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4.5
729 Reviews (729)
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3 Stars
31
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10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
90.5%
Recommend this course
685 out of 729 reviews
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4.3
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.2%
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4.4
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
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3 Stars
3
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3
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.2%
Recommend this course
45 out of 51 reviews
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Course Highlights
Course conditions consistently impress, with fairways holding up remarkably well even after heavy rain and the layout drawing repeat visitors back every season. Warm, attentive staff and solid amenities round out an experience that delivers strong value for golfers of all levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7222 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.6

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Winter: Rye, Summer: Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Panks (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt and Bermuda Shorts Required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Riding

Available Sports

Tennis

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Reviews

4.5
729 Reviews (729)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Patio Dining 18
Brunch 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 53
Water Hazards 37
Undulating Greens 36
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 40
Advanced Golfers 40
Locals 35
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 51
Convenient to the City 39
Worth the Drive 38

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Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Cattail is First Rate!

Course was in great condition for this time of year, and the greens rolled quite nicely. This could be a more challenging course layout if you choose the wrong tees or take unnecessary risks. But otherwise, a truly enjoyable course. I'll be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 328
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

good value

paid under $20 to play this course. I had to skip one hole because a foursome wouldn't let me play through. otherwise, it was a great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course-great price

Course was in great shape. Pace was outstanding. Best of all the price was excellent. I will be back again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great day

I played as part of a golf package through the Wild Horse casino hotel . A friend came up from Tucson. Right from the start is was a great experience. The breakfast was great and we went off as a two-some 30 minutes before our scheduled tee time. Beautiful condition, greens were above average in speed and putted true. Loved the whole experience.

Kenny

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great summer value

Summer arête deal on Golfnow , very good deal for this course (Cattail). Coarse was in very good shape . Foursome is front of us slowed pace of play, despite push from the ranger .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

We will be back

From arriving to leaving, we had a great time. Course in great shape and fun.

Go play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice resort features

Great for a resort course , I would not play in season there are far to many course in there price range that I like better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor Customer Service - They can't tell time

Great Course but staff was clueless on the day we played:

1) No mention when we checked in that the range was open but hitting from the back, there was no one at the carts or anywhere to be found, we eventually figured it out.

2) As we are hitting a few balls on the range we are told we need to go to hole #9 (yes hole #9) immediately, but after some discussion he had our tee-time wrong.

3) After 1 hour 50 minutes we are finishing hole #17 (nine holes played) and told by ranger we are playing too slow and need to pick up our pace. We finished the 18 hole round in 3 hrs, 35 min.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice shape for 110 degree weather

The greens were exceptional and the fairways and rough were just as nice. For such hot weather and just plugging the greens the course was in great shape. Well worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The Perfect Place

Spend the extra money to play this course in the summer time. What an amazing track! We played the "Cattail" 18 and the layout is great. The par 3's have great variety, as do the 4's and 5's. This course does not disappoint!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

beautifull

first time playing here and i will be back!

played as a single most of the day, but joined a few guys at the end of one round.

finished the cattail course in just under 3 hours, so i decided to play devils claw too.

both courses were in great condition. greens rolled exceptionally well even though they must have been punched not too long ago.

during my 2nd 18 i ran into a couple slower groups and the course ranger came over to me and asked if i would like to jump up to number 10.

heck ya! he escorted me to #10 and i cruised thru the back nine. then he met me at 18 and escorted me back out to the front and told me they had gotten a little busier. no problem.

he jumped me in front of a 5some and away i went.

ALL the staff were top notch. the ranger made me feel like a VIP and i had a great time.

both courses were great and offered various yardages and really nice par 3's.

i will be back very soon!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful, well manicured course.

Thoroughly enjoyed playing this course. It was very challenging but fun. The course is beautiful and in excellent condition. It's a troon course. Would definitely recommend the course and will play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course ..Great Day

Super course and warm up facilities. Great condition...I think it's one of the top courses in Phoenix..if you get a chance to play either Whirlwind course you should take it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful course; a must play

This was the first course we played on our annual golf trip and it set the bar for the rest. You can always spot a Troon run facility - classy, well-run, immaculate conditioning, and a beautiful golf course. Even in May, we were amazed at how lush and green the course was. Couldn't find a brown spot on the course. The layout is great with a lot of memorable holes. It's a fair golf course and is a nice break from the desert, target-golf layouts in Arizona. Definitely a must play and for $60, it offers great value. We'll be back next year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Won't be disappointed

Played the Cattail course, which I had not played in over a decade. It's a better course than I remembered, with a good mix of strong, long holes as well as some shorter risk-reward option holes. There's nothing here terribly unique in the way of golf course architecture, but there are plenty of good holes.

Conditions were good, not quite 5 stars because the course was very wet in some areas. I hit a 9 degree driver, my drives should not plug when they land in the fairway, but that happened several times. Also, I was only in one green side bunker, but it was quite low on sand and very compacted. But most of the course had at least some bounce to it and the greens were nice and smooth and ran at a good, not too quick, pace.

Staff is excellent and the facility is beautiful and well kept. Hard to think anyone would be disappointed playing golf here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never disappoints

They are a bit pricey at times, however never disappointed with the experience here

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course

The course is in excellent shape and the staff was amazing. Enjoyed the experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Confusing

Course is confusing to navigate. Can't stop for a pit stop and a snack after 9. Bev cart food is marginal. Eat before you play or bring your own food. Condition is great course plays well and is challenging and fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course and good value.

We now include Whirlwind as part of our golf itinerary on each trip to Phoenix. It is always in great shape, the courses are fair but challenging and the lounge serves great food. We always enjoy our times there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a fun place to play

As usual, great conditions. Always a must play when in Phoenix.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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