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3.5
1247 Reviews (1247)
5 Stars
190
4 Stars
486
3 Stars
287
2 Stars
142
1 Stars
142
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
74.1%
Recommend this course
869 out of 1247 reviews
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3.4
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
74.1%
Recommend this course
20 out of 27 reviews
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3.4
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
72.0%
Recommend this course
54 out of 75 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its challenge and variety, with well-maintained fairways adding to the enjoyable round. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make this an excellent value for the price.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6824 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1977
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Dwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1977)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.5
1247 Reviews (1247)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 27
19th Hole Specials 8
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Bunkers 32
Forced Carries 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 59
Seniors 25
Advanced Golfers 24
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 47
Near the Airport 27
In the 'Burbs 26

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Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Eh, might as well....

Back story...Got ten buddies and we play each Sunday at different course near Tampa,FL. Played Northdale about 2 months ago and swore,"never agian". Somehow ended up there for more punishment. Young man in pro shop was 100% sharp and on it. Starter was pleasent and efficient. No driving range, only crappy warm up net. Practice outting green fools you into thinking on course greens are good. Don't fall for it. No beverage cart. Snack shop opens at 1100. Small fridge in pro shop of drinks. Young man running proshop was kind enough to get me some ice from snack shop. If you have an early t-time, bring your own. The course.....weed covered faiways with fire ant mounds, greens flat very little undulation and like velcro, bunkers were hardpan gray sugar sand. Other than that the course was a perfect $25 value for $50.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 233
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Northdale is good

Pace of play was superb . We had two tee times but no one was on the course so the six of us were able to play together. We finished in right at 4 hours. Fairways still held some of the water from the rain but the greens were in good condition. Staff inside were very good with getting the computer coordinated with the receipts I had for our prepay….Will be back

Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Decent course if you’re just trying to get out and work on your game.

Course was in pretty rough shape. Lots of bare spots green side, bunkers we’re dirt and the greens weren’t great. Not terrible but not great. Paid $37 for a morning round on a Thursday and pretty underwhelmed with overall conditions. Staff was friendly though and didn’t have anyone in front of us. Being from STL, I like to think there are better courses around the same price point in this area but maybe I’m wrong.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

The pictures of this course are extremely misleading. The tee boxes and greens are not well-kept.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Absolute Wreck

This use to be one of the better values in town

New owners have destroyed this course. It is an embarrassment the condition this course is in now. Do NOT waste your money here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course to play on

I enjoyed the course very much and had a wonderful time. This is a place I will play again. The staff were friendly and the course was well kept.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

FOR SALE

Someone please buy this pheasant hunting, goat ranch golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Course in poor shape

The fairways were in poor condition. They're brown and patchy and covered with crab grass. The roughs around the greens are too tall and thick. It was by far the worst condition this course has been which usually is in decent shape. Hopefully this is just a one time deal and I'll try this place again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Downhill

Course is in really bad condition. I’d stay away for a while. Greens are dry, certain parts of the course are not mowed. Very unenjoyable round from a place that’s usually decent.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Absolute Dump

This course stinks. The greens were actually solid (though in the process of being aerated), but the fairways and rough are an absolute joke. Fairways are burnt and brown, and the rough hadn’t been cut in awhile because it was overgrown with weeds. The bunkers have literal dunes in them. For what they charge, it’s a rip off.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

pasture

Steadily going downhill. Rough was uncut and full of clover and bees. Fairways recently cut short and brown but still full of weeds. Tee boxes ok and greens aerified recently so hard to tell if they will be good. For the price they charge look elsewhere. Shameful because course could be very good.

Played On
Reviews 199
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful condition

Can’t recognize the fairways because they are just piles of weeds. Ant piles on tee boxes. Fast pace of play because nobody wants to play out there. Not going back unless the round is free, and even then May still not go

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

They just did the greens, would wait a while till the sand settles in….

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Not worth your money

Every time I play here the course gets worse and worse and worse. The cart path is brutal. The Asian restaurant inside is not bad that’s the only thing going for this place. Don’t think I’ll be playing golf here anytime soon ever again. It’s definitely not worth your money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cart paths need an update

My first time here I was not impressed. No golf cart for beverages, cart paths full of holes and raised concrete.The short course greens left little to be desired. The creeks and ponds were dirty.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worst Ever

Long time ago I was a member of Northdale. It was always in decent to great condition. Always playable.

May 12, 2022, I played and the whole place is a wreck and getting worse. Fairways had clumps of weeds growing. When the ball rolled it would jump up and down because of the weeds. The 'rough' was not cut. Greens fast and at times rolled good. However, there were many greens without grass.

Horrible. Not really playable.

Cart replicated the course and buildings. Falling apart.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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