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PGA WEST Greg Norman Course

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4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 72
Length 7156 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.1

The Shark's turned in what's widely regarded as the second-toughest course at PGA WEST - Greg Norman Course in La Quinta.

No small feat considering the developers of the neighboring TPC Stadium ordered Pete Dye to make it, "the hardest damn golf course in the world."

"There's a difference," said Jack Guevera, a golfer who's played both. "You might think you have it easy if you play the Norman after the Stadium .... But probably not."

Here's the difference: Dye tries to kill you at TPC Stadium. Norman only wants to beat you to a pulp.

Not that pummeling does not have its highlights. Norman's 216-yard, par-3 13th is the kind of hole that seizes your attention and lingers in memory after the round.

What little fairway there is curves around toward a man-made lake. It is also tilted down on a sharp angle to the water, giving the golfer the effect of hitting along a ledge.

Each shot is a tap dance here. You could not even get odds in Vegas on your chances of avoiding all of the deep, slanted bunkers that squeeze the mini fairway even tighter.

"Greg Norman wants you to choke," TravelGolf.com West Coast Bureau Chief Chris Baldwin said. "The supremely-talented, enthrallingly-entertaining golfer cursed to be forever remembered for his excruciating collapses wants the average hacker to experience just a taste of this misery."

Satellite Layout
Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 7156 yards 75.1 139
Black (W) 72 7156 yards 81.9 145
Blue 72 6671 yards 72.8 133
Blue (W) 72 6671 yards 79.2 137
Blue/White 72 6427 yards 71.5 128
Blue/White (W) 72 6427 yards 77.7 134
White 72 6227 yards 70.6 126
White (W) 72 6227 yards 76.6 131
Gold 72 5751 yards 68.4 120
Gold (W) 72 5751 yards 73.4 126
Gold/Red 72 5523 yards 67.0 115
Gold/Red (W) 72 5523 yards 72.4 123
Red 72 5297 yards 65.6 112
Red (W) 72 5297 yards 71.4 120
Silver 72 3978 yards 59.7 98
Silver (W) 72 3978 yards 63.1 108
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for Greg Norman
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 74.6/136 W: 81.5/144 409 526 477 140 380 481 181 617 359 3570 415 337 566 216 443 431 537 180 461 3586 7156
Black/Blue M: 73.3/133 W: 80.1/141 409 526 449 140 380 450 144 591 359 3448 415 337 566 192 415 406 537 161 440 3469 6917
Blue M: 72.0/130 W: 78.8/138 379 499 449 137 349 450 144 591 339 3337 384 302 521 192 415 406 513 161 440 3334 6671
Blue/White M: 70.8/127 W: 77.3/135 352 499 419 137 349 420 144 561 339 3220 384 302 521 171 386 383 513 142 405 3207 6427
White M: 70.0/124 W: 76.0/132 352 470 419 111 317 420 133 561 317 3100 370 272 507 171 386 383 491 142 405 3127 6227
White/Gold M: 68.5/120 W: 74.5/128 329 470 384 111 317 395 133 531 317 2987 331 272 507 155 351 358 491 126 374 2965 5952
Gold M: 67.4/117 W: 73.3/125 329 440 384 105 289 395 96 531 292 2861 331 262 457 155 351 358 476 126 374 2890 5751
Gold/Red M: 66.1/114 W: 72.0/122 329 440 350 105 289 370 96 509 292 2780 331 262 425 129 351 335 442 126 342 2743 5523
Red M: 65.0/111 W: 70.9/119 298 407 350 94 264 370 84 509 283 2659 305 221 425 129 337 335 442 102 342 2638 5297
Red/Silver M: 61.9/102 W: 67.0/110 298 407 262 94 264 266 84 376 283 2334 224 221 425 129 248 247 442 102 256 2294 4628
Silver M: 58.9/94 W: 63.4/101 216 305 262 86 198 266 73 376 212 1994 224 170 313 107 248 247 324 95 256 1984 3978
Handicap 9 13 3 17 11 1 15 5 7 8 18 16 2 10 12 6 14 4
Par 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 36 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 72
Handicap (W) 9 13 5 17 11 1 15 3 7 10 18 8 14 12 2 4 16 6

Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Tiftdwarf Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Norman (1999) Matthew Dusenberry (1999) Tad Burnett (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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4.5
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AroundtheHorn
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Norman Never Disappoints

Course was in a great shape for hot summer. Very nice greens and always enjoy the layout. Lots of bottled water provided. Clubhouse closed a little early though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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golfereddie
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Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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golfereddie
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Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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golfereddie
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Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Blagamaniac
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Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The hidden gem of the PGA west courses

This is an outstanding course. Great layout and maintained in perfect condition. The difference between this course and the other public PGA west courses is that this one is mainly played by locals who live within the community and they play fast. I finished my round in 3 hours. Unlike the Stadium and Nicklaus courses, the staff asked for permission to clean my clubs at the end and placed my clubs at the curb for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/04/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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tdfcrew11
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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golfereddie
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Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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manarr
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u880679891
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course condition is so good

The course condition is so good, but staffs in cart storage are not kind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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lDcU4HVQUQd3RPjqAlJz
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u177533678
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great conditions and beautiful layout

Course was in great shape. Driving range was awesome. Overall great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/09/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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dshiba
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great time

Staff very nice. Able to golf by self only and course was excellent condition. Layout nice and very fair for my handicap (18) and played white/gold.

When finished staff very nice also.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 06/06/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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johnwhite1727
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome

Very player friendly lots of bunkers guarding all the greens, fun course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/06/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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u314161209932
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Great course design and some interesting holes, but pace of play was terrible. Played on a Monday and took 5hours and 40 minutes. No help from the player assistant, which we saw only once during the round.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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toddmhawkins
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough course but conditions were lacking.

Surprisingly having to write just an OK review of the famous Stadium course. More times than I care to count I found myself hitting off of hard pan or less than optimal fairway conditions. Couple of tee boxes also less than ideal conditions. Greens were hard as a rock and great high lofted shots into the greens landing a foot from the pins were rewarded with balls rolling 40-50ft past the pins. Greens were actually worse over at Norman but I think this is just a PGA West thing with all their courses to have unforgiving greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u010141929
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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kensong1983
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Course and Excellent condition

The course was in great shape with excellent condition, we had good pace of play for weekend afternoon tee-time. Green was fast enough so I lost so many stroke on the green. If some one ask me about here then I can recommend to others.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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GMof5
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent Conditions

Course was in excellent conditions. Greens were fast. Pace of play was good. Staff was very friendly and helpful Love the layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Hjk5mC7hoOSNYPznuvDq
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Halo62
Played On
Reviews 83
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Wheels!

Course is in very good condition. Staff is friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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