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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Pace of play terrible
The pace of play is terrible. The course is decent. There were 7 teams waiting to tee off on the 1st hole.
Nice layout, but rough at the moment
I only wish that the condition of the course would be provided when booking. Had a 3pm tee time. Pulled up to the clubhouse at 220 to find the entire clubhouse tore up under renovation. One cooler of cold drinks, no other facilities open. Checked in and were told " oh, i hope you dont mind playing the back nine twice as we have a shotgun start league at 4pm on the front" okay... "oh, and also we the greens were just plugged" again, nice to know ahead of time. But i guess that what you get for $21.00. All that said, the 4 of us went out and had a very enjoyable round. Its a fun, easier layout, friendly staff, just wish the conditions had been better. Thanks
I'll be back soon
The course was in decent shape, but greens are still recovering from their summer punch.
Pace was ok, but would expect an earlier tee time to play a bit faster.
Staff as friendly, but sadly a recent change in ownership has left the course without a liquor license. Those needing swing lubricant need to come prepared.
Decent Course.
Gave course a rating of 4. Would have given a 5 but meager amentatees due to club reconstruction, front 9 fast play, back nine slow. No ranger to keep pace of play moving, as the 3 in front of us were hitting 2 or 3 balls on every tee. Found fairways soft, no clean hit, no distance on hit. Cart girl was a welcome sight with the hot weather!
Extremely long and flat holes, Decent Economy Course at best
This course is definitely a bargain course that strives in it's price point but there are some better economical alternatives in the area. The design is incredibly flat and straight forward and the holes are fairly monotomous that go for pure distance. No other course in the Tampa area has given me the feel of a slog of each hole. It's hard to complain too much about given the price but the design really rubbed me the wrong way.
Some may like the distance and openeness, it is down to preference I suppose.
Decent course good price
Played Northdale for the second time and it was a fun course that was in good shape. Not much for a warm up area, they have a practice green and a net to hit balls into. The course was in decent shape, most of the fairways are a little thin but the greens are in good shape. They said the greens rolled at a 11 but they seemed slower. Our pace was good but we played early and got done in 4 hours. Good course for the money. Most holes allowed you to hit driver if you want but could also play other shots off the tee.
We Had to Cancel
We are 4 senior men who were surprised to find out when we arrived that they were no longer allowing single person carts. EVERY other course that I am aware of in the same area are still allowing single person carts. So we canceled through GolfNow and played at a nearby course. It is MUCH too early to make this kind of decision and I will not be back.
I'll be back
Course was in great condition. Greens were fantastic. Pace of play was great until hitting a bottle neck on back 9 with no rangers to get the slow players up to speed.
Close to home, so definitely will be back.
Northdale Amid COVID-19
We've played the course numerous times and today we found it in bad shape.
Busy, but Fun
Absolutely gorgeous weather. With everyone off work play has increased, but everyone seemed to enjoy being out there and taking a leisurely pace.
ALL VIRUS RULES IN PLACE
RESTAURANT IS CLOSED DUE TO RULES ... ALL ELSE WAS GREAT AND SAFE FOR ALL