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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: 69.6/116 | 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 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
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Hot temps bring hot deals
The Palmer Course at Wildfire Golf Club was in excellent condition, as usual. The greens held approach shots nicely and the greens rolled true. The tee boxes, fairways, and areas around the green were well manicured. The only negative was the guy who checked me in at the pro shop could not have been less friendly if you paid him to be.
Great Resort Course
Course in excellent condition even in the midst of hot Arizona summer. Greens rolled true and fairways excellent.
Nice course in great condition
Challenging course with great practice facility. Beautiful resort setting.
The course is a great value right now.
The course is in very nice condition but the greens are pretty slow. I think this is to be expected in 110+ heat. Overall...lots of fun and a great value.
Wildfire in the summer
Been a long time since playing here. As a local Arizonan I don't play much in state this time of year. The course was in better condition than most this time of year and the staff was great. Worth playing in the heat compared to fighting all the winter visitors and the slow pace of play during the cooler months.
KJF
Very enjoyable round with good conditions; however, desert natural areas are being taken over by noxious weeds. Did someone forget to spray or are homeowners lining some holes mandating no herbicides???
Great day
Greatly enjoyed the round and the course. Palmer course has fair driving areas, various styles of holes and excellent greens. Would gladly recommend this course to anyone.
Excellent experience every time
Course is in great shape in the middle of July. The carts GPS is awesome. Great experience every time.
Awesome Round at a Nice Course
This was my first time playing, but was recommended by friends. I had a slight hiccup at the start, but I played with a 2some and a single and had a great day. The GPS in the cart was very helpful since I had not played there b4. It gives a flyover at the start of each hole and allows to get distances fairly easy. It was a hot day and the cart girl came around 4 times and refilled my ice each time. Finished rhe round in just over 4 hours. Greens were recently aerified so they were a little bumpy, but the rest of the course was gorgeous. Definitely recommend the course and I will be back.
Wildifre retains its allure years and years after opening
Holes are fair, well laid out and plenty of room for trouble. Because of heat, greens are cut high and heavily watered. Therefore, very slow with partial offset that breaks are somewhat minimized., Unfortunately Wildfire in season has priced itself out of my market like $190. Specials are few and discounts limited., You need to do more for average income golfers like two specials a day instead of developing a snobbish tone in your pricing. Note: no cups available at starter's table for drinking on a very muggy day.Shame on you !
Desert course
Very nice course. The greens were mostly recovered from the aeration although they were a bit slow. My wife and I finished the round in 3.5 hours. Nice.
What a fun course!
Bunkers, bunkers everywhere! Fun course, extremely well maintained and the greens are always perfect. If you have not played here I recommend the course. If you are more intermediate play Faldo first.
3 Separate Reviews-Superintendent, Club House Guy and Marshalls
The course was in great shape. The greens are just about healed from aeration and should be all nice and cut this week. Superintendent you and your crew presented a really well kept course, 5 Star Rating
There is a ego issue with the guy in the club house, try and smile and be a little more friendly. The actual organization for playing went like this. I had to ask the starter about being ready to go at my start time, it was basically self serve and they seemed confused. They scheduled me by myself, in front of me was a twosome and then a single in front of them. Who schedules like this? I ended up leaping the two some so I could join the other single. No way should two single players be on the course by themselves, especially on a weekend morning. First hole, both divot bottles empty. It annoys me when the practice range has disgusting and very little water in the club cleaning buckets. Attention to detail please.
Marshalls-They did a great job getting everyone moving at a faster pace. They also were very friendly. They were on the course the whole time, this was a good thing.
Fantastic Value
My favorite resort and the golf is first class too.
Excellent
The only person that needs to brush up on friendly is one of the men in the Pro Shop. He was very indifferent with us and we suspect it was because we played on a special and were not members. Pro Shop personal in public courses are more welcoming than this guy. Other than that everyone from bag drop to when we finished were friendly, professional and helpful.
Great Course
Great place to play, usually in great conditions. Be aware though, that the staff obviously looks down upon customers who book through GolfNow. Overall, a lot of fun.
Great course
The course was fantastic. It was in great shape, especially for this time of year. I played July third which is an extremely hot time of year here. The guys in the clubhouse were friendly and most of the staff were great. The only thing I didn't like was that I had asked one of the bag guys if I could get a little sun block and he refused. There were something like 20 bottles of sunblock stashed behind the counter at the bagdrop I was told by another employee that they were left behind in the carts by previous golfers. Overall, I would recommend this course
Fourth of July
Course staff was excellent and very friendly. There were some spots on the fairways that were a little bare. but overall the course was in good condition.
Not worth it
Course was soaking wet and not due to rain
fairways were not good
greene were inconsistent
fun track
toughest of the 2 tracks but course was in great condition. nice staff.
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