Shadow Ridge Golf Club
About
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."
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 7006 yards | 73.7 | 135 |
| Green | 71 | 6621 yards | 71.5 | 130 |
| Gold | 71 | 6204 yards | 69.2 | 125 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 6204 yards | 75.8 | 140 |
| Combo (W) | 71 | 5708 yards | 73.2 | 132 |
| Combo | 71 | 5708 yards | 67.0 | 120 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5158 yards | 70.8 | 128 |
| White | 71 | 5158 yards | 64.5 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.9/136 W: 81.0/149 | 397 | 609 | 342 | 177 | 417 | 489 | 218 | 371 | 417 | 3437 | 463 | 396 | 206 | 345 | 547 | 451 | 541 | 174 | 446 | 3569 | 7006 |
| Green M: 71.9/131 W: 78.6/144 | 381 | 583 | 306 | 165 | 396 | 463 | 204 | 351 | 397 | 3246 | 461 | 366 | 186 | 328 | 518 | 428 | 506 | 157 | 425 | 3375 | 6621 |
| Gold M: 69.6/125 W: 75.9/138 | 368 | 549 | 278 | 158 | 379 | 424 | 176 | 328 | 379 | 3039 | 431 | 345 | 167 | 306 | 485 | 401 | 485 | 140 | 405 | 3165 | 6204 |
| Combo M: 67.4/120 W: 73.3/132 | 368 | 478 | 278 | 158 | 275 | 424 | 146 | 328 | 379 | 2834 | 373 | 345 | 147 | 306 | 430 | 308 | 485 | 140 | 340 | 2874 | 5708 |
| White M: 65.1/114 W: 70.5/126 | 306 | 478 | 250 | 101 | 275 | 371 | 146 | 292 | 295 | 2514 | 373 | 267 | 147 | 260 | 430 | 308 | 425 | 94 | 340 | 2644 | 5158 |
| Handicap | 9 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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8th Hole Photo submitted by frednaimer on 02/22/2018
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Practice bunker Photo submitted by morourke00 on 03/20/2016
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Short Range Driving Range Photo submitted by morourke00 on 03/20/2016
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Photo submitted by Steven5117215 on 01/29/2016
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Photo submitted by JClemonsGC on 02/07/2014
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Beautiful resort Photo submitted by MagecD on 10/08/2012
Great time
My wife and I enjoyed our round very much. The staff were very accommodating. The course was in great shape and fun to play.
Low score
I love this course! It works well for my game, and I always end up with a low score. The greens are challenging and have some interesting breaks. A nice shift from some of the other courses we have played in the valley.
Shadow ridge golf course
We’ve played this course before and the condition has gone down.
The tee boxes were iffy and the greens were ridiculously slow for a course of this caliber.
We won’t be spending our money here again
Great layout
Great course to play your first time because it is all laid out in front of you with not much trickery. There are several holes with steep runoffs on the sides of greens but they didn't come into play too often on approach shots. Greens were slow because of recent over seeding but they were in great condition. A lot of undulations on the greens and some of the pins were in "sucker" positions but it was up to you to bite off what you wanted to chew. Definitely would play here again with the proper deal.
Great Course
I felt like I was playing a pro level course through the fairways. They were lush, with perfect lies all the way through. The layout was interesting as almost every hole had a unique feel and sweep.The greens were undulating and challenging to read, but the pace of them was fairly slow. This might have been a problem, but I got there early and had plenty of time to adjust to the slow pace. Perhaps an 8 on the Stimpmeter, but that's just my guess.
Showdown at Shadow Ridge
Apparently it is only a couple of weeks after the over-seeding and the course is in awesome condition. We were very pleased, we can only imagine how nice this track will be in another week or two. Very friendly service, this course is on most “must play” list every time we visit Palm Springs!
What a beautiful setting!
I thought I was at a Country Club! This course is so well maintained. Beautiful slopes, lush grass, but a lot of bunkers. Can’t wait to play it again!
Great course
2nd group to tee off and followed a slow group for 8 holes with groups behind us backed up. Marshall finally came by and said they were 23minutes ahead of schedule. So what! The Marshall looked at the back up and finally told us to play through on #10.
Don’t think we’ll go back after that experience with the Marshall.
Nice Course
Course was fun to play. Greens slow from overseeding but overall a challenging, fun course.
Good summer conditions
The course was quiet when we arrived (10am) and players had already set out. We weren't rushed but missed the starter so played without GPS. It was OK though. Tee to green was in good summer shape. The restaurant was closed as was the snack shop but wasn't an issue. I'd go back again at this time.
Shadow Ridge (Faldo)
Rode the Greens (6621/71.5/130) in 2.5H mid day using Forelinx. The weather was around 100, clear and calm.
The Bermuda tees were mostly lush, with only a couple needing divot attention.
The Bermuda fairways were semi lush and firm, well maintained.
The Bermuda rough was mostly lush and just tall enough to make you think twice when using longer clubs. Usually nice to chip out of.
The green side sand traps were well maintained with good quality white sand. Numerous traps that appear to be green side from the tee are actually 25-50 yards from greens, so you can get unusual length sand shots here. Some fairway traps are waste bunkers & less maintained.
The Bermuda greens were firm, putted medium fast speed and were mostly smooth. They held approach shots with some run out with hardly any ball marks because of the firmness.
The Faldo layout is fun to play and suits my eye. Numerous risk/reward par 4's that could produce a 3-4 or a 6-7. Two par 4's over 460 from even the next to back set of tees. The par 3's offer a good variation in length and look. There are numerous large fairway bunkers to avoid, but the landing areas on most par 4's & par 5's tee shots are very generous in width. The customer service was good from everyone encountered. Drink cart out and around numerous times. Water stations on the course every couple of holes. Good GPS on the carts. Practice facility is all grass and includes balls with your fee. Recommended = Yes.
Best course I’ve played so far on my vacation, fairways are perfect and greens are only gonna get better
Fairways are horrible
Shadow Ridge has always been a favorite. But this past time was bad. Hit a ball down the middle and you lie sucks. Fairways are all torn up. Looks and plays horrible. And to top it all off they are charging almost double what other courses are charging.
Awesome course
Love this course would play it all the time if I could but I live in orange county so I’ll play when I come out to Palm Desert every time I come out .