Northdale Golf Club
About
Northdale Golf & Tennis Club remains one of the premier Tampa golf courses because of its affordable play, its use of water on 11 of 18 holes, bunkers, rolling undulations and contoured greens that really challenge players. Just 12 miles north of Tampa International Airport, this is a neighborhood golf course with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere that will add to the enjoyment of your day. Renowned golf course architect Ron Garl designed the par 72, 6824-yard championship golf course. Northdale Golf & Tennis Club winds its way through 180 plus acres of property that is home to Brushy Creek and a series of small lakes and unspoiled wooded areas.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6824 yards | 72.8 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 6271 yards | 70.4 | 120 |
| Gold | 72 | 5836 yards | 67.6 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5330 yards | 71.0 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.9/136 | 507 | 402 | 175 | 407 | 163 | 361 | 369 | 376 | 533 | 3293 | 382 | 511 | 385 | 407 | 375 | 200 | 535 | 202 | 414 | 3411 | 6704 |
| White M: 70.5/132 | 487 | 374 | 166 | 388 | 116 | 345 | 349 | 327 | 510 | 3062 | 357 | 489 | 363 | 385 | 338 | 188 | 490 | 174 | 382 | 3166 | 6228 |
| Gold M: 67.1/126 | 447 | 334 | 150 | 341 | 103 | 322 | 315 | 312 | 467 | 2791 | 328 | 434 | 320 | 344 | 297 | 171 | 416 | 133 | 337 | 2780 | 5571 |
| Yellow M: 65.3/121 | 441 | 328 | 111 | 334 | 79 | 276 | 292 | 250 | 395 | 2506 | 306 | 427 | 313 | 338 | 291 | 155 | 412 | 118 | 333 | 2693 | 5199 |
| Red W: 70.4/122 | 435 | 322 | 103 | 328 | 72 | 269 | 282 | 240 | 390 | 2441 | 299 | 420 | 306 | 332 | 285 | 138 | 410 | 103 | 329 | 2622 | 5063 |
| Handicap | 5 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by titoortiz1960 on 09/17/2025
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A rowdy bunch Photo submitted by PATRIOT7golfer on 04/19/2024
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Photo submitted by Carlton5044942 on 10/12/2023
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Photo submitted by Carlton5044942 on 10/12/2023
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Photo submitted by Carlton5044942 on 10/12/2023
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The Greens
Overall the course is in good shape then you get to the GREENS (now to be fair it looks like they are trying to repair them) lots of bad spots and quite a few repairs. Still I will book this course again !
Golfer
Great layout but greens and fairways poorly taken care of
Worst course I’ve ever played
Easily the worst maintained course I’ve ever played. Zero grass around the greens, fairways are either dead or dirt. Save your money and go to another course trust me
Perfect play layout is great not that many issues enjoy the course for the money
Disappointing Conditions
We usually look forward to playing Northdale. The layout is both challenging and forgiving. Each hole has its own unique characteristics and are not forced to conform to the available space. However, this was the first time that we all felt the greens and fairways were in poor condition. Sandy and bare spots on the greens made for an unsatisfying experience. Finding grass consistently on the was fairways even more frustrating.
course in need of maintenance
course in rough shape, but still fun to play ,staff are great
There getting the course back in shape
You can see the improvements being made. The course is starting to get better. The new superintendent is doing a great job to bring the golf courses back to its old days.
Decent course
I had a great time, started was very friendly and pro shop staff very friendly but spotter was very rude, I was playing alone on the back 9 and a group of 3 let me play through and after my first stroke the spotter can over and started very rudely telling me that I “ can’t just take a cart and skip holes and groups to play golf” insinuating that I hadn’t payed or played the front 9. My response was for him to ask the single behind me and she would verify my story. He replied “ sure she would” and went asked her. Well after that he didn’t come back and also didn’t apologize for assuming that I snuck onto the course.
The course was in terrible shape. There were so many bare areas and the greens had bare areas all over. I’ve played here so many times before and this was the worst I’ve ever seen it.
Don’t waste your time or money
This course has gone completely off the rails. It has to be the worst golf course in the Tampa area right now. There are huge patches of sand and dirt all through the tee boxes, all through the fairways and even on the greens. If you hit a shot in the middle of the fairway there’s a 90% chance it’s sitting in dirt or dead grass. To make matters worse we didn't tee off until about 30 minutes after our tee time because of how backed up it was. Was supposed to tee off at 1:24 pm and didn't even get to play the 18th hole because it was too dark. Probably saved ourselves another miserable hole. Don't waste your time or money coming here for the foreseeable future.
Deplorable
I’ve been playing this course off and on for over 30 years and the current course conditions are deplorable. Greens, fairway, around the greens, tee boxes, it doesn’t matter where you are or pretty much which hole you’re on there are issues on every single hole. I would avoid the course right now unless you’re wanting just to play golf and not looking for decent conditions.
Course is getting better.
The course is starting to get better with the new superintendent. Pace of play was good
Great staff rough course
All the staff are great, course needs a lot of maintenance