Wildfire Golf Club - Faldo Course

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5350 East Marriott Drive
Phoenix, Arizona 85054
Maricopa County
Phone(s): (888) 705-7775, (480) 293-3800

Wildfire Golf Club opened in 1986 with its first course designed by Arnold Palmer, which was later complemented by the Faldo Course in 2002. The location is one of its finest assets, just 16 miles from downtown Phoenix and 10 miles from downtown Scottsdale. The newer Faldo Championship Course sits on a 174-acre site, and offers a slight variation from the typical desert-theme courses.

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Wildfire Golf Club opened in 1986 with its first course designed by Arnold Palmer, which was later complemented by the Faldo Course in 2002. The location is one of its finest assets, just 16 miles from downtown Phoenix and 10 miles from downtown Scottsdale.

The newer Faldo Championship Course sits on a 174-acre site, and offers a slight variation from the typical desert-theme courses. It features generous fairways, large bent grass greens and tee boxes. The surrounding mountains and century-old saguaro cacti, as well as 106 sand bunkers reminiscent of the Australian Sand Belt golf courses, with lips ranging from five to 25 feet, are also key elements of the course. From tee to green, the traps protect the 6,850-yard layout from long knockers, and hands down make the Faldo Course one of the valley's best precision golf tracks.

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Golf course details

  • Holes: 18
  • Designed by: Brian Curley, Lee E. Schmidt, Nick Faldo
  • Public/Private: Public/Resort
  • Year opened: 2002
  • Golf Season: Year round
  • Guest Policy: Open
  • Tee times welcomed: Yes
  • Fairways: Winter Rye Grass
  • Greens: Bent Grass

Facilities

  • Pro in house: Yes
  • Driving range: Yes
  • Rental clubs: Yes
  • Rental carts: Yes

Green fees price ranges

Course policies

  • Metal spikes allowed: No
  • Dress code: Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.
  • Credit cards accepted: VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed

Length, slope and rating for each tee

Tee Par Yardage Slope Rating
Champinoship 71 6467 126 70.5
Tournament 71 6846 132 72.3
Forward 71 5245 113 64.8
Regular 71 6016 118 67.7
Championship (W) 71 6467 132 76.9
Regular (W) 71 6016 126 74.4
Forward (W) 71 5245 116 70
 

Reader Ratings / Reviews

  • 5 stars out of 5
    by Neil Cobb
    on May 22nd, 2019 01:28
    We played this afternoon in a howling wind that gusted near 50 mph. Not the best weather for a 108-bunker course but we were fortunate and only had to play out of a half-dozen PERFECTLY FILLED AND DRESSED traps. The greens were impeccable and I was pleased to fix the very occasional ball mark that we found. A five-iron from 200 on the under-rated 454 yard 12th barely left a dent. Not a single green showed any sign of wear and every single putt rolled true. The greens were not fast (probs 9 or 10 on Stimp) but they held and were extremely fair. Every putt I missed was on me. The last six holes into that wind got the best of us but we had a truly great day. Never saw another soul and played in just over three hours with a noon-ish tee-off. Love Wildfire.
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