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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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Whirlwind Golf Club - Devil's Claw Course
It was a beautiful day of golf! The weather was perfect. The course was in excellent shape. We got around in just over 4 hours. The hot dog from the grill was tasty. It could not have been a better experience!
Wonderful Facility
I love both courses at Whirlwind. They are however, not worth $135.00 per round if you had to pay that, which I did not. Perfectly manicured fairways and not too difficult greens. We can't wait to return.
whirlwind Cat's Tail
Played this course for the first time. Great condition and recommended
Typical Troon Golf excellence
Desert golf. Wide fairways, big greens, typical of Panks design. Great condition and service, typical of Troon Golf managed properties. GolfNow Hot Deal makes it a great bargain.
Plays long
One of the best in the Valley that's for sure. A little hard to get to but worth the ride. Played there 10 times at least great views all day long. Not for the Beginner.
Cat Tail in October
Course was in good shape, greens a little bumpy but playable. Bunkers could use some reconditioning. This course starts overseed next week. Pace of play was very good. One of my favorite courses, always enjoy playing a Gary Panks design.
Great Deal for this time of year
They are going through overseed on Devil's Claw, so we had to play this course, but that never really mattered since they both have always been in great shape! Practice area is, in my view, second to none! A really great course, no doubt it will be even better after overseed. Staff, as usually, great and makes the trip worth it.
beautiful course
Great condition greens immaculate peaceful serene play it you will enjoy it
3.75944 star
nice tournament style layout. I like devils claw better. MOSQUITOES ARE A BIG PROBLEM! the mosquitoes, after a few holes on cattail, ruined my experience. maybe they're not so bad on devils claw? check with the pro shop and hopefully you'll get an honest answer! never had bugs this bad in Arizona! didn't think this was an issue in the desert!
Cattail is a Must Play
Considering our stormy weather or the past few weeks, and the fact the course lost a great number of trees, this is a must play course. Conditions were excellent, though the Mosquitos on the front 9 were brutal (something Arizonians) aren't too familiar. Note, take bug spray until it dries out. Beautiful golf course, very well maintained, with excellent pace of play, rangers, and refreshment cart seen frequently. Great experience. Thanks Troon golf.
Cattail Sep 1
Course was in good condition although the mosquitoes were out in force. Give the staff a thumbs up for providing repellent to help with the annoyance.
great course
course was in excellent shape and the staff was very friendly.
Still in good shape
Whirlwind is still in good condition even in August in Phoenix. It was very hot but the pace of play was brisk. The greens rolled true but obviously not as quick as they do during the winter. The staff is always accommodating and the fee is commensurate with many lower quality courses. Its a really good value.
Hot Day-Hot Deal
Afternoon teetime on a record temperature day...114 at Sky Harbor. Icewater about every three holes on the course and the beverage cart came around four times during our round. The greens were punched about four weeks ago,,,punches are still visible but did not affect true roll, medium speed. No soggy wet areas; some turf replacement in process did not affect play.
Fairways are firm but not burntout, offer some roll, greens are receptive. Great summer value!
Bermuda is harsh this year
Let me start by stating that the Whirlwind courses are of top notch design and provide an excellent challenge. Unfortunately, this year the groundskeeping staff had some trouble getting their summer grass to come in, so much of their fairways appear extremely bald or damaged. The greens are just fine and they roll very true. May have to wait for the overseed this fall for the course to get back to its full potential
Rough shape!
Not Happy with the condition of the tee boxes, several areas of the fairway and around the greens. And they want to charge $60. Dont think so!
We wish to apologize for your experience on the golf course. Our crews are working hard this summer to correct some of the negative effects that occurred from heavy rainfall before overseeding last fall. Please contact me directly if you wish to discuss your experience or your issues with the pricing. Thanks for taking the time to write the review.
no course alert
this is a troon golf course and the fairway had a lot of brown dry up grass it need to heel up .greens where in pretty good shape and tee boxs where ok.i got a good deal on golf now I glad I didn't pay 135.00 like there asking it no worth it .if you play for cheep and don't mind the dry up grass play it if not stay away.
issues with fairways
Golf shop "Pro" need some attitude adjustment. Golf course conditions NOT good. Fairways need a lot of attention. Greens were not cut the day I played.
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We apologize that we didn't meet your expectations in any way. I woule like to speak with you further about your experience with our staff members. How our staff makes our guests feel is of the utmost importance to me and I would like to address it with you and the staff separately. Please reach out to me directly if there is an opportunity to discuss and make things right.
Louie Unga
lunga@troon.com
520-796-8479
July Golf
Always enjoy playing Whirlwind. Some browned fairways...but in great shape during a hot summer.
We appreciate your comments and ratings as well as your understanding about some of the spots on the fairway. We're bound to have a year here and there where the transition isn't as smooth as it normally is. This is that year for us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Cattail one of the best around
An excellent course with some tricky greens and well placed bunkers.
Glad you enjoyed your round on Cattail! It was built for professional golfers and is a great test of skill! Tee box choice is important here as the course can be enjoyable when played at the proper distance. Thanks for your review an kind comments. We hope to see you again soon!
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Thank you for your review. We truly appreciate you taking the time. We have had some difficulty with some areas of the fairways this summer due to the much hotter temps we experienced in June. The conditions are also the result of damage done to the bermuda grass layer at the end of last summer, when we saw an unprecedented nine inches of rain in September. The winter grass overseeding covered a lot of that damage, but this summer as the winter grass transitioned out, the damage to our bermuda layer manifested itself. We are working very hard to bring those areas of the golf course up to our standard and it is getting better everyday! We hope to see you soon here at the club for another chance when conditions are better!