Shadow Ridge Golf Club

When I booked the tee time I had hoped for a desert course with outstanding beauty. For the price I paid I assumed I was going to get that. This is no La Quinta or Silver Rock etc. Greens are not all that either.

Nick Faldo has created a masterpiece. I have an 18 handicap and have played many of the country's top courses. What I particularly like about Shadow Ridge is that it is friendly to higher handicap players (wide fairways and manageable rough) yet very challenging and visually beautiful. The large strategically placed bunkers make one think about placement on every shot. I've played courses that have more flower beds and waterfalls for beautifying – Faldo allows nature to do that. Most of the holes are like a walk in a pristine park surrounded by mature desert plants and trees. There are a nice variety of short medium and long holes with plenty of visually interesting landscape features. This is undoubtedly my favorite course of the twenty or more courses I've played in the Coachella Valley. I played 36 holes there yesterday and loved every bit of it. ($60 replay). Somewhat pricey, but worth it if you value great golf courses.

Well maintained, friendly staff, good pace of play, user friendly

First time we played here. We will be back. Fun to play.

Great value at $75, but not at $150. Bunkering was silly at times, not challenging. Greens had too much slope for average golfer to putt with less than 40 per round. Nice layout (bunkers excepted) and enjoyable for us, but not our playing partners.

Excellent condition, our favorite course in the valley, a must play

This course was a great layout and more forgiving than others. It was still cart path only but we played in just over 4 hours . Greens were slower but rolled well. Definitely one I would recommend for a great round in the desert.

My son and I call this course Heaven.
Always in great shape. The only thing that they need to do is buy new range balls.

Yup I really feel they need to change the name to. Heaven.

Mark & Mark

Great facilities, wide fairways, lots of sand traps, greens were new and slow.

Played first day open after overseeding. Was cart path only, but never even thought about it, because the course was beautiful.

Course was in fair shape, but was being readies for reseeding. Pace of play was good and greens were in good shape. Some bunkers are fairly deep but sand in good shape. Some water but can be avoided.
Overall a good day

Tees, fairways and greens are excellent. A few years ago the greens were too fast but now they seem to be just right.

Short par 4s offer high risk options.

Course in very good conditions for this time of the year.

We've played on several Faldo courses all over the world and they are really different. Lots of Well guarded greens with deep bunkers ethisch play havoc with your score.

Course was in excellent condition. New sand in the traps with a few less traps to make the course more playable for 15-20 handicappers but still a challenge for stronger players.

Very nice course
Quite challenging
Staff nice
Greens good
Played on summer $$, well worth it

First time playing here. Loved the conditions from the tee box, through the fairway, up to the green. Staff extremely courteous.

Right from the start the course says come bring your best game...it is beautiful and difficult at the same time ..it will sneak up on you and bite....lots of fun to play...

We enjoy playing this course every time we are in the area. The resort is beautiful.

Challenging course and the wildlife exceptional.

If you are playing multiple courses while in the Palm Desert area I highly recommend you consider this course.

Front nine was in really great shape. Back nine just re opened and is still coming around. The back nine greens were heavily sanded and extremely slow and bumpy. Over all this is a great layout that's fair and well bunkered

The course itself is just bouncing back from bunker repairs, however the practice facility is worth the price of a round of golf. Great practice putting green with the small holes for short putting and a fantastic piching area for shots from 55-110 yards with 6 or 7 pin positions on 2 or 3 greens.