PGA WEST Greg Norman Course

This wasn’t my first time playing the course but it felt different and played a little different as the my recently changed the greens. It wasn’t playing as soft and now I’d say play it short and let it run up on approach shots. It’s end of Oct but the course wasn’t in as good of shape as it was last year in early Nov when I played it last but nevertheless played nice overall and it’s a fun track for sure

Our family golf trip to the desert started with a challenging round at PGA WEST Norman. Number One eases you into the day with a wide open fairway and a forgiving green, but everything becomes much more challenging from there. Most greens are elevated and protected with deep bunkers. Approach shots must be well executed and precise to the right segment of each green. The tee shots aren't as intimidating or difficult as we were warned. The trouble all comes into play on the approach to the hole. Bring your best short game and be ready to scramble to save your score. Norman is a fair test.

So the course is really well designed, alot of fun to play....just make sure you really factor in bunker locations to your shot choice, on this course in particular. My ball seemed to have a magnet for sand....more than once I was 8' deep in a sandpit looking up at an 85° wall that was 3-5' above my head. Didn't seem to have that shot in my arsenal at the time, so I will be working on that one ASAP. ALSO, stay in the fairway, hitting out of the desert dirt makes for some interesting lies & requires some unique & clever (at times ballsy) shotmaking. Pace of play was excellent, didn't see a course marshall go by my entire round. If you don't get off course by dusk, make sure you have a proper flashlight with you....the coyotes come out as soon as it gets dark.

Course is not too difficult for average players. Can be made more challenging by playing the longer tees. Course was busy and play was a little slow but tolerable.

We had a family emergency my 90 year old mother is in the hospital with heart problem.

Was wondering how to recoup any of the fee. I did call the course and cancel.

Played here on a work event. Really nice course. Well maintained. PGA-grade course but not so difficult for high handicappers to enjoy themselves. All staff was very helpful and the drink cart was there whenever we needed to hydrate.

Loved the renovation work on the Norman Course @ PGA West! What you see is what get. Greens were hard to hold and oh so fast! Course knowledge is helpful as you can hit some good shots that you think are on the green and they willl not even be close. Kicked my behind, but enjoyed the beating!

Nice shape greens were fast than they looked

Took 9 holes to figure out pace.

Would return for sure.

Nice course. Everything is so firm the ball runs forever. Sometimes good most the time bad. They just filled the bunkers with a lot of sand so they were tough co side ring they haven’t settled yet. Greens were impossible to hold. Almost unfair when you hit a good shot and they just roll off. I would probably play again but there are a lot of other course I would play again before this one.

I have lived in the desert since 2002 and actually lived on the Greg Norman course but this is the first renovation that it has undergone since I lived here. What an amazing job they have down. I actually was taken back by all the changes that have occurred and I for one liked all of them. They cleared scrub in the waste area, behind greens, enlarged greens, added additional grass etc. Just and amazing job and renovation.