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Value
3.2
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6532 yards
Slope 119
Rating 71.0

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 05/2019.

Northcliffe Golf & Country Club is one of the most beautiful and well maintained golf courses in the San Antonio and New Braunfels area. The par-72 golf course is enjoyable for the average golfer, yet a challenge to the low-handicap players.

Lots of water, trees and rolling fairways and greens make Northcliffe Golf & Country Club a fun course to play. Players of all skill levels will find this golf course a challenge. It's the closest course to Retama race track, so you heavy betters can have a full day and night. The Northcliffe Golf & Country Club staff is user friendly and professional.

Course Details

Year Built 1979
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Finger (1979)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

2.7
391 Reviews (391)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Water Hazards 26
Elevation Changes 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Beginners 18
Seniors 18
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 29
In the 'Burbs 22
Worth the Drive 17

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the $

The gentleman at the register got mad/irritated with us because we wanted to split a bucket of balls 15 min before our tee time...(there was 3 of us)....anyhow, the ground it extremely hard and the greens are probably the worst that I have seen this year....over all you're better off going to Silverhorn, Northern Hills or Canyon Springs for the price

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Grumpy old men

Firm 8pm deadline to return carts, they need a cart boy to stick around. Fairways were in rough shape, like ski moguls. Cart broke down, the marshals and starter were a little rude and the intrusive.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Course Great People

Had a nice time with my son. People are truly "Texas Friendly:. Pace was quick and were allowed to play through with no problem.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Outstanding Staff

From Lacey in the clubhouse to the cart attendants and all marshalls, I enjoyed playing. I found the fairways to be fine and the greens were fine. As far as the bunkers, I was only in the bunkers twice. They were little bit hard but then again, we need some more rain. I will return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Food selection was abysmal

Course is in good shape, pace of play was good. Nice course for the money, just don't plan on eating there.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

North Cliff

Bunkers have very little to no sand in them....Some of the greens have huge dead spots in them....

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens a little rough

Your ball will hop when putting on these greens. With all the rain we've had this year, you'd think they would be better. Goes for the rest of the course too. Ball will roll a ways in the fairways and you need a hammer to put your tee in the ground.
Good news is the price!! So, if your okay with less then perfect greens and like getting a few more yards off the tee then you'll enjoy it...

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

no complaints based on cost

Great little aim and shoot practice course..... not long, but can make you pay if you go wrong. Very hard surfaces everywhere. Greens very hard surfaced. Overall no complaints for the online price.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Simple but fun course

Course is a good time and is taken care of for the most part. The only negative part of the actual course is the bunkers. They are so bad that I take relief from them to save me from breaking my wrist. They are more like mud/pebble bunkers than sand bunkers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Great course description when you click on course name when in golfnow t times. The actual course was a disappointment. Greens were sparse and bumpy, fairways were hard and spotty with crabgrass. Nice layout but course needs a lot of maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Needs some work

Definitely needs some work. The greens were slow and poorly maintained; same for the bunkers. Short course, not very challenging. There are better values in the area.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens were bad. They are common Bermuda and I don't think they can get better. Other than that it was a nice course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Poorly maintained course

This course was in as bad of shape as I can remember seeing for an 18 hole country club setting course. The greens were about the same as the fairways. Burned up with bumps and clumps of grass in them. The bunkers were hard pan dirt and rocks. We just picked up and dropped out of them because you could hurt yourself hitting out of them. The part of this that was most disappointing was that we have had a tremendous amount of rain lately. I can't imagine how bad this would be if we had our usual amount of rain. You wouldn't be able to gold on it at all. Sad because it could be a really nice course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun course layout, questionable course management

I enjoyed the layout of this course for the most part. Moderately challenging, and fun. Fariways and rough were in good condition.

The greens and sand traps however, were in terrible condition. Course management also made some questionable decisions which did impact our round. While playing on a Sunday afternoon, my foursome was being pushed all day by groups behind us as a string of singles and twosomes were allowed to tee off without pairing up. We played in just over four hours, so slow play was not a culprit for being pushed. When we made the turn to the back nine, we also found that they were starting groups on the back nine, as we had to wait at the 10th tee.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This coarse is only average.

This coarse is only average because for a few, what I call minor fixes would help tremendously such as add sand to bunkers and a little more maintenance on the carts so they are more reliable. The greens could use a little work.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great price

Great price for this course. Conditions were fair. Greens needed a lit work but overall was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awsome

Had a great time staff was very friendly course in fair condition greens need work

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NC review

Course was sloppy. Over half of greens were horrible. But you get what you pay for.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Nice course, great price

I almost didn't play this course after reading a review about them being unfriendly, but I am glad I did. frank checked us in and he spent 10 minutes just chatting with us. The starter was very helpful and explained the first few holes since we had never been here before.
After a tough winter, the condition of this course is the best course we have played in Central Texas. We are in an RV traveling for the last several months.
Although I did not eat at the facility, I overheard someone in the restaurant saying this is great food and a well kept secret.
The pace of play was fantastic, because it was threatening thunderstorms so the course was pretty wide open.
5 minutes after we finished 18 it began pouring rain so we were very lucky.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth more then the $10 I paid

Drainage problems, the greens were bad & in overall bad shape. They cut the fairways to make it look nice from the highway, but once you get on them it's a basic goat ranch! But at least it was cheap!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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