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4.5
722 Reviews (722)
5 Stars
479
4 Stars
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3 Stars
31
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
90.6%
Recommend this course
678 out of 722 reviews
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4.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
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3
Conditions
4.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.7%
Recommend this course
30 out of 35 reviews
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4.4
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
42 out of 48 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
722 Reviews (722)

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 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Previously Played

Always good

Greens were pure, fairways great, awesome practice facilities. Whirlwind always has it going.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
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Previously Played

Would you recommend? Great Summer conditions, but...

Began 1st hole with no other group in sight. Early morning tee time and nice summer course condition, and then...

Following completion of 1st hole, we drove to 2nd tee and were greeted by group waiting to tee off. Hoping this wouldn't be an ongoing theme throughout the day, we plodded along. Saw the ranger 3 or 4 times, he even stopped once and we politely asked what the hold up was. He insisted we were still on track, and ahead of pace - despite ongoing strolls looking for lost balls (ours and mostly others) on every hole. Upon completing our round 5 plus hours later, we kept wondering why we had a wait on every single shot following the 1st hole, and met the group in front of us following 18th - who weren't extremely pleased either. They mentioned how foursome in front of them had holes open throughout the round, and how frustrated they were also with the pace of play. Neither of us were sure if the ranger ever spoke with the offending foursome ahead, but felt something more should have, and could have been done - like ranger choosing to follow along (assuming he spoke with them about poor pace), or allowing groups to play through. Course was great overall, but I wouldn't recommend in good conscience until this is resolved.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 364
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Arizona Advisor
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Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing

115* afternoon golf

Lovely course, nice cart, not busy enough for a beverage cart to be out there but plenty of water was available. Course condition was good, just hard to keep your concentration in that kind of heat. But summer is the only time it’s affordable.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent

Surprised didn’t have any mud balls on the fairway after the rain. Played Devils Claw. Last week we played Cattail and many balls in the fairway were mud balls. Maybe Devils Claw has better drainage? The guys working on the course upkeep were much more aware of golfers, stopping their equipment when we were near, unlike a few weeks ago. There were not many players (we started at 0730) so it felt like we had the course to ourselves. The starter, Scott, always offers us other tee times so we can play as a twosome and we were able to do that this week. The course is in excellent shape and all the staff are wonderful. My brother and I love playing here!

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A little wet

We started at 7:30. Many spots in the fairways were very wet, so lots of mud balls. The course & staff are great. That was my only complaint.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Like playing here

Outstanding course conditions. A little drive from the west valley but is worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

there seem to be more maintenance crew on the course this time and it was annoying & distracting. The guy mowing the tee boxes just kept mowing when were teeing off. One water hole they were working on something along the edge of the water with a very loud piece of equipment, and they didn’t stop when we were on the green. One time they were mowing behind the tee boxes, mostly dirt, and it was windy. We had dirt blowing in our faces. They did stop when we teed off, but it was a short par 3 & they started up once we left the tee box. With the wind blowing pretty hard we got a lot of dirt blown at us. (This was 2 months ago on a day that had 20-30mph winds. I realize they have a job to do, but they need to be more aware of the golfers.

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

Great experience

As always, we are never disappointed. The course is in immaculate shape, and we enjoy the view and the layout of the course. Highly recommended to anyone who’s looking for a change in scenery.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Value

Course is nice and in good shape overall… compares to other high end courses in Valley Of The Sun…. However, price is high at $250 per per person.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Week after LPGA

Luv this course. Conditions were excellent. Especially after the LPGA came through. Greens ran true, fairways were carpet like, though some bunkers were a bit sparse for sand, the rest were awesome if you hit them. Luv Cattail.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Whirlwind Cattail!

Course was in absolutely perfect shape from tee to green!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Everyone was extremely friendly, we got back up with some special they were doing on the par 3, group behind us kept hitting into us as we had a group we were waiting on us in front of us. Only complaint I had is space out tee times out a little more so you don't have 3 groups on one hole for thsi price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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