subject: The Golf Courses At Wild Horse Pass [print this page] If you are considering attending a golf school at Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa, you will find at the Whirlwind Golf Club a 36 hole golf course designed by Gary Panks that is a popular place for golfers of all skill levels and abilities to hone their skills. In 2004 the course was voted as one of the top 25 new courses in the United States by Golf Magazine. It is also the home of the PGA Nationwide Tour Gila River Classic. Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa is nestled between the Sierra Estrella and South Mountains and is an easy 15 minute drive from Phoenix airport. The rugged vistas surround golf schools students as they hone their skills in the game to lower their score.
In 2004 the facility was awarded as being Troon Golfs Facility of the Year in 2004, beating out 140 other courses throughout the country. In only the few years since then, it has come to become one of the most popular facilities in the Southwest. There are beautiful, private range facilities here, practice greens and two championship courses, Devils Claw and Cattail. These are optimal for players who enjoy desert golf courses at Wild Horse Pass.
Cattail can be played from 7,218 from the back tees, and this course is a challenge even for the most advanced golfers. However, there are also five sets of tee boxes so novices will have an enjoyable time out there as well. Devils Claw winds through to the main resort, where golfers enjoy fantastic vistas from the back tees that play to 7,029 yards. This course is popular in part due to the fact that there are many risk/reward holes to make a memorable time out on the green.
In 2009, Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa created the Golf Walk of Honor, which celebrates the careers of those people who have dedicated their lives to the sport and have distinguished themselves in doing so. Also for five years in a row, the golf shop there has been named as one of the 100 best golf shops in the entire country. There is a huge selection of merchandise and equipment at the store, and certain students of golf schools receive special discounts on their purchases. There is a restaurant at the Whirlwind that offers a vast selection of Southwestern cuisine that is open for lunch and dinner. Surrounded by the mountains of Arizona in the distance, there are few more popular places to attend golf school than at the Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa.
