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 83
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 83
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
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 83
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

Course is in very good condition except for the bunkers which are in very poor condition. Pace of play was very good. Overall very good value for the Palm Springs area

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course but greens were a bit rough

Bag drop off was very poor and reception at the course poor. Waited in Pro shop far too long to register. Had to flag someone down to advise our bags were sitting in drop off area. Not great customer service to start the day. Once we got on the course it was fine but green conditions weren’t great

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 83
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 was in very good condition. Pace of play was quite good. It was rather windy and cold, but still a very good value for the Palm Springs area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fast greens

Very pretty and playable course. Only complaint was that the greens are rock hard trampolines. I understand they replaced them and they’ll remain hard for another year or so until they can punch them.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very well kept

The course was Phenomenal played like a Chapion chip course very well maintained... Love it!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good golf value in Palm Springs

The Tagquitz Creek Legends is a good golf value in Palm Springs. The course is in good condition and pace of play very good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Definitely a must play

Course was in perfect shape. Every hole is worth a picture. Memorable round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 83
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

Good Value

Course in good shape. Priced reasonably for the Palm Springs area

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great, BUT!

Wow, what a lovely place to play golf. This had the potential to be a top experience for me, but it was not due to issues somewhat outside of the course's control.

The good: This is a fantastically beautiful place! Perfect conditions, lovely views, nice people—I would normally absolutely go again.

The bad: As a single, I got paired with three players. Two were locals who only paid $35 to play compared to my $215! Ouch. The fourth was a visitor as well. The locals showed up late and we got held back waiting on them - that should not be allowed and for $35 bucks, they probably did not think the same as me. All three were slow. Two because they were playing from the back and hitting balls all over creation, and the guest was just SLOW. I filmed him on a 60-yard wedge shot. From the club section to hitting the ball (he airmailed the green BTW), it took him a minute and 20 seconds to hit the shot. Think Sergio from several years back.

We were asked by the Ranger to speed up three times before the 8th hole with every justification. After hitting my tee shot on 10, I told them I had to get the car back to the rest of my party at hotel and was going to jump ahead. I skipped 11 and 12, which put me off and played multiple balls the rest of the way. The ranger was nice enough not to be put off that I left my group as some can be. He said he would have done the same as he could see I was trying to push them from the 2nd hole on. We played the front in 2:40 and the group in front of us probably did it in 1:40! I thought about asking for a rain check as it ruined my chance to enjoy the place.

What does the Golf World think about my asking these folks to comp me a round if I am ever back here? Is that reasonable? I played most of the course, but I had zero enjoyment for the first 3 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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