Shadow Mountain Golf Course
Palm Desert, California · 18 holes · par 70 · Semi-Private. Designed by Gene Sarazen, opened 1958.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 310 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 36 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- 14 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | Gold | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 331 | 326 | 308 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 309 | 302 | 296 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 288 | 276 | 257 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 138 | 130 | 123 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 331 | 322 | 315 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 342 | 336 | 330 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 177 | 167 | 161 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 152 | 145 | 141 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 436 | 423 | 411 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 289 | 280 | 273 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 284 | 279 | 275 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 363 | 353 | 345 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 306 | 295 | 288 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 318 | 310 | 305 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 354 | 335 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 114 | 107 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 386 | 381 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 431 | 425 | 411 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Female | 5375 | 71.1 | 125 |
| Blue | Male | 5375 | 66.1 | 116 |
| Gold | Female | 5223 | 70.3 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5223 | 65.4 | 114 |
| White | Male | 5062 | 64.7 | 112 |
| White | Female | 5062 | 69.4 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 340+26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 315 · 331 · 346front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 199 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 208.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 313+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 295 · 309 · 324front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 192
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 23 to reach, 38 to carry
- Bunker right: 162 to reach, 173 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 173 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 23 to reach, 38 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 192.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 280-25 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 278 · 288 · 299front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 19 ydswide at 182
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 25 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 19 yards wide at 182.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 57 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].