Whirlwind Golf Club - The Devil's Claw Course

Great course. Excellent conditions and staff. Will play again.

Played Devils Claw course at Whirlwind.

Troon course with impeccable greens and great fairways set within the desert. Lots of wildlife viewings (Coyote crossed the fairway twice).

Generous fairways - if you slice into the desert ball will be gone most of the time.

Really enjoyed the round.

Whirlwind is a Class A golf experience. Course and practice facility in great shape. Pace of play was just over four hours but given the difficulty of the course (especially the undulating greens and green side bunkering) was understandable. Cart service disappeared by 2:00 which given that days temperature was surprising. Devils Claw has a variety of tees to suit long and short hitters

First time playing this track and was very impressed. Course was in immaculate shape and pace of play was good for how busy it was. Highly recommend this course to all.

First time I played this course. Great shape. Greens, bunkers and water holes make the course fair but challenging. Best of all no houses. Staff was very friendly. Pace of play was good considering we had a 1:00 P.M t-time. Could use more parking space but that's a minor fault. Would definitely play there again.

Played the Cattail course. The course is in great shape, the greens roll true and I would say were medium in speed. My only complaint is that the front nine was really short in distance (played the gold tees) and all but a few holes were straight forward. There isn't much trouble on the course, wide fairways, not a lot of traps, trees were all small and even the desert was pretty forgiving.

It is definitely a resort course but for the money and all the great reviews it gets I would have to say it's a pedestrian golf course. Not much of a WOW factor.

Not sure if I would pay the $100+ rates they charge as I would much rather play Southern Dunes but this was good. Good shape...some challenging holes and some that would be nice to play again as I went in blind.

Well,I was hoping that it would be as good as Southern Dunes. No way. The Resort play really tears up the course and they seem to not be able to fix divots. I guess they have the attitude that they paid there $ 140. The course was a little wet even at the end of the day. It was fun to play. The $60, I paid was worth it.

Only problem was that the ladies tees were almost the same as the men's. On several holes the women's distance was very challenging even though there were tee locations that could have been used to make it better for the women

Played devils claw. Hole 9 has split fairway! Very cool. Staff was very nice and helpful. Greens rolled true. Course was in fantastic shape as are all troon courses.

Great practise facilities. I played devils claw and the greens were in much better shape then cattails which is the other course here. They were faster and more receptive. Overall tHe course was in good condition. Lots of grass clippings left on the fairway. A little annoying. Staff was a little preoccupied with a tournament that was arriving around the same time so ended up going back to bag drop to get my own clubs and loading into a cart

Fabulous facillity. Course was in great shape for so early in the season.

There was a tournament but that is no excuse for allowing a 5+ hour round. At one point there was three foursome waiting on a tee!! Called the clubhouse to point this out and they were dismissive. We finished the 18th in the dark. Other groups behind us, who also presumably also paid full fees and not twilight rates, could not finish.

I played Devils Claw and really liked this course. Its really long at over 7000 yards. Grass was perfect on all tee boxes, fairways, and greens. The course was challenging on some holes. Most fairways are super wide and easy to land in unless you really shank it. I will play again and going to try and play Cattali next time I make it to Whirlwind. The starter was super cool and the pro shop guys seem to be all business and not to talkative. The guy who cleaned my clubs did a horrible job, I think they were cleaner before he touched them. lol

They were a couple of weeks into the over seed process but the course was in fantastic shape round was slow due to carts being restricted to the paths

Great phx option, well maintained and lots of character. I had a great time. I'm a 4 handicap and found plenty of challenge.

Played the Cattail course yesterday since Devils Claw is being overseeded. Pro Shop was fully stocked with anything a golfer could need and, the guys in it were friendly and cordial. Got out on time even tho I thought it was busy for a Thursday morning. Starter answered any questions we had and the range was stocked with ample amounts of balls and water. Course was in very good shape, greens rolled well and tee boxes and fairways were well manicured, but what else do you expect from Troon Management :) Saw the bev cart numerous times and the Ranger was out enforcing a good steady pace. All in all it was a pleasant experience and enjoyed it like I always do at Whirlwind

A group of us play in Scottsdale every year. We try to play a new course each time we come down. Based on other reviews we thought we we give it a shot.
There was nothing terrible about the course. But there was certainly no WOW factor here.
The day we played the Mosquitos were so bad you could hardly concentrate on a shot which made the over all experience closer to a 1.5 star, but I ga r it a 3 to be fair to the. Purse if I caught it on a bad day.
I personally think there are much better course for the same price within the area.

Always enjoy playing here. Course is difficult but not too hard. Price is ok for summer rate but is high in season.

Staff is very attentive. Always checking on you out on the course to see if you need anything. Fresh ice water on every 2nd or 3rd hole. Facilities are exceptional. Just a great experience.