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4.6
1198 Reviews (1198)
5 Stars
729
4 Stars
362
3 Stars
74
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
95.6%
Recommend this course
1120 out of 1198 reviews
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4.4
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 15 reviews
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4.7
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.9%
Recommend this course
62 out of 64 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7145 yards
Slope 142
Rating 72.7

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Winter Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1997) Ed Seay

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Wildfire Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Tennis

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Reviews

4.6
1198 Reviews (1198)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
Patio Dining 15
Brunch 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 74
Undulating Greens 51
Forced Carries 45
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 47
A Weekend Splurge 42
Locals 40
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 72
Convenient to the City 51
Worth the Drive 31

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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

A little tight

Versus the Faldo course, the Palmer course is tighter and a little annoying but overall a great place. Somewhat pricey this time of year

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and facilities!

Played the Palmer course and it was in great condition. Fun layout and the pace of play was perfect - never waited once for the group ahead of us and weren’t pushed by the group behind us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

We enjoyed playing this course

A perfect afternoon on a very nice course. We finished at sunset with lots of doves and rabbits on the greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Molasses in winter

The front 9 took so long there was no hope of finishing in under 6 hours and the sun was going to set in 5. Slowest play I’ve ever seen even in Arizona in the winter. Skip this one like I had to do on the back 9

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Perhaps a bit pricey.

This is a nice course but I would say it’s a bit pricey compared to other Phoenix-area golf courses of similar quality.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Sorry

I was impressed with their starter...he seemed on top of his job.

However, during our back 9 a ranger asked us to step aside for a 5-some behind us. We were keeping up with the group in front of us....even waiting on some tee boxes.

Then when our round was complete, no one asked to assist me and my 90-year old husband with our clubs. I ended up doing it myself. They completely ignored me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Course

Course was in great condition. Always enjoy playing here. Challenging yet can score well if you can hit the fairways. Greens were extremely fast, almost like putting on glass. That was hard to deal with-

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course but very expensive

The course was great. Because of the # of out of town players, I think they are charging much more for similar quality as other courses in town. I’ll go back in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Awful pace of play. Get a golf marshal. And towing around your drink cart?? Stay classy

Pretty nice course but come on we are in Phoenix every course is nice. Views aren’t anything to brag about. But they should be absolutely ashamed of the pace of play. I will never come back here. I am a 14 handicap and my girlfriend shot a 105. We do not light the course on fire. But we still had two groups standing and waiting on Every. Single. Hole. Why? Because evidently they booked 6 twosomes in a row and let them play at a pace of a foursome. What respectable golf courses that charges $200/round let’s the tee box pile up like that? Talked tot he Marshall and he said he couldn’t do anything about it. Of course you can’t now! How do you now know better then to set your course up for failure like that?? Waited 5-10 mins on almost every shot! Not to mention they only had one drink cart for 36 holes!!! And that one drink cart had to get towed around by another cart because it was as broke down. Seriously where are we a trailer court??? Never again!!

Pace Poor
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