Northwoods Golf Course
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 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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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2015 #10)
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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.
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.
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
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.
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,
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.
Good course......bad groupings
Liked the course and layout. There were two groups of 5 golfers ahead of us........slowed down the play.
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...
Its just alright
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.
Enjoyed the course but didn't like the fivesomes.
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.
Greens are lost
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.
Don't bother calling to find out course conditions.
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.
Northwoods
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.
Good condition for February.
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.
An unknown Gem
This course was well kept and challenging. I really enjoyed it from beginning to end. We will be returning!!!!