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4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
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4.3
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4.4
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4.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 7006 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.7

Nick Faldo brings his exacting, often critical eye to West Coast golf for the first time at this Shadow Ridge Golf Course in Palm Desert. Faldo wanted a design that forced a ton of strategic choices and the architect team of Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt delivered for him.

Options? You want options!

Ten of Shadow Ridge's 18 holes are doglegs. The towering Santa Rosa Mountains serve as backdrop. The tall native tawny grasses contrasts sharply with the white sand bunkering. But it's the golf choices that are likely to seize your attention at this 7,006-yard, par-71 course.

The finish alone is enough to rattle an average golfer to the bone. No. 17 is a 157-yard par 3 that puts the wind in your face and nothing but trouble straight ahead. There's a lake to carry, deep bunkers and a green that slants left to right like a wayward chalkboard. No. 18, a 446-yard par-4, places both a stream and big fairway bunkers right in the straightest path to the green.

"The fairways are generous and the bunkering style is bold," Faldo said. "And the greens have plenty of subtle undulations that reward and encourage a variety of approach shots."

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Golf Season Year round
Architect Nick Faldo (2000) Lee E. Schmidt (2000) Brian Curley (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Marriott Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Sauna, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness

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4.7
949 Reviews (949)
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5.0
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Previously Played

Great course, great practice area

Great course, great practice area. Be careful when you take a teetime after 12 PM because you are likely not going to get finished on time. Because it was cart path only the round took over four an a half hours and we did not get a chance to finish the last hole. Otherwise a great course and a great experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course opened recently which created a cart path only rule. This led to a 4:45 hour round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Used cart

Wait a few weeks until the course recovers from recent seeding and aeration

I loved the course layout but did not think what I paid was worth not being able to drive my cart on the fairway and the greens are horribly slow. The pace of play was very slow as well. We waited on most shots and finished in 5 hrs and 10 minutes. Not a marshal in sight.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Beautiful course, the staff friendlyness is hard to beat, everyone is so kind here, we really love this place. Really deserve a 5 star rating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 163
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played

Great course. Needs a Marshall

Always a great course. Good conditions. Day was kind of ruined by an extremely slow back nine. Two groups of guys that were together kept waiting for the other group to hit into the green before they left for the next tee. Ridiculous!!!

In all the par fives the waited for the green to clear before hitting, even when way out. The twosome with us got so frustrated they quit.

All in all a great course with some extremely inconsiderate golfers and lack of a Marshall.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

WONDERFUL COURSE

My wife and I played at 8:30 as a twosome and pace of play was very good. We are not long hitters so she played from the whites[93] and I played the combo(gold/white)[87]. Only waited on three tees near end of round for a few minutes , just under 4 hour round. Course was in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Track

This is one of the better daily fee courses in the Coachella Valley in my opinion always in good shape even at the end of summer challenging greens were challenging as well

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition for late summer

Played 09/03/21 and the course was in great condition. Greens were a little slow but rolled true.

Busy morning but pace of play was right around 4hr 5mins.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
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 24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
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 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Conditions

Course was in poor shape. Greens were sanded and very slow. Would not have booked it and played here if I knew that. Very disappointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course from any tee box. Wonderful and picturesque. Would love to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Shadow Ridge

Rode the Greens (6621/71.5/130) in slightly more than 4H twilight with Gary00. Great POP for 13 holes, then we we waited every shot from hole 14 on. The weather was in the high 90's, overcast and fairly calm. First time here in over 2 years, which is too long a gap for this place. One of the more underrated layouts in the greater Palm Springs area IMO.

Tees mowed close, with only a few needing divot attention.

Fairways semi lush and firm. Well maintained, mowed low, nice to play from.

Rough mostly lush, not overly tall and nice to chip out of.

Numerous traps on this course are large, deep, and need to be avoided by most. Green side sand traps were well maintained with good quality white sand. Some fairway traps are waste bunkers & less maintained.

Large Bermuda greens have lots of break/undulation. Rolling well at medium fast speed, they were firm but held approach shots with some run out. Usually no significant ball marks because of their firmness.

Fun Nick Faldo design with generous landing areas for most tee shots. Few forced carries. Great variety of holes. The par 3's offer a good variation in look and length. Customer service was very good from everyone encountered. Drink cart out and around numerous times. Some water stations on the course were open, others closed. Nice GPS on the carts. Excellent practice facility is all grass and includes balls with your fee. Highly recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great condition

Love this layout. Course was in excellent condition, but pace of play was slow. Group in front of us couldn't keep up, but no player assistants around to push them. They were playing the one up tees and maybe only one of them were capable at that level. Overall however, I must play this course at least once every time I'm here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I've played just about all the public and resort courses in the Palm Springs area, and Shadow Ridge is in my top 3. I love it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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