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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Practice bunker Photo submitted by morourke00 on 03/20/2016
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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
It was a round of nightmares.
I was very proud of my friends from Korea and I was very proud of the Palm Springs golf course,
but
Worst of Worst golf course
It is the worst golf course in Palm Springs golf course.
fun challenge
Well maintained and beautiful course that blends beauty and difficulty in a fun way. First time playing and we cant wait to go back.
Excellent Course
This maybe my number one course in the Palm Springs area !
Plenty of challenges
We played as a foursome celebrating my son's 30th birthday. The attendant met us at the bag drop and got our clubs situated, then the starter came over and gave a quick overview of the course. We hit a few on the range, then set out on our round. Pace of play was decent - there was a foursome ahead of us but we didn't wait much. Once we let a twosome through, though, things somehow slowed down (the four ahead of us never let the twosome through.) Conditions were very good. Greens were slippery and hard to hold with approach shots. Drinking water on every other hole, drink cart came by a few times during the round. We played in a little under 4 1/2 hours with no stop at the turn.
Fun round
I’ve played here once before, but not in the heat. It was hot, reaching 99, and I hadn’t acclimated but it was tolerable with the shade and lots of water. The course was in great shape and was challenging enough without being discouraging. We booked under a prepaid time on Golfnow and got a good rate. Thankfully my husband and I were not paired with anyone as I’m still learning the game and like to drop an extra ball or two for practice. The pace was a bit slow in the front but picked up on the back when some players dropped out. Our total round was five hrs, . We only saw the cart lady once and that might have been a problem for those who needed fluids or snacks. All in all, it was a fun round on a beautiful course. I will definitely return when it’s cooler.
Faldo traps
Bring A game for deep sand traps and plenty of them. Excellent course.
Perfect Day
We were met by the attendant at the bag drop where he took our bags and strapped them on our carts. He told us about the pro shop and that breakfast and snacks were available. The starter asked if we wanted to warm up on the driving range or putting green prior to our tee time. We saw jack rabbits, road runners, ducks and geese. We liked it so much we golfed here the next day as well. Highly recommended. We booked our golf on "golf now"
Amazing course
Got a hotdeal on Golfnow and played with my wife. I'm a 15 handicap and she's new to the game. We're from Washington State so it was nice to play in some warm weather. Amazing course maintenance and lightning fast greens with lots of break. Miss hits will end up in the sand but very playable for all levels. Shot a 96 and was satisfied with that due to the multiple hazard strokes on the last few holes. Love this course and would play it again.
Great course
This course has generous fairways in terrific condition & I loved the challenging undulating greens with good speed & strategicly placed bunkers I would play this course daily if I could afford the rates so I will play it when I get a better web site rate!!!!
The Best Public Accessible Course Around Palm Springs
This course was in amazing shape and invited driver off every tee with the huge fairways. The greens were very fast and tough to hold. A short tee shot will be met with a 200+ yard second shot into a fast undulating green. Stay out of the bunkers as they are extremely punishing. Lots of places to stay refreshed on every other hole. The entrance into the bag drop off area was not clear at all. Just turn at the “grill” sign and head upstairs to the pro shop. Will play again whenever possible.
Very nice
We were a group of 4, The pace of play was fantastic, the management said they took the pace of play seriously and it showed.
I will definitely play here again.
Shadow Ridge Golf
This course is well designed with some very challenging holes and some rather easy holes with birdie opportunities. We count Shadow Ridge as one of our favorites each time we travel to the area. The play time was almost five hours this time which is far too long. Typically we haven’t had such a slow pace of play. Greens had good pace and overall in good conditions. Fairways excellent. Bunkers not well maintained with lots of unraked bunkers this round.
Great condition
To start the parking and pro shop location were a little hard to find, but after that hurdle the rest of the experience was excellent. Doug the starter on the valley course was a huge help explaining the course layout and local nuances making the course that much easier to navigate. Every blade of grass seemed to in the right place. Greens as you would expect improved as the morning dew subsided and the round progressed favorably and the pace was less than 4 hours. Never waited. Will play again soon.
Great course
Absolutely a golf course to play in Palm Springs! Practice facility is excellent. The course was magnificently groomed and in tournament shape. I loved the layout that was a mix of challenging long holes and really fun short holes that challenged my accuracy. Players of skill level will enjoy themselves.
Best of Indian Wells Package
Best of Indian Wells Package
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The Hilton Garden Inn Palm Springs/Rancho Mirage Stay & Play Package
Almost all other reviewers see a 4 or 5 star course and you see the worst course in Palm Springs? I have played over 3 dozen different courses in the greater Palm Springs area in 2018 and this would easily be in the top 10 of the public courses I have played. And I have played Classic Club, all the PGA Wests, both Desert Willows, SilverRock etc.