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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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Excellent

We played 4 other courses in the area and Willows was the best!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good but not Tough

Course is straight forward, not real challenging but was great for us as a first round for our trip here since we had not played for a month. We played in under 4 hours but only because we went from hole 11 to hole 3. There was a junior tournament going on and we caught up to the tail end of that on hole 9. The starter told us that crossing over would be much faster and he was right. Would play here again but only as a warm up course. Playing the Resort course later this week which is more challenging. Restaurant and patio nice for drinks or a quick bite

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

Got a primo tee time on here- just a twosome, didn’t pair us up. Played in less than 4 hours. Course in nice shape, only one hole with water so very playable for all levels. Greens very slow, maybe they’re always like this? Beautiful views, would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All great!

Willows was the best course we played all week!

The private course were good but Willows is a muni course and their monies are spent in the right place!

Book way ahead of time - it fills up.

You won’t be disappointed!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course and great lunch

Course is in great shape and the restaurant is great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Thanksgiving Round

Played while on a family trip to the desert. Played the Mountain View side at around 9:00. We were paired with a couple of “regulars” and had a great time.

We arrived early and had some tasty breakfast burritos and took advantage of the grass range and short game area. The pro shop crew was welcoming and helpful.

The course had been over seeded about a month ago, so conditions were nearly perfect The layout is pretty flat, but interesting. Bunkers and water will keep you on your toes. You don’t return to the clubhouse during the round, but we saw the drink cart 3 times on the day.

Both courses at Desert Willow are worth a try. Get a tee time and enjoy the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Morning in the Desert

We played the Legends course to save some money from the resort course. I expected narrower fairways and more of a heavily trafficked course but we were wrong. Very beautiful and it was in excellent condition. Only very minor input… the very slow greens were hard to get use to and the driving range could use a little more grass in the tee boxes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous course!

We golfed with friends and had a fantastic round. The course is in excellent shape. We had breakfast at the course and drinks from the drink cart. The drink cart came around at least three or four times during our 18 holes. Everything was excellent and I would definitely golf here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disapponted

We play this course a lot over the years but never in November. Greens were bumpy and slow and fairways were very thin. Looks like they may have had trouble with the overseed.

On a positive note the layout is nice and views of mountains are very nice.

Hopefully it's better when we come back in March.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape. 7:30 starting time, played it in 4:10..fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Golf

Fun day at the Players. Greens rolling well but challenging for our group to make putts

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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