Painted Desert Golf Club

Played this course for the first time this weekend. It was in great shape, and the price was really reasonable.

As mentioned, the shape of the greens and fairways were excellent. Most of the tee boxes were also in great shape, but a few could use some work.

The pace of play was great, until about 2/3 of the way through the round. We ran into two threesomes who were playing from the tips and hacking the ball all over the place. Unfortunately, there seemed to be no marshal on the course to let them know to keep with the pace of play or let faster groups play through. You know it's a problem when my threesome merged with the twosome playing behind us, and we were waiting for 5 minutes on every tee box and on every shot.

Other than the pace of play, I really enjoyed the course and would play again.

The cons of this course: As far as condition the bunkers were pretty bad. They were sand, but not well raked, pretty compact sand and made it tougher to get out of. And like others have said, you have a tough time teeing off when you book. We teed off about 40 minutes late.

However, once we DID tee off we played at a pretty good rhythm. We only had to wait a little here and there, but that wasn't the course's fault, the group in front of us had some pretty bad blow up holes :) Since we had to wait so long they gave my friend and I both a free bucket of balls for the range, and later when I came back to check on it, they gave another one to us. Besides the bunkers as mentioned above the course was in great shape and had some fun challenging holes. I enjoyed the course, it wasn't the greatest I've ever been to but I had a good time and would go back.

Well maintained course. Really friend staff. Great time had by all.

Overall the course is one of the best in Las Vegas.. Will return alot more to enjoy the course.

This was the best course I played during my visit this year, outstanding condition. It would give anyone a good challenge.

We had slow play conditions as we waited on every hole due to three sets of 5 to six players on every tee box ahead of us. Never had this happen to us on any other course. Was disappointed their was no course marshall out to correct this situation.

While in town for the Pac-12 championship, was looking for some new courses to play. GolfNow.com had a super deal for this course. This course was fun and challenging. From a few longer holes, to some risk/reward short par 4s. We had a lot of fun. The course was in great shape. The staff was friendly, attentive and helpful. The pace of play on the day we played was slow (5 hours) but we made it through. I would recommend this course.

Chose this course because of player reviews talking about the greens. I was not disappointed. The greens were great. The length of the course is nothing to brag about, but the strategically placed bunkers and water hazards makes for fun and interesting play. Very enjoyable round, even with the interruption of a hail storm. Even got to see a wayward coyote trotting down the fairway. The only recommendation for improvement would be to add some sand to some of the bunkers. It was a little thin at times.

for the price paid we should have a chipping area, a starter and most of all a Marshell to control place of play. Five hours for two player is not acceptible. The group ahead should have let us through on tha start of the back nine or at leasted sped up play.
raking the sand traps and fixing ball marks must not be part of you rules? We must of fixed at least three ball marks not ours on each green. it would also be nice if you could bet rid of the bird dropings.

not worth the money for tourists. better courses in Vegas for less money

Beautiful course! Very well maintained and in very good shape! Painted Desert is not a long course, but you definitely need to hit the ball straight and keep it in play in order to score well here.

Honestly, this is just as straight forward as golf gets. Everything is right in front of you, no tricks, no dog legs, just aim and fire. And plenty of yardage relief for the beginners, seniors and ladies.

The greens were in outstanding shape for February. They didn't really hold well, but they rolled true and very fast.

Good course requiring a variety of shots and shot shapes. The greens are fast but probably the most consistent in Las Vegas from hole to hole, day to day, month to month.

Played this course with 2 buddies as we were all in Vegas for golf and Super Bowl. Excellent weather (19C / 70F). Course was in nice condition. Greens ran true. Good challenge. Would recommned it to others.

I read reviews on GolfNow and selected Painted Desert to try on a golfing trip with my buddies. Glad we did. Fairways were lush and the greens wonderful and fast (I do wish more people repaired their ball marks- I was repairing 3 or 4 per green, sadly too few were mine.) The holes each have unique character. There is water and lots of sand. It is a fair test. Appears to be heavily played, but the pace was reasonable for lots of foursomes. Some issues with mud hens (looks like the course is trying to keep them away). Good golf course food, friendly people and great service. I will be coming back to this course frequently. I do not, on the whole, like golf courses that wander through houses ... but this is a great one. My apple phone map program dropped us 180 degrees and several miles away from the entrance to the course ... which turned out to be like 100 yards off the freeway. On the hole named for a kitten ... the cat actually came out and greeted us ... nice touch.

Course is a great length for every player, fairways are wide but still changeling. loved it with the exception of the wind on the day we played..we are looking forward to coming back on our next trip.

This course can't be beat. By booking through Golfnow.com, I was able to get my golf, golf cart, range balls, lunch, and club rentals for $49.00!!! They even provided a "rock" club if you had to play from the desert after an errant shot, Unbelieveable!
The course was in good shape, greens were fast, and the staff was super accommodating! Highly recommend this course to anyone coming to Vegas! Nice views on the front 9, marginal views on the back nine.

ISSUE WITH BIRDS ON TEE BOXES..LACK OF DISTANCE FINDERS ON COURSE, AND NOTHING ON CART TO HELP NEW PLAYERS TO COURSE. OVERALL, A GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH FREE MEAL, PRACTICE BALLS, NICE CARTS.

It was a beautiful sunny day. The "cart guy" that met us in the parking lot was the best! We had wet towels on our carts, free driving range balls,and the guy in the club house was all over it;calling me by name as I walked in. The group ahead of us was a little slow,but I was having a better than normal round on a course that I've never played before so I was having a great time. One of those that you wished would never end. And always a plus to have a super friendly "beverage cart girl". We'll be back!

The conditions of the tee boxes, the fairways, and right up to the greens were in very good. I'm not the straighest driver, so there were some tough times for me. The fairways, once in them, were nice to hit off of, without a lot of extreme challenges. The greens were in excellant shape and provided us with some trying times as well.