Played 4/20/22 in near perfect conditions
Angel Park Palm course is an easy, enjoyable round on a fun, interesting track. We play from the white tees that's only about 5400 yards on a par-70 layout. ... Continue »

Played 4/20/22 in near perfect conditions
Angel Park Palm course is an easy, enjoyable round on a fun, interesting track. We play from the white tees that's only about 5400 yards on a par-70 layout. There is water to carry on a couple of short par-3s, a dogleg par-4 9th and desert scruff and canyons to carry on some others. The split fairway par-5 6th is the most unique hole, with a tee shot decision to play safe to the close fairway on the left and take a longer shot over a canyon towards the green (aim to the left of the tree on the hill, but don't hit it more than 190 yds fom the white tees or you'll run out of room!) or carry the canyon on the right to cut down the 2nd shot length, but if you DO pull it off, unless you squeeze your drive between the 150 pole and the right rough, you'll be left with either the ball on a severe upslope, way above your feet, or both. I went the safe left side route today and two well struck 3-hybrids got me onto the green with an eagle putt- a rarity for me.
Angel Park Palm is consistently in good/great condition, the fairways are a good width and lush, the rough not overly long or punishing, but wayward shots may up in rocky desert scrub. The greens are solid, with the occasional overslope (balls horseshoeing back towards you) and a few two-tiered offerings to mix it up. Fixing ball marks is a never-ending chore, though. NOTES: Putts generally are quicker going towards "the Strat"/downtown, and the 16th green slopes so much from right to left that balls hit anywhere on the left half will roll off, and if the rough is cut close I've had shots land on the green, roll off and then down the ever-steepening slope until it left the property through the chain-link fence, so stay to the right side!
Tee boxes are fine, with the exception of the bad #8, which is a mound and so a mostly dirt, crater-pocked mess on its only level spot, and a rather severely sloped sidehill #12, depending on where they set the teeing area.
Bunkers are decent to good, many have packed, hard bottoms requiring a steeper swing to get good results. Today I got "sandies" on the both the 17th & 18th, so I left with a smile!
Good conditions, a nice mix of holes, it's a short, fairly easy, fun course good for everyone- and you can wear "tastefully casual" (nice denim) attire, too!
Recommended.