Palm Springs Golf Course Reviews
PGA West Norman Course Review
La Quinta, CA
75.1 rating; 139 slope |
PGA West Norman Scorecard from the longest tees, as of the date of last review
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PGA West Stadium Course | Rancho Mirage Golf Review | La Quinta Dunes | Silverrock Resort
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PGA West Stadium Course | Rancho Mirage Golf Review | La Quinta Dunes | Silverrock Resort
PGA West Norman Course Overview: This track represents true desert
golf. The player that misses fairway
finds water or desert: period. At over
7,100 yards, this course is also very brutal if solid contact is not being
made. The fun part of the experience is
mostly visual as the water is bright blue, the sand is white and the
landscaping is chalked full of bright flowers.
The best holes are reviewed below:
PGA West Norman Course Hole 2: This fairly short par five can be reached in two if the golfer can find the fairway off the tee shot as the ball will tend to run forever, but, if offline, it will run right into the desert.
PGA West Norman Course Hole 2: This fairly short par five can be reached in two if the golfer can find the fairway off the tee shot as the ball will tend to run forever, but, if offline, it will run right into the desert.
PGA West Norman Course Hole 5: This relatively short par four is not difficult, but features a picturesque drive over a lake that is not in play unless the horrible drive is hit. The real danger on the hole is the massive bunker to the left of the green.
PGA West Norman Course Hole 13: The best single shotter on the course, this par three has oodles of trouble. If the water can be avoided short, right and long (which isn’t easy on a 216 yard shot), the player must still avoid 8 bunkers surrounding the green to have a good shot at par.
PGA West Norman Course Hole 15: On a course with a lot of pretty, white bunkers, this hole takes the cake. On the tee shot, desert and white sand dominates the view, as there are 8 bunkers left of the fairway, 2 to the right and 3 in the middle. From the angle of the tee, it appears there is nowhere to run to, but there is as the fairway is wide and forgiving. The approach is relatively wide open save one deep bunker front and center of the green.
PGA West Norman Course Hole 16: A good par 5 with water coming into play on all three shots. It’s short enough to get home in two but the green is very shallow and is sandwiched between the lake short and seven bunkers deep. The safe route is out to the left where there is limited trouble and only a badly pushed or pulled approach will find a hazard.
PGA West Norman Course Hole 17: The last par three of the day is not terribly long, but does require a solid shot to negotiate the water and two bunkers around the green complex.