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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Average Rating
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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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Average Rating
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4.0
117 Reviews (117)
5 Stars
42
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
78.6%
Recommend this course
92 out of 117 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 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/28/2022

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 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/28/2022

Hi. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/28/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Shadow Mountain Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Something for everyone

While this is reportedly the #1 ranked par 3 in California (#8 in the US), the course was approachable enough to make it enjoyable for the less proficient in my family. The greens are in great condition and have subtle tilts making them a challenging read. The grounds are in very good condition throughout and the landscape/setting aisles inviting. There are enough hazards tandoori varied distances to challenge the short game of lower handicappers. It was a great warm-up venue for my family to begin our Thanksgiving in the Desert.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 11/27/2022

We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Shadow Mountain Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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 11/25/2022

Hi. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Shadow Mountain Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

“Historic” course

We were sadly disappointed at this $85 par 70 course. For that price we were hoping for some fun but the starter informed us that it was probably not the course for us and he was right.

Very narrow fairways, no room for error because the houses are right in the course.

Greens were slow, sadly over seeded … overall a big disappointment. Might have been a great place to play in 1946 but … times they a changing. Don’t bother unless you remember 1946.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 11/23/2022

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 Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Kin
Played On
Reviews 53
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/22/2022

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 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course layout was tricky

The course was laid out that had lots of trees . I never could find the tee flag. I wanted to play by myself but was told to get into the cart of another single so I became frustrated and only played 9 holes

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Short course good smaller greens

Get to use a lot of wedge shots and shaping tee shots . Bunkers are well placed . Greens are great . Doing work on the remodel of the club house so that is a little inconvenient but will be nice when complete . Very putting course was now complete and fun to practice with .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good practice course

Course I’d in reasonable condition. Greens quite rough course is pretty short for the golfer who hits longer. .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/21/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Shadow Mountain Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

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

Good fun/value for the green fee…

Never played it before and didn’t have high expectations. However, a few holes in it gets better along the way. Worth the tee fee!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Shadow Mountain Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 11/19/2022

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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/19/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Shadow Mountain Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/18/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Shadow Mountain Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/18/2022

Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Shadow Mountain Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/17/2022

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/16/2022

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 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old and Weird, but Decent Enough Course

Everything about this course is old - mid-century unmodern if you will.. Not just the course structure and layout, but the facilities and the people too. That being said it was in decent enough shape and presents a challenge- particularly for slow putting. The facilities appeared to be under reconstruction so maybe something coming, but nothin there now. The people were nice and the rate is fair given the competition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/17/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Shadow Mountain Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good for the money

We usually play here a couple of times each visit from the Pacific Northwest. While more expensive after the pandemic, this is still a good course for mid handicappers. Short but tight fairways put accuracy at a premium. New owner is restoring the course & facilities. LOTS of maintenance folks on the course., but did not get in our way.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/16/2022

Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shadow Mountain Golf Club.

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