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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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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2019 #6)
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Great
The course is in great shape. We all had a great time and loved the course. Can't wait to play the other 18.
terrain agréable à jouer
terrain en excellente condition. verts assez rapides. ``rough`` d'une hauteur constante partout sur le parcours. un peu dispendieux mais au moins les conditions de jeu sont parfaites.
Challenging but fun
Generous fairways, good greens, nice variety of holes.
beautiful Desert Course
Quality of turf is exceptional. Variety of tees
makes for an excellent play for everyone. We played
middle tees 6100yd on a windy day and the three of us thoroughly enjoyed our 3hr 25 minute round.
Cat Tail
When coming to Phoenix/Scottsdale to play golf as an outsider, do you want to pay up for Troon North, We Ko Pa, Greyhawk etc, or get 90% the same experience for a lot less money? Whirlwind represents a very good desert course that is a little more forgiving then the extreme target golf desert courses. Had a great time and would play it over the big name courses. Unless you are a sub-10 handicap golfer, the "cache' desert courses are going to wear you out and you will lose a dozen balls. This is a fun course with enough bite to keep you honest and it wont drain the wallet.
Highly recommend
Stayed at wild horse resort and Played this course in about 30 mph wind but was still a very nice place. Bar and grill was excellent foods and beverage. Course was in excellent condition and was a little more challenging then the devils claw course. Overall great place to play.
Ficken windy
Great course, very windy, many lost balls! Would love to play no wind. Will be back
Love the Cattail
Cattail is pretty and playable, with lots of green around the greens, but still enjoyably challenging. If you want blind tee shots and approaches and 3 or more tiers per green, play the companion course, Devil's Claw, but make sure Steve Williams is on the bag. That's a no thank you for me.
This is a resort in the middle of the south metro desert. It has beautiful and extensive practice areas. I'm not a big fan of resorts, and I haven't stayed there, but overall this is really well done. Lovely clubhouse, nicely sited.
Twilight on Cattail
Played at 2pm on Wednesday in 4.25 hours. Weather was perfect, so I didn't mind a slower afternoon round. Paired with locals which helped because course knowledge is important on certain holes. Greens were running around 10, and the fairways were in great shape. Overall a very nice course.
First time at Whirlwind
Facilities are above average as noted in my ratings. Teed off promptly on the Catclaw course at 1:03, but the pace was just so so at a 4 1/2 hr. round. We were very happy to pay $70 each to play a quality resort such as Whirlwind.
cattail
Course was in excellent shape. Greens were smooth and nice pace.(not scary fast but nice) This is a very nice desert golf experience. Some course are more scenic, another nice troon experience. kind of pricey but we got a deal online.
Great day and course spoiled by slow play
Another great az golf experience but it was spoiled by super slow play and nobody did anything about it. I'm starting to think that a person should stay away from resort courses since they all seem to have high prices and super slow play. Only saw one ranger and didn't see him until late in the round.
Good rolling layout with So. Mtn backdrop
Course was in good shape, interesting layout and challenging. However, we complained about slow play but nothing was done about it.
Impressive
The course is in excellent shape, the greens rolled true with nice speed and shuttle breaks which definitely gets you if you can't read breaks well. Great challenge, loved it and have re-booked already to play 36. Only fault was we couldn't,t get anything to eat after 5.
Whirlwind
Solid course......................................
Challenging but fair
Several friends had recommended this course, and we were not disappointed... It was fun to play, challenging, but fair. We are hoping to play it again, at least once! With so many courses to chose from, we do not often want to repeat , but this is one that we would.
Great Course, marshal a little pushy
Would recommend course. However Our foursome played in under 4 hrs yet marshal was our case for taking 5 mins to pace out who had kp. Course was in great shape but the marshal ruined the last few holes
Great Course always in nice condition
Great Place to play two great courses, both are always in excellent shape, with good staff, bar, food facilities, etc...
Highly recommend this Troon Course
Very good course but a bit over price
Greens very good. Fairways good but divots not filled which seemed to be consistant. Pace of play was good . I paid 100 for twilight , too pricey for the overall value.
beautiful course
will play this again! the greens are beautiful, and the fairwaysare plush
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