Palmer Course at Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge

About
The Palmer Course at Wildfire Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course designed by Arnold Palmer and built in 1997. The par-72 golf course measures 7,145 yards from the tournament tees. "I enjoy designing golf courses that celebrate the sheer fun of golf," Palmer said about this course, "and Wildfire is exactly that."
The Bermuda grass Palmer Course at Wildfire Golf Club is one of two championship courses at the club. It features a GPS option that offers golfers detailed mapping of the Faldo and Palmer courses, precise yardages for tee shots and approach shots to the greens, and the chance to order breakfast and lunch from the golf cart. Additional features include communication with the golf shop, a CBS Sportsline ticker with all scores 24 hours a day, and the leader board for tournaments. Its sibling, the Faldo golf course, also features the system.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Tournament | 72 | 7145 yards | 72.7 | 142 |
Championship | 72 | 6645 yards | 70.4 | 131 |
Championship (W) | 72 | 6645 yards | 77.4 | 132 |
Regular | 72 | 6060 yards | 68.1 | 122 |
Regular (W) | 72 | 6060 yards | 74.0 | 126 |
Forward | 72 | 5390 yards | 64.8 | 109 |
Forward (W) | 72 | 5390 yards | 70.6 | 118 |
Wildfire | 72 | 4835 yards | 62.2 | 99 |
Wildfire (W) | 72 | 4835 yards | 68.5 | 107 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 72.7/142 | 415 | 450 | 605 | 345 | 160 | 415 | 465 | 225 | 520 | 3600 | 420 | 550 | 430 | 175 | 530 | 205 | 355 | 450 | 430 | 3545 | 7145 |
Blue M: 70.4/131 W: 77.4/132 | 360 | 420 | 580 | 315 | 140 | 395 | 445 | 185 | 470 | 3310 | 385 | 520 | 410 | 165 | 510 | 185 | 325 | 430 | 405 | 3335 | 6645 |
Blue/White M: 69.4/126 W: 74.6/127 | 360 | 380 | 550 | 315 | 140 | 360 | 385 | 185 | 450 | 3125 | 385 | 520 | 375 | 145 | 510 | 185 | 325 | 390 | 350 | 3185 | 6310 |
White M: 68.1/122 W: 74.0/126 | 340 | 380 | 550 | 275 | 130 | 360 | 385 | 160 | 450 | 3030 | 360 | 475 | 375 | 145 | 475 | 165 | 295 | 390 | 350 | 3030 | 6060 |
White/Red M: 66.5/114 W: 71.9/123 | 340 | 335 | 495 | 275 | 130 | 315 | 385 | 160 | 375 | 2810 | 360 | 425 | 320 | 145 | 430 | 150 | 295 | 345 | 310 | 2780 | 5590 |
Red M: 64.8/109 W: 70.6/118 | 255 | 335 | 495 | 245 | 125 | 315 | 355 | 160 | 375 | 2660 | 340 | 425 | 320 | 145 | 430 | 150 | 265 | 345 | 310 | 2730 | 5390 |
Red/Brown M: 63.3/103 W: 69.9/116 | 255 | 330 | 450 | 245 | 100 | 300 | 355 | 135 | 280 | 2450 | 340 | 395 | 320 | 125 | 385 | 120 | 265 | 315 | 310 | 2575 | 5025 |
Brown M: 62.2/99 W: 68.5/107 | 230 | 330 | 450 | 220 | 100 | 300 | 315 | 135 | 280 | 2360 | 310 | 395 | 300 | 125 | 385 | 120 | 240 | 315 | 285 | 2475 | 4835 |
Handicap | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 9 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 12 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 |
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Paying for parking
I think its absolutely ridiculous that they charge you for parking and you don't know ahead of time. I have never paid for parking at any golf course!
Good course, not an elite track
The course is alright - challenging if you are not accurate off the tee as there's a lot of tight fairways surrounded by desert sand and ditches that balls roll into.
The rough isn't really rough but compressed dry grass and with tight fairways you're hitting off it or the desert sand frequently. Greens rolled well, felt they were fair. This is the only course I've played in Arizona that actually had sand in their bunkers. Carts had GPS and showed slopes of greens. Bottled water included in cooler.
Have to be very accurate off the tee. Good amount of doglegs on the course. Front 9 was unremarkable and target golf, back 9 had some more interesting holes with approach shots over sand and water. There was a unique par 5 with the green at the end of a horseshoe fairway, probably the most memorable hole. Bunkers and doglegs were consistently ~250 out in the fairway which made you strategize how you played the holes.
Starters were very friendly, they space tee times out 10 minutes, we lucked out and had 2 groups ahead of us us only play 9 holes which made for a quick round. Drink cart came around a few times - hot dog was burnt.
Play it if you get a deal, but it's not an elite track.
Great course conditions but...
When I pay this much for a round of golf, I expect a little better customer service. No bag drop, no help getting clubs in or off carts.
Pace of play was poor but course was great. Great practice facilities.
Get a better rate before you play this course.
Overprice
Overpriced, have to pay for parking, couse is ok but not worth the money. We played end October green speed at 6 it was terrible.
good friendly gettable course
because of overseed. greens slow and cart path only. considering situation. still pretty good
Should cut the cost during reseeding!
The course was designed to shoot lower scores but the greens were not much different than the fairways. Impossible to make putts outside of 4 ft due to the length of the grass on the greens. There should have been a price break for those conditions!
Arizona Desert Golf is the best
I’m a big fan of the Arnold Palmer signature courses. This one did not let me down. Everything was wonderful except the greens were just a little too hairy for my liking they definitely could be cut down a little bit to make them faster. All in all this course is wonderful and I can’t wait to make it back to play the Faldo course..
Wildfire Palmer
A challenging course that requires you to hit target distances and alignments. Hit too short or too long and you’ll find the bunkers or natural washes. Hit off line and you will be in desert scrub or the water. Conditions are excellent. Greens, fairways and bunkers are all in great shape. No time upon hitting in the fairway did i feel I got cheated because of landing on poor grass or bare ground. The greens all rolled consistently and fairly.
Decent course
Pretty decent course, greens a bit rough. Great service by employees and pro shop!
Price was good
Local golfers need a break when the snow birds come to town. We should get a good discount because we support the local courses all year not just when we visit for a weekend or holiday. Let’s start giving locals a discount ALL THE TIME!
Great course in perfect shape.
Really enjoyed the course. Course is in perfect shape. Greens smooth.....fairways and tees perfect. Would highly recommend!