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.
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Great course
The course was in great shape. Pace of play was great. Definitely recommend this course, good value for the money. The staff was very friendly. Definitely will play this course again.
The layout is fine and overall the course was in good condition. Service was excellent. My only complaints:
(1) sprinklers were on when we arrived and the fairways were over watered and soggy for the entire round (7:45 am - noon). Balls regularly plugged on the fairways; and,
(2) it was over priced. I’ve played better courses in greater Phoenix / Scottsdale area for a lot less.
We were behind 3 groups of buddies who combined to lay as seven for the last four holes and there was no ranger to stop them
Very disappointed in pace of play being behind a group of seven golfers. We asked if we could play through and they said no so we left the course and did not play the last two hole. Management did say the Marshalls had left.
Decent value
The greens were slow and the fairways were soaked in some spots so there wasn’t much rollout. Super friendly staff, average layout. Pretty forgiving course yet still has some teeth
Choose this one!!!
In Az for 12 days from NC and played every day with deals off GolfNow. Booked this for the last day and glad I did! This course was plush and very challenging. Gorgeous views with strategically placed traps and trees. Dog legs left and right, with multiple tee options for you to choose from to decide how much you want to bite off!! I put this course in my top three along with Grayhawk and Phoenician. Only negative I have is it was CPO as they’ve started over seeding the fairways and the greens were fuzzy and slow as well due to this. Undulating fairways and greens added to the course whereas most tracks around the area are all perfectly flat. Loved this course and would play it again on a return trip. You won’t be disappointed and will be glad you booked this one.
Whirlwind Cattail
Course is in excellent condition for end of summer in Arizona. They have a great range and practice area and upmarket range balls.
You could still see punch marks on the greens but they rolled true and were a good speed. We didn't encounter any other golfers during our round. Staff was friendly.
Great Summer Conditions!
While the cost is slightly more than typical summer golf for most courses, you are paying for premium conditions The grass conditions were fantastic (guessing due to no relcaimed water restrictions). The tee boxes and fairways were better than many courses' winter conditions. It made for pure shots and much better golf. Greens were very good but maybe not fantastic, but still worthy. Plenty of drinking water around the course too. Definitely worth the price and we'll be back again this summer for these conditions.