A fall day view of a hole at Northwoods Golf Course
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3.7
525 Reviews (525)
5 Stars
95
4 Stars
226
3 Stars
118
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
34
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
81.9%
Recommend this course
410 out of 525 reviews
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3.8
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
84.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 13 reviews
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3.7
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
80.9%
Recommend this course
38 out of 47 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6800 yards
Slope 122
Rating 71.9

Northwoods Golf Club is one of the Columbia area's premier public courses. P.B. Dye, son of renowned course architect Pete Dye, designed the layout, incorporating some of his father's signature features. The golf course is player friendly enough to appeal to any skill level but there are some challenges in store as well. Mature trees line most of the fairways and there are a few strategically placed bunkers that come into play. You won't come across much water on this golf course and it's not terribly long either. It's gentle enough for beginners to approach with confidence. The golf course's signature hole is the par-4 14th, which features the famous Dye railroad ties bordering a lake that hugs the bunkered green. Northwoods G.C. also offers a practice facility with a lighted driving range and putting green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pete Dye P. B. Dye (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2015 #10)

Reviews

3.7
525 Reviews (525)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Water Hazards 24
Undulating Greens 18
This course/club is great for:
Locals 33
Beginners 16
Advanced Golfers 14
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 37
Worth the Drive 9
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 35
Handicap 0-4
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
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Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Good Greens — Weak Back 9

We really enjoyed the front nine layout, pace of play, and greens. However the cart path, as noted by many others, is horrible.

The back 9 wasn’t as enjoyable. It seems disconnected from the front, and not as well maintained.

I think this would be a good walking course. Greens and tees are close together.

I will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/21/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the condition of the cart path. Your feedback is important to us, and we are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Decent course

Overall conditions are good, decent greens, nice fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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Commented on 09/14/2021

Hello, We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Northwoods Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best value in Columbia

I’ll be honest when I saw the price I didn’t have high hopes it would be in the best condition, but to my surprise it might have the best greens in Columbia and to be honest most of the coarse was in great shape, the cart paths are a mess but for 30 bucks can you really complain? Nice practice area and range, cart was solid. But again the area around the greens and the greens were fantastic and me and some friends might be playing here much more often even with it being a good little drive for us out in Chapin. Just missing some cart girls!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Much improved

Best shape this course has been in in 10+ years. Much much improved. I will be playing here weekly.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Something for everyone

This course offers a great value for your money. There’’s challenges on the course for every skill level. Had a wonderful time with my family today playing 18. I will definitely be back and I plan to share this with all of my golf buddies as one of our soon to be, regularly played courses in Columbia.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Course!

Great course that requires a good bit of skill and planning in how you play each hole. The actual playing area condition was superb, but be ready for a sore butt from the bumpy cart path. Overall wonderful time, I'll be going back for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/08/2021

Hello, we appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Northwoods Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Constant Jewel

Great staff. Great course. Greens are the best. Perfect.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dying of thirst.

No on course water, 95 degree, blazing sun, day. No warning that there would be no water, either when booking or on arrival.
Cart paths easily the worst I have ever seen. Shook my poor depleted kidneys like a jack hammer.
Course itself is interesting, but yardage markers are hard to find.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/08/2021

Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about water on the course is important to us. As we begin the season, we are working to develop the best way to provide our guests with refreshments. We do allow outside drinks. We do not allow outside alcoholic beverages. You are welcome to bring your own bottled water, Gatorade, or another refreshment as long as it is alcohol-free. We are glad to see you rated everything else to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout, was in great shape. Had a group of 5 in front of us that were very slow, but overall a good experience

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Layout

Was in town on business & was searching for a quick short notice round. Called the pro, shop attendant was super friendly & stated “c’mon, we’ll get you out there”. Upon arrival the attendant remained super friendly. The course layout is awesome! A mix of straight & dogleg fairways as well some long challenging par 3’s & elevation changes. Most of the tee boxes were good, a few needed some work. But, all were still very playable. The traps were filled with white sand. The fairways were in excellent condition. My only “gripe” if you will is the greens were super slooooow, putting on shag carpet slow. It appeared the greens had been aerated in recent weeks. . So, the greens should come in, in a few weeks. The back 9 is where the long hitters can shine. Overall the course is definitely worth playing.. I wouldn’t hesitate to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs work

The greens were punched on the 2nd of June and they have a long way to come. Bumpy and slow and many greens have some bare spots and patch work done. For a course that redid their greens not to long ago I’ was pretty disappointed. The fairways and tees were pretty good as well as the bunkers but they need some serious work done on the greens. The cart paths continue to get worse and should be fixed. I know they are expensive but they are pretty bad. If I didn’t get a hot deal from golf now I would not have been happy paying full price for this quality of course. It’s too bad so many public golf courses are not maintained well anymore. With all the golfers the pandemic has brought out and the money coming in they should spend it more on the course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/15/2021

Hello, thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Northwoods Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course had a little drainage problem had a couple of greens that needed attention but rather than that would recommend cours will be going back

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greenspunched

Greens have just been punched ,but course is in good shape and Burke Cromer is best pro in Columbia !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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