JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

Frost delay tightened things up a bit. We were waiting at quite a few tees. We were Accused of hitting into the group of beginners/wannabe big shots in front of us. Someone stomped one of our 350 yard drives into the fairway. They were clearly struggling with the course and having a bad day.. But overall we had a great day. We will return, but hopefully without the wannabe big shot / entry level realtors in front of us.

Golf in Scottsdale in January is almost always excellent, but also very expensive relative to other times of the year. We paid $139.00 each and that was inexpensive compared to other comparable courses in Scottsdale. I live in Arizona and have played almost all the known public courses, including both Troon North courses (both are excellent) We-Ko-Pa (both courses are excellent), The Boulders (both courses are very good), and so on. I would rank my first experience at Wildfire as at least very good if not excellent. Everyone associated with the course was very friendly and helpful. We played the Palmer course and it was excellent, with a fair amount of wildlife throughout the course (which I enjoy). Parking is weird, but all you need to do is take your parking ticket inside and they will exchange it for a pre-paid ticket so you don't pay the $10 fee once you exit the parking lot. Practice facilities are abundant and very nice. Course has a really good layout, is mostly a good challenge, especially the fast greens, but overall you should be able to score pretty well. Bathrooms on the course are very nice, and the refreshment cart came by at least 3 times during our round. I really can't think of one negative and at some point we will go back to challenge the Faldo course. Our experience was extremely positive and a great day of golf in Scottsdale.

Been wanting to play here for a while and we got it on a hit deal and did not disappoint, course was in great shape and was challenging. Staff really friendly. Definitely want to try the Faldo course on my next trip to Scottsdale.

The course is quite forgiving. The conditions were very good and the price through golf now was also good for the area. We really enjoyed our day

I have played this course many times over the past several years. It is very scenic, well maintained, and with a nice variety of holes. However, on this occasion the pace of play was atrocious.Not a ranger in sight to move things along, and calls to the pro shop went unanswered!

Cart failed on 8th hole . Staff were unable to solve and basically denied any responsibility so walked a few holes but it was more the attitude of staff that was disappointing .