Gene Sarazen envisioned Shadow Mountain to be the design of the future: built to test but not overtax golfers. It has challenges for golfers of all abilities and rewards golfers who shape their shots and use their head more than their driver. With over 700 mature palm trees, the fairways are well defined and the small greens are protected by well placed glistening white sand bunkers. Tucked in at the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains, Shadow Mountain is well protected from the winds that plague many desert courses.

This course is short in length, but don't let that fool you. The greens are very fast and undulating. The fairways are narrow. They are lined with palm trees. The course is a good challenge for middle handicapers.