I played FIrecliff yesterday with a friend who is in town from Louisiana. I knew the area courses are in good condition now, but when driving in, I couldn’t help but let out a little gasp when I saw h... Continue »

I played FIrecliff yesterday with a friend who is in town from Louisiana. I knew the area courses are in good condition now, but when driving in, I couldn’t help but let out a little gasp when I saw how GORGEOUS, the fairways were! The customer service is very good here. My friend is a PGA member and they were very generous in extending his discount to me as well. There was one glitch, though, when I arrived. As I was walking in from the parking lot with my bag, a staff member took it and said it would be on a cart in out back after I checked in. Well, my bag was nowhere to be seen. We checked the dozen or so carts lined up with bags and then drove the length of the driving range to see if someone had taken it my mistake. Nope,not there. At this point I was not panicked, but definitely not happy as the attendant didn’t seem to take it very seriously. What seemed like an eternity later, a cart drove by us with my clubs on it. The guy said he never realized there was a bag aboard. Crisis averted! We were paired with a single woman, 6 hcp player who was prepping for an upcoming tournament and was really fun to play with. The course is absolutely immaculate tee to green. The fairways were perfect and the rough was the best for chipping that I’ve played in a while. The greens were smooth and firm, rolled a fast medium speed and I didn’t see a single ball mark all day. The bunkers could have used a tiny bit more sand, but there was just enough to easily hit from. Good thing, because my ball found a LOT of them! POP was good at 4:15, only having waited a minute or two on a couple of holes. There was just enough shade available to make that time easier in the 100 degree heat. Another great day at Desert Willow. Highly recommended.