JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

The Faldo Course is a great resort-style layout and is HEAVILY bunkered … EVERYWHERE. With 108 sand traps available, I visited my share of them. Overall, the Course was in excellent playing condition, from tee to fairway to green. The only complaint I have was that the speed of the greens was slow (at least for me). Pace of play was very good (a little more than 3.5 hours). The value was fabulous, given my unusually low price offered via GolfNow.

Very nice course with excellent layout. Staff very friendly, easy to get around course. Very enjoyable round!

One of the nicer desert courses, lots of sand traps and waste area make it challenging. Course in excellent condition. Nice practice facilities and staff.. great experience!

My ‘relationship’ with wildfire got off to a rocky start. At the pro shop checking in, I found that our reservation was inadvertently booked for the prior day… fully my bad. Prepaid using GolfNow. I asked if they could get us on and yes there was an opening, but there was no offset for the $320 that they collected yesterday, so it would have run to a total of over$900 for the 2 of us to play. The pro shop guy couldn’t have cared less - zero customer service, just dismissive. I’ve played at a lot of places and never felt so put off. On a whim, I found a hot deal there at 4pm, last time out. The folks running carts were awesome, and the ranger ‘Tommy’ helped me navigate away from crowded spots to empty places - incredibly friendly and helpful.

Course was immaculately manicured. Greens quick and pure. If you spray the ball at all, this is a tough layout - off the fairway it’s all Rocky’s sand and desert shrubs - unplayable. Just based on the initial treatment I can’t recommend this place. I won’t come back - there’s a lot of options in Phoenix, better tracks at much lower cost and better service.