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.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by horncoug on 08/27/2025
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Photo submitted by horncoug on 08/27/2025
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Photo submitted by BigYeti10 on 07/10/2025
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Photo submitted by Peter2461971 on 05/02/2025
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Photo submitted by buckysih on 05/02/2023
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Photo submitted by 1irishguy47 on 03/13/2023
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Photo submitted by 1irishguy47 on 03/13/2023
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Photo submitted by EarlJr on 06/30/2021
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Photo submitted by EarlJr on 06/30/2021
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Photo submitted by EarlJr on 06/30/2021
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Photo submitted by Jwf469 on 05/20/2021
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Photo submitted by mrprice11 on 12/01/2020
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Photo submitted by mrprice11 on 12/01/2020
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Photo submitted by dbittma3 on 11/23/2020
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Photo submitted by dbittma3 on 11/23/2020
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Photo submitted by dbittma3 on 11/23/2020
Golfer Reviews
Nice golf course
Excellent weather, no many people, and the course in good shape. You cannot ask for something better.
It's always gratifying playing at Wildfire.
Not the best value for the money
My coworker played here last month for double the price we did and it's really not in the best shape as we expected from a resort in Scottsdale
Decent course, but not worth the price
This was the first time our group had played the Wildfire-Palmer course. We were really looking forward to our round, but were kind of disappointed afterwards. The course is nice enough, but very similar to many of the courses in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. Nothing that wowed us. The conditioning was okay, but brown spots were evident throughout the course. Had this been a $50 course, I think we would have been happy, but having paid $80 in May, we won't be back. May give the Faldo course a try next year, but we'll see. There are better values out there.
Happy go lucky
The place is always beautiful, the staff is great! The only problem we had were some muddy fairways
Other than that it was awesome
slowest round of golf ever..
in AZ for a week. Slowest pace of play all week. No rangers..fun course otherwise.
Amazing course!
Loved this course and the layout! Got a hot deal on golf now and was very glad I did. Will definitely be back!!
Course in great shape
Course in excellent condition. Greens roll true but a little slow. Fairways very good with no thin or bare spots. Staff very friendly. Played on a Saturday in just under 4 hours.
Nice day on the course
The course was in good condition and after playing through a foursome on the 6th hole we finished in <3:30. Course is in very good shape, greens of moderate speed. The course is a bit of a resort course and therefore not overly difficult. In my opinion #9 is a very long par 4, not a par 5.
Fun Course
The only negative I have is the staff...there was no one there to unload our clubs so we did it ourselves. Finally one guy showed up and was pretty rude. An unfortunate event that left a sour taste.
Good resort course
Good layout, great condition of the course. Wide fairways and relatively large greens. A good score can be had here. So in other words, it was a very enjoyable course, but a bit of a "resort course" feel, aimed to have you like it by shooting a low score (which I did by personal standards). On the other hand, this course could be enjoyed by both low or high handicap golfers.
Great Property and Golf Course
When your wife says, "I love this course" you know you found a real gem. It was great to see this course back into what I consider to be a more affordable area again. It has been a few years but I have and will continue to recommend this course going forward. The Palmer Course was in great condition and we can't wait to play the Faldo on Wednesday! Highly recommend playing bot!
TMC
Excellent place to play golf
We played the Palmer course. This is a great place to play golf. Excellent condition. The greens are quite fast, but putt very true and fair. Several tee boxes to choose from to match your game. Highly recommend playing here.
Fair and Fun
Typical Palmer course: interesting layout; challenging; fair; most importantly, fun.
Golf at it's best
You will always be treated well and this course has always been in great shape.
Excellent Resort Course
It is a very nice course, part of J.W Marriott resort. The staff was outstanding, the course is in very good shape. It is a good course for intermediate to single digit handicap golfers. Would play again when we return to Scottsdale
Great stuff, great course
I had 2 vouchers from 2 years prior but expired.I had pretty bad back problems and couldn't play for sometimes. When I called and ask that if they can honor and they never said "no" to me- just had some discussion with course Pro, told me that they might charge me $50 (you kidding me- they don't have to do that at all and ask to pay full price. How nice of them!)
When I arrived on 27th and they find out that is my Bday they charge me nothing and honored second voucher till end of the year!
This is the way to run business! They maid my 55th much sweeter! Thank you everyone who I talked to!!