Whirlwind Golf Club The Cattail Course
Chandler, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Gary Panks, opened 2002.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 1,130 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 10 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 413 | 392 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 517 | 489 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 162 | 147 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 462 | 438 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 337 | 311 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 180 | 155 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 599 | 554 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 402 | 382 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 431 | 403 |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | 245 | 231 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 481 | 443 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 549 | 528 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 441 | 421 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 389 | 360 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 176 | 136 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 428 | 389 |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 560 | 515 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 450 | 431 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7222 | 73.6 | 133 |
| Gold | Male | 6725 | 71.3 | 127 |
| Silver | Male | 6300 | 69.3 | 124 |
| Copper | Female | 5895 | 73 | 128 |
| Jade | Female | 5383 | 70.3 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 393 · 413 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 277
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 236 to reach, 267 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 236 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 236 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 277 and narrows to 22 at 314.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 517level
- Green · Black tee
- 499 · 517 · 539front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 267
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 438 to reach, 479 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 267 and narrows to 17 at 317.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 41 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 161-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 145 · 162 · 180front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 26yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 119 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 126 to carry
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 57 to reach, 126 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 57 to reach, 119 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].