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Whirlwind Golf Club - The Cattail Course
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Whirlwind Golf Club features 36 holes across 242 acres. Wild horses and native beasts roam the landscape - so don't let them drag you away. While just 12 miles from the metropolis of Phoenix, Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course takes golfers to a secluded and scenic environment, where desert tranquility and beauty is a silent playing partner throughout.
Gary Panks designed the courses at Whirlwind Golf Club. The par-72 Cattail measures 7,222 yards and beings on Arrow Shot, a par-4 413 yarder; the South Mountain Range's canyons will guide you, but shoot straight. Things get long on Two Mesquites, the second hole, a par-5 517 yarder, which does feature Mesquites, a staple for the Gila River Indian Community, used in construction, medicine and food.
Finish up on Last Hole, a par-4 450 yarder that offers a good test to close on, as it is the course's most demanding to drive.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7222 yards | 73.6 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 6725 yards | 71.3 | 127 |
| Silver | 72 | 6300 yards | 69.3 | 124 |
| Copper (W) | 72 | 5895 yards | 73.0 | 128 |
| Jade (W) | 72 | 5383 yards | 70.3 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.7/131 | 413 | 517 | 162 | 462 | 337 | 180 | 599 | 402 | 431 | 3503 | 245 | 481 | 549 | 441 | 389 | 176 | 428 | 560 | 450 | 3719 | 7222 |
| Gold M: 71.0/127 | 392 | 489 | 147 | 438 | 311 | 155 | 554 | 382 | 403 | 3271 | 231 | 443 | 528 | 421 | 360 | 136 | 389 | 515 | 431 | 3454 | 6725 |
| Gold/Silver M: 70.0/125 | 392 | 489 | 147 | 417 | 311 | 135 | 520 | 382 | 371 | 3164 | 202 | 418 | 504 | 398 | 360 | 136 | 389 | 515 | 409 | 3331 | 6495 |
| Silver M: 69.2/123 | 365 | 464 | 131 | 417 | 284 | 135 | 520 | 360 | 371 | 3047 | 202 | 418 | 504 | 398 | 345 | 125 | 362 | 490 | 409 | 3253 | 6300 |
| Copper M: 67.0/115 W: 73.0/128 | 335 | 443 | 119 | 393 | 260 | 115 | 487 | 332 | 345 | 2829 | 175 | 396 | 482 | 374 | 324 | 110 | 345 | 469 | 391 | 3066 | 5895 |
| Jade M: 64.8/110 W: 70.3/120 | 292 | 403 | 101 | 372 | 235 | 101 | 466 | 291 | 312 | 2573 | 148 | 368 | 427 | 354 | 300 | 95 | 320 | 447 | 351 | 2810 | 5383 |
| Handicap | 9 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
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Interesting day
Course conditions were excellent. Benefit to being on the rez and having unlimited water. Greens perfect. Fast. Smooth. Held pretty well also. Starter was unfriendly which was a surprise but staff overall was solid. Cart lady every 6 holes, basically perfect.
Pace of play was miserable.
But here’s the asterisk.
There was a junior girls tournament on the course, about 7-8 groups. By the 5th hole we caught up. No where to go. Front nine was just over 2 hours. Back nine was just over three.
I get it, it’s kids and i encourage that. Ya played JR golf my whole life, but at the end of the day, you are still responsible for the pace of play on the course. It was a rare 95 degree day, otherwise i would have been furious.
Nobody really acknowledged the problem, and i went i to the clubhouse to complain, but it seems that the only person was one of the bag guys, and there was no chance he was the one making the decisions.
For review sake, great golf conditions
Cattail at Whirlwind
It was a great day at the course. The course was in good condition. The greens were still recovering from being punched but were almost back to normal so they were okay. The fairways were in great condition. We had a great day. Definitely will be back to play again.
Punched & Rough
Love this place. Always have and always will love W2 but…..
This time around the greens were punched seems like 14+ days ago. Unfortunately, the greens were bumpy & rough. One of the few times the greens were in bad shape.. almost automatic 2 putt territory (greens lacked water to fully recover after that many days punched?). Fairways a bit dry for obvious reasons, water shortages + 115 F days = no bueno fairways & greens.
This said I wish I would of spent my 70 bucks at Troon North which is in pristine condition right now!!
Not impressed
We played your course just 3-weeks ago and it was spectacular from tee to greens so when my wife saw Cattail was opening we jumped on the chance
Received an email (thank you by the way) that it wasn’t quite ready and you honored our same time to play Devils Claw
Just playing it 3-weeks ago we were fine, apparently you had mowed Devils Claw down to start working on it and it was not playable fairways were horrendous, tee boxes average green were good
Needless to say worth half what we paid 3-weeks ago very frustrating
Fun round
Generous landing areas off the tees.
Course in great condition
Greens were true and a perfect speed.
All in all a fun round.
Paradise
Perfect day of golf. Good weather, great company and very nice course condition. It seems a bit pricy but worth every dime. The course was not super busy which made the round very enjoyable. We played it in 3.5 hours. Nice touch handing out bottles of water throughout the course. Will definitely come back. Thank you.
Great course! Lots of fun!
Courses in great shape right now! The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. This is the second time that I've played this course and would definitely recommend it to anyone. My only complaint is that there needs to be in Marshall out on the course. Pace of was very slow because the group in front of us was very inconsiderate. There was a two-hole gap between them and the next group, and they held up play for approximately four groups back. Could have finished that round golf in a little over 3 hours, however due to the group in front of us and no Marshall being on the course, it took us almost 6 hours.
Whirlwind Phoenix Resort Course
Whirlwind courses in mid March, hard to beat; good resort course combined with near perfect weather. Caught a day with zero waiting, finished in 3-1/2 hours!
Course could be great
The condition of the grass was not good all the rough was just straw, need more care. Greens were good and fairways were average. Pace of play was great, beverage cart was good. Poor that when we finished at 4:45 the bar and restaurant was closed. A reasonable golf course but not a golf experience
Great practice facility
Funky front nine layout, but the back nine is much better. Course gets lots of play. Tee boxes are taking a beating but the greens were nice. Greens are small on front nine.
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