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Wildfire:
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5225
E Pathfinder Dr
Phoenix, AZ 85054
480/473-0205
michael.rosalina@marriott.com
www.wildfiregolf.com |
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Zagat
Survey (Scale of 0 to 30)
Course |
Facilities |
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"A
real challenge" that's "honest and playable",
this youngish Palmer desert beauty is "not as well
known as its neighbors", but it's making its mark
as the first of two ambitious Wildfire layouts, with
spectacular views of Camelback Mountain and Squaw Peak,
superb conditioning and a forgiving design with solid
bunkering and generous landing areas; though the clubhouse
is "still under construction", the track is
bound to please vacationers who check into the JW Marriott
when it opens in November 2002. |
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Well,
it is past November but I had to quote Zagat Survey as it
was printed. I haven't been out to check out their new clubhouse
yet!
Profile: This club has two championship eighteen hole courses situated
in the Sonoran Desert. The Palmer Course is a desert-style
layout with all of the holes framed by desert. There are several
sectioned fairways. Target-style golf must be utilized, forcing
players to be accurate with their ball placement. The greens
are fairly large with slight undulations, making precise putting
important to achieving a good score. Many of the locals say
the course is more difficult than the slope ratings indicate.
The Nick Faldo designed Faldo Championship Course opened January
2002 and is best described as an Australian sand belt style
track. The fairways are surrounded by desert and lined with
Saguaro cactus. The greens are large (averaging 7,000 square-feet),
undulating and fast. There are no water hazards whatsoever
on this course.
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