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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
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
25
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
75.9%
Recommend this course
41 out of 54 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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Plays Once a month
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4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

This is a very nice short golf course. Conditions are usually outstanding. Staff is excellent and above reproach. Only bad thing about this course today was the pace of play. 5 and a half hours on this short course is not acceptable

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Power cart went out of battery power after 12 holes

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

nice layout

No carts til 45 minutes after my tee time people they paired me with were super

Would play it again

Conditions Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jacked the price

Nice course but the non local price was not advertised so we paid much more than expected. Took a good value to an average one at best and for the round off to a bad start

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good enough course but greens were bad. Should be better this time of year.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather

LOTS OF TRAPS LITTLE SAND

This was my 2nd time playing this track. Its a nice typical Las Vegas track with homes on both sides of just about every fairway. The fairways were nice in the middle with plenty of grass but the perimeters were lightly covered with new growth grass and some hardpan which produced some very tight lies and caused some drives to run a little excessively into rocky areas or into a trap.

The greens were fast and rolled pretty true with a typical amount of ball marks and imperfections. The problem with this track is the sand in the greenside and fairway bunkers is very rocky and hard. It is very difficult to blast one’s way out or judge how the ball is going to react in such hard conditions. Some of the traps seemed to lack any sand at all and were just rocky.

The fairways are a little narrow for my liking and its best to run the ball up to the flag rather then try to stick it with such tight lies and hard greens. Pretty good course for the money and location, however good use a little refinement.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good track, needs grooming

Nice layout. Stay in the fairway!! Waste/desert/waste areas are punishing on equipment

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

more challenging than it looks

The greens were in great shape. Pin placements were in tough spots. The course is more challenging than it's first appearance. I will go back if for no other reason than to re-test myself. I enjoyed the round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course was fun to play

I greens were fast but fair. The fairways and tee boxes were well maintained.

We played with some locals and had a great time. I recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

Fairways are in great shape, same with the greens and we finished in under 4 hours. That's how golf should be.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course in the city

Great course to play. Some Target golf but fairways are generous enough if you miss them. You can recover. Greens held shots when you hit the green. Putting was a little slow. I would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointed in staff

Staff at the pro shop was not professional. I was early in order to check out lessons and to hit some range balls. I tried to check in twice and he kept telling me to come back later. The second time was 60 minutes ahead of my tee time. He made a reference to me not being a "paying customer" and told me later. I let him know I understood my tee time but if there was any chance of getting off early I'e really appreciate it as 'm a single. He tells me no empty slots. I hang around the shop for 20 minutes or so and then decide to go putt some more. As I go outside I hear the starter talking to a twosome and verifying that they were a twosome. So I go back in and he finally checks me in. Starter then puts me out with that twosome. Come to find out there is another twosome a couple of groups ahead and I could have been out 30 minutes sooner. Exactly when he told me there were no empty slots. No worries, will never be back. Probably 20 rounds with Golf Now and I've never had this kind of a problem. Not sure what his problem was. I was extremely polite and professional the whole time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

a good challenge

The course was recently over-seeded so it was cart path only which is understandable, but it does slow things down a bit. The over-seed went well and the course is and will be in great condition. The greens were currently a bit slow but ran true. I'll will go back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Average course

Liked the layout, but the conditions were not up to what I expected. Lot of weeds in fairways and around the greens. Has potential to be better if they put more effort into maintenance. Enjoyed my round with two locals. No beverage carts either. Good price on GolfNow, but will look for other courses at same price on next visit.

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