JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

great course, good condition for the time, sand traps were un playable ,,, concrete otherwise,, very nice

A beautiful course that is in very good condition from tee box to green. Played the round in 3 hours.

Or bring a dozen balls. Some fun holes but the desert swallows balls.

Course in very good shape. They should be embarrassed with conditions on bunkers. Horrendous for a course of this caliber

I stayed at the JW Marriott resort in Phoenix and had an amazing time.

The Palmer course is in excellent condition. I played the Faldo course only once because of the greens being punched, but I really loved the layout!

When the greens finally come around probably in about 2 more weeks, this course will be awesome!!!

So after playing the Palmer course, decided to play the Faldo course. This course is a little more challenging than Palmer. More undulation and sloping greens here. A lot more bunkers too. GPS in cart, 3 hour round, a lot of work going on around Course from storm a week ago. Greens were still pretty good from aeration a couple of weeks ago. Bunkers are in need of attention. But great course and challenging.

As usual the course was in great shape, greens rolled true, bunkers were raked and soft ty maintenance crew did a great job getting the course back on track after the recent monsoon.

Course was in excellent condition. If you are not in the fairway, kiss your chances of a good score good bye. We had a novice 4-some in front of us on the back 9, which didn’t make for fun golf but we survived it. Would’ve liked to see a ranger on the course to move things along but it’s off season and that’s not likely. Staff was very accommodating and friendly, especially the starter Bill. Can’t believe they make you pay for parking!!!

So this was my first time playing here. The course was in almost perfect shape, even for summer. If I was to be absolutely critical, the only imperfection were the traps were a little crusty and needed raking. But two nights before a huge thunderstorm hit it with flooding. And the USB didn’t work in the cart. Despite this, this course is probably in the best shape of any course around. Greens rolled nice, GPS yardage in cart, the cart lady was fantastic, and staff at the curb were courteous. I would definitely play here again. 😀

We stay at the time share side of the development so I get a chance to play the Faldo and Palmer course every summer. If you come in July one or the other will probably be closed for aeration and maintenance. The courses are always in great shape, and you can tell care is taken to maintain high standards even in the summer offseason. Paying $59 for a course of this quality is special. Even after being aerated the course is in very playable condition although the greens will roll a little slower and with less play then during the high season. I would highly recommend this course if you can handle the heat!!!!