Northwoods Golf Course
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6800 yards | 71.9 | 122 |
| Back | 72 | 6485 yards | 70.4 | 118 |
| Middle | 72 | 5936 yards | 67.6 | 113 |
| Forward | 72 | 4954 yards | 67.8 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.6/139 | 386 | 175 | 520 | 244 | 352 | 494 | 472 | 414 | 373 | 3430 | 412 | 186 | 394 | 501 | 313 | 469 | 170 | 435 | 520 | 3400 | 6830 |
| Back M: 70.7/133 | 372 | 138 | 497 | 234 | 337 | 465 | 465 | 397 | 362 | 3267 | 398 | 176 | 389 | 492 | 304 | 440 | 160 | 394 | 465 | 3218 | 6485 |
| Yellow M: 67.1/120 W: 72.9/129 | 348 | 122 | 472 | 204 | 301 | 454 | 428 | 362 | 335 | 3026 | 373 | 158 | 341 | 468 | 243 | 410 | 128 | 350 | 439 | 2910 | 5936 |
| Red M: 63.3/110 W: 67.1/116 | 294 | 103 | 398 | 134 | 262 | 413 | 331 | 293 | 273 | 2501 | 317 | 124 | 298 | 399 | 200 | 307 | 107 | 306 | 395 | 2453 | 4954 |
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2015 #10)
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The Spur
Have been going to this course for a long time and it’s currently in the best shape I’ve ever seen it. Greens are the best in town for a public track. Layout from the tips is pretty difficult, only downside it’s always pretty pack so average golfers may feel pushed.
The Spur is a Sure….bet
Solid course layout with challenging holes, distance to difficulty it’s got a bit of it all. Great ProShop and all the staples you need from the bar to survive 18 in an SC summer. Domestics, dogs, and clubs you can test before you shamelessly buy them off Amazon. Friendly staff, fast carts, meticulous and committed greenskeepers, and a pretty convenient parking lot. Just go hit some balls and take a few mulligans, it’s a good place to do it.
Gone downhill
Have played this course many times over the years but this last experience signals it’s on the way down. Clubhouse attendant was rude and spray painted greens prove they have given up. Probably our last round.
So-So
Very wet, cart path only round. Pro Shop staff VERY RUDE, and not just one of them, but all of them. Acted as if they didn't want you there. Charged an extra $25 if you wanted to ride alone in a cart, EVEN if you were playing as a single and joined another group.
I won't be back there for a long while.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please reach out to our management team at {{business_phone_number}, and thank you for choosing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to hear from you soon.
Always good
Iike the course layout. The back nine puts a different spin on things. Only need to follow COVID guild lines and not have more than one on cart or have carts shared with masked payers.
Nice layout, conditions improving
The Spur at Northwoods has a nice, challenging layout, and course conditions are good. They host a terrific practice area with a nice, wide, level range, a large practice green, and a short range practice time area for chipping and sand play. The staff are very friendly.
Too slow, too long.
Over all the course is in good shape, but I found it to be too long for a 70 y.o. A super senior tee might help some. The pace was terrible. We waited literally every shot from tee and fairway. I play golf to have fun, this was not fun.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. We are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your round. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Nice Round
Friendly folks, good greens & beautiful day... we'll be back.
Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Northwoods Golf Course.
Wet Mess
It was a very wet course due to recent rain, but it played very favorably at times. I’m a 20 handicap and shot 25 over with tough conditions. It was fun despite the cart path only rule. Definitely one of the better courses in the area.
Hi Rob, thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Northwoods Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
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Hello, Griffin. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your round with us. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please feel free to reach out to our management team at {{business_phone_number}, and thank you for choosing Northwoods Golf Course. We hope to hear from you soon.