The Windermere Club

I moved away from the Columbia area 2.5 years ago, but had always heard good things about the course, and actually attended a charity silent auction there once as well. The clubhouse and view from it is nice, but the course was in absolutely terrible shape. Lots of crabgrass growing in the fairways, nearly no grass on the green. 95% of the greens look like a 17 year old's face after his first shave, bump here, grass there, dirt here. Not to mention the awful conditions, the greens had been aerated just days before, and of course, no mention from golfnow nor the clubhouse. I was very excited to play this course for the first time, but I will probably never be back. Paid $35 for the round, and could have easily had a 100% better experience for the same cost at Northwoods or several others within a 30 minutes ride.

Had fun playing The WIndermere Club. Awesome layout, reasonable price and fun course to play. You can tell there is a little work in progress at the moment on some the greens but doesnt really effect the ball roll as much as youd think. Cant wait to return to see how the cool weather and work pays off. Everyone in my group had a great time & we're ready to golf it again!

The course was in the worst shape of any course I've played....ever. They've got severe greens issues and the rest of the course wasn't much better. I played it earlier this year and it was in much better shape. They need to inject some serious cash into the course to get it back up to par.

The staff was very friendly though and the carts were in good shape.

Great layout by a designer. Lots of traps but not kept in great shape. This course has bent grass greens which have a tough time in SC during any summer. They are not worth playing on right now. Fairways are sparse and hard. Kind of course you appreciate the design but the condition ruins the experience.

Although the greens are in poor conditions and the course could use some grooming overall an enjoyable course to play.

The layout is amazing, but the condition of the course is absolutely horrible from tee to green. Didn't even finish my round it was so bad. Left and went to another course.

I rarely do reviews good or bad, but couldn't let this one go by. They have a TV commercial that says how beautiful their bent grass greens are. I had family coming into town for the eclipse so we decided to play there. What a HUGE mistake and embarrassment. The course is in horrible shape. All but maybe one or two of the greens are cooked. More weeds and fungus on them than grass. I wouldn't dare walk on them barefoot. The traps on the front were ok, but the back was horrible. Some had no sand and had been overtaken by weeds. The fairways were "ok" at best. The cart paths, what paths there were, were horrible too. Notice I keep using the word horrible. I've been to some bad courses, but this one tops them all. I was so embarrassed. The only good thing is we were watching the PGA tournament on TV later that day and their commercial ran. My family gave me a reprieve. Talk about false advertising. I wish I didn't have to give this any stars, but do to post. If you read this and still go there, don't say I didn't tell you so.

Play here a lot, as I live in the Windermere community. Never busy, so you can always finish in a decent time. Nice layout and finishing holes are scenic. Some greens took a hit from some fungus and should recover, but they were really nice earlier in the summer.

It's still OK at this point, but it's obvious the emphasis on maintenance has dwindled. With the emergence of the Mr Knozit ads on tv, you know their budget it decreasing. A gem of a layout when kept up, but it's getting rough out there. About a six pack of Bud Light cans floating in the ninth pond.

Got a great deal with $10 savings, so paid only $8.00 for this round. Windermere is one of my favorite layouts and love the various challenges each hole presents. It also has one of the nicest clubhouses in Columbia area. I have noticed the fairways are not as green, several greens are not in very good condition, and many bunkers are being overrun with various weeds. I would recommend due to varying challenges, but would not pay a standard rate with course current condition.

This course is an excellent test of golf for the average player but the course conditions were terrible. Management needs to invest some money to improve fairways, bunkers, and greens.

Well I have come to realize any course on Golf Now in the Columbia area is not going to be a quality course. Windermere is an ok course. It does have a range but nothing special more or less just a bare field. It runs parallel with the first hole so if you want to putt before teeing off you have to go back to the club house which is several hundred yards from the first hole.

The clubhouse is big with a little restaurant and pro shop. The rear balcony sets over the 18th green and has a lake view.

The course has a great layout. The course it's self isn't very well maintained but wasn't expecting much for $36 on a weekend. Tee boxes were patchy and could used some cutting. Some greens were better than others. The worse was the second par 5 on the front. It had quite a few bald spots especially by the hole. Felt like the front nine was easier than the back. It is a short course. I played the white tees and hit 5 wood on the majority of the front 9 and was inside 150 on the holes. On the back it does have three drivable holes but has plenty of hazards to get in trouble with. The course is set in a nice housing community with a few lake holes and yes the water is in play. My biggest complaint is the bunkers. Majority of them had vegetation growing in them and were hard panned.

It was pretty much what I expected considering the area. Majority of the quality courses are going to be private or semi-private.

Greens are at 90% and improving, and that was the major concern. Should be at 100% really soon. the bunkers need some work, but the staff is out there and working on them. If the course continues to improve the way it has over the past few months, this course could be making its way back to being one of the best in town again.

Played Windermere for the first time on Easter Sunday. The course is in great shape and the greens are well maintained. Very nice setting with a residential community bordering the course.

I had played this course several years ago, it was too long for my game, and is a difficult layout. I thought perhaps it would be friendlier from the Senior Tees, and it would be, if the course were not is such a poor state of repair. and if you had a map with a course layout, or even a hole layout sign at each teebox. There was very little sand in the traps, which is horrendous in a layout that included upwards of 100-150 traps, waist bunkers, pot bunkers etc.. There were several blind Tee shots, with no maps, you just had to guess where the trouble was, turns out it was everywhere. Most of the greens were playable and really large though there was lots of hardpan and debris off the fairway, with all the course undulations you can easily find yourself off the fairway. Not Again!

Beautiful layout but course in horrible condition. No range balls to practice with. Extremely disappointed with overall experience

The course is still in winter shape. Greens were bumpy and have some issue but are improving. The layout is the best feature. Very interesting holes with lots of sand traps .

Superb golf course. Well maintained and beautiful. Will play there again.