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4.7
693 Reviews (693)
5 Stars
464
4 Stars
182
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
95.1%
Recommend this course
654 out of 693 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.9
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
5.0
Value
5.0
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.9
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 9 reviews
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4.8
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.4%
Recommend this course
53 out of 55 reviews
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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

Accolades

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Reviews

4.7
693 Reviews (693)
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Good shape

A little pricey for the layout but that’s post covid golf

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice layout and challenging!

I would play it again ,found a decent price on GN other wise might be alittle pricey for me.Maybe try Devils claw next time .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Good day

The course was in great shape. The over seed was good, greens smooth and although still a bit slow for my liking and should only get better with time. Pace of play was good at 4 hours 2 min.

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
Verified Purchaser

Great coarse.

Can’t play here too much. For 122$

If it was 90 or 100 $. I would play lots more

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
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 8
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 Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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