PGA West Greg Norman Course: #17
A view from tee #17 at PGA West Greg Norman Course
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4.6
1453 Reviews (1453)
5 Stars
874
4 Stars
373
3 Stars
108
2 Stars
62
1 Stars
36
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
93.0%
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1277 out of 1453 reviews
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4.8
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
51
4 Stars
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0
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
97.0%
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64 out of 66 reviews
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4.7
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
94.6%
Recommend this course
88 out of 93 reviews
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Course Highlights
Course conditions consistently impress, with carpet-like fairways, immaculate bunkers, and quick true-rolling greens that rival top-tier courses. Attentive staff from the bag team to the starter deliver a welcoming, efficiently run round from start to finish.
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PGA West - Greg Norman Golf Course

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."

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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Reviews

4.6
1453 Reviews (1453)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
Patio Dining 26
19th Hole Scenic Views 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 67
Water Hazards 41
Undulating Greens 38
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 48
A Weekend Splurge 40
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 31
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 38
Convenient to the City 22
At a Resort 19

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Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

course in great condition

I played with a PGA West member. I commented that the course seemed easier than a previous visit. He said work had been done to make it more user friendly, especially from forward tees. I really enjoyed my day here

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
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 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Slow pace

Course is extremely well taken care of. I'm very high handicapper but with the exception of two or three holes found the course very playable. Had two foursomes in front of us that were very slow; we had to wait five minutes on EVERY shot. It was also very windy which is unusual for Palm Springs but having just come from Colorado enjoyed the comfortable temperature. The slow pace is highly acceptable to the course (no marshalls) in fact they brag about 4hour and thirty minute pace time on their score card.If playing in the winter get AM tee times;we had 1:57PM time and were not able to finish all 18 holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mostly excellent conditions

Had a nice round there today. Probably around the 10th time playing the course, but first this year. Very lush, however the tee boxes were a bit fuzzy as well as the fairways. Not sure i have ever said this about a course, but the fairways were slow. Quite soft and needing to be cut. Not a lot of roll at all. Made the course play longer than usual. Greens were excellent and consistent. The staff - well, not sure who psssed in their cornflakes this morning, but what a grumpy bunch. The lady at the pro shop was completely stone-faced. The starter was the most unfriendly starter I think I have ever experienced. Just a lazy sod. No instructions, no welcoming, nothing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

PGA west Greg Norman course

It was a very nice course fairways and greens were in pristine conditions would really recommend playing this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Late Tee Time Hoping To Get in More Holes

We booked a late Tee Time at 2pm or so. Unfortunately, the starter let a last minute addition to a two some in front of us that was an employee and his dad. For some reason they thought they were on the PGA Tour and took forever on each hole and we barely got in nine holes and could have easily completed 15. The other two with them quite at nine, probably due to their frustration too.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid design

The Norman course was a solid layout with generous, fairways and enough challenge to satisfy a good golfer. No real spectacular holes but many good ones. The greens are deceptively tricky, and I thought a little slow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The PGA West Norman course is a fantastic course in great shape. Felt bad taking a divot on such beautiful fairways. The greens were a bit slow but well maintained. The only negative is the high cost to play there if you don’t get a special deal or discount.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

PGA Palm Desert

Great experience from start to finish. Great price too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Only Got To Play 13 Holes

Beautiful Course. Our rating is largely based upon having to leave the course at 5PM when we had only completed 13 holes. This was not disclosed to us when we booked the round, or when we registered onsite. Very disappointing. The pro shop and restaurant both closed at 5PM as well.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jomigo

Great course, reasonably wide, user-friendly fairways and consistent sandtraps..

Pace of play could be improved with marshalls

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

1 hour delayed tee time!

Beautiful course very bad time management. Showed up and they made everyone wait an hour at 1st tee and delayed everyone tee time because they were backed up. Unfortunately our round that we paid 18 for only worked out 9. Very slow marshall on opening tee. Beautiful course really would have loved to play the whole thing at the tee time I reserved.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/01/2025

Hi there! This is the Operations Manager at PGA West, Norman Course. We appreciate the feedback.

We are a semi-private facility and had a Men's Day shotgun event for our membership that was scheduled for 8:30am which was pushed back an hour due to a frost delay. This unfortunately pushed all tee times back an hour. We apologize for that inconvenience.

Considering you prepaid through GolfNow for the tee time we were unable to offer you a different rate. Also, any tee time after 12:00pm during January is scaled to reflect that we don't guarantee completion of the round. We certainly do our best to keep pace of play moving so that anyone teeing off after 12:00pm can hopefully finish.

Please feel free to reach out to the Operations Manager at our golf shop (760) 564-3902. I am happy to discuss your experience in further detail and see if I can help you in a potential future visit should you be interested.

Thank you for choosing to play with us!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course. Killer greens

Course is beautiful but for average golfer the speed of greens and pin placements that day were disturbing

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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