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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Needs to work on patrolling groups
Great layout that is fun even with the poor conditions. The greens are fast and roll true so they are a blast to play on.
However, both times I've played I have been a single or double and gotten stuck behind a foursome who just won't allow me to play through.
Winter Golf
Course fairways played well:
Winter Green where in ruff shape.
Summer will help. This can be a good course for me.
Easy to walk.
Thanks for a great day
Great layout
If you can see past the general aesthetics, you will have a good experience. In my first time at northwoods, I was amazed at how fast greens that looked this poor could run. Very interesting layout. The green complexes make it very difficult to be below the hole.
Will be returning next weekend. Great layout.
Terrible
This course was in worse shape than any other golf course I have ever played. I have played here multiple times through the years and this course progressively gotten worse. We played for 12 dollars and it was not even worth it. Some greens did not have grass, just dirt painted green. The bunkers had no sand and the tee boxes were incredibly shoddy.
Further, the staff was incredibly rude which is surprising considering the poor quality of their golf course. I would not play there again for free.
OK course for the price....
played the course a few times before a few of the greens are in need of repair... for the price its an OK course to play and close to I-77
This course needs a lot of improvement...
I have played Northwoods in the past several times. Mostly in the spring or summer during grass growing season. However, from time we arrived and was greeted by the Pro-shop attendant...very gruffly, I might add, he didn't acknowledge us, other than to say, "where's your confirmation of t-time?" I'd forgot, left it in the truck...he said, "I can't take everyone that comes in here word, and I'm not taking yours". When I produced it, it was like, "oh well, you can play". The fairways were rough (dormant)...the greens had little to no grass and had been painted. It wasn't worth even the reduced price we paid. I doubt, I'll ever go back, because of the unfriendly attitude of the attendant and the condition of the course.
The course was overall ok
The greens were kind of bad. The cart path needs major repares. The staff is very very friendly and makes you feel right at home, and the experience was very good.
cheap and worth the money
The course was in rough shape, but I only paid $16. It was worth the $16, so I cant complain
Northwoods golf outing
Great course for the money. I will be back to play.
Meh
Kind of a chewed up course. Granted this was in December. Some really interesting/bizarre holes. A 240 yard par four that had huge moguls hiding bunkers. Never seen anything like that. I would play it again with the golfnow deal except it's not worth the drive from Charlotte. The starter was friendly and helpful.
Excellent experience always
I always have a great time playing this course. The staff are all efficient, the carts are clean and powerful. The course is picturesque and the lakes are beautiful. The price is right.
This course has problems
I've played this course in the past and have run into the same issues. Our tee time put us behind 3 five-somes who were part of a "dog fight". Play was extremely slow. When the group ahead of us made the turn, my partner and I, seeing that they went to the clubhouse, went on ahead of them. The Ranger came and asked us to let them play through. We were upset and ended up playing the front 9 again. It was rather frustrating and spoiled our game.
Nice course
First time I played there. I enjoy playing new holes so I had fun. Decent distance from the white tees. Mostly in pretty good shape, but some greens have some brown. Some bunkers are DEEP so be careful. Staff and rangers were extremely nice to speak with.
Course in lousy shape, needs alot of attention.
Have to be some of the worst I've seen. Plenty of bare spots on all greens. Putting on dirt most of the time. Probably about a quarter of them had gouges or holes in them from being washed out from the rain. The 11th hole actually had part of its green gouged out by running water. Fairways were cut, but weren't plush at all. All in all they need to shut down and redo all the greens this winter. If you can play somewhere else. Can't believe they are charging what they are for this.
This course is just ok.
This course could use a little more maintaining. Grass need to be cut more often. Also they need to setup there tee time better. I had a 2:44 tee time and there were 8 carts at the tee box to tee off. Had to wait 30 minutes before I could tee off. Then it was a slow pace had to wait at every hole to tee off. This made for a very long evening.
Great course, very very friendly staff, not overcrowded
Allways like to play there. Good conditions, very friendly atmosphere.
this is one of the better course designs.
If maintained better, would be one of the best courses in the area to play.
Dilappidated course, rude staff - don't waste your time or money
This is THE worst course I have ever tried o play. Bare spots all over the greens, weeds growing knee high in the fairways, washed out bunkers, and absolutely horrendous rough (waist high weeds). To top it off, on a 95 degree day coolers were not allowed, no water coolers placed on the course and no beverage cart. The course ranger rudely told us to speed up play when the threesome behind us was over a hole behind, when I asked why, I was told the threesome were regulars and had already complained about our slow play, they were drunk hackers well over a hole behind us all day. They can have their junky worn out golf course, I'll never return even if I had a free round.