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4.6
577 Reviews (577)
5 Stars
373
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
95.9%
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4.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
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4.5
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
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3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.0%
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57 out of 60 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7334 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 7,218 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.

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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
Clubs Yes - $60
GPS No
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
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

Reviews

4.6
577 Reviews (577)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Patio Dining 18
Brunch 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 53
Water Hazards 37
Undulating Greens 36
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 40
Advanced Golfers 40
Locals 35
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 51
Convenient to the City 39
Worth the Drive 38

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
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Reviews 56
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Worth the drive

Course was in great shape for the summer conditions. Greens were soft but rolled true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 5
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 103
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Whirlwind Round

It was a great round and the course was in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 103
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Cattail at Whirlwind

It was a great day at the course. The course was in good condition. The greens were still recovering from being punched but were almost back to normal so they were okay. The fairways were in great condition. We had a great day. Definitely will be back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Punched & Rough

Love this place. Always have and always will love W2 but…..
This time around the greens were punched seems like 14+ days ago. Unfortunately, the greens were bumpy & rough. One of the few times the greens were in bad shape.. almost automatic 2 putt territory (greens lacked water to fully recover after that many days punched?). Fairways a bit dry for obvious reasons, water shortages + 115 F days = no bueno fairways & greens.
This said I wish I would of spent my 70 bucks at Troon North which is in pristine condition right now!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not impressed

We played your course just 3-weeks ago and it was spectacular from tee to greens so when my wife saw Cattail was opening we jumped on the chance
Received an email (thank you by the way) that it wasn’t quite ready and you honored our same time to play Devils Claw
Just playing it 3-weeks ago we were fine, apparently you had mowed Devils Claw down to start working on it and it was not playable fairways were horrendous, tee boxes average green were good
Needless to say worth half what we paid 3-weeks ago very frustrating

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun round

Generous landing areas off the tees.
Course in great condition
Greens were true and a perfect speed.
All in all a fun round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Paradise

Perfect day of golf. Good weather, great company and very nice course condition. It seems a bit pricy but worth every dime. The course was not super busy which made the round very enjoyable. We played it in 3.5 hours. Nice touch handing out bottles of water throughout the course. Will definitely come back. Thank you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course! Lots of fun!

Courses in great shape right now! The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. This is the second time that I've played this course and would definitely recommend it to anyone. My only complaint is that there needs to be in Marshall out on the course. Pace of was very slow because the group in front of us was very inconsiderate. There was a two-hole gap between them and the next group, and they held up play for approximately four groups back. Could have finished that round golf in a little over 3 hours, however due to the group in front of us and no Marshall being on the course, it took us almost 6 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Whirlwind Phoenix Resort Course

Whirlwind courses in mid March, hard to beat; good resort course combined with near perfect weather. Caught a day with zero waiting, finished in 3-1/2 hours!

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All around great course

Me and my wife golfed cattails yesterday by our selves and had the time of our life!! We weren’t pushed , the course was in fantastic shape for this time of year and the staff was over the top from pro shop to the Restaurant!! can’t wait to come back again!! 5 stars all day long!!

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