Shadow Mountain GC
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4.1
2278 Reviews (2278)
5 Stars
706
4 Stars
1021
3 Stars
371
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
66
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
82.8%
Recommend this course
1922 out of 2278 reviews
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3.9
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
76.3%
Recommend this course
71 out of 93 reviews
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4.0
118 Reviews (118)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
78.8%
Recommend this course
93 out of 118 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally welcoming staff consistently go out of their way to make every golfer feel at home. A fun, challenging layout with well-maintained fairways and greens delivers outstanding value for the money.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 5375 yards
Slope 116
Rating 66.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1958
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Sarazen (1958)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lockers

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

4.1
2278 Reviews (2278)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 11
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 67
Bunkers 51
Water Hazards 34
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 73
Locals 54
Walkers 52
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 74
Near Local Attractions 26
In the 'Burbs 12

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Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fun little track

Good course and fun to play. Really pleasant and friendly.staff. Short course but great for a short round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/19/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, SndBarrett. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Huge improvement

They’ve done a great job with the clubhouse amenities and the course is in the best shape we’ve ever seen in the 10 years we’ve been playing there!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/19/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, Robert9845967. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/11/2024

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

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Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/05/2024

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Rebelbushpilot. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/08/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Sergio6. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Tight Course

I enjoyed playing at Shadow Mtn. It is a fairly short course, but with some interesting twists.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/08/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, MIchael5465389. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

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Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old School Vibe w/ good conditions

This place was fun with kitchy decorations and small course feel. It's certainly not a large piece of land so for some people it may feel cramped. Houses are definitely close to the course and easy to hit if you're too loose. The conditions were great EXCEPT for the speed of the greens. I'm sure it's purposeful to help speed up play of casual players. I prefer fast and firm greens but to be fair every green here is pretty small... It's great value for a shorter length 18 and still a par 70. It's a unique combo that plays a bit faster and doesn't feel as overwhelming as a true championship course. Speed up the greens and it could be a real fun tight course test for a lower handicap. Fun vibe especially for more casual players so I'd recommend it for golfing occasions like birthdays or reunions or group outings.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, Amisk8er. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun, historic “executive” length course

Really enjoyed Shadow Mountain in the middle of a Palm Springs golf week as a change of pace and a break from the big courses. It’s quite short, but certainly not easy. The course has small greens and narrow fairways, with mid century modern houses very close to the line of play, so you need to be accurate. Even short hitters like me will use 3 wood or less on many par 4 and 5 holes. The staff is friendly, and the overall vibe is fun. The decor is big on pink flamingos (and pink in general). Sadly there is no range, just some nets to warm up. But there is a huge putting green — partly to warm up and partly to play 18 hole rounds of putt-putt on a real green that has no windmills, but plenty of extreme undulations. Overall, it’s a great place to give your driver a rest, work on your short game, and just have fun. I’ll be back next time I’m in Palm Springs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/04/2024

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Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Stuartallen. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun shorter but challenging course in great shape

Course is fairly challenging for a shorter course. Fairly tight fairways with homes on many holes. Fairways and greens were in great shape - greens perhaps a bit slow but not bad. You don't need to hit long to enjoy this course, just keep it in the fairways and avoid the temptation to smash your drives. Friendly staff, pace was very good at 8:00am.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314164582584. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old & Fun-The Course (& me too)

Oldest course in Palm area or so they say. Fun short track Par 70 for the boys just under 5400 from the blues with just the 2 par 5's. Great shape greens a bit slow however. Just felt comfy to play but a bit tight in spots so not so good for newbies to golf. Very enjoyable round nonetheless. Plan on playing it again before end of the vacation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, MarcRLeclair. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What an improvement

We’ve been playing here once in a while for many years and were amazed at the improvements this year The new flamingo themed clubhouse is completed and replaces the old check- in trailer. The fairways are now green and lush where they used to be spotty. The greens are slow and need to be cut but I understand the course wants to make sure the grass is healthy first. As always staff was very friendly and welcoming

It is a relatively short track but ideal for a couples game. My wife loved the course and there is enough challenge that I am very happy to revisit regularly

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, gerry1443147. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff was super friendly. Course was higher handicap friendly. Greens and fairways in good shape. Little lite on food or other amenities but restaurants nearby. Great for knocking off winter rust.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/04/2024

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Xmas day frolic

Had a beautiful day on a lovely course. Staff were very enthusiastic, friendly and supportive.

The course was in great shape overall except the greens were incredibly slow. We found out after the game that all the greens are new and being carefully nursed along, but will eventually be cut shorter.

Would strongly recommend signs asking players to fix their divots. Lots of sand seed available on carts but some fairway areas were really getting hacked up!

Beautiful washrooms at the clubhouse!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162397296. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

The starter Van, an outstanding guy! Friendly checkin and staff.

Tight layout and you need to be hitting your mid and short irons well to have a good round. Greens were super slow!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 01/05/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Stuartallen. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

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