Painted Desert Golf Club is the valley’s original desert target course, a Jay Morrish design that opened in 1987 in the northwest valley. Fairways framed by natural desert give it a classic Las Vegas look and a strategic, shot making challenge. Use the interactive map below to see the routing, then read on for the course and the area.
Interactive Painted Desert Golf Club hole map
Every hole is plotted on real satellite geography, tee to green, so you can see exactly how the course threads through the neighborhood and which homes back the fairways. Tap any numbered green for the par and yardage.
Painted Desert Golf Club at a glance
- Location: Painted Desert, northwest Las Vegas, Nevada
- Course: 18 holes, par 72, about 6,781 yards from the championship tees
- Designer: Jay Morrish
- Opened: 1987
- Access: Public tee times
- Community: Painted Desert, a northwest Las Vegas community
The course
Jay Morrish designed Painted Desert as the valley’s first true desert target course, with island fairways set against natural desert washes. It rewards accurate placement off the tee and remains a distinctive, strategic par 72 more than three decades after it opened.
Access and play
Painted Desert is a public, daily fee course, so anyone can book a tee time. It has long been a locals’ favorite in the northwest valley.
Living in Painted Desert
The Painted Desert community sits in the northwest valley around the course, with established single family homes, mature landscaping, and easy access to the 95 and Summerlin. Many homes look out over the fairways and desert.
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Painted Desert Golf Club FAQs
Is Painted Desert Golf Club public or private?
It is a public daily fee course, open to everyone with a tee time. It sits in the Painted Desert community in the northwest valley.
Who designed Painted Desert?
Jay Morrish. The course opened in 1987 and was the valley’s first true desert target course, playing 18 holes at par 72.
What is a desert target course?
It is a design where fairways and greens are set as islands of turf framed by natural desert, rewarding accurate shot placement over raw distance.
Where is Painted Desert located?
In the northwest Las Vegas valley, with easy access to the 95 freeway and Summerlin.
What makes Painted Desert special?
As the valley’s original desert target course, a Jay Morrish design with a classic strategic layout and an established community, it holds a distinctive place in Las Vegas golf.