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4.5
1219 Reviews (1219)
5 Stars
741
4 Stars
366
3 Stars
77
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
91.3%
Recommend this course
1136 out of 1219 reviews
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4.3
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.8%
Recommend this course
28 out of 33 reviews
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4.5
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
42 out of 48 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Palmer course at Wildfire Golf Club consistently impresses with pristine fairways, fast true greens, and a varied layout that challenges every skill level. Marriott-caliber staff and smooth pace of play make this one of the most well-rounded golf experiences in the area.

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

4.5
1219 Reviews (1219)

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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Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a pleasure to play up at Wildfire, either course. The course was in great shape despite the monsoon the night before. The course is very playable, fair always enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun course

Staff was friendly, golf was fun, the course was in good condition for middle of August. I would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a treat to play at Wildfire. Great course and staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun track

Lots of bunkers and you better drive the ball straight it's a fun golf course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bummed

Was really looking forward to playing this course today but since they just punched and seeded the greens they were very difficult to play and most of the fairways had large dirt patches. It was frustrating when you made a great tee shot middle of the fairway only to be left in a dirt patch that was either muddy from the recent rain or super dry and hard. Im sure this course isnt usually this rough but I was very dissappointed .

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still Love This Course

I had not played Wildfire Palmer for a few years. It has always been one of my favorite courses in the valley. It is a fun layout with a good variety of hole. Greens were in very good condition, fairways were burned out in high spots, which is typical for Phoenix courses in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good but not great

They have issues with their fairways, large patches dead grass and mud that required a “bump” to grass to play approach shots. In some cases you had to move 10-20 feet to find grass, disappointing.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bare Fairways

Greens & Tees were great , most fairways are very patchy grass or just plain bare !! something has gone wrong with the fairways the grass is mostly gone , it's hard to hit off without grass there, won't be going back this year anymore

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

great value, great features

Played as a twosome 17 holes in 2.5 hrs. Skipped a par 5 with 2 foursomes that were slow and nobody ahead of them

Other than that really enjoyed our outing and look forward to more rounds this summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dissapointing

6:40am Tee time 6/20/2018.

First off, attendant put my clubs on the wrong cart and sent someone else off to play with my clubs. Luckily, people came back to get there own so that's when my clubs finally reappeared. The cart we were given had GPS that did not even turn on so we changed out carts after 9 holes. To top things off, we did not see a beverage cart our entire round of 18 holes. Could not even buy a drink in the clubhouse after 9 holes as they hadn't opened yet.

A lot of bare areas in fairways. I get that it's tougher to keep in great shape during the summer. Greens were in good shape. I expect a little more for a weekday rate during the summer of $48.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Course was in ok shape, the main issues were the fairways had lots of bare spots and the course was really wet. Don’t know if that was from rain or overwatering the course but is going to make things worse with golf cart tracks tearing up good gras spots that were left. But the layout is awesome and staff is really good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun track

Was nice course to play! Some areas transitioning but greens were in great shape. Will come back and play again!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 163
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my favorite facilities

Both courses at wildfire are excellent. The Palmer has more desert washes in play, while the Faldo has more bunkers. They are a bit pricey in the winter, so I only play when the rates come down

Palmer course conditions were excellent, and as always the staff was fantastic. I played with a couple that are members and the lady made a hole in one. That was exciting! We finished in just under 4hours snd had a very enjoyable day. I just wish it was closer to my place in Tempe and a little cheaper. Still an awesome place to play. It’s always busy, but the staff is always great. Go okay if you can get a rate that is acceptable to you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Round

Great course, staff and views. Can’t wait to go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

I have been wanting to play courses like this for a long time, I've just not been able to afford to do so.

Truly enjoyed my round. Some challenging holes as well as some that "made you feel good about your abilities"

The staff was very friendly and let me get out a little earlier than my tee time and I breezed through the first 15 holes before I saw the twosome in front of me.

I'd love to have the opportunity to play here and the Faldo course again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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