Faldo at Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge Resort

I played both the Palmer and Faldo courses at the Desert Ridge. I am a 3 hcp. player up to courses that are 7,200 yds in Florida. I found the Faldo course short, but challenging. Not a course that you can hit the driver on many par 4s and you better be accurate on the holes where you do hit the driver. The course was being setup for the LPGA tournament next week and the rough was penal. I found the greens difficult to read and undulating. They greens are also very well guarded with bunkers. It was a fun course to play.

Wildfire Golf Club continues to be one of the finest golf experiences in the North Scottsdale area. Course conditions are always tournament ready and overall customer experience is good.
I look forward to coming back to play next time we are back in town.

Pace of play is usually good, but was especially good this day. Fairways and greens were good, but not as good as prior years (have played here for the last 10 years). But, our last minute "hot deal" was so good, that I can overlook this.

Lots of sand but plenty of room off the tee. I was visiting and played with some members with course knowledge which was nice. I thought the course was fair and was in excellent shape. Saw some comments about slow play but we played in 3 1/2 hours with no waiting at all. Great pro shop as well.

Faldo has used an Australian bunker scheme to give a visual impression of elevation to a generally flat landscape. As you play a hole you see lots of bunkers facing you which fools the eye as to distance and landing space. As you look back at the same hole from the green you see no sand...it all faces you on the way in! Very playable course tho can be challenging for the better player...all depends on tee choice. Great variety of holes...good course conditions and we had great pace of play.

Booked this on Golf Now...great rate...Wildfire has excellent facilities for practice...Faldo course has tons of bunkers but very playable and tho we started late due to frost pace of play on a Sunday was great!

This course will test driving accuracy, length , shot making , putting. Bunkers are big and challenging and plentiful. But with some accuracy the course will give you breaks too . It's always worth returning to

Great course. Would play more, but cost is a factor. On vacation for 10 days l would play this course six or seven times. We look for other golf courses to play only because of better deals. But that's Arizona.

Our group, a foursome, was left out of the info loop on the frost delay. When we asked we were given vague info & other carts, regulars, with later start times printed on their windshields were sent out before us.

The course was in excellent condition. The greens were true, held approach shots well, and were the perfect speed. Although it was cart path only that day, the pace of play was great. We finished in just under 4 hours. Wildfire is one of my favorite golf courses in the entire Valley. It is in great shape all year round. I highly recommend it.

Excellent condition, cooler day, played in 3.5 hrs. Wide, welcoming fairways tempered by numerous sand traps. Challenging but friendly. Greens perfect.

Apart from the driving range being closed it was a good experience all round

A little pricey for off season and cart path only but really well kept and great views

Greens were slow due to timing of course seeding. I would play the course again under normal conditions

Played this course on a weekday in September. Great rate on golfnow teetime. Course had some dry areas as they were getting ready to oversees, but in very good condition nonetheless. Simple layout with lots of bunkering, but not not target golf at all as there are some holes side by side that add forgiveness. Would definitely play again or recommend to a friend.

Course greens in good shape and fairways in good shape. The course is all about keeping it out of the bunkers and not short siding yourself. On time and good pace of play. Good range and short game area to warm up.

The course was not in as good of shape as the previous times I have played it. This just has to do with the time of year. This is a wonderful course with the most friendly staff I have experienced.

Could not play a better course for the money. Pin placements were very challenging. Great deal.

Have not played a Faldo design before this but I found it quite enjoyable . We 'Played Up" and course was a nice break from longer designs . Fairways were carpet and firm Bermuda greens had no marks . Bunkers pristine . Did not play the Palmer course but it looked every bit as nice . We were told it was more difficult .

Played in the morning and by the time we left it was 104. Greens held good shots and fairways were in excellent condition. Pin placements were fair. The club placed water in coolers on every other hole, but the cart came by so often I did not need it. Front nine is the scoring nine and back nine is long from Blue and Black tees. Pace was good as we played four and were neither pushed, nor left waiting on any hole. Started at 7:40 and finished at 12:30.