Shadow Ridge Golf Club

Sir Faldo has created a visually challenging course for your beginner and intermediate golfer. Not only are there a significant multitude of bunkers, but their rather unique placement is visually intimidating on a number of holes. Added to that is the fact that many of the holes are designed so that the surface of the green is very difficult if not impossible to see from your approach shot. As well, there are Swales everywhere, in particular, around the greens so that even good looking approach shots are hard to keep on the greens. The greens themselves are large, undulating and at times difficult to read.

It is, however, a very beautiful course with gorgeous views. A number of the holes make you feel as though you are inside a golf magazine ad!

Also of note - probably the best practice area in the valley on a public course - remarkable for the number and variety of practice areas - really excellent.

True challenge on a pretty course.

For those of you with trouble keeping the ball in the fairway, this course was very forgiving. Once your ball is on the green however, things get tough. I can only remember a couple of greens that were flat. Speed of the greens was manageable and predictable though. Maintenance was good to very good. Pace could have been better, though our experience had more to do with the foursome directly in front of us. Things get somewhat bizzare when you go to the clubhouse for a drink however. This is Nick Faldo's first course I believe, and everything has been done to glorify his legacy. Two large paintings of the man adorn the walls as you enter the restaurant area, complete with plaques and equipment that highlight his incredible achievements. The menu of the restaurant features a Faldo salad, burger, etc. There was also a Faldo wine. Can you say cult of personality? I guess more paintings will have to be commissioned for the next course clubhouse and I'm thinking the subject might be his knighting ceremony. The display of narcissism aside, we'd recommend and happily play this course again.

The green is very interesting and mountain views are wonderful, I want to come back to play this course again.

Course was in excellent condition and greens were true

This course never seems to disappoint. It is always kept in great shape, it offers a nice balance between pain and pleasure with some long difficult holes and some shorter more friendly holes.
The staff are always helpful and the practice areas are well kept.
Make sure you come early to warm up at the practice range ( included in the fee ).

We have been playing this course for years once or twice a year on our visits to the area.

The green on this course are very seep with serious 8,10, 12 and large huge breaks on them. We have been playing here a couple times a year on our trips to the area. However the greens this time were running what seemed like well over 13 and it was nearly impossible to get even a an 8 or 10 footer close at times.

I missed a four foot down hill putt that I just barely tapped to get it moving and it ran about 45 feet off the green and down an embankment.

On another hole I had a really long putt that had about a 15 foot break in it. It nearly stopped about 3 feet from the hole, which would have been a great putt. But then it picked up speed and ran off the other side of the green and down into a collection area. I was further away the when I started.

With a million recreation golfers leaving the game every year, do we really need these kind of conditions on a public course where people are just out to have a little fun?

I love this course and will probably give it another try. But they really need to rethink those greens and get them back to the way they used to be.

YES IT IS A RESORT COURSE WITH WIDE FAIRWAYS & NOT TOO TOUGH WITH NO WIND BUT IT WAS IMMACULATE IN AWESOME SHAPE WITH GREAT FACILITIES TO PRACTICE-- WONDERFUL STAFF BOTH AT COURSE & VILLAS. THE WEATHER WAS AMAZING! WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK :)

The only Faldo course in the Palm Springs area lived up to its reputation- challenging but fair; interesting but not eccentric. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Course was in good shape but the tees were a little chopped up. I would definitely recommend it.

My wife and I enjoy playing this course every year and she finds it very lady friendly with few forced carries. Put it on your list of must play courses..

A little less expensive than many courses of the same quality in the area. Course was in excellent shape. Not too challenging but certainly not easy either. Fun course.

No one can beat this place for care & conditioning. The course is extremely well maintained & features interesting holes.

Great Faldo layout, typical Faldo bunkering & undulating greens . Excellent condition, especially for the time of year, Nov. 30, 2012. Best greens we played over the entire week! Would recommend if your an avid mid to low handicap golfer. Probably wouldn't recommend for most lady golfer's unless lower handicappers.

Very undulating greens, a real challenge.

Nice layout, and was in good condition.

Good restuarant and bar.

Everything from the bag-drop to putting my clubs back in the trunk at the end of the round was fantastic!!

very attractive course with plenty of challenges without being impossible to play. greens fast and in good shape. lovely fairways following overseeding + a few weeks so carts alliwed on the fairways.

With so many courses to choose from in the Palm Springs area, Shadow Ridge is one of the most enjoyable, well manicured and challenging to pick from. From the staff to the practice facility, all first class.

I have played Shadow Ridge enough in past years to get spoiled by its manicured condition. This year, I arrived while the course was closed for re-seeding and had to play elsewhere until it opened. I played a variety of courses with slow, bumpy greens prior to my first round this trip at Shadow Ridge. The SR greens were fast and true. They roll them everyday after they have been cut and they are perfect. The tee boxes are pristine, flat and well maintained to provide 4 different levels of play (7006, 6621, 6204 and 5158 yards). Play was cart-path only because of the recent opening, but they should be opening the off path traffic soon.

The resort was beautiful - but the course was underway for the overseeding process. Unfortunately, the fairways were mowed down and brown, there were many ant piles everywhere, and I just wished upon booking, I was advised or would have known we would be playing under these conditions. Some holes were not as attractive as others. I imagine the course in prime season is absolutely amazing but for the price I paid - given other courses of this caliber were only a fraction of their regular season fees, wished the fees were more in line with those courses.

You could just sense "Sir Nick" everywhere at this place! Very fun and a good test of golf too! Very nice clubhouse, great staff and practice facility 2nd to non! Now it was the end of a very hot summer and they had just "SCALPED" about 1/3rd of the course. It was still playable and ALL THE GREENS were still very puttable. Most of the holes were "pleasing to the eye" with great area views too! I'd go back in a minute!

I played this course about 1 week before they planned to overseed. As such, the course was a bit dry. However the greens were still in good shape, and held accurate approach shots well. This is a nice course, but I don't think it is worth the extra money that they charge in comparison with some of the other courses in the area. The course is challenging, not because it is long (it really isn't), or has tough driving holes (most are fairly easy). The reason this course is challenging is because the green are medium to small, are above the level of the fairways, and have false fronts and severe contours. This makes getting close to most pin placements almost impossible for the average golfer. I hit many approach shots that I thought were very good - only to find my ball had rolled over the green or had backed up off of the green. Faldo courses place a premium on extremely accurate iron shots!