Whirlwind Golf Club - The Devil's Claw Course

Very nice facility and pleasant staff. Friendly, efficient and informative. Practice facility was adequately large, but could have been rotated a bit more to provide a nicer hitting area. Course was in very good shape and is a typical desert style. Only a couple of the holes are memorable. Tee boxes and fairways were well maintained. Greens were good with no apparent signs of stress and they rolled true. Well worth playing for the price. Had lunch in the grill and the food and service was very good. Biggest disappointment was with a name like "Devil's Claw" I was looking forward to a logoed shirt and they only have Whirlwind.

When we booked our tee time for our first round on this course we were very excited to try it. Sadly nobody mentioned that they had a junior tournament teeing off (Last group about 30 minutes before us). No mention at starter box there was a delay (Although Jordan there was awesome and very helpful otherwise).

When we hit about the 5th hole we ran into 3 groups waiting to tee off at the tee box, oh no. Finally as people started moving as slow as they had been, the ranger came up and told us the kids tournament was really slowing people down. They all walked, and their rangers might as well have not been there. Not sure why he needed to tell us that instead of having their rangers speed up play. Nothing offered to us other than a "Sorry I hope it speeds up."

Let's just say that it NEVER sped up, and we played our round in 5 hours and 45 minutes. Keep in mind that at the end of the round it was about 102 out, not very nice conditions to wait 15 minutes per shot.

Other than this course being one of the finest I have played in the valley this time of year, I won't be returning. Great team and course, but how it worked out with this tournament left us all cursing this place.

Troon courses are way too pricy to be playing 6 hour rounds, especially as we move into the busier season in the valley. Sad to leave such a bad review, but this was a really bad experience.

Well run facility, excellent course condition.

Wild Horse Pass is a fine resort with a great deal of things to do.

The course was in great shape...especially for the torrid Arizona summer. There are plenty of water stations. The ranger really does his job... and even drops off a wet towel that comes from and ice chest.

Most of the fairways are open and forgiving The greens are a moderate speed. Most of them have a possible way to approach them without fear. The rough is just thick enough to make you adjust for the situation. Play this course. If you are out of state--stay at the resort

Conditions on Devil's Claw were exceptional for this time of year. Green fairways and good greens. Except for a few holes, Devil's Claw has fairly wide fairways and the greens are large. The onboard GPS does a good job accounting for the pin positions. Arrive early to take advantage of the practice facilities.

The course is in great shape, and it played in 4 hours and could have played faster.

Fantastic condition and attentive staff

Had a great time playing with members as the first group out at 6:27am. Easy to beat the heat even in August!

Tough from the tips if you don't bring your A-game

One of my favorite tracks in the valley and just a short drive away. Course was in excellent condition considering we're in the middle of summer. Got paired up with a 3-some representing PXG. Thanks Jimmie, Randy and Spenser for bringing out the best in me. Shot a personal best front 9 and overall round. Played the tips which I've never done on this track. Pace of play was solid...finished in just under 4 hours. The $18 GolfNow special made it all the more better. Will definitely keep coming back to the Devil's Claw!

Wide open fairways and large greens make this a forgiving golf course.

Played the course on a Sunday morning. Pace was a little slow due to several groups in front of us that were very slow.. ranger kept them moving but took around 4:45 minutes to play and normally would have been right at 4:00. Course was in very good condition and staff very friendly.

Played the course in the morning to beat the heat and the conditions were very good. Pace of play was good and the marshall was very interactive in making sure we were on pace and enjoying our round. One of the better courses I have played in the area and the service was above average. Top; Allow yourself time before and after the round to use the practice facility and club house.

being this hot this time of year, fairways and greens were very playable.

Loved playing the course and can't wait to play it again.

I teed off at 12 45... and I was home by 345pm. The staff were very good..even a cold towel delivery in middle of round.. it's a nice touch. The course itself was crispy around the edges.. but few desert courses in Arizona aren't a little weathered in the dog days of July..

For the heat of the summer this course was in great condition, I was pleasantly surprised.

Course was in great condition, considering the heat. Starter let us play as a group of 2, which was nice.

The course was nice, no complaints but not as nice as the top 100 public courses in AZ (I played AK-Chin Southern Dunes the day before). Two things could have been better - 1) Fairways all had mowed grassed left on the fairways - 2) Maintenance workers kept mowing sometimes when I was hitting. Must hit the fairways, very little room off the fairways (desert golf).

We played around noon in 105* temperature. Two of us played in 2.5 hrs. Passed 1 other group. The course was in excellent condition. The transition from winter rye to bermuda was spectacular. The greens were ok. speed around 10 and receptive.

Awesome Golf course, friendly staff, good 4-some! started on time and finished in just under 4 hours! Mango towels, cant beat it!