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Palmer Signature Course
"I enjoy designing golf courses that celebrate the sheer fun of golf, and Wildfire is exactly that."
So says Arnold Palmer, who, along with his Palmer Course Design Company, envisioned and executed the
spectacular layout for Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge, a public, daily-fee course in Phoenix's Northeast Valley.
A desert-style course of championship length (7,170 yards), with generous fairways and large (average
size 7,000 square feet), bent-grass greens, Wildfire features from four to six tee boxes on every hole, challenging all levels of golfing skill.
The club also offers state-of-the-art practice facilities, including an all-grass driving range,
putting and chipping greens, and a fairway bunker.
In addition, there is an outdoor dining patio with complete food and beverage service and a shop with a
distinctive array of men's and women's golfing equipment and apparel.
Faldo Championship Course
"I am confident that the course will inspire golfers of all levels to improve their game. Most
of all, my hope is that everyone who plays the course will be enchanted and thrilled by a unique golf experience."
Nick Faldo, winner of three Masters and three British Opens, says that this course is not reminiscent
of other Arizona layouts, saying that he wants his courses to have rhythm and flow, with more bark than bite. He has certainly done a fine job on the newest 18-hole course, the Faldo Course, located
directly adjacent to the Palmer Course.
The par 71 layout sits on a 174-acre site, and offers a slight variation from typical Sonoran
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 courses, provide a spectacular setting for the golf course and golfing guests.
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