Northwoods GC
A fall day view of a hole at Northwoods Golf Course
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3.9
615 Reviews (615)
5 Stars
130
4 Stars
258
3 Stars
133
2 Stars
58
1 Stars
36
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
84.7%
Recommend this course
488 out of 615 reviews
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3.2
10 Reviews (10)
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2
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3
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3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
50.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 10 reviews
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3.9
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
81.8%
Recommend this course
36 out of 44 reviews
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Course Highlights
This P.B. Dye design delivers a well-regarded layout with memorable features like a stone retaining wall and a creative blind approach shot. Affordable rates and friendly staff make it a solid value for golfers in the Columbia area.

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

Accolades

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Reviews

3.9
615 Reviews (615)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Water Hazards 24
Undulating Greens 18
This course/club is great for:
Locals 33
Beginners 16
Advanced Golfers 14
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 37
Worth the Drive 9
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value

Course continues to get better every time I go. Best value for the money. I now consider myself a regular here. Great topography. Great staff. I absolutely love this place and all of my out of town guests always have a good time. Highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good for practicing

The course was somewhat difficult. The green condition was affordable considering the green fee.

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

Much Improved

If you haven't been to the Spur at Northwoods lately;
you need to. Fist time I've been back in 2 months, and
you can definetly see many improvements. The bunkers have that fine white sand, and belive me I found a few new ones. Overall in in much better shape,
lots of fun.
Fishin', Football, now Golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Major Improvements Completed

Over the last several months Northwoods has gone from a course in OK condition to a course in good/great condition. Greens even on the hottest days have been very comparible to courses that charge $45+. Bunkers are new/improved and fairways good. This Course is definitely where you get the most bang for your buck if you love playing golf and just want to enjoy being on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Constantly Improving

Have played the course three times in the last three months. The improvements are substantial. Fairways and rough are excellent, and the greens are improving daily. They have re-sodded a number of areas on the course, have made great improvements with regards to drainage and in the bunkers.

Has always been one of the better layouts in the Columbia area. Nice to see it getting back into shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Improvement

Course is looking great, fairways, bunkers and greens are excellent. huge improvement on the course. Just need to work on car path now very bumpy ride. Overall love coming to this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

not bad

This place has a lot of constructions. nearly all the greens are sucks. The grass on green tears everywhere. I love the 14-17 holes where you gonna play with a huge pond.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still improving

I've been to this course since last summer and it is well on its way to being one of the better courses in the columbia area. After the new owner took over I saw immediate change and renovations. Bunkers are being replaced, fairways are much smoother. Greens are still spotty but for under $20 it's a great course to play at

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Finally some cares for it

Have played this course for 5 years or so. Glad someone bought this course who cares what condition it's in. Old owners obviously did not care. It's coming back to life now. Great new owners. Greens are slowly coming back. Bunkers are sandy instead of concrete. I'll check it out in a month. Should be even better.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

work in progress

I've played this course off and on for 20+years. I am very excited for what it is becoming. The 13 bunkers already repaired are full of sugary sand. The others are being fug out to replace poor drainage. Fairways are in very good shape and tee boxes are in good shape. Greens are decent, suffering from the same malady every other green in Columbia is. FYI, greens are being punched June 1 and any still diseased turf will be replaced. Cart paths are poor and are in the process of being repaved. Can't wait to play again

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

continue work

Some work is being done to the course, but the greens are in bad shape, just painted dirt.

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

expectations exceeded

Very nice tee boxes and fareway's. Greens could use a little love, but had heavy rain prior to going. Will be seeing this course again in the near future for sure. One of the best courses I've played on for the money and will be recommending it to all of my golf buddies on a budget.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Growing pains

New ownership..,,working on a few things but project improvement is so big, hard to know where to start. Course grossly unkempt, poor maintenance, looks rough, greens very bumpy

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beginner

As I have only been playing for 1 year and played at Northwoods times I have seen much improvement on the course, easy to get her times, staff is friendly and courteous. Thanks Northwoods, I will keep coming back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Got lost a couple times

Course needs better/more signs for where the next hole is. I went the wrong way a couple times

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mediocre

Cheap public course which needs a ton of work. They have been bought out and are going to improve, but there are several courses in town to play for under $20 in much better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Bad Starter

The first nine holes were great!! We made the turn & the Starter let 3 young guys tee off instead of letting us play through. Then these guys were hitting 3 balls each, it was 3 of them playing together. This Slowed everyone down on the back nine. We had to wait on every hole for them.
They have made some very nice upgrades to the course. The sand was new. The clubhouse was upgraded Trees were cut down in the parking lot area. Nice work.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Northwoods Improving

Played course a couple of months age and it was in need of care. Would have rated it a 1 or 2 star at best. Course is much improved with lots of work being done daily. Looking forward to playing more in the future.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

In town for The Masters

First time playing this course. Got a great last minute deal on GolfNow. Played with a buddy and could not of asked for a better pace of play during Masters week. Course definitely needs some work done to it. Green were spotty and fairways were a little bare. Front side was very wet, not sure why since it did not rain. Definite difference between the two nines. Enjoyed the back more. All in all we had a great day and a very enjoyable round of golf. Thanks GolfNow for another great deal.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Improving

Northwoods has gotten i really really bad shape the last couple years but they are making lots of improvements. However, they need to fix their greens ASAP because they do not exist on some holes

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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