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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 7,218 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 | 7334 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 | 409 | 510 | 160 | 453 | 329 | 174 | 595 | 397 | 421 | 3448 | 243 | 458 | 570 | 433 | 380 | 173 | 421 | 555 | 447 | 3680 | 7128 |
| Gold M: 71.0/127 | 387 | 482 | 145 | 429 | 301 | 146 | 550 | 376 | 392 | 3208 | 225 | 436 | 535 | 412 | 355 | 139 | 379 | 511 | 425 | 3417 | 6625 |
| Gold/Silver M: 70.0/125 | 387 | 482 | 145 | 407 | 301 | 127 | 517 | 376 | 360 | 3102 | 196 | 411 | 505 | 389 | 355 | 139 | 379 | 511 | 404 | 3289 | 6391 |
| Silver M: 69.2/123 | 360 | 455 | 127 | 407 | 277 | 127 | 517 | 354 | 360 | 2984 | 196 | 411 | 505 | 389 | 337 | 124 | 356 | 488 | 404 | 3210 | 6194 |
| Silver/Copper M: 68.0/120 | 360 | 455 | 127 | 387 | 277 | 127 | 484 | 354 | 336 | 2907 | 168 | 391 | 505 | 366 | 317 | 124 | 356 | 488 | 386 | 3101 | 6008 |
| Copper M: 67.0/115 W: 73.0/128 | 330 | 437 | 116 | 387 | 252 | 112 | 484 | 329 | 336 | 2783 | 168 | 391 | 475 | 366 | 317 | 107 | 336 | 466 | 386 | 3012 | 5795 |
| Copper/Jade M: 66.4/113 | 330 | 437 | 116 | 366 | 252 | 112 | 484 | 329 | 305 | 2731 | 168 | 360 | 475 | 348 | 317 | 107 | 316 | 466 | 349 | 2906 | 5637 |
| Jade M: 64.8/110 W: 70.3/120 | 291 | 399 | 107 | 366 | 230 | 99 | 465 | 288 | 305 | 2550 | 138 | 360 | 422 | 348 | 294 | 91 | 316 | 447 | 349 | 2765 | 5315 |
| 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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One of the Valley’s best
I golf all over the Greater Phoenix area. This course layout is very nice , no two holes alike. It’s truly a must play … Cattail is my favorite but Devil’s Claw is very nice also. You won’t be disappointed. Bunkers are superb also. Great value. Enjoy
Festus
Great golf experience. 10x better than that piece of crap Octillo that we played the next day. I would not recommend the latter but recommend Cattail.
A Challenge
Course was in great condition, was not cart path only, rough was high!
No ranger which would have helped and bar closed at 6 pm
5 hour 36 min round.
Cart path only still seems excessive. Mix that with cramming in to many people on the course yields an almost SIX HOUR round. Unacceptable.
Catttail fist timer
We had a wonderful round October 9th at Cattail. The course was pristine and had just gone through the winter overseeing preparation so the fairways were perfect. Very fun to play and recoverable. I look forward to the next time I play it.
Great golf course
I had heard from many friends that this was a great course to play. It is a great value for how nice the course conditions are. I actually felt like I was playing on a golf course in Oregon. They are taking great care of the grass and it had a lot of challenging greens and fairways. I will go back for sure!
No word during the reservation process about the greens being punched and sanded. W we would not have played there if we had known. Fairwwerw also punched. I guess that's what you get in the summer.
Greens need a few more weeks.
Course opened up on a few weeks ago from aeration. It needs a few more weeks to Heal and cure. Greens are still bumpy. The outside staff did an excellent job in stocking up carts with waters and showing us where to go. The inside staff could definitely use a little makeover.
7/6 afternoon round
As always, Cattail is a joy to play. Greens need 3 or 4 more days to begin rolling smooth. Fairways for the most part are decent. Only had to move my ball to find grass a couple times. Bunkers are great.
Canadian golfer
Course was in great shape, great staff, maybe the best golf carts I’ve ever seen, green and fairways in great shape!! Can’t wait to play again
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