Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course
80875 Ave 40, Indio, CA 92203, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course is an 18-hole golf course in Indio, CA, playing 4,804–6,774 yards from 7 sets of tees (slope 109–134, course rating up to 73).
It's a flat walk, roughly 85 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 87 bunkers, with water on 12 holes; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Golfers call the South a generous, very playable layout in reliably excellent condition — the standout of the two courses — where wide fairways funnel toward the short grass and the demand is on second-shot accuracy. Widely seen as one of the better-kept, better-value rounds in the Indio area.
Consistently praised
- Pure, generous fairways with little rough, so most tee shots stay in play.
- Consistently praised conditioning and friendly, accommodating staff.
Worth knowing
- Greens can suffer in peak heat, and the scenery is unremarkable for the desert.
Golfers recommend
- Play it from a back tee to find the real challenge; up front it plays easy.
- Save your focus for second shots and putting, where the course defends itself.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the White tees, 6173 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #15, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #2, #9, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 1 driveable par 4, a chance to steal a shot.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 372 | 17 | Birdie |
| 2• | 4 | 478 | 3 | Long 4Tough |
| 3• | 5 | 537 | 11 | |
| 4• | 4 | 401 | 9 | |
| 5• | 3 | 224 | 13 | Long 3 |
| 6• | 5 | 563 | 5 | |
| 7• | 3 | 162 | 7 | |
| 8• | 4 | 367 | 15 | Birdie |
| 9•• | 4 | 452 | 1 | Long 4Tough |
| Out | 36 | 3556 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 430 | 4 | |
| 11• | 5 | 529 | 10 | |
| 12• | 3 | 160 | 18 | |
| 13• | 5 | 537 | 12 | |
| 14• | 4 | 410 | 6 | |
| 15• | 4 | 319 | 16 | DriveableBirdie |
| 16• | 3 | 227 | 8 | Long 3 |
| 17• | 3 | 184 | 14 | |
| 18•• | 4 | 422 | 2 | Tough |
| In | 35 | 3218 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6774 | 73 | 134 | 71 |
| Blue | 6466 | 71.5 | 130 | 71 |
| White | 6173 | 69.9 | 127 | 71 |
| White/Green | 5892 | 68.5 | 123 | 71 |
| Green | 5598 | 67.2 | 120 | 71 |
| Gold | 5331 | 65.9 | 116 | 71 |
| Silver | 4804 | 63.3 | 109 | 71 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Thu 10-15 · 98/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #6 (11) · #3 (9) · #11 (9) · #2 (6). Water on 12 holes: #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #11, #12, #13, #15, #16, #17, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course?
- Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course plays 4,804–6,774 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course?
- Its slope rating ranges 109–134, with a course rating up to 73. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,173 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course walkable?
- It's a flat walk, with roughly 85 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course have?
- Shadow Hills Golf Club · South Course has 87 bunkers, and water comes into play on 15 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.