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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Beautiful resort Photo submitted by MagecD on 10/08/2012
Great place to play!
Pro shop and starter were very friendly. Great practice facility. The course was in perfect shape. You won't be disappointed playing here.
Par 71
Golf course was in good condition. Grassy fairways. Nice layout and a little challenging. Sand traps need to be sprayed as there was grass growing in them. Steep price if paying their $170 pp fee rather than using online discount services. Course doesn't warrant those prices.
Decent, but expected better conditions.
Decent round, although I was expecting better. I play about 80 rounds per year, 2 months of those down in the Palm Desert area. Having played most of the courses in this area this year (2017), I expected more from Shadow Ridge. The course felt "scruffy" to me – it didn't have the polish that many of the other $150 / round courses here have. The layout is interesting, although greens / bunkers would be very challenging for new players.
Not bad, but I wouldn't rush back unless it was a great deal.
This is a an excellent golf course with tee boxes for every level of play. Course conditions could be better. the staff has been outstanding.
Nice Track
Overall the facility is very good. Pro Shop staff are excellent and checking with the GolfNow booking was fast and efficient. Practice area is extensive so arrive early to take advantage. Coffee and breakfast munchies are readily available. Course is well laid out with a good variety of challenges including bunkers, water, false fronts and many tee box options for players of all skill levels.
We were grouped with another couple of the same playing level so that was a bonus.
The cart staff and grounds keepers were great and it felt like we were alone on the course as the pace of play was perfect.
The only downside ws more aesthetic in that many of the waste bunkers were mot groomed and there was leaf and plant debris on some tee boxes and fairways, probably due to recent wind storms.
Overall a good experience and thanks to the Golf Now deal price very reasonable for resort golf.
Very nice resort course
The staff was fantastic, very helpful. The course was in good shape all around. There is plenty of variety in the type of holes. Par 3's were challenging from the back 2 tee boxes. Fairways well kept and greens were in good condition. We plan to play it again while we are here.
Always a great time at Shadow Ridge!
Retired Alberta snowbirds, always enjoy playing The Marriott Shadow Ridge Course.
We own a couple of timeshare weeks at The Villages and every time we come down we get a few rounds in.
All the holes are a test of length and accuracy.
Wonderful Course
This course is kept in great condition. Staff is nice. If you can get in on the deals ($119) the course is so worth it but I don't think I would pay the higher price of $179. I would play here everyday if I could!
beautiful golf course
great layout for the average golfer. water not an issue but you have to careful with the bunkers.. they protect everything. pace of play was great and the course was in excellent shape. will play here again.
I thought the course was in good shape. Fair sets of tees for all levels. Generous fairways with larger undulating greens. First time players shouldn't have any problems playing. Staff was understaffed and not particularily friendly or helpful. It was early in the morning so that may have been the reason. We played SilverRock the day before and the vibe of the staff was so much better.
Can't ask for much more
Shadow Ridge has it all. You are well taken care of. Was 90 plus degrees- thank God for cold water at every other hole. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Great price on GolfNow. Beautiful setting surrounded by mountains.
Great course
This course was a 5 of 5 all the way it has been the very best Golf Now Course that I have played. I recommend it highly.
Shadow Ridge
Good course, great greens. The layout is challenging no matter the tees but fair to all.
Top Course and Great Track
We golfed this excellent track at under $40 several times. The course is in excellent shape and the greens were pure, decently fast and true. This is a beautiful Course with a challenging layout. Fortunately, you can make it reasonable and fun to play by moving up some to the forward tees. At $40+ this is a no brainer and is a bargain at double that too. Friendly, professional staff and outside service people make it a top course for sure. If I HAD TO FIND one negative, it would only be that the range balls have seen better days. Otherwise quit reading the reviews and book a tee time there NOW!!!
Excellent experience
Got a special deal on golf now otherwise probably wouldn't have played here but super glad I did. Excellent gps but its one of those courses that you have to play at least once to know where to go with your drives and approaches. Greens were fast and true. Warm up facilities top notch. There is a locker room to clean up after though I only used the restroom. Pace was really good. Finished in 345 saw the group in front of us but didn't ever catch up and never sea the group behind.
A fun day
They have a very good practice area. Would like to have seen a few more balls at the practice trap. Very friendly. The price has gone up a lot (too much) this year, but they are busy. We have played it before a few times, but it was out of our price range this year. Fortunately we were able to work out a very very good deal. Fairways pretty good, greens true but a bit slower than I expected. Tee off areas needed some work for a course of this reputation. There are a lot of nice challenging holes and one or two weird ones. Straight pays off here. Weather was great. We started just before 1:00 and were able to finish okay. In general, it was a good day.