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
Good Course - needs some TLC
Overall I liked the course. The course was in very good shape. Playing out of the desert is tough!!! Cart paths & sand traps need some love.
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Don’t understand why first and 9th hole were completely lush and par 3’s were lush entire hole. But fairways were good. Green are great.
SRM
Have played this course a few times this year. Much better play since they over seeded. Still can't understand the 7 minute start times as, inevitably, the play gets a little backed up. Not bad this time (4hrs - 20 mins) but last time was almost 5 hours. I've never seen a Marshall on the course to move play along. Might be something to look into. All-in-all a good bet to play for a nice day of golf!
Nice course for the value on GolfNow.com
Had a hole in one but it was my second shot.I also though Johnny the supervisor working on that hole signed my card since he was my witness on that hole.My wife didn't see from her golf cart since she was far away from tee boxn so Johnny was the only one saw my shot n but it was my second ball on that green but getting in that hole was still marvelous n shocking for me n saw it go in the hole from my tee box too.Exciting n lucky to get hole after my first shot got in the water .So I re-tee it with the same club n put more gusto on my swing n got before the green n bounce one time n it started to go towards the hole n went in afterwards n said it went in n I threw my golf club in the air n screams it went in n had a hole in one but instead a par but still amazing since never ever done that in my entire life either.So it was unique n shocking at the same time too.
This course is always backed up
I played 9 holes in 4 and a half hours, when it hit 5 hours we ended up leaving. Every time I go we are waiting almost near 30-45 mins a hole
Greens need better maintenance
I really enjoyed the course layout and narrow fairways. It demands your attention but once you get to the greens they need better maintenance. Dings, dry patches in fall was kinda of disappointing and made putting rather challenging.
Ho hum design
The fairways and greens were in great condition. The layout is too redundant and it seems like you play the same holes over and over. Nothing special as far as views.
Decent course.
The course is narrow. Be ready to hit a lot of shots off a rocky terrain. No real yardage markers and no gps in carts. They need updating. Extremely friendly and great greet staff. Course is in good shape great cart girl service
Thanks
Ross
Painted Desert
Tee boxes/fairways and greens all in good shape. Green side bunkers were unplayable-rock hard and very little dirt/sand. Otherwise pretty enjoyable round. Weather was perfect. Would recommend.
Very good course conditions
The Superintendent and his crew deserve a great applause!
There were no weeds to be seen on the tee boxes, rough,fairways or greens! The grasses looked very healthy and green, while it is expected that the outer rough is seasonally browning.
The lady at the bar/resto was very courteous and hard working, and the young man behind the pro shop counter was very welcoming and efficient!we
Very well kept and beautiful course.
The only thing that I would recommend is if there would have been a starter or Marshall on the course to create some consistency with the pace of play. We were about 30 minutes over a normal round due to slow play ahead of us. Other than that it was absolutely wonderful.
Great course to play golf
Nice to see the course doing some landscaping that will improve and attracts more golfers. The greens is nice but the pace of play is really slow. Just need the Marshalls out there to keep the pace moving.
I was the first one out I did have to golf alone but I did the round in less than four hours. The greens were in very good shape as was the fairway enjoyed the day immensely.