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 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Disorganized and disappointing

The Legend course is a poor excuse for a golf course. Holes 1, 10 and 17 are ridiculous. The wash adds nothing to the experience. The starter disappeared and held up our start time waiting for a group from the other course. We were finally sent out only to be scolded for having 3 holes in front of us open. Not our fault. We will not play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Good Value

Course in good condition. Very good value for this area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Very nice course with great staff and amenities. The only downside was some traps were hard dirt and some pebbles. Would play this course again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Value

This course, other than the bunkers, is in very good condition. For the Palm Springs area, this is a very good value.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very wet with sparse grass

Overwatering made for wet turf and mud on the ball.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Very Good Value

The course is in good shape except for the bunkers. They are not very well maintained. But overall, a real good value for the Palm Springs area. Just stay out of the bunkers. That's my advice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a good value for money

Driving range was closed until Noon! Starters were not very friendly. Carts were very old. Kept running into bikers on the course, etc. I found much better courses to play in the area for the same amount of money or less

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Fairways a little thin

The course was ok. It played like an older course. The forward tees for my wife were a little long. Generally, she would get more distance between the back tees and the front tees. The fairways seemed beat down and were on the thin side. We did play in January and maybe that's normal. We did play other courses in the valley that were not that way. Overall it was just OK.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff, OK course

The Legend course was in decent shape and not too busy, so we were able to play18 in 3 hrs. It has a few awkward holes, and couple interesting ones, but it costs less to play than the much better and more interesting Resort Course, making it a good value. Would play again.

The staff is always helpful and friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Perfect greens, plays fast. The link's are awesome 👌

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Very good value

The course, fairways and greens, are in very good condition. Only problem is with the bunkers which are in poor condition - not maintained. Stay out of the bunkers, and you will have a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Turned out better than I thought

With my wife as a ride-along we headed for the 1st tee and the starter said "would you rather play the Resort course?" We were only a single so he could make the offer, I jumped on it. Course was in very decent shape. The greens looked a bit scabby but they held a nice line and ran about 10-11. Around the 5th hole we joined the twosome from behind us and the guys were a lot of fun. Two days later I played the Desert Springs Palm course for $178 and it was a far better deal.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very good value

Course in very good condition except for bunkers which are not being maintained well. Still a very good value for the Palm Springs area, just stay out of the bunkers. Ha!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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