5350 E. Marriott Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85054 |
480-473-0205 https://www.theclubjwdesertridge.com/golf |
Price to Play $200+ |
Wildfire is off the 101/Pima Freeway in north Phoenix at Tatum and available to guests of the JW Marriott Resort..
The Faldo course is more wide open off the tee and on approach to the greens with the McDowell Mountains as a backdrop and saguaro cacti lining the fairways. The Faldo/Curley/Schmidt design plays to 6,846 yards from the tips, par 71, 72.3/132, course/slope ratings with three shorter tees.
The Palmer Course treks over similar terrain but along more constricted fairways bordered by numerous sand bunker complexes and several water features with large, undulating greens. From the tournament tees it plays to 7,145 yards, 72.7/141, course/slope ratings with four shorter tees, designed by Arnold Palmer