Northwoods Golf Course

Fairways are great. Tee boxes are okay. Greens are going away. Some of them are good other are horrible. If you are looking to play a quick round of golf, stay away from this course. Or just make sure there is no "dog fight" going on. The dog fight consist of numerous groups of 5 somes (some using 3 different tee boxes) who will not let you play through. Course is worth the price if you get the hot deal on golf now. The regular price of $40 probably not.

I was surprised to see that 2 sets of fivesomes were playing in front of us. It slowed down play considerably. On a Sunday it really made for a long round. As crowded as it was yesterday that should have happened.

Sorry to say the greens are in horrible shape. Every green had large dirt areas the size of a golf cart. Some greens had several spots like this and the roll of the ball was rough. Something, maybe a fungus, must have attacked all the greens. The fairways are coming in nice and greener. The tee boxes are very firm and had trouble getting the tee in. We were told they punched the greens last month but that didn't do much good IMO. Each green we would look around to see if the pin could have been moved for a better location but no luck! All areas of the greens were almost bare. You could see the black underlying dirt since the grass was so thin.

Very nice course and good layout. A couple of the greens were horrible but overall a nice experience

Prior to booking I called to find out course conditions as well as their price per round to compare to GN's. Which was $37 compared to a none hot deal price of $24. (Why would you want to pay $13 more). I was told the course was is good condition which is turns out was a lie. There are a several holes where the greens are in dire straits, in need of serious help. I played this course last year and it was in ok condition. The problem I have is the staff are not honest and don't mention other details such as club dog fights- 5+ groups of 5 that have these matches during the week and weekend. The tee times that are within an hour or so after these matches start should not be available on GN. It makes for a horrible experience having to wait for these groups. Also the staff should mention this whenever a customer calls to gather info about the course. One should not have to ask specific questions to get a truthful answer. It will be awhile before I return to this course, that's if I do return. GL.

We were disappointed. The tee boxes were run down. Fairways ok not great. Greens were aerated earlier in the week. They were bumpy, of course. This course has great potential to be great again. Pace was fast for here ..under 4 hours. We did run into a 5some which shouldn't be allowed on Saturday.

The course is in decent shape for February. The pace of play was slowed down because of a large group in front of us, but hey eventually let us play through. I would recommend this course.

This course was well kept and challenging. I really enjoyed it from beginning to end. We will be returning!!!!

Greens and bunkers are vastly improved over past year but course still needs a ton of work. Pace of play is a crapshoot as they allow fivesomes, singles, etc....and all rangers do is make sure you've paid. With a growing season and continued investment this can be a great course again.

Course has improved a great deal over the past year. Greens has most improvement to show for "The Spur". Can't beat the price as well.

Don't let the title deter you. I love this place. The thing that I HATE about it, though- 5somes on Saturday mornings!?!? Not 1or 2, but a very common occurrence. I bought my round use GolfNow which included a coupon code for $10! I was happy, but then I get there and the starter puts me out with another single. We have a 20+ hcp 3some in front of us. That's OK, but in front of them- a 20+ hcp 5some!! Then a 4some and then another 5some!! What the heck is going on!?! That was my mindset! I'm a pace of play golfer. Sub-6 hcp and looking to pull up and swing. When it's 49 degrees with the wind blowing and it takes more than 5.5hrs to finish 18- it's not fun anymore. It's an easy fix, Spur! The ranger even agreed with me. It's a basic etiquette of golf. No matter if they're members playing dog fights or not. NO 5somes!! Enforce a bit more of a dress code, and enforce pace of play standards. Put the POP on the scorecards as well as local rules and regs. I enjoy the layout. When it's open and playing a fluid pace- you can't beat the value with the place! Solid layout. Great staff. Above average greens! Let's tighten it up, Northwoods!! This could be a big time place for Columbia if you guys tighten things up a bit!! Some paths need work as well, but that's not a make/break thing. Thanks y'all!!

Staff was very late to get the course open. I had a 7:08 tee time and they didn't even show up to open the pro shop until after 7:30. Then they had to get the carts out so all this delayed the round 30/40 minutes and added a lot of stress before the round even began. Honestly it really made the first couple holes very unenjoyable. Not professional at all. Not the first time this has happened at Northwoods either. Poor course mgt.

Some of the greens were rough and needs attention.

One of the best layouts in the midlands that has shown some recent improvements in playing conditions. Still need to do work on areas outside of play (rocks and dirt in rough, bad cart paths). Really needs to address pace of play issues. Allowed 5somes and would not at the least use ranger to address pace or enforce letting others play through. Our 3some played the whole round behind a 5some of duffers and when I asked the Ranger at the turn about the situation he said they are supposed to let y'all through but made no effort in addressing it with the group. Went back to his nap in the cart on the first tee. Otherwise, the rest of the staff is awesome.

The day I played, the greens had some diseased areas.

I really enjoyed the layout of the course. The greens were in great shape.