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JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
About JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
The JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa is among the largest golf resorts in Arizona with 865 guest rooms and suites. It is an amenity of the next door Wildfire Golf Club, home to two full-length, 18-hole golf courses designed by Nick Faldo and Arnold Palmer. The resort features five pool areas, including a lazy river and water slide, as well as the more exclusive and quiet Griffin Bay pool area. There is also a fitness center, full-service Revive Spa and tennis courts. Managed by Marriott Golf, there is a kids program and kids play golf free at Wildfire Golf Club with a paid adult.Facts
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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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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
Where’s the grass
I’ve played wildfire over 100 times. Was so disappointed at the condition of the course. Grass was very sparse. Had mud balls every shot They should be notifying people of these conditions before they spend a lot of money to play there
Tuff course, dry conditions
Course is difficult and conditions of fair ways was dry. Sand traps hard. Played at Biltmore Estates and love it compared to Palmer course.
Favorite Course In AZ
I love this course. Extremely well maintained and with stunning views. Fun layout while still being friendly to beginner/intermediate players. Highly recommend.
Sand sand everywhere
Well designed
First 8 holes good pace of play and then often 3 groups on a hole and very slow
Bunkers very hard
Golf carts are old & ours was in bad shape
No sand in the bunkers!
Fairways were soaked with no rain involved, every ball was a mud ball!
Well Run Golf Operation
About what you would come to expect from a well run golf operations team. Outside services staff were great and very friendly when you arrived. Shop was dialed in and the staff was friendly. Beverage cart passed through on a very consistent rate for an afternoon round.
Course was in good shape and the greens had a very fair pace. The company was great so all in all a 9/10 day.
Very interesting
Course has multiple different holes. Knowledge of the course is critical. Pars 3’s though are very similar. I hit same club on 3 of them. Staff very friendly. A bit overpriced especially on rental clubs at $100.
Bunkers with no sand
The grass part of the course is in great shape. The bunkers are really bad. The bunkers are a hard pack with a very thin layer of sand. If you hit into a bunker, play it like a waste area not a bunker shot. Pretty disappointed for a course that has so many bunkers. They look pretty, but definitely a penalty when hitting into them.
Sand bunkers were concrete
If you’ve played the Faldo course, you know there are tons of bunkers on every hole. 108 total bunkers. The sand was the hardest I’ve ever played on. EVER. It was like hardpan dirt. Extremely disappointing especially for a resort course charging $200 for an afternoon round. Absolutely horrible. Until they get this fixed do not spend your hard earned money on this course. They owe me a refund. The pro shop was closed when we finished so couldn’t talk to anyone. Such a shame for a great course layout.
Beautiful course but rude staff
Got kicked out of the pro shop due to alarms going off all day. Had to come back with my son the next day and staff was rude and not helpful! Treated like a second class citizen.
Faldo course
Bring your sand game as the greens are well protected by bunkers. Conditions were very good, greens were a little beat up and no where near the speed of the practice green but enjoyable round on a course you can takes risks or play to safety