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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Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good practice round

Not a high end facility but still was a fun round with new friends from Tucson

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/09/2023

Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Walkers paradise?

This course would be so much better if walking rates were offered and strongly encouraged. The fairways would be in much better shape with reduced cart play..

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at our course!

Played On
Reviews 70
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Work in progress

The clubhouse and restaurant/bar are closed as they are remodeling. Temporary bar is there!

I have never seen a putting green this large.

The guys I played with were great as was the round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/03/2023

Hello. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Shadow Mountain Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bob Bourget

Good value for the money , very enjoyable stress free round of golf. Only 5200 yards long but not what I consider easy.. The outdoor lounge area is a great spot for a refreshment after your round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/26/2023

Hi, We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 161
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice Folks

Decided to play by myself and was fortunate to be paired with a very nice guy. The very nice lady who worked the pro shop couldn’t be more helpful. I will be back and with my wife.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Quirky course that doesn’t break the bank.

We didn’t expect much, because of the low greens fee. We were pleased with the exceptional quality of the sand in the bunkers and the greens. I would say the greens were as good as an expensive course.

The layout was quirky, bordering on unsafe. Three times we had balls drop right next to us, and nobody bothered to say fore…which is a statement about the kind of people who play inexpensive courses, but course layout didn’t contribute to a safe environment. You could tell the people who had played the course before because they knew where the trouble would be, and avoided it. Being newbies here, we weren’t as wise.

The staff was very friendly and helpful, and we enjoyed ourselves. We will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/27/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 161
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great condition

Really nice people and wonderful conditions. Liked that the holes weren’t all real long. Designed for senior players. I will be back with my wife next time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/27/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/12/2023

Hello, Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

loved it.

First time player. The tees were fair, so were you fairways, but your greens were excellent. No matter how fancy or lush, if the greens are not puttable, you have a cow pasture. Your greens are a lot of fun, thank you.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/12/2023

Thank you for your review, We will pass along your positive experience to our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not at all worth the price tag

It’s just not a good course. Conditions of the tee boxes and terrain were fine but it’s just ugly, feels like playing golf through a trailer park. This should be a $40 green fee not $80+. Also difficult to find the next tee boxes, poorly laid out. The thing that makes this problematics really is the price tag. It’s just not nearly nice enough to warrant that.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/11/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Shadow Mountain Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played a week ago and course looked like it was getting much better then on Friday looked terrible fairways brown greens are in good shape and the traps are better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/12/2023

Thank you for your review, We will pass along your positive experience to our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice greens, fast pace

We enjoyed our round. We were disappointed that for the price the facility had a construction trailer as a "pro shop" and did not have a driving range. The hitting mats and nets were in very poor condition so we were unable to warm up before our round.

Most of the course was in fair condition and the greens were very well maintained and made the course a good challenge!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Shadow Mountain Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Shadow Mountain Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

First time playing

Group ahead was a stag and was very very slow. But we did get a call from the course asking about our experience

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Shadow Mountain Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Shirts and Shoes Optional!!!

If you want to play a round of golf" where you can see the "local wildlife" in its natural habitat just come to Shadow Mountain. Golf!

This course is for bros, with beers, exposed bellies /farmers tans, bad swings and bare feet. Seriously, anything goes!!! No ranger to monitor, pace of play is horrific, liable to be injured from errant shots coming from every direction, and course condition is anything but below adequate.. This is a course where, truly, the inmates run the asylum!!

For the reputation of the owner being a class act and an asset to the community, her golf course and its players are anything but. A BIG black eye!!!

Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice, fun course. Great people!

First time to play this course. We needed to find something in the desert that didn’t break the bank every time we play. Met awfully nice folks. Loved the burgers and dogs at the turn. Greens in great shape. A fun, value-friendly course which served as a shakedown round before heading elsewhere the next day ($$$). We will be back!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Hello, Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Better than expected

After reading some of the reviews I was hesitant to play here. I was pleasantly surprised at the shape of the course . Obviously a little rain can make a difference.

Greens were quick and true.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Hello, Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways seem sparse. Tees were not level.Greens although smooth were very hard and not receptive.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

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