Northwoods GC
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4.0
606 Reviews (606)
5 Stars
128
4 Stars
255
3 Stars
132
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
36
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
87.3%
Recommend this course
483 out of 606 reviews
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3.8
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.8
84.6%
Recommend this course
22 out of 26 reviews
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4.0
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
84.0%
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42 out of 50 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6800 yards
Slope 122
Rating 71.9

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye P. B. Dye (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.0
606 Reviews (606)
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Course is in great shape. There were only a couple holes towards the end of the round that are needing some attention but not bad by any means yet. The one thing that seems to be an issue is the pace of play. We had a group of 4 in front of our 3 that were taking forever on every hole, pretty much doing everything you’d hate for a group in front of you to do. Hit the ball 100 yards off the tee and then get down in the creek to look for their ball for a solid 10 min. Wait on each other to hit their ball before they even assess their own shot. Each time we caught up they’d look at us as if we were rushing them. So on and so forth. Not until they realized we were legitimately upset did they let us through. At that point everything was great. Definitely will go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good and Bad.

This is a very good looking course, too many trees in the way, fairways tight and in average condition. Greens are fine and average in difficulty. The problem I have is if you are even a little off on your drives, it's going to be a bad day! My recommendation, if you are driving the ball very well, this is the course for you. If not, try a more open course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/09/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Northwoods Golf Club, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the narrow fairways were an issue, but hope that the course layout and friendly staff were able to make sure you enjoyed your round with us. Thank you for recommending our course in the Columbia, SC area, and look forward to seeing you play with us gain soon!
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Weekend golfer picks a winner

Wow, what can I say. The course layout is great, the staff was great, and the beverage cart was everywhere that day. Pace of play can always be a challenge as there are a few "short" holes that can back things up. Beyond that, you need to go out and try this location.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much Better

Under this new Management, course has improved greatly. Enjoy playing here about four times a month. Only bad hole is #8. They've been working on this hole for months now. But overall I love playing at "The Spur".

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in much better shape than when i played a year ago. I thought i would have not gone back, glad i did. Enjoyed the round very much

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Big Improvement

Greens are getting a LOT better, fairways are also looking better- one more year of up keep and it will be back to its best days.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Course was n great shape! The staff is very unwelcoming.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 51
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ranger

The Ranger was useless, a 4 some was holding up the whole course and said or did nothing !!! We had to skip the 10th hole ! Then didn't see anybody the rest of the round !!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/10/2017:
Hi David, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Northwoods Golf Club. We are glad to see you enjoyed our conditions and layout! We are sorry about the pace of play, however. Your feedback is appreciated and we will do our best to make sure you won't run into the issue again. We hope that you'll give us the chance to earn your business in the Columbia area again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great for value just make sure there's not a tournament going on very slow play

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good value for the money

This course gets better and better. They need a little more work on the tee boxes and some better rough but the fairways are great and the green improve every time I play here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Northwood - great course and price

Second time I played this course. Very challenging. A lot of the greens need work as it looked like some type of fungus was affecting most of them; not the entire green and the pins were placed in such a way you didn't have to putt thru the bad areas of the green.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good for price

The greens had just been aerated two days before I played so they were not ideal but there was an advisory so I knew they would be that way. As a broke medical student I really enjoyed getting the hot deal price and enjoyed an early morning 18 very much. First time playing the course. I thought it was long, challening, and scenic with plenty of forgiveness for bad shots. The cart paths could definitely use some love due to tree roots. But they are definitely putting in work to maintain the course currently which I appreciated

Response from on 06/05/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you had a great experience at our golf course. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Northwoods-The Spur

Good time fun course it was a little slow paced because they over booked for 8:00am. The greens have been in better shape before but it was a really good course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a good place to have a diverse round at the Pete Dye designed Northwoods GC in Columbia, SC. Prices are competitive and the staff is excellent.

Add to you list for one that will require some accuracy yet open enough for all player types to enjoy,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice track

course was in good condition, a little rough (bare) near cart paths and under trees. many holes have character, a few are a bit quirky, with some elevation changes. a good experience near I77 for folks headed south.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course......bad groupings

Liked the course and layout. There were two groups of 5 golfers ahead of us........slowed down the play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/05/2017:
Hello James, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the subpar pace of play, we will pass your feedback onto the appropriate department. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best condition in years

Management has spent a lot of time and money to get this course back to its glory days. The course looks great... All of the fairways are in really nice condition and all but 1 of the greens are in good/great shape (you can see they are working on it all the time). If you don't play well it isn't because of the course!

It is well worth the money and the staff are always friendly...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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