45750 San Luis Rey Avenue, Palm Desert, California 92260, US
(760) 346-6123
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About Shadow Mountain Resort & Club

Guests will love the warm welcome to the Shadow Mountain Resort & Club, the first resort in Palm Desert back in 1946. Elite facilities with 16 tennis courts and six pickleball courts attract racquet fanatics. With four pools, five whirlpools, a golf course, two restaurants and fitness studio, there's much to do. Plus, guests can walk to town. 

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Year Opened1946
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesSuite
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Shadow Mountain Resort & Club

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Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
5735 Reviews (5735)
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

one of favorites

Due to early summer heat overall conditions weren't as good as expected, only 4 stars this time. Still love the course and the staff.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Very pleased

8 am tee off played as a single finished in under 3 hrs. Enough said. Conditions were as expected in the summer. A bit toasty and greens fried. Price was right

Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Greens were very poor, great otherwise.

Disappointed the greens were so poor. Very patchy and 18 hardly had any grass at all. Love the greens here when there is actually grass. Seasonal issues no doubt.course layout is great, staff great... But the greens are what makes this course so without them... Poor showing this time.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Played

Greens need help

Overall a good round. However the greens are almost completely dead. There is little to no grass on most of the greens. The dirt however rolled pretty true.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Greens awful

The course was phenomenal on every hole until you got to the green. The greens were absolutely awful. Not a single green was rolling true. Bumpy and dead.

Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Summer golf

Great course. Early summer abnormal heat wave so a bit warm to get 5 stars. Otherwise it is always fun to play DW.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 35
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great Course but greens need repair.

It was great fun to play the course during a heat spell in the desert. Very few golfers made for excellent pace of play.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Nice course!

Really enjoyed it. Lovely layout and use of the land. Greens were dry but to be expected this time of year. Great value. Definitely recommend.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 5
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

The greens are dead!

My brother and nephew flew in to play golf and I booked a 3-some on GN. Arrived 1 hour early to be told by the starter that, "a single would be joining us and that he was on the range". Ok??? It was 102 degrees that day and our tee time was for 11:35 (45 minutes away). There were a total of 8 golfers, including us, on the entire course that day-- and the starter wanted to put a single with us? And share a cart? This starter kept coming out to the range to see if we were ready. The second time he came out he said, "you need to go now because there was a slow four-some about to tee off". I finally told him that our tee time was at 11:35 and we would be ready at 11:30. Did this starter have somewhere to go? It was also weird that this starter could not spare an extra cart to let a single go by himself on a hot day, with no one on the course? It got worse from there because the first 9 greens were completely a mess. Diseased and dying with clumps of mud and sand. We had to play a "maximum two-putt rule" because the greens were unplayable for the first 9 holes. The second 9 were barely playable. It's sad, this is a great course. I just wish that they would have advertised that ALL of there greens were dead and we would be putting on sand and mud in their place. I would definitely AVOID this place until they replace their greens. Maybe next year?

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 2.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 2.0
Difficulty 4.0
T O P 100
Reviews 181
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Punched & dry

Tahquitz is notorious for foot prints in the bunkers. I think that the golfer is here we’re not type the correct etiquette of the Golf procedures raking a bunker is one of them and I don’t believe the staff cares either a fun course but it needs to be watered badly!!!

Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 32
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 33
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 2.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 2.0
T O P 100
Reviews 181
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Good fun,

I like this this course, the golfers act like they are 12, not filling divots , not raking bunkers, they need there mothers to ride with them! 🍼

Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great layout. Course was in good shape except for the greens. Greens were in bad shape due to summer weather.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 20
Played

Desert Willow Mountain

General course condition is good, but greens are horrible right now. I wouldn’t recommend playing it right now.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 27
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course in good shape but greens are little bumpy

Staff very friendly and very up front about the condition of the greens. Greens still in process of transforming from bent to bermuda grass. They expect the greens to be back to normal after a few more days of high heat. Firecliff course is under major renovation and this sister course is a great layout.

Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
T O P 100
Reviews 181
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Take your Bunkers!

A great course to play ! Locals don’t rake the bunkers or fill there divots on the tee box, ( I filled 32 on# 14) if you don’t mind hitting out of a heel in a trap, this course is for you !

Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
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