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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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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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Reviews
Great Course!
Faldo did a great job with this course. It plays long and there are lots of mounds, etc., but I really enjoyed my round there. Very fair and playable layout. VERY generous fairways start to finish. There are lots of bunkers, but they have real sand unlike most other Phoenix courses and you have to play smart to avoid them.
Of course it is crazy expensive in the winter, but in the summer time you can play for around $50.
Amazing course, was pretty Windy on this day!!
Always loving playing the Faldo Course, got some mud ball here and there on some fairway but nothing major. It's was a pretty windy day, on some holes it's was blowing 2 to 3 clubs more. All and all amazing day!!
Greens was rolling true didn't break much on some holes, was a lite sand on them. Bunkers was well kept. Beverage cart came by twice!!
Slow round on hot day without staff support
We typically play this course in under 4 hours. Yesterday, with a temperature of 110F at the end of the round, it took 4 hours and 38 minutes due to the slow foursome in front of us. There obviously was not a Marshall on the course to move the foursome along and we did not see a beverage cart on the back 9.
Wildfire Faldo course
If you can handle the heat, then this place has you covered. 114 degrees made a 4 hour round feel 6 hours long. The staff was very professional and the course has a nice layout
Fantastic Course, Fantastic Staff
Played here with my wife in the morning, before the hot afternoon sun. Water on every other hole. Greens were in great shape. Bunkers were raked and nice to play out of. Fairways in decent shape and still green despite the heat. Liked the course layout and it as also fair to my wife who is a high handicapper. She liked it as well. Overall I would say that the course and the staff that work here make this a very enjoyable round of golf. Will definitely play here again.
Faldo Course
The golf course was in very good shape! That said I will never return to play the Faldo course. Nor will anyone in my group I might add. Course is very tricked up and tries too hard to be cute. I hit many solid shots that were not rewarded due to several small greens and tricked up pin placements.
Great
Second time playing this course….. loved it!
Rabbits, quail and roadrunners everywhere….. next visit to Phoenix I’ll be back for sure
Great experience
Overall a great experience from start to finish. Course conditions superb for that time of year.