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 | 413 | 567 | 162 | 462 | 337 | 180 | 599 | 402 | 431 | 3553 | 245 | 481 | 611 | 441 | 389 | 176 | 428 | 560 | 450 | 3781 | 7334 |
| Gold M: 71.0/127 | 392 | 489 | 147 | 438 | 311 | 155 | 554 | 382 | 403 | 3271 | 231 | 443 | 528 | 421 | 360 | 136 | 389 | 515 | 431 | 3454 | 6725 |
| Gold/Silver M: 70.0/125 | 392 | 489 | 147 | 417 | 311 | 135 | 520 | 382 | 371 | 3164 | 202 | 418 | 504 | 398 | 360 | 136 | 389 | 515 | 409 | 3331 | 6495 |
| Silver M: 69.2/123 | 365 | 464 | 131 | 417 | 284 | 135 | 520 | 360 | 371 | 3047 | 202 | 418 | 504 | 398 | 345 | 125 | 362 | 490 | 409 | 3253 | 6300 |
| Copper M: 67.0/115 W: 73.0/128 | 335 | 443 | 119 | 393 | 260 | 115 | 487 | 332 | 345 | 2829 | 175 | 396 | 482 | 374 | 324 | 110 | 345 | 469 | 391 | 3066 | 5895 |
| Jade M: 64.8/110 W: 70.3/120 | 292 | 403 | 101 | 372 | 235 | 101 | 466 | 291 | 312 | 2573 | 148 | 368 | 427 | 354 | 300 | 95 | 320 | 447 | 351 | 2810 | 5383 |
| 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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Fantastic Arizona Golf
Whirlwind has 2 fantastic courses always in supreme condition. Practice facilities are top drawer. Staff are friendly and attentive. Recommend to anyone to play!
Great course
With the exception of one green that needs to be blown up, this course is one of the next values in the area. Great course, conditions, staff is excellent. Would play both Whirlwind courses regularly if I lived here.
Must Play
Beautiful, interesting golf course.
The staff was unbelievably attentive.
Amenities were extremely clean and organized.
Will definitely play again!
cattail course
Course had not been open over the summer so this was the first week of play on this side. Greens were a little bit too slow for our liking but they will get them mowed down soon. Back nine got a little bit slow due to group in front of us having too good a time.
Beau parcours excellent service
Bel accueil, beau parcours, bon service, difficulté moyenne, excellent rapport qualité-prix
Service à la clientèle impeccable
Sur le terrain, avec une chaleur accablante, des petites serviettes humides et froides nous ont été distribuées. Compte tenu de cette chaleur accablante, un préposé du terrain s'est continuellement assuré que nous avions de l'eau.
Je crois que son nom était Steeve, quel service formidable !
Another great day on a Troon course
Course was in excellent shape for this time of the year and the greens ran true. We had the course to ourselves and finish just over 3 hours!
Worth the drive
Course was in great shape for the summer conditions. Greens were soft but rolled true.
Interesting day
Course conditions were excellent. Benefit to being on the rez and having unlimited water. Greens perfect. Fast. Smooth. Held pretty well also. Starter was unfriendly which was a surprise but staff overall was solid. Cart lady every 6 holes, basically perfect.
Pace of play was miserable.
But here’s the asterisk.
There was a junior girls tournament on the course, about 7-8 groups. By the 5th hole we caught up. No where to go. Front nine was just over 2 hours. Back nine was just over three.
I get it, it’s kids and i encourage that. Ya played JR golf my whole life, but at the end of the day, you are still responsible for the pace of play on the course. It was a rare 95 degree day, otherwise i would have been furious.
Nobody really acknowledged the problem, and i went i to the clubhouse to complain, but it seems that the only person was one of the bag guys, and there was no chance he was the one making the decisions.
For review sake, great golf conditions
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