Shadow Ridge Golf Club

Plays well with several tee selections offering multiple degrees of difficulty. Good layout and great staff. Difficult but fair greens.

Challenging layout that encourages use of many clubs coupled with large greens made for a fantastic setting.

First time for this course, had been given excellent reviews by friends and lived up to the billing. From the easy access from parking lot area, to the friendly pro shop staff, just started the golf day perfectly, driving range was close by, Ed the starter was helpful and provided great course insight. The holes are very player friendly for a high handicap player like myself, but myself and wife with two others in our group played 17 holes in just over 4 hours before dark. The course slowed quite a bit on the back nine even with twosome groups ahead. The holes are very private with great views and great conditions, wide fairways, spacious difficult greens, plenty of large protective bunkers. Will definitely play again

very well maintained with great greens.

A challenge from the green tees especially if pitching and bunker play is not your strong suit

I've been an owner at Marriott timeshares for the past 8 years and played this course 5 days a year over Thanksgiving. 2016 is the best year yet! The course is in amazing condition, the staff is consistently working to improve the experience and the layout...is incredible.

Great pace of play too...

Great experience here. Very friendly staff. Course overall in great shape from tee to green. Finished round in 4 1/2 hours. One striking feature about course is the abundance of strategically placed bunkers throughout course. Overall a good experience and would definitely play again.

We love to plY this course. So Beautiful! Wide fairways and a variety of holes.

Staff very friendly always a wave and a smile; the make the best course I have ever played...happen!!

Amazing conditioned, great greens and very friendly staff. Will be back again!

Other than a grumpy starter and the restriction of carts on the course, this was an excellent experience. So very nice to play a course without the distraction and unsightliness of houses adjacent to the fairways. The front nine is entirely without abutting houses. It's tranquil and allows one to golf with a concentration on the course which is beautiful. The back nine does run through the developed areas but even they are quite removed from the course so there's no real distraction. It's just not quite as beautiful. This course has a number of challenging holes but they're fair overall; you just can't make too many mistakes. The greens are early season slow but otherwise in great shape. Overall my best golf experience in the desert and a course I'd willingly and hopefully will play again before too long.

Excellent layout. Great course conditions although the greens were a little slow after over seeding. Pace of play was excellent even with cart path only. Played as a foursome in just under 4 hours. Very enjoyable outing!

Nothing to say but the greens we're slow but despite that it was perfect

My first round in the area so not much to compare it to. The course was just reopened after reseeding so it was in pristine condition. Fairways are wide but the greens are fairly well protected by bunkers, so a good approach angle makes the round much easier. Not much water but I did find the beach from time to time. The sand was consistent and i found the greens the same. My wife golfed with me and found a lot of sand, she was smoked by the end of the round.

My wife an I visit the Coachella Valley a couple of times a year. We play Shadow Ridge on each visit. This most recent visit was spectacular. The course was immaculate, Tee to Green. The entire experience was nothing short of superb, thanks again, pfj.

It was our first time in Palm Desert/Palm Springs area but after playing Shadow Ridge, we will definitely be back! Course was in good shape and was, in my opinion, very challenging with lots of sand traps and sloping greens. The price was $56 for 18 holes and a cart which for such a beautiful course was a steal!

The conditions were perfect for a late September round of golf. Played in the late afternoon and we were done in under 4 hours even with a slight delay waiting for a replacement cart on the 12th hole.

Back again to play Shadow Ridge... Overall, I enjoyed the course. However, the pace of play was extremely poor. I could not get any sense of rhythm due to the long wait between shots. Will definitely return and play it again.

This was my first time ever in Palm Springs, and Cali for that matter. I was searching for a course to play for 3 days that was challenging and convenient from our hotel. My wife who is a golfer does not play often so I did not want to overwhelm her with a difficult course. The lay out is very difficult and I played from the Tips that day. Driving the ball was not an issue off the tee, the wind does have a factor for some parts of the course, particular to the front 9 finishing holes. The course was in very good shape, greens rolled rather true and were not slow but not super quick either. I pride myself on playing good courses and this course was in rather good shape prior to the over seed. I would recommend avoiding courses in the desert at the end of summer, before and after being punched. Ive seen to many people posting about courses in this area and yet they do not review the maintenance schedule. Please take this into consideration when writing reviews on a golf course, def makes the course look bad and does not help golfers choose a fun and challenging course.

Everyone that we encountered at the course was friendly and always willing to show you a good time. The starter was a rather nice gentlemen ready and eager to have every golfer enjoy their round at Shadow Ridge.

My own personal ratings

Greens 8/10

Fairways 7/10

Rough 7/10

Tee Boxes 8/10

Overall Course Difficulty - Moderate to Difficult

Faldo courses a notorious for big bunkers, and fairway bunkers, always holes that give you a big green light and look rewarding, but golfer beware the landing zones are smaller than they appear, playing smart on Faldo courses are key, though i usually am the type of golfer to go for every big moment i held back and fired a 76 from the tips. I had a great time and my wife even had 2 chip in's....i haven't had a chip in since my Ace almost a year ago! haha.

If you want a course to play, I highly recommend this course, practice facilities are GREAT! lots of area's to work on the golf game. the atmosphere was relaxing, generous, friendly, and courteous! I would love to play this course in prime time....just way out of my pay grade! glad I got to take on a Faldo design and succeed??? haha ENJOY THIS COURSE, PLAY AFTER THE PROPER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE AND THE COURSE IS HEALED!

GO GOLF! BEST GAME EVER PLAYED!

Played the Greens (6621/71.5/130) in 4H. The weather was around 100, clear and breezy.

The layout is fun to play. Numerous risk/reward par 4's that could produce a 3/4 or 6/7. Two par 4's over 460 from even the next to back set of tees. The par 3's are a good variation in length and look. I enjoy this course layout and the course conditions were good overall.

The tees were lush and had most divots already repaired.

The fairways were semi lush and well maintained with most divots already repaired. There are numerous large fairway bunkers to avoid, but the landing areas on most par 4's & par 5's tee shots are generous in width.

The 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.

From the tee shot landing area in, the difficulty goes up considerably. This course plays tougher than a quick glance may indicate because of the green complexes. The greens are large, undulating and well protected by traps or hazards. There are also many runoff or collection areas around these greens, so putts or chips that are hit offline, too weak or too bold can easily end up off the green. The greens were firm, putted medium speed and held approach shots well. Hardly any ball marks because of the firmness.

The customer service was excellent from everyone encountered. Drink cart out and around numerous times. Overall, a fun layout in good condition. Recommended = Yes.