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3.5
1256 Reviews (1256)
5 Stars
192
4 Stars
491
3 Stars
288
2 Stars
143
1 Stars
142
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.3
73.0%
Recommend this course
877 out of 1256 reviews
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3.5
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
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5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.5%
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26 out of 34 reviews
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3.4
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
70.8%
Recommend this course
46 out of 65 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
1256 Reviews (1256)

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 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Had fun

Course was fun to play. Group 2 in front told starter they knew the owner and played as a group of 5. If I was the starter, I would have said no way. Made for a very long round. Some people actually left. That was very frustrating. Otherwise course was fun an staff was excellent

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Northdale gc

Golf pro Keith was great and helped us get out on time for all of us

Course was nice except the first hole green which was damaged from last sept 2024 hurricane

Other than that the rest of course and greens were nice

Greens rolled real well too

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course went down like the neighborhood

Used to be a great place. Has not been kept up

Move on, do no recommend

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Northdale gc

Staff were great

Club pro Keith was very helpful to accommodate our group and get us off as near our tee time as possible

Course was in great shape after hurricane last sept 2024

Only first hole green had some issue but the rest of the greens were nice rolling

Would play this course again for sure

Pace of play was good

We were done in about 4 hours

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

Fast Greens

It was a great day to play golf. The course was pretty dry. The greens were quite fast. I like fast greens. A couple of greens had some disease on them. #1 was the worst and when I got there I was hoping the rest of the course wasn't as bad, It wasn't. There were only 2 greens I remember having problems. I think the guy cutting the pin placements was being funny. On #8, the pin was at the top of a ridge. If you missed the hole, it rolled 15 feet to the edge of the green and then 5 feet off the green. LOL It was like the US Open.

There were a couple of tee boxes that could be improved. One of them was mostly dirt and another had a big crown.

All in all, it was a great time. I will be back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course in good shape

Course is in good shape and staff is always very friendly! Beware of the greens are very very quick!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Staff is Rude and Lie!

DON’T play at this course! Our threesome had a 10:06 tee time but starter kept saying we had a 10:15 because he put a fourth with us that had a 10:15. You don’t push our tee time, he joins our 10:06. Then they added a group of 5 foursomes and put them in front of us.

Why even have tee times if they refused to honor them. I went inside to speak to manager but he wasn’t there. Front desk said they started at 9:00 because of the cold. Fake news, it only got down to 44 degrees. On the turn, foursome in bar said they started at 6:30. Manager should not hire liars.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Northdale has improved since last time we played it about 18 months ago. They have made the greens smaller tee boxes and fairways improved.

Bar and kitchen are open. Plan to go back a few times this winter!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

With a little love and tenderness this can be an excellent course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout/Great value

The course is in very good condition aside from rookie golfers who don’t repair ball marks on the green. The greens are fast but fair and consistent from green to green.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok course for the money

Greens weren’t in the best shape nor the tee boxes. Pace was extremely slow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

There are a handful of holes that still need some work on the greens but overall not a bad place to play for the price in Tampa. We tee’d off pretty early so our pace of play was great but when finishing it looked like the back nine was stacked with groups.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced

Paying $60+ per person on a course that used to be max $35-40 person during prime season a few years ago is unfortunate. You’d assume paying $60 person for playing would have gps in the cart, but they did not. Clubhouse was in poor condition… bathrooms didn’t look they were cleaned from the day before and were out of toilet paper at 6:50 in the morning. Last but not least, they were definitely overbooked.

On the bright side, the greens were in good shape, along with the majority of tee boxes. Staff was friendly. I’d play there again, but not more than $40.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Brutally Slow

Overall the course was in decent condition. The tee boxes were level and the fairways and rough were mowed to an appropriate height. The greens had a lot of dead areas and rolled incredibly slow; everyone in our group was leaving every putt short despite hitting them firm. The biggest issue though was the pace of play. The starter ( who was friendly and polite) let two groups of 5 go out right before us. Because of this, our group of four was waiting on every shot all day on a round that took over 5 hours. The group behind us was repeatedly hitting into us. The icing on the cake was the ringer came by and asked us what time we teed off and growled (yes, a literal growl like a dog) at us for the pace while the group in front of was still in hitting distance while he was talking to us. He then drove by and growled a couple of other times throughout the round, while doing nothing about the two groups of 5 that were holding everything up.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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