Northwoods Golf Course
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About
Northwoods Golf Club is one of the Columbia area's premier public courses. P.B. Dye, son of renowned course architect Pete Dye, designed the layout, incorporating some of his father's signature features. The golf course is player friendly enough to appeal to any skill level but there are some challenges in store as well. Mature trees line most of the fairways and there are a few strategically placed bunkers that come into play. You won't come across much water on this golf course and it's not terribly long either. It's gentle enough for beginners to approach with confidence. The golf course's signature hole is the par-4 14th, which features the famous Dye railroad ties bordering a lake that hugs the bunkered green. Northwoods G.C. also offers a practice facility with a lighted driving range and putting green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6800 yards | 71.9 | 122 |
| Back | 72 | 6485 yards | 70.4 | 118 |
| Middle | 72 | 5936 yards | 67.6 | 113 |
| Forward | 72 | 4954 yards | 67.8 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.6/139 | 386 | 175 | 520 | 244 | 352 | 494 | 472 | 414 | 373 | 3430 | 412 | 186 | 394 | 501 | 313 | 469 | 170 | 435 | 520 | 3400 | 6830 |
| Back M: 70.7/133 | 372 | 138 | 497 | 234 | 337 | 465 | 465 | 397 | 362 | 3267 | 398 | 176 | 389 | 492 | 304 | 440 | 160 | 394 | 465 | 3218 | 6485 |
| Yellow M: 67.1/120 W: 72.9/129 | 348 | 122 | 472 | 204 | 301 | 454 | 428 | 362 | 335 | 3026 | 373 | 158 | 341 | 468 | 243 | 410 | 128 | 350 | 439 | 2910 | 5936 |
| Red M: 63.3/110 W: 67.1/116 | 294 | 103 | 398 | 134 | 262 | 413 | 331 | 293 | 273 | 2501 | 317 | 124 | 298 | 399 | 200 | 307 | 107 | 306 | 395 | 2453 | 4954 |
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2015 #10)
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Good course, great value
This was my first time on the course and had a great time playing it. Very reasonable rates for playing the course or using the driving range. The fairways are open enough where you feel good about pulling out your driver and not worry so much about recovering from an errant shot . The greens are FAST and at this time of year they have some grass on them but it's very thin but rolls true (no bumpiness or bald spots). You can definitely work out kinks in your game playing this course.
Very Nice Course to Play At
This is a really nice course to play at. The price is good.
Good Greens — Weak Back 9
We really enjoyed the front nine layout, pace of play, and greens. However the cart path, as noted by many others, is horrible.
The back 9 wasn’t as enjoyable. It seems disconnected from the front, and not as well maintained.
I think this would be a good walking course. Greens and tees are close together.
I will play again.
Decent course
Overall conditions are good, decent greens, nice fairways.
Hello, We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Northwoods Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Best value in Columbia
I’ll be honest when I saw the price I didn’t have high hopes it would be in the best condition, but to my surprise it might have the best greens in Columbia and to be honest most of the coarse was in great shape, the cart paths are a mess but for 30 bucks can you really complain? Nice practice area and range, cart was solid. But again the area around the greens and the greens were fantastic and me and some friends might be playing here much more often even with it being a good little drive for us out in Chapin. Just missing some cart girls!
Much improved
Best shape this course has been in in 10+ years. Much much improved. I will be playing here weekly.
Something for everyone
This course offers a great value for your money. There’’s challenges on the course for every skill level. Had a wonderful time with my family today playing 18. I will definitely be back and I plan to share this with all of my golf buddies as one of our soon to be, regularly played courses in Columbia.
Nice Course!
Great course that requires a good bit of skill and planning in how you play each hole. The actual playing area condition was superb, but be ready for a sore butt from the bumpy cart path. Overall wonderful time, I'll be going back for sure!
Hello, we appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Northwoods Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Constant Jewel
Great staff. Great course. Greens are the best. Perfect.
Dying of thirst.
No on course water, 95 degree, blazing sun, day. No warning that there would be no water, either when booking or on arrival.
Cart paths easily the worst I have ever seen. Shook my poor depleted kidneys like a jack hammer.
Course itself is interesting, but yardage markers are hard to find.
Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about water on the course is important to us. As we begin the season, we are working to develop the best way to provide our guests with refreshments. We do allow outside drinks. We do not allow outside alcoholic beverages. You are welcome to bring your own bottled water, Gatorade, or another refreshment as long as it is alcohol-free. We are glad to see you rated everything else to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the condition of the cart path. Your feedback is important to us, and we are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.