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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Reviewer 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
Greens are the bes around the Las Vegas valley.
Well kept facility. Great greens. Course was in good shape for this time of year. Can't beat the price.
Great play for the golf now 'Hot Deal'
Great play for the golf now 'Hot Deal'. Twelve dollars unbelievable. Great course.
poor play pace
The overall course was great everyone (staff) was very nice but the pace of play was bad. No one would let me play through left after eleven holes.
I Love This Course
The lay out is spectacular! Tucked in between the homes located aound the golf course, the fairways are ample yet challenging.
Hot day in Vega
Overall a good day of golf. The fairways play a bit narrow and the bunkers are well placed to catch a high handicappers balls. The greens were in very good condition. The mix of holes that played long and those that I had a chance to make par was good.
Painted Desert
Great deal from Golf Now. Staff was very friendly and helpful. One slow foursome ahead of several twosomes but they let them all play through; round was completed in less than 4 hours.
This course is a Sweetie!
Cart guy met us in the parking lot and helped load up my clubs as soon as we arrived. Starter and cart guy were so nice and helpful. Being from Ohio, this course is way different from what I am used to. This course is a sweetie and a Kodak moment on most holes.
Leave the Gorilla at home! You need to be straight here. Seeing the great condition of the tee boxes and fairway on the first hole let me know I was in for a good day. What a fun course. By the way, we had lunch in the clubhouse and it was awesome also.
Well maintained course
Very nice golf course surrounded by a beautiful community. The course had a smattering of everything that makes a good golf course. The course is mostly a target type of course and the driver was only out 2 or 3 times. It was challenging trying to keep the ball in play and made you think about playing the entire hole not just trying to hit it as hard aa possible each swing. Great fun and will go there again.
Good course rude staff
The course was well maintained. It's a pretty difficult course and pretty long. The staff at check in wasn't very friendly and the staff personel that loaded the golf cart was extremely rude.
Good day
The course had a couple of interesting holes but many looked the same. No elevation change on this course. The fairways and greens were in good shape. Overall enjoyed the round considering the excellent price. Stayed for a beer and clubhouse staff were all great.
nice layout
I played as a single and finished the back in 1:15 nice,then ran into a slowdown, front played over 2 hrs, took my 5 year old son he was able to putt on some holes and we saw chipmunks,lizards and carp. Overall a great day, wish the greens would have been better
Moms day out
We Had a fantastic day. Such a diverse course. Staff spent time getting to know us and making sure we had everything we need.
great little course
Jim was great to play with us gals, very patient. pro shop staff was great. was running a little behind on tee times because of a tournament. but hey, we are on vacation so no hurry to finish.
Visitors viewpoint
This course was good but the fairways were very narrow and if shot right or left you were in the rocks and you can't hit from rocks without causing damage to the club's. If you hit a straight shot then it's awesome. Greens in excellent condition. Staff was very helpful and professional. Just visiting from California and thus course was overall pretty good.
Very nice course n very well kept.
Course was in very good shape. Staff was very helpful n courtesy. Price should of been $35 NOT $75. What do u expect for being out of town.
Nice course
Only negative is proximity to housing on fairways. Wayward shots can go into private property. Signs on course state liability. Fairways and greens excellent.
Great course for the price
Course was in good condition. Virtually no-one on the course except us four. Somewhat challenging, for a group of 6 - 12 handicappers. Overall an excellent experience for the price. Please give it a try.
Certainly Better Choices in Vegas!
The service and food in the club house was AMAZING! Went with the Ruben sandwich and it was outstanding! The course was is okay condition with very thin fairways and houses right on top of you the whole day. For the mony I'll go play Badlands, Piute or Primm before we come back. Make good choices and play so where else...
Great course!
The practice area is very good. There's a driving range, putting and chipping area. The greens are in very good shape. There were some patchy areas in the fairways but overall it was not bad.
The staff was friendly in checking in. The pace of play in the afternoon was good. There was no one in the front or back of us. We started at 1:30 on a Thursday.
great time
great time....wil play again asap..... tight fairways in places