Painted Desert Golf Club

I did not use this reservation. I emailed you today to tell you that. I made the reservation in error (date was supposed to be 4/3). I have asked for a refund.

Yes, I may be a tourist, but I travel and pay to golf in a lot of places, Las Vegas is one of them. This was by far the worst of the courses I've played in the Vegas area. What a total letdown. Conditions were deteriorating, litter and trash all over, bunkers were hard and thin of actual sand and full of rocks, tee boxes were beat-up and had weeks worth of broken tees and unfilled divots, fairways were in rough shape, greens were diseased and inconsistent. Overall, I'm disappointed that I wasted ANY time or money here. I would not return for free....straight up.
Both holes 9 and 18 run on either side of the range, and were littered with range balls....way to many to be only from that day, or even the last two days. I'm talking hundreds of range balls all over the fairways and in the bunkers. Completely unacceptable. Add-in the fact that the starter pushed us to tee off early, despite having just purchased range balls, and paired us with a 2-some who had zero golf etiquette.
Yet parked next to #18 is a cart kid with a wet towel looking to make a buck off of the people finishing their round. "No Thanks" I said, "but maybe you can go pick-up some of the balls all over the fairway", as I pointed back at them all.
This course was an embarrassment and I'm assuming a shell of what it likely once was, as the layout isn't bad at all. If you are considering playing here....Don't do it. Spend a little more and play a course that is managed by someone who takes pride in their job. Because this place surely isn't.

Such a great layout, only to be wasted by apathetic management. Many of the bunkers on this once great course were full of rocks or no sand at all. Fairways and greens were mostly okay but all had issues you hoped to avoid. Too bad. At that price point, it was criminal.

Paid $150 to play the course, which might be cheap in Las Vegas this time of year, but is pretty expensive compared to courses I am playing in Phoenix. For the money, I expected so much more. Course layout was fun, but the conditions were like those of a $30 muni: bare tee boxes, patchy fairways, and the bunkers, which were everywhere, were like concrete. Just very poor all the way around. Staff was very nice though. They deserve better. Would skip it if I were you.

Greens need some TLC. Continue working to get the geese of the track. Great starter, keep everyone on pace, though having a marshal in the course once in a while will be great also to keep everyone moving.

I haven't played this course in a few years, but I enjoyed getting reacquainted. I will play this course again.

Don't' miss playing at Painted Dessert - great track - pretty course.
super friendly and helpful staff - Me and my playing partner had to leave from the course to Airport - the staff kept our luggage and helped us tremendously- great breakfast.

Course was in good shape for February

Course is not in good shape. Ground is very hard and rolls forever. They have a menu up at hole 7 or 8 to order at the turn. No one would answer the phone. Pro shop was nice enough to put my order in for me. When we went to pick it up it wasn't ready and had to wait a longtime before giving up and leaving. No one there seems to care about the service or the course. That will be my one and only time golfing there.

The golf course is perfect in every way.
The course layout is good, the condition is good, and the staff is very friendly.
I would like to recommend it to my friends, and I also play about 4 times a week.

Ran 20-30 minutes behind to tee off, never finished the round due to sunset and extreme overbooking and slow play. Course in mediocre condition, poor green conditions in places, not putter friendly. No on course customer support for slow play.

Much better pace of play, seems like groups were sent out every 15min or so, so there was minimal wait around the tee boxes. I didn't see any marshal on the course which is something that really makes things smoother, but overall better experience this time. Greens need some TLC, they are fair at best, fairways seem good this time around. Keep it up from here for the spring season.

The greens were very nice and firm and the course was good in general, but there was absolutely zero sand in the bunkers. The bunkers were just filled with hard packed sand and gravel, making any attempt to get out impossible and sticking it on the green

Not bad for the money. Everyone is super nice and it’s usually always in decent shape.

Common theme across las vegas arcis managed courses is poor pace. Its a shame that there will never be an improvement of pace. Why???

1. Profit comes first
2. Pace improvements conflict revenue goal
3. Reactive not proactive
4. Competitive pressure not strong

Fact is that arcis has the local las vegas economy by the throat, and they don't have to change. If every golfer who plays low cost courses decided to take their business for a month to aliante, the club at sunrise, durango hills, north las vegas municipal, stallion mountain, or desert willow.... perhaps they would implement change.

Brutal truth:
The Arcis group operates as a for-profit business, and improving pace-of-play is only a priority if it directly impacts their bottom line. Unless golfers demand changes—either by providing feedback, leaving negative reviews, or playing elsewhere—significant improvements are unlikely. The unfortunate truth is that as long as courses remain profitable, pace-of-play issues will likely remain secondary to revenue generation.

Complain all you want but nothing sparks change for businesses like a loss of revenue.

Context…

1 handicap and I’ve played golf all over the world.

Greens, good pace but BUMPY and unhealthy.

Every hole looks the same. Not much personality to the course outside of a couple holes with water.

PACE OF PLAY, WOW! If you want to spend 5.5 hours with someone and get to know their life story, this is the place for you!

With so many options in the Vegas area for similarly priced greens fees, this isn’t one you should add to your rotation.

Common theme across las vegas arcis managed courses is poor pace. Its a shame that there will never be an improvement of pace. Why???

1. Profit comes first
2. Pace improvements conflict revenue goal
3. Reactive not proactive
4. Competitive pressure not strong

Fact is that arcis has the local las vegas economy by the throat, and they don't have to change. If every golfer who plays low cost courses decided to take their business for a month to aliante, the club at sunrise, durango hills, north las vegas municipal, stallion mountain, or desert willow.... perhaps they would implement change.

Brutal truth:
The Arcis group operates as a for-profit business, and improving pace-of-play is only a priority if it directly impacts their bottom line. Unless golfers demand changes—either by providing feedback, leaving negative reviews, or playing elsewhere—significant improvements are unlikely. The unfortunate truth is that as long as courses remain profitable, pace-of-play issues will likely remain secondary to revenue generation.

Complain all you want but nothing sparks change for businesses like a loss of revenue.