Faldo at Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge Resort
About
Faldo Championship Course at the Wildfire Golf Club measures as long as 6,846 yards, depending on which tees you're shooting from, and lies on 174 acres and features some differences from the average desert-themed golf courses. Faldo offers abundant fairways, big bentgrass greens and tee boxes, as well as the golf course's neighboring mountains, century-old saguaro cacti and 106 sand bunkers - which remind golfers of Aussie sand-belt golf courses, which gives it a magnificent locale for golfers.
Wildfire Golf Club is much-feted: When the Faldo Championship Course opened, the Arizona Republic selected hole No. 2 among the valley's 18 best. The golf course received recognition among the 2006 Travel & Leisure Golf's "World's Best Golf Resorts" for family getaways and in the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler rundown of the "Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America." These are in addition to the Gold Tee Award from Meetings & Conventions Magazine.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Duckslayer23 on 08/10/2024
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Photo submitted by kenneth2438878 on 01/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u000002264492 on 09/28/2022
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Photo submitted by allergydoc on 03/02/2022
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Photo submitted by allergydoc on 03/02/2022
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Photo submitted by allergydoc on 03/02/2022
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Photo submitted by u877253978 on 02/07/2022
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Photo submitted by Chief131 on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by Chief131 on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by seanmdavis on 08/20/2020
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Photo submitted by seanmdavis on 08/20/2020
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Plenty of BUNKERS Folks ! Photo submitted by Marky3PuttzV on 03/17/2020
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Photo submitted by Stefano5396557 on 04/28/2019
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Great facilities Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 07/30/2017
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Beautiful Desert scenery Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 07/30/2017
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Photo submitted by mriemer01 on 02/13/2017
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Faldo Hole 4, Par 4 (birdie) Photo submitted by vrob008 on 08/18/2016
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Photo submitted by Dharmesh on 06/02/2013
Golfer Reviews
Challenging, yet fair course in great shape
Faldo course was in great summer shape due to recent rains although those rains kept them from mowing the fairways daily as they need to. So the fairways were lush and green but also pretty shaggy and moist for AZ summer golf which meant that the course played LONG! :) We zoomed around as a twosome in 3 hours after an early Sunday tee-time. Staff couldn't have been nicer, range was in great shape and we saw cart girl about 4 times. Overall great experience. Yes, you are definitely paying premium rates considering it's summer, but everything about the round and facility was first rate
Two great courses here, play them both
Falco course is a bit more difficult than the Palmer. Lots of elevated greens. Putting was perfect.
Delightful
Faldo has become one of my two favorite courses in Phoenix, the other being Raven. You can tell a lot has been invested in this course to create wide forgiving fairways, pristine bunkers and silky smooth greens. Unfortunately I can only afford to play it in the summer months.
Love it
Love how bunkers are a main part of the course. Allows you to play chess with the course.
Great course layout
The is a very enjoyable course to play , and we did enjoy our round . The greens were moderate in speed and the fairways were as expected..very good . However, the sand hazards were not well maintained , with little or no sand . Furthermore the course maintenance was lacking with disappointing areas or washouts and debris .
overall very good
Fairways were in excellent condition. The greens were very very slow, but due to heavy rain overnight. Cart path only for all but the last hole, again due to heavy rain. Best condition fairways I've seen all summer long here in Phoenix.
Pace of Play made it unbearable
The course and staff are great but the running of the club - poor. We waited on every hole from number 8 and up. The course marshal was missing in action. I saw him hiding in the shade. On one hole we had four groups waiting at the tee.
Hot
Cart lady Elaina was cool! Such a challenge. Gotta hand it to wildfire, they keep their courses in great shape even in summer. Traps were sandy. Greens a little slow but it poured rain the previous night. Thanks, I’ll be back JB.
Must Play!
Courteous staff who make you feel welcome. Pristine practice facility to get loose before your round, water to stay hydrated throughout the course, refreshing ice towels at the turn, carts w/ GPS so you can pick a line/carry off the tee, well watered course (even a little too wet in some areas). Go play this course. You'll be glad you did.
Awesome
This course is in great shape for mid summer, highly recommend it. Great value for the price for this time of year.
Indoor staff 10/10
Title being stated I played there yesterday the inside staff were very kind and knowledgeable on course operations. However I didn’t get the same vibes outside from cart staff returned today knowing the cart I was on and I had left sunglasses in the passenger cubby. However they were not turned in. So as nice as the course was seeing as the outdoor staff isn’t honest I can’t see myself going back