Painted Desert Men’s Golf Club was started in 1996 by Albert Iovinelli, the first President of the club, working with the Painted Desert Golf Course Head Professional/General Manager of that era, Scotty Greer. The first event played was in January 1997.

In the beginning, recruiting members was through a single advertisement in the Painted Desert newsletter and referrals and was only open to homeowners. Several years later, membership was extended to a limited number of golf course employees and continues to grow membership base by opening membership to outside individuals, from referrals of those who have expressed interest in membership and have the same social club values expressed by the “founding fathers.” Presidents volunteer to serve for a two-year term. The primary objective of the group continues to be social interaction, with golf as glue.

Volunteers were and are the club “managers” who maintain game formats and continue to oversee and satisfy the needs of the organization and golf course. Most recently, computerized scoring has become the club’s chosen method to maintain records for the long term. Originally playing one game weekly, the Club now plays twice weekly and plans occasional out of town play, having recently travelled to Palm Springs California, Williams Arizona, and Pahrump Nevada.