5350 E. Marriott Drive,
Phoenix, Arizona 85054
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Matt Keel (Lead Instructor)The Course:
18 holes. Desert-style. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Desert and residential.
Designer:
An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
18-hole par-71 Faldo Course (6846 yards from back tees)
33.685773
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16 miles N of Phoenix
From the 101-loop take exit 31 heading north on Tatum Blvd. After 1 mile turn right into Pathfinder Road. After 500 yards at roundabout turn left into Wildfire Golf.
Wildfire (Palmer)
JW Marriott's Wildfire Golf Club is an excellent quality public-access facility, which boasts two, pleasantly contrasting and picturesque 18-hole layouts. Both the Faldo and Palmer courses lay down an excellent test of golf, each one handsomely crafted by the respective golfing legend whose name it bears.
The Palmer Signature Course plays up to 7,145 yards, providing a desert-style golf experience. The Palmer layout has a different feel than the adjoining Faldo course, but you'll spark plenty of debate if you ask the members which is the better of the two.
The Palmer is perhaps a little more challenging with some tighter drives to be made and "wash" areas cutting across several fairways. Errant drives often find the penal scrub which typically lines the fairways, not least on holes like the testing par-5 14th, never an easy proposition even if you know the course. In contrast the Faldo creates a slightly more forgiving feel, although it does possess the more prodigious bunkering.
The greens on the Palmer are notoriously large and undulating, playing as well and as true as any you'll find in the Scottsdale area. Housing typically only flanks one-side of the holes on the Palmer, and is generally set-well back out of harm's way. Gratifyingly, the "turn" on each of the nine-hole loops pushes out into the open desert, offering the best of the McDowell Mountain views.
Stay & Play at Wildfire: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Non-metal spikes (strongly recommended). Walking permitted. Golf carts are fitted with GPS.
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In recent years Wildfire has hosted the LPGA Founders Cup, a full LPGA Tour event, which is played on a composite of the Faldo and Palmer courses (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >Wildfire GC).
5350 East Marriott Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85054
+1 (480) 473 0205
Visit websiteWildfire (Faldo and Palmer courses)
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