Whirlwind Golf Club (Cat Tail)

Golf Course Review Whirlwind Golf Club CAT TAIL Course Chandler Arizona

Reviewed by: roarksown1, Playa del Rey

Day one of a two-day work trip out to the Phoenix area so we played Whirlwind first just an hour or so after getting off the plane. We were supposed to play the other 18 at this 36 hole facility, but it was even more crowded after a frost delay in the morning so we had the opportunity to get out on the Cattail 18 right away and took it.

It was a very cold and somewhat windy day so I’m not sure how much that factored into the day’s performance, but it was certainly something one doesn’t expect when playing out in Arizona. But it wasn’t raining so that was a nice change from LA of late. As for the course, really nice. I’m not sure if it’s quite the rack rate price nice (over $150), but it’s very close to that for sure.

It’s also a fun design with plenty of water in play, lots of risk-reward holes, some hilly areas but no major elevations, and lots of strategic placement off the tee that will require some assistance of the in-cart GPS. Conditions are pretty great all around, from the dark green fairways with great lies all day, to the super nice and glassy greens that were fast, true and held shots pretty well all day. Rough was a nice length to hit from and the bunkers and tee boxes were in very good shape as well. Really zero to complain about at all.

Practice range is grass with Callaway balls provided, plus there’s a large chipping and sand area right behind it to test your skills. No actual ‘turn’ on the Cattail course, so make sure you either have enough food and drink from the start, or good chance you’ll get cart service if it was around numerous times on a cold and windy Tuesday afternoon.

Overall, a really nice facility and a great day of golf, even if I did have to trade the hat for the beanie on the back nine and put on a third layer to fight the cold. I would love to come back here on a perfect AZ spring day.