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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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Happy Course is back!
I have been playing this course for several years and I can now fully recommend this course to all my friends and family. This course was once a premium course but sadly went down hill quickly. The conditions were horrible and wasn’t getting better. Well under new ownership and lots of money put into the courses maintenance which included new greens, tree trimming, new cart path areas and irrigation and fairway improvements this course is Back!!! Awesome job to the new owner and his staff including all the maintenance people along with Greg McBride in the club house. This now is a great value and a course that is fun to play. My only negative comment would be this course continues to allow 5 somes out on the course and really makes it slow play. The starter won’t do anything as most of the 5 somes come from members or groups that play in their local Dog fights. This shouldn’t be allowed and I hope management will listen and stop this process from happening.
Average course
Nothing really special here. Course is set up bad if you plan to walk it, long walk from range to hole 1, and a hike from 10 to 11. Otherwise it’s an average course, greens sometimes run pretty slow, and if it ever rains it’s going to be terrible. This is my go-to course because of the rate I get ($5 with SCJGA). But it’s really just an average course.
The New Look
I played the New Spur Club formerly the old Northwoods. I wouldn’t even put Northwoods in the same discussion as The Spur Club which would be a total disrespect. Northwoods was seen as abandoned by the previous owner and totally unplayable at the end of the Northwoods tenure. The Spur Club and it’s new owner and their team from staff inside the club house, and starter on the tee box was phenomenal, and hats off to the team. The course play well and setup nice for good course management/ position golf to score well. The Pete Dye design took havoc on my game at times. The greens are fairly hard, but rolls true and fast. The greens will get better with time and mother nature. The Spur Club will definitely see me and my golf group again. I like to say Fantastic job to the new owner and The Spur Club Team for putting in the time and the money and getting it right the first time..
Nice
The course is a little long playing from the white tees couple of the greens still recovering almost there the course was groomed well
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Pleasantly surprised.
Haven't played here in a few years because it was slowly going down hill. I heard they did a lot of work to it so I decided to give them a try. What a big surprise.... the course was in great shape.... best it has ever been. Will definitely play another round in the near future.
Home Course
I have played at Northwoods for as long as I have been playing golf, almost 20 years. I grew up taking lessons here and learned the game, the right way, from the staff and pros here. Even when Northwoods fell on hard times, I continued to play and support the people who gave me my love for the game. Now, the course is easily the best value in Columbia, with one of the most fun and unique layouts. The greens roll true, the majority of the extra brush has been removed, and minus a few spots that retain water, the course is in the best shape I’ve seen it in over 20 years. Northwoods is always the course I look to play whenever I get a chance to play, and even after all these years, still provides a fun, fair challenge everytime I play.
Sunday AM golf
Nice course though somewhat wet from recent rain.
Good layout and fair to good shape.
Several long par 3's
Rip off for Masters week
Course was in very bad shape. Lots of blind shots so difficult to play for the first time. Staff like to say “no” when asked about anything. Would not go back for 60 bucks a round. Played Oak Hills yesterday for 40... much better condition and facilities.
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Fun day at The Spur
Still have flooded fairways and sand traps not draining properly. Fix that and all’s good.
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Slow play if you get stuck behind two Fivesomes
The course apparently allows fivesomes. We were down from the north and had a lot of patience as we were happy to be playing golf and out of the snow back home. Very slow play with two fivesomes ahead of us on a Saturday at 11:00 a.m. group behind us called the pro shop and ranger came out and stated fivesomes were allowed and those guys in the fivesomes play here all the time? I was also playing with my wife and daughter and they don’t like playing through (not that either fivesome offered at anytime).
Course had a nice layout, for the time of the year the greens were rolling nice. They had a lot of rain in the last month and the course was wet but getting better. Loved the par 3’s on this course, great distances and cool holes.
If you can avoid getting stuck behind the fivesomes it a fun coarse with a nice driving range and practice area.
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Is coming together in a great way
Have been playing at this course for the last 2-3 months. It’s in the works since then and has been improving every time I visit. The Tees and Greens are in great condition . Some of the fairways have a water retention challenge and I am sure they will be good by next year. From what I hear this was Dustin Johnson’s home course while growing up. Now we know why he is great. Do visit the course and enjoy nature at its best.
Fivesomes allowed..
I've been Playing golf since 11yrs old, 53 yrs old now. I have lived in Columbia since '97 and played this course 100 times, I have always liked this course. Saturday for the first time in my golf life I heard a pro say they allow Fivesomes. We had 2 fivesomes in front of us holding up the entire course. I called in from the eighth tee to get help and the response was they allow it, "we allow fivesomes everyday," without any apology.
If you like a slow day behind 10 players, go play here. It's a new breakthrough in golf and golf etiquette at Northwoods!
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