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."
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Warren4181748 on 03/14/2026
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Photo submitted by Warren4181748 on 03/14/2026
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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
Golfer Reviews
Great conditions, terrible pace of play
Another courses spitting out tight tee times, letting 30+ handicaps play from the tips. 1220 tee time, finished at exactly 6pm. When we got to the tee at 1215 there was a 2 group line. We hit at 1245. No marshals anywhere. When we were on the 17th tee waiting to hit there were probably 3 full groups driving by to go back to parking lot as they gave up waiting. Having said that the course was great.
Conditions were wonderful, greens were perfect and great speeds. Bunkers were actually sand and playable. When we weren't waiting to hit it was a fun course to play on.
My beef with all these courses spitting out 7 or 10 minute tee times is that they keep the tips in play. 99% of golfers out there should never be hitting farther than the middle tees, and the argument can probably be made that most should hit from the fronts. It's insane seeing so many people drive 210 from the tips.
Great experience
This course is a GEM. Well maintained from tees to greens. The view is spectacular and the course is challenging but fair. Will recommend it and definitely will play again.
Beautiful golf course and facilities
This was my first time playing golf in Las Vegas area, and couldn't be a better impression by playing this course. Well maintained, the greens were in excellent condition and constant speed. Definitely will recommend it and will play here again.
Really wet
Really wet tee boxes and greens. Not too bad honestly. But kinda messes with ya. Friendly staff, and overall good courses
Unnecessary slow play… 5.3 hours
Staff was super nice… Course played incredibly slow and they would not send Marshall to help speed up play…
Painted Dessert nice course!
Great value for the money. i like the course. the greens are in very nice condition. Friendly staff from the cart barn to the clubhouse cashier, to the cart girl, to the bartender. Great job!
SRM
The play was extremely slow - almost 5 hours - and didn't see any Marshalls on the course to improve the speed of play. The course attempted to accelerate tee off times at 7 mins apart but clearly didn't work as most of the wait time on the tee boxes was 10 mins plus (and then some). In fact, we waited almost 20 mins to tee off at the turn (#10). Greens were splotchy and parts of the fairways (most of them) had dead spots that was unrelated to overseeding. It's been a long time since I played this course and will probably be a long time if I ever play this course again.