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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Great par 3 Photo submitted by nolan2509462 on 12/24/2022
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 11/16/2020
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Photo submitted by SlowLefty on 11/18/2019
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8th Hole Photo submitted by frednaimer on 02/22/2018
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 11/25/2016
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 11/25/2016
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Photo submitted by morourke00 on 03/20/2016
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Photo submitted by morourke00 on 03/20/2016
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Photo submitted by morourke00 on 03/20/2016
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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 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
Shadow Ridge Summer Heat
Played two rounds on Saturday and finished each within the recommended pace. I was a hot day (108*) but we survived with plenty of hydration. The cart girl also continued to come around in the afternoon. The course overall was a good course, great layout, however the fairways were not perfect, a lot of bare spots, and the greens which were aerated a few weeks prior were very tough. The greens were rough and could have been mown to help the putts stay online and not die at the hole. Many of the holes on the greens were not cut cleanly, even as we started early in the morning. All four of complained about speed and pace of the greens dying 1 to 2 feet prior and we had 36 holes to adjust. Outside of that, the staff was great, the facility was awesome!
Enjoyable
This course is always in great condition and always just enough challenges to keep you on your toes.
Great layout. Wide Open Fairways
This was a great courselves with wide open fairways from the tees. Lot of sand near the green and fast so hitting the greenS in regards still made birdies difficult.
Played 18 in 3 hours!
Highly recommend.
Golf day
As always we had a great time golfing here thank you .
Fun layout!
First arriving at the course the staff was friendly and very helpful with explaining all the features of the course. The course itself was in great shape and a joy to play. The greens rolled very true , but were a little slower than they look. Fairways are like carpet and very generous landing areas. There are a couple of par 4's that with a straight drive are reachable, but the greens have some good undulations to test your putting skills. Very enjoyable and I hope to get a chance to play it again.
Hot and fast
110 temp. Great practice areas.
Fun layout. Greens slow. Played fast.
Cart girl very attentive. Nice club house.
Will play again
Great day on good, albeit oderous, golf course
The weather was perfect and the course was in great condition. The fairways are wide and largely open, but the greens and trap placements are challenging. The staff was friendly and helpful. My wife and I enjoyed the flora and fauna, and the beautiful desert vistas. There are several holes with timeshare units nearby, but they are not intrusive. The sewage smell of the recycled water in lakes and ponds scattered around the course was evident the day we played. But this was more than offset by the overall positive course experience--one of the best we had in our week of play in the Palm Springs area.
Family Day Golf
Enjoyed the course and did not feel pushed especially since it was my sons first time out this year. We enjoyed the game and the course was in great shape.
Rolling Fairways
Loved the layout of the course. Challenging. I liked the greens. The carts with gps were very helpful as the visuals for distance were hard to judge. Elevated greens, lots of sand traps. Fun!
We moved along making great time until we got to the last two holes. We came to a stop with a long wait and decided not to play the last hole.
Challenging Course, Difficult Greens
Played the course twice in the last three days. Love the practice facility!! This course provides plenty of challenge with many bunkers to be avoided and a variety of shots to be played. Greens were fast with multiple elevation changes on every green. Pace of play the second time out was quite slow, I had not experienced this in all previous rounds at this course. Fun course to play, we will definitely be going back.
Bunkers
Great course but they need to have the guests stay out of the bunkers using them as sand boxes. They were somewhat beat-up for a course that charges a pretty steep fee for golf.
Very forgiving.
The asst pro at Another course recommend we try Shadow Ridge. We loved it. Fairways are very wide and forgiving which makes for an enjoyable round regardless of your handicap! We love Desert Willow and The Classic Club and know we will add Shadow Ridge to our rotation!
very nice condition
this course is in great shape and it plays at a nice pace. if you get a chance check this course out!
Shadow Ridge is in great condition as the Summer gets closer
Summer golf in the Desert is wonderful. A golfer can play brilliant courses at very reasonable rates. One of these courses is Shadow Ridge. Conditions at Shadow Ridge are great and the pace of play was well under four hours this morning. Get Marriott Rewards point and Shadow Ridge app. reward points every time you play.