Whirlwind
Golf Club - Cattail Course
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| ARCHITECT |
PAR |
YARDAGE |
SLOPE/RATING |
| Gary Panks |
72 |
5,540 - 7,029 |
131/72.8 Black
126/70.2 Gold
121/68.1 Silver |
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Whirlwind Golf Club - Devil's Claw Course
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| ARCHITECT |
PAR |
YARDAGE |
SLOPE/RATING |
| Gary Panks |
72 |
5,383 - 7,218 |
132/73.4 Black
128/71.2 Gold
123/69.2 Silver |
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The Gila River Native American Community has woven championship
golf with its rich cultural heritage to create Whirlwind Golf Club.
Located just off of Maricopa Road and I-10, Whirlwind Golf Club
offers 36 holes of championship golf with the 7017-yard Devil’s
Claw course and the recently opened 7,218-yard Cattail. Gary Panks
has designed both masterpieces to challenge players of all levels
while maintaining a sense of fairness and playability.
The Devil’s Claw course
reflects the plant palette indigenous to the Gila
River - Mesquite, Saguaro, Palo Verde, and Cottonwood
blend with native grasses to recreate the Gila River
as it was when the waters still flowed on the reservation.
It's design is dominated by gradual elevation changes,
multi-tiered greens, and challenging bunker design.
This course hosted the Gila River Buy.com Classic
in years 2001 and 2002.
The Cattail Course opened in the
fall of 2002 and complements the Devil’s Claw
but lends a whole new flavor to championship golf
at Whirlwind. While the Devil's Claw features high
mounding and significant fairways elevation changes,
its sister course, the Cattail derives its design
challenges in the opposite direction, as deep canyons
and pristine lakes dictate the design. This course
will host the Nationwide Gila River Classic, a PGA
Tour Event in the years 2003 and 2004.
In architectural style and decor clearly influenced by the culture
of the Gila River Native American Community, the original 8,500
square-foot clubhouse features the golf shop, locker rooms, and
full-service restaurant. A 3,000 square foot clubhouse expansion
was completed in January of 2004 and has added additional individual
and group seating in the most unspoiled setting in the Phoenix area.
The new Sivlik Grill is open daily for breakfast & lunch, and
seasonally for dinner.
Private instructions and group lessons are available
from instructors such as Richard Carter, PGA, M.
Peggy Chapin, LPGA, Russ Onizuka, Dominick Conti.
Directions
Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass.(Two exits
south of Chandler Blvd.) Take the I-10 toward Tucson
and exit at Wild Horse Pass Blvd. Turn west and
proceed through the entrance of the Sheraton Wild
Horse Pass Resort. After traveling about 1.5 miles,
you will pass the Aji Spa on the right. Look for
the entrance to Whirlwind on the left.
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