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The association of Arnold PalmerвЂ™s name on the five renowned courses draws golf lovers of all ages to the desert courses. Wildfire consists of two 18-hole courses, one an Arnold Palmer Signature course. вЂњHe liked to hit a draw so he designed his golf course how he liked to hit.вЂќ вЂњHe played a right to left draw, so his holes bend right to left,вЂќ Barden said. Coast Guard body, towering over the tee, his eye moving right to left.

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Ten miles away at Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, club pro Erik Barden recalls PalmerвЂ™s style -В the 5-foot-10 U.S. That feat landed him the Donald Ross Award for lifetime achievement, given by the American Society of Golf Course Architects. The same year he took home his first Claret Jug, Palmer created Arnold Palmer Enterprises, under which he supervised the design of 300 new or remodeled golf courses. Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer dies at 87 Five courses in Arizona

вЂњHeвЂ™s a father figure to golfers,вЂќ said Mike McGuire, the assistant pro at Starfire.вЂњEven those who drink his drink now know his legacy and what heвЂ™s left behind.вЂќ

вЂњItвЂ™s Palmer by a Stroke,вЂќ the вЂњNew WorldвЂќ headline reads, one of many documenting the victories he achieved in his 52 years striding the fairway as a вЂњdetermined, bronzed giant with a Marlon Brando profile.вЂ™вЂ™ДЄt age 87, the King, as he was fondly known, diedВ Sunday in Pittsburgh.В Yet he still beams that boyish grin at golfers headed to the course that he designed. Starfire isn't a trophy course but a fun place to get out and hit the ball for a cheap rate.SCOTTSDALE вЂ“ In the entrance of the Starfire Golf Club, legend Arnold Palmer smiles in a blue beret while sinking his winning putt in the 1961 British Open -В his first of two.

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However, they were full of un-repaired ball marks created by lazy golfers. They putted nicely and were receptive of well struck shots. Some of the tees were set in uneven spots and hard to get a tee in them. I was not in any bunkers but they seemed to be in decent shape. Bare spots on the fairways and very little rough. Starfire is a fun course to get out and hit the ball with some forgiveness throughout.Д¬ourse conditions were typical for July in Arizona. The King 18 isn't going to beat you up with length or forced carries. Overall, the course isn't overly challenging save for a few holes. The course went through recent renovation and is now one, 18 hole course called The King and one, 9 hole course called The Mulligan Nine. We teed off around 915 with very little play on the course. I played Starfire as a relaxation round of golf on7/20.

It seems like it offers a good value for the price but it's a far cry from what we assumed was the typical Arnold Palmer layout/experience. While there are a few interesting par 3s, the course is fairly straightforward, winds among houses, and borders several busy streets. Maybe enough good things to overlook the fairways (which were in very rough shape).Д«ut the course layout is nothing like Classic Club or Aviara. Starfire has a lot of good things-three friendly greeters grabbed clubs from our car, and loaded up our cart the pro shop and restaurant folks couldn't have been nicer the green fees were only $28(!) the course was empty and the greens and bunkers were in very good to decent shape. But we accidentally showed up at ANOTHER Arnold Palmer course called at STARfire (which happened to be just down the road from the Wildfire-Palmer course).ДЄssuming that Starfire would be another course in the mold of the Classic Club, Tradition Club, and Aviara (all Palmer courses), we decided to stick around. When we heard that Arnold Palmer designed a course in Scottsdale (Wildfire), we wanted to give it try. We recently played the Classic Club and Tradition Club-2 excellent Arnold Palmer desert courses in the Palm Springs area.

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