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Northwoods Golf Course
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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 Long 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 |
| Blue Short M: 72.0/137 | 386 | 145 | 520 | 244 | 352 | 494 | 472 | 414 | 373 | 3400 | 412 | 186 | 394 | 501 | 313 | 469 | 170 | 435 | 520 | 3400 | 6800 |
| Back Long 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 |
| Back Short M: 70.0/131 | 372 | 138 | 497 | 159 | 337 | 465 | 465 | 397 | 362 | 3192 | 398 | 176 | 389 | 492 | 304 | 440 | 160 | 394 | 465 | 3218 | 6410 |
| Yellow M: 67.1/120 W: 72.9/129 | 348 | 122 | 472 | 134 | 301 | 454 | 428 | 362 | 335 | 2956 | 373 | 158 | 341 | 468 | 243 | 410 | 128 | 350 | 439 | 2910 | 5866 |
| Red Long 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 |
| Red Short M: 62.2/107 | 294 | 103 | 398 | 134 | 262 | 413 | 331 | 293 | 273 | 2501 | 317 | 124 | 236 | 399 | 200 | 307 | 107 | 306 | 395 | 2391 | 4892 |
| 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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Fair Golf, Decent Course
It is straightforward, good combination of challenging and opportunity to put a good round together. The staff has worked hard over the years to improve the course conditions and it is likely to continue on that path.
Water
The course is well designed, but it is always wet! Waited three days after a rain and it still looked like it had just rained. I think drainage is poor on this course. One particular member of the staff complains constantly about Golf now booked tee times and that he doesn't make any money, but yet continues to use Golf now, I don't understand??? Just be aware if you booked through Golf now, he will bring it up.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give Northwoods Golf Course another try in the near future.
Great course
Very good condition for February. Other courses should take notice that it is possible to have nice greens in February. Really enjoyed the round.
The Spur
Good value for the money. The overall course was muddy, there are are lot of broken cart pathes.
Hello, Henry. Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the price of our course is important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Sidney
Second time I’ve played this course in the past two weeks. This course is really starting to come back into playing shape. The only thing I can say about this course right now is that it does not hold water very well. I think if they just spend some money on the drainage system, it could be an excellent track to play every week. The staff is always friendly and the pace of play is around 4 hours during busy play. Can’t wait to see when the course really dries out and see how the fairways really roll out.
Sidney
Pace of play was very slow. The course does not drain well.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to see you rated the course conditions and value 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.
GREAT course for the price
My ratings are based on the time of year and the price I paid ($17). Just moved to the area and I was pleasantly surprised with this course. It is a very nice layout with great course conditions for Late November. Greens and tee boxes are overseeded So nice and green. The grounds crews were out blowing leaves off the greens and fairways which you wouldn’t expect at a course with such a reasonable greens fee. I will definitely play this course again and probably use it as my home course.
Tuesday Round at The Spur
My group enjoyed our round at The Spur. The greens were in great shape, on par with Oak Hills and Timberlake. The Par Three’s offer a variety of lengths...mostly longer including one over 200 yards. . Pace of play is quick—we were the second group off at 7:56 and finished at 12:15.
Nice course
Really enjoyed the entire round. Course was in great shape for the time of year. Will definitely play again.
Good course and great staff
We play every Saturday and this is a great course to get some golf in before the ball games. The course is somewhat narrow and big hitters are challenged to keep their ball in play. They continue to make improvements and the bunkers are always cleanly raked throughout the day. The staff is always very friendly and we enjoy playing there.
I’d play it again.
So I finally played The Spur at Northwoods and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I have heard in the past that it was a good course at one time but they had let the greens go. WIthin the past two years, from what I understand, they have put new greens in. I have to say that the greens were in very good shape for it being towards the end of a strong playing season. The greens are very durable, looked good and not a lot of pitch marks. I will caveat that by saying No.17 green needs a lot of work. The left side of the green is in tough shape. For the rest of the course, there were a couple of areas that need attention but didn’t effect play unless you got off the fairway. The fairways were wide open and but you will find yourself hitting out of various types of turf. ALot of mix grasses. Bermuda is some areas and looked like Zoysia in others. I have to say that I was surprised at how long the course was. I played the Back tees and a lot of the par 4s were right around or exceeded the 400 yd. mark. One par 3 was over 200. I hit the ball pretty good and a couple of the par 5s were reachable in 2 and a few 4s I hit irons off the tee. I think offered a little diversity out of the bag which I love.
Pro shop had a good amount of gear to sell and the bar area had good seating and dogs for the turn. The lady serving though wasn’t much of a people person. Got the impression we were bothering her for service. After it was all said and done, for $25 bucks, it was a great value and a really fun course to play. I’d play it again!
Slow play today
Course is going into fall conditions so dont expect lush green fairways and roughs. Pace was terrible today 5.5 hours. They are making good improvements to the course but they have a lot to do. I love the layout.
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