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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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