The Windermere Club

Very disappointed with the condition of the course. Greens had many pot marks/holes. Bunkers in very bad condition. Glad I only had to pay $20 to play.

They are in the process of rebuilding the sand traps on the back nine so we got relief from these. The greens are in need of addition work which looks like they are also addressing. Overview we had a great time the layout is superb and staff friendly

Still incredibly sad to see what used to be one of the top tracks in Columbia with greens that looked like they'd been shelled in Fallujah. Seems like the grounds crews are trying, but altho the greens are still mostly true and fair-paced, the pock-marks and divots still have those previously nice greens an absolute mess.

Who knows, at some point the drainage on the greens that has had them soft and mushy may have to be addressed with completely new drains. At least the crab grass (actually crab grass!, not poa) was finally gone since last round.

There's no way in the world Windermere should be charging their members and guests regular rates until it looks less like a war zone. Worth your play if you can get a REALLY decent rate on GolfNow. And mebbe the greens will finally come back after aeration this spring. But til then, it's slipped from a premier club to lower-tier muni. Buyer beware.

Greens complexes were not in good shape. Lots of bumps and spots with no grass.

I was in town for business from Georgia with some colleagues. Course was in great condition considering the season. Loved the layout of the course especially hole 18 which runs in between the clubhouse and a lake. Afterwards I stopped by the clubhouse for a couple drinks at the bar and met the owner who couldn't have been nicer. I recommend this course to anyone in the area.

I Played this course with three friends from college and could not be more impressed with the course condition and the staff. Pace of play was great and the greens were perfect. I would highly recommend to a friend. Very surprised by some of the reviews I saw before me. This course was great when I played.

The course was in the midst of renovations (I hope). There were large holes dug, some with heavy equipment still in them on many holes. The greens were is poor condition. I've played at Windermere several times, and this is the worst condition I've seen it in. Hopefully this is simple off season improvement. In spite of, I'll play this course again.

Our Greens are Back!

The intense summer heat during 2016 wasn't very good to any course that has bent grass greens, including ours. As far as the mountain areas of Hickory, North Carolina, I heard horror stories of courses that suffered from the heat stress.

The Windermere Club suffered as well, but we will continue to offer what we and many others consider the best greens to putt on. I have been an employee at the club for 16 years and this is the first time we have ever experienced the problems that hit us July through Oct.

Since the beginning of September, we have taken tremendous steps to insure that this kind of heat stress doesn't effect our course in this manner again. To do this, we have reseeded our greens with A1 Bent Grass, which is the best you can buy, and is heat tolerant and prohibits weed infestation. With the cooler temperatures and warmer days we have experienced, the greens have made a tremendous come back.

We apologize for our greens last fall, but mother nature dealt us as tough a hand as we, and many other courses, have ever experienced. Come play our great Bent Grass greens the next opportunity you have, and you too will see their true greatness and playing ability.

Bill Chandler

Head Golf Professional

The Windermere Club

My favorite course in Columbia. It is always in good condition and the layout is probably the most unique in the area. If you want to play a course that will challenge you to hit every club in your bag this is the place to do it. Highly recommend

Very challenging course and beautiful. Definitely the best course design and well maintained. The staff is very friendly and for the quality of the course you get a great deal. You won't be disappointed.

An absolute disgrace. We had 12 golfers play and they should have flat out told us the greens on the course are HORRIBLE! Not 1 or 2.....every single one of them. Play anywhere but here.

Greens have to be the worst I have played on in years - fungus and dead patches everywhere. Traps full of weeds, fairways dry and rough = jungle. This used to be a nice course but it has been let go badly.

This course use to be a great place to play but it has fallen off of the radar for me. Greens are terrible with crab grass and dirt overtaking them. The tee boxes lack sufficient grass and the fairways and rough haven't been cut in a week. This course has a good layout but no upkeep. I will never be back.

It had been a few years since I had played here but loved it then. The layout is really nice but the conditions had gone from great to average at best. They have bent grass greens but crab grass is everywhere throughout every green which does hurt your putting. I really loved playing here years ago but will not go back in the near future. This was once an upscale club but times have changed. It is more like an average municipal course with country club prices. The staff was extremely friendly and nice. I just can't recommend it now based on the price vs the shape it is in.

On the green there is a lot of weeds

Windermere has always been one of my favorite golf courses to play, not anymore. I love the layout and especially loved the greens. Some where in the last year they have pretty much lost the greens. The fairways were the only part of the course that were up to what I thought were Windermere standards. The people in the club house were nice and the pace of play was good.

Course is in very bad shape. Call before booking.

I love playing this course. I love the layout.

I played this course earlier this summer and everything was fantastic.

After how it has been i expected to see some spots on the green that were burned out. What i didn't expect to see is the green full of weeds. It definitely played a roll in putting. Hopefully they will get this fixed. I will give the course another shot in a few months to see what its like.

Still worth playing but the greens make it not a must play right now

The staff were extremely courtious and explained the layout quite well. This course has outstanding fairway grass, but some greens were about average. The layout is great, and the course has some extremely challenging setups. Highly recommended to any who wants a challenge.

Beyond ZERO customer service from the guy in the clubhouse, and a five hour round on a busy Masters weekend, the golf course itself is worth playing again and again. The front nine sort of slowly warms you up, and then you get to the back nine and HELLO! They saved the best for last. I'd come back just to play that back nine and finishing holes again and again. Course was in superb shape, and due to the season, there were a ton of azaleas in full bloom that looked better then what they have at Augusta National (which I saw in person the next day to compare) . Both par 3's on the back require long carries over water, which is a lot of fun, and the finishing 18th hole is a spectacular par 5 with a lake running the entire length of the left side to finish at the picturesque clubhouse overlooking the lake. The greens were in fantastic shape (oh, if I could only putt). Definitely a great deal at $32. I'd definitely play it again on a non-Masters weekend for hopefully a better pace of play.