PGA WEST Greg Norman Course

About
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."
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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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 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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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 |
White/Blue 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) | 10 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
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Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 07/18/2025
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Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 07/18/2025
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Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 07/18/2025
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Photo submitted by johnwhite1727 on 06/05/2025
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Windy day Photo submitted by 43VUiyb2K5WWxq1MWcZc on 10/19/2024
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Go Get’em Photo submitted by u000005458741 on 05/13/2024
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16th hole Photo submitted by Peter2461971 on 04/30/2024
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Photo submitted by Chris2330035 on 03/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Tigerfan867 on 02/14/2024
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Photo submitted by Tigerfan867 on 02/14/2024
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Photo submitted by EricDSebring on 06/07/2023
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Photo submitted by Kyle2054273 on 03/31/2023
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Photo submitted by Kyle2054273 on 03/31/2023
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Photo submitted by Kyle2054273 on 03/31/2023
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Photo submitted by Kyle2054273 on 03/31/2023
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Photo submitted by Timbuktulous on 10/24/2022
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Photo submitted by gjscott3rd on 09/12/2022
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Photo submitted by gjscott3rd on 09/12/2022
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Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 06/29/2022
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Par 3 4th Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 06/29/2022
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Bunker at 14 Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 06/29/2022
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Photo submitted by golferchic78 on 11/13/2021
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13th hole — land it short of the pin! Photo submitted by u314161211354 on 03/09/2021
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Perfect day Photo submitted by u119001050 on 11/15/2020
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View from 8th tee box Photo submitted by Jennifer8804683 on 11/26/2019
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Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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Photo submitted by xkyleclark3 on 06/13/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/12/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/12/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/12/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/12/2018
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The end of a perfect day Photo submitted by kenstrati on 01/15/2018
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Photo submitted by Shawn5932249 on 10/01/2017
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Photo submitted by Shawn5932249 on 10/01/2017
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Photo submitted by refrus123 on 01/27/2013
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Photo submitted by refrus123 on 01/27/2013
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Photo submitted by refrus123 on 01/27/2013
Desert Heat
Greg Norman course was great. Loved it.
Experience with GolfPass, not so great.
Made a mistake with the online reservation date....but GolfPass would not refund even with an immediate cancellation and rebook.
Amazing Course
If you hit the ball straight, not a problem there’s over 100 traps only hit the trap once but very easy to get out of the sand
Enjoyable
Great staff , was a hot day provided me with 8 bottles of water and lots of ice, course was in great condition and can’t wait to play it again
Immaculate Shape
For the dead of summer the tee boxes, fairways and greens were in immaculate shape. Better than any other course I’ve played in last month. Really enjoyed the course and like it better than Nicklous Tourney or Dye Mountain.
Summer in Palm Springs
Very fun course. Lots of dry patches throughout the course but understandable for this time of year. For me it’s a 1 and done but definitely recommend playing this course.
unhappy.
this was my first time playing this course for my birthday round and it was no where what i expected from a PGA course and after playing the jack Nicholas tournament course the day before. every single staff member did not seem happy to be there today and wanted to push you along. despite really hot temperatures ( we knew what we were getting into with the heat ) cart girl and worked driving around seemed annoyed anytime we asked for water. there was no towels to keep cool offered or available till hole 5. no ice or water at the pit stop machines. best ice available from cart worker driving around was soapy water. cart girl left early about hole 6. we constantly kept getting told to pick up pace of play despite no a single golfer on the course in front or behind out group the duration of our round. and constantly had a worker just lurking around keeping an eye on us watching us play for some odd reason. and kept telling us they would kick us off the course if we played with anyone not in our group despite not doing it the full round. and the course being completely void of other golfers. it was not the experience i was expecting the have from something with the PGA name but the course it self was nice. not much shade but if you happened to out of the fairways the desert areas are pretty forgiving.
Fun Course, Even When It's 112f Out!!!!
Wasn't sure what to expect before I teed off. I'd played two Greg Norman courses in the past. One I liked, Wente Vineyards. One, I wasn't a fan of, the now closed Vellano in Chino Hills.
I ended up liking this course, a lot, especially after playing the very nice, but unforgiving Stadium & Mountain courses, recently.
Staff was friendly. Starter was cool. Played mid June and course was in very good to great shape. Even though there's less grass on this course than many other close by courses, I didn't think it was a tight course. Nor was it overly penal, I lost two balls all day and didn't lose my first til 16.
Pace was great. Played in just over 3 hours. Water on the course, which is always nice, but when it's 112f+ out it exceeds nice. Especially with the ice machine running🥶
The Stadium course & Mountain courses are great tracks and I'd play em anytime, but they're not courses I'd necessarily wanna play everyday. This is more of an everyday, resort type course. Fun even if you're not hitting all that well. Also, even though it's a "desert course", it still kinda had a tropical oasis feel to it. Lotsa water and some palm trees.
There are houses on most of the holes, but they're not really in play and seem to sit below the fairways, so even though they're there, you don't really see them like you might at some of the older courses close by.
I'd recommend the Norman Course to any & all. Rate was also really good. Well worth the mid June twilite rate I paid, $55 and change.
Excellent course
This was a great course for intermediate to advance golfers. Fairly open and forgiving with the added benefit of long holes to really challenge yourself. Course was in great shape, staff was amazing from start to finish. Couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Terrific Experience
Loved playing Greg Norman course. Great layout with plenty of bunkers and hazards but yet pretty forgiving. Firm greens, soft bunker sand and well manicured fairways. One minor “issue”: I was a single and got put with a threesome where 2 of them were VERY slow and probably 25+ indexes. Marshall gave us a slow play warning around the 8th hole. Problem was nearest group behind us was 2 holes back. Again, not a major issue but Marshall could have just given us the usual “how you guys doing?”. That said, definitely enjoyed the course.
Fun and challenging course!
Great Course!! Super fun and challenging greens were perfect and very fast, fairways were beautiful!! Staff was exceptional and friendly beer girl was friendly and always kept our ice chest full of adult beverages!!! Highly recommend going and playing this course!!
Always enjoyable
Played this course for the 6th time on annual trip to palm springs . Always in very good conditions considering the 100+ temps. Course is very challenging has multiple water holes. Highly recommend this course