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Wigwam Golf Club: Gold
Wigwam Golf Club: Gold
451 N Old Litchfield Rd
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340-4348
United States
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Overview
The Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed Gold Course is the standout among the three courses at the Wigwam—and it's ranked in the top 25 of public courses in the state. The Gold Course was renovated in 2015 and plays plenty long at 7,345 yards from the back tees, with narrow fairways and strategically positioned bunkers along with small greens—making it a stout tournament host.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked for 18 years from 1969-'86. Ranked 99th on the inaugural list in 1985.
Best in State: Ranked since 2025.
2025-'26 ranking: 44th.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“The Wigwam Gold Course showcases a classic parkland design that has wide, tree-lined fairways with strategic bunkering to create a layout that’s both inviting and demanding. Its traditional feel stands out in the desert, relying less on dramatic terrain and more on thoughtful architecture to shape the playing experience. The routing flows naturally across gently rolling ground, offering generous landing areas while still rewarding players who can control their angles into the greens. This course is a nice change of pace for the Desert."
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“The Wigwam Gold Course showcases a classic parkland design that has wide, tree-lined fairways with strategic bunkering to create a layout that’s both inviting and demanding. Its traditional feel stands out in the desert, relying less on dramatic terrain and more on thoughtful architecture to shape the playing experience. The routing flows naturally across gently rolling ground, offering generous landing areas while still rewarding players who can control their angles into the greens. This course is a nice change of pace for the Desert."
Read More2025
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“Classic course layout by R T Jones, Sr: tree lined fairways, small to medium push-up greens. Nice variety of holes. Plays longer than the yardage indicated."
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“An old flat resort that has seen its better days in challenging the modern players."
Read More2023
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“Stone walls and cactus islands add to a desert landscape oasis. The extremely flat contour and fairly bland difference in hole variety is a bit numbing. However the 4-6' deep bunkers with tan grass-lined accents provide a nice visual effect."
Read More2022
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“Stone walls and cactus islands add to a desert landscape oasis. The extremely flat contour and fairly bland difference in hole variety is a bit numbing. However the 4-6' deep bunkers with tan grass-lined accents provide a nice visual effect."
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“You’ll feel like you in Florida without humidity. Hardwoods and tall palm trees line some fairways and very little desert can be seen on the course, just grass. From the tips it’s a beast but precision trumps distance on a few holes. Greens tend to fall off quite a bit long and on the sides. Miss there and it’s a significant uphill chip. Missing short is a better option."
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“Wigwam (Gold) is proof that a course can simultaneously be challenging for the scratch player and fun for the high handicapper. The Gold course on this mega-resort property has no rough to speak of, wide fairways and very large greens. However, positioning off the tee is everything, and on a number of holes, very strategically placed fairway bunkers that are cut into the fairways at right angles are in just the right spot to force a decision off the tee: take on the bunker, lay up and face a much tougher approach, or shape your tee shot onto the narrower part of the fairway. Despite the lack of rough, recovering from less-than-ideal tee shots is hampered by a variety of tall and expansive trees along many fairways. All greens are elevated and slope back-to-front, but sections of the large greens are separated by moderate slopes. The lack of rough on the green surrounds allows for a variety of recovery shots, and putting is often the best option. With more water hazards and palm trees than cacti, this course feels much more like Miami than Phoenix (low humidity aside). This is not a desert experience. This is a resort course, not a long, hard slog, so the high handicapper will enjoy the round as much as, if not more than, the scratch player. This is low stress golf. You won’t lose many balls or have a lot of forced carries, but it keeps your attention at all times. It’s an easy walk. There is no uninteresting hole."
Read More2021
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“Wigwam Gold is a very traditional course that feels like you're in the Midwest more than Arizona. It is a good test, but there's not much creativity to the design here."
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“Excellent resort style course with a challenging layout. 18th hole is a beast."
Read More2020
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