LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. -- Like its big brother, the 50-year-old Gold Course at The Wigwam resort, the Patriot Course was also designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
The Patriot is just 6,000 yards, but it is by no means a pushover. It loses much of its yardage on some short par 3s and a couple of short par 4s and the front and back nine are quite different.
While the Patriot Course eases you in with a couple of par 5s early in the round, there are doglegs, trees, some large bunker complexes and plenty of water to challenge players throughout their rounds. Arguably the signature hole is the short par-3 15th, which has an island green.
Formerly known as the Blue Course, the name was changed to honor the fighter pilots from neighboring Luke Air Force Base as well as other Arizona patriots from the police and fire departments.
Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - 15th
Arguably the signature hole, the par-3 15th is one of the highlights of the Patriot Course at The Wigwam resort in Litchfield, Ariz.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 1
The Patriot Course at The Wigwam resort starts out with a scoring opportunity, the 511-yard par-5 first.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 3
The second on the Patriot golf course at The Wigwam resort is a long par 3.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 6
A pot bunker guards the front of the par-4 sixth on the Patriot Course at The Wigwam resort in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 7
The 389-yard, par-4 seventh hole is a good example of the Patriot Course's parkland feel.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 10
The par-5 10th is only 492 yards from the back tee, but it's still the no. 2 handicap hole on the Patriot golf course at The Wigwam resort.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - 13
At 218 yards, the 13th is another difficult par 3 on the Patriot golf course at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 14
The Patriot's 14th hole is a drivable par 4 at just 294 yards from the back tees, but large bunkers loom in front of the green.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 15
The island green of the short par-3 15th hole on the Patriot golf course at The Wigwam resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 17
There's more water on the short par-3 17th hole of the Patriot golf course at The Wigwam resort in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
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Wigwam resort - Patriot golf course - no. 18
The par-4 18th on the Patriot Course at The Wigwam resort plays 464 yards from the back tees and finishes in front of the clubhouse.
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