Faldo at Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge Resort
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Faldo Championship Course at the Wildfire Golf Club measures as long as 6,846 yards, depending on which tees you're shooting from, and lies on 174 acres and features some differences from the average desert-themed golf courses. Faldo offers abundant fairways, big bentgrass greens and tee boxes, as well as the golf course's neighboring mountains, century-old saguaro cacti and 106 sand bunkers - which remind golfers of Aussie sand-belt golf courses, which gives it a magnificent locale for golfers.
Wildfire Golf Club is much-feted: When the Faldo Championship Course opened, the Arizona Republic selected hole No. 2 among the valley's 18 best. The golf course received recognition among the 2006 Travel & Leisure Golf's "World's Best Golf Resorts" for family getaways and in the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler rundown of the "Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America." These are in addition to the Gold Tee Award from Meetings & Conventions Magazine.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Tournament | 71 | 6846 yards | 72.3 | 132 |
Champinoship | 71 | 6467 yards | 70.5 | 126 |
Championship (W) | 71 | 6467 yards | 76.9 | 132 |
Regular | 71 | 6016 yards | 67.7 | 118 |
Regular (W) | 71 | 6016 yards | 74.4 | 126 |
Forward | 71 | 5245 yards | 64.8 | 113 |
Forward (W) | 71 | 5245 yards | 70.0 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 72.2/132 | 411 | 408 | 164 | 452 | 389 | 350 | 220 | 341 | 534 | 3269 | 460 | 547 | 478 | 360 | 214 | 607 | 314 | 177 | 420 | 3577 | 6846 |
Blue M: 70.5/126 W: 76.9/132 | 395 | 402 | 155 | 413 | 380 | 341 | 180 | 323 | 497 | 3086 | 441 | 527 | 454 | 347 | 187 | 570 | 298 | 160 | 397 | 3381 | 6467 |
Blue/White M: 69.2/123 W: 75.3/128 | 395 | 350 | 155 | 398 | 380 | 341 | 167 | 323 | 497 | 3006 | 421 | 527 | 428 | 310 | 167 | 522 | 298 | 160 | 377 | 3210 | 6216 |
White M: 67.7/118 W: 74.4/126 | 375 | 350 | 135 | 398 | 360 | 315 | 167 | 293 | 477 | 2870 | 421 | 508 | 428 | 310 | 167 | 522 | 277 | 136 | 377 | 3146 | 6016 |
White/Red M: 65.4/115 W: 71.3/122 | 317 | 297 | 135 | 365 | 299 | 315 | 116 | 293 | 442 | 2579 | 390 | 459 | 363 | 251 | 123 | 485 | 277 | 136 | 330 | 2814 | 5393 |
Red M: 64.8/113 W: 70.0/116 | 317 | 297 | 89 | 365 | 299 | 287 | 116 | 268 | 442 | 2480 | 390 | 459 | 363 | 251 | 123 | 485 | 232 | 132 | 330 | 2765 | 5245 |
Handicap | 7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 10 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 13 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
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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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Photo submitted by Dharmesh on 06/02/2013
Nick would not be happy!
Very slowl round. Pushing 5 hours. No Marshall to keep things moving.
Way too many Bunkers.
Greens extremely rough.
Fun Resort Style Golf
Let me first say, I won’t be able to fully give an accurate review of the course condition due to the greens having been punched a week or so before coming. There was a noticed posted online before I chose the tee time, so I was aware of the condition before I booked and it didn’t bother me to show up and have them tell me they might be a little bumpy. Based on the other parts of this course, I would believe their greens to be most often in great shape.
When you arrive you have to enter through a gate and take a parking ticket. However, take your ticket into the pro shop and they will validate your parking so you don’t have to pay another $10 to park.
They have a nice range, putting and chipping areas. Although, there are some areas reserved for members only so make sure you’re paying attention.
The staff was friendly and nice gave accurate and good directions on how to find the first tee. The pro shop was very nice and had lots of great stuff. The wildfire logo is really cool if you ask me. Worth taking home a souvenir from the shop.
My only complaint would be the resort amenities and condos around the course take away from the beauty of the place. Big multi level condos. Large water park slides, and pools. Just not the best things to be looking at when you play a beautiful golf course.
Lastly, I assume this was only an issue because we teed off before 7am—-but the course was wet!! Some areas of the fairways and around the greens were squishy under foot meaning we played lift, clean and place on a course that hasn’t seen rain in a long time. Not the worst thing in the world, but just surprising given how hot and dry the desert is.
All in all I would encourage you to try this place. Friendly staff, good course condition, and 2 courses in case you and your buddies want to get in 36—make this a great stop for any golf trip.
Parking fees?
Good course. Lots of sand traps. Greens are slow, bumpy, in a few months, they will be back to normal.
I don’t remember paying $10 for parking in any of the courses.
It was OK
Overall I like the course. The greens were punched 2 weeks ago, we were told. Looks like it may have been more recent than that because I would think after 2 weeks they would have been in better shape. Still very very bumpy. My biggest complaint was that EVERY SINGLE PIN was either right on the edge or on a ridge. Some were on pretty significant slopes, which was ridiculous. When the pin was front, it was probably 3 feet from the front. Same with the back tees. Honestly, worst pin locations for every hole. 18 holes. And 18 terrible pin positions. Almost like trying to putt into the clowns mouth. Overall the facility is nice and the course is fun.
Great course...but
This course has a great layout with plenty of bunkers to make you think about your shot. We enjoyed but would have been better if the greens weren't aerated. Putts were really difficult to make. Will be great to play there again, but only after the greens grow in completely.
Great course, except...
Awesome layout, one of my favorites I've played in the Phoenix area. However, not sure if the grounds crew was having a bad day or simply found joy in placing every single pin 3 paces on, often on slopes. It's a great design so the questionable pin placements made it less enjoyable. Would still recommend this course -- hoping to play again and maybe pins will be more accessible / less gimmicky.
really fun desert course..conditions were good ..greens tricky fast at times
Excellent
Given it’s June, the course was in great condition including the greens. Friendly staff. Definitely will be back
Great Golf Memories
The golf course was awesome and reminded me of Arizona golf courses of the 70s and 80s. The course all the risk for reward challenges that make the game enjoyable and satisfying. We’ll be back soon.
Good job Marriot Dessert Ridge till next time.
Adios
Good layout
All good except the cart girl only showed twuce for 18 holes
Play here inthe Phoenix Desert
The Faldo course is a great experience and a real gem in the desert. The course was in immaculate shape. Challenging but playable for an intermediate player. I enjoyed it very much. A little pricey for the morning tee time but I will be back for sure