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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7040 yards
Slope 134
Rating 74.3

Since opening in 1987, McCormick Woods Golf Club has garnered titles including "Best Course" and "Most Enjoyable Course" by Golf Digest and Golfweek. It is one of only 10 courses in the state of Washington that are Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries. The stunning layout features natural lakes hidden among beautiful fir and cedar trees. Don't let the scenery distract you though, it's one of the most difficult golf courses in the area. There are significant elevation changes throughout and you'll have to face the occasional blind shot. Though the golf course is challenging, there are five sets of tees so players of all skill levels can play to their abilities. McCormick Woods Golf Club also has a practice facility with a driving range, two putting greens, and an area devoted to chipping, pitching, and bunker play.

Course Details

Year Built 1987
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Frei

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Washington (2020 #4)

Reviews

3.1
112 Reviews (112)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Dinner 14
Patio Dining 13
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 33
Bunkers 26
Water Hazards 26
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 26
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 26
Locals 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 26
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 9

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Good Course--Poor Management

Our foursome enjoyed the course but had some concerns about management decisions. Following our foursome there were 3 singles and a two some. We allowed singles to play through but then realized we would never finish our round by doing this. A call to the pro shop produced no help.

It was a busy hot Friday. No beverage cart and no water on the course. It was sad to see what was once a first rate course has dropped to second tier. Back to Gold Mountain today.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Too many trees taken out.....

The lay-out is the same as ever - challenging and all. But in my opinion, they removed way too many trees.......it's just not the same McCormick as it used to be (and not in a good way)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great course

This course compares well to the best resort courses that I have played. The condition was excellent. Midweek price was a steal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tough Greens

I scored horribly but had an awesome time. Some of the greens are extremely difficult if you don't land just right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Condition

This course was in very nice condition. Greens smooth and tee to green well maintained. Native fescue grass gives a post card type view. Tree removal has made improvements to turf. Great practice areas. Nice bar to visit after golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful well kept course

First time playing Mcormick Woods, I will definitely be going back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good overall

Good overall. A little pricy almost $75 with a cart for 1 person

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Great conditions from tee to green. Lots of fun to play!!

I took my kids and a friend out to McCormick Woods last week and I was amazed at the condition of the turf from tee to green. The fairways were lush, greens were very smooth and probably 10+ on the speed meter - perfect for rolling putts, really fun to putt for me and my kids!!
The staff was very friendly. Even the course maintenance workers stopped and greeted us and asked if we were enjoying ourselves!!! My daughter left her wedge on one of the holes and the superintendent, Paul, stopped what he was doing and drove back to get it for us!!! He told me about the renovations they've gone through with strategic tree removal and how it's improved the turf conditions. Very friendly, I was glad he took time from his work to make us feel welcomed.
Sherry in the golf shop was also very friendly and helpful. Great customer service!!
We saw at least a dozen deer. Had a great meal in the restaurant after (highly recommend the mac n cheese!!). What a great deal for kids, too! They have a good junior rate!
It was a great walk - we are adding this to our list of regular stops!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course

Loved it. Difficult but fair. Top 25 in Washington.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Improving... Keep going!

This course has improve by leaps and bounds- Even the rough has been cut so that the weekend golfer can save bogey. Parts of the fairway used to be so dry and hard, a well planned and executed golf shot would bounce into into the hazard.

Greens are consistent and are just waiting for you to one-putt.

I am writing this review to encourage people to come out and try the course. If there are enough of us golfers, they might kick the food up a notch!

Cheers and Fore!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

On the Improve

Greens are much improved over last year and are the best they've been in years as a result of personnel changes in maintenance staff. The course maintains that the 2700+ trees removed in 2014 have improved the turf conditions, but that was not the case last year for the greens. Used to be one of the most beautiful courses around. Not as attractive visually anymore, but the course is probably more playable for the average golfer. I would recommend they remove more stumps, etc. They've had a year and a half to do so. Also not water the turf as heavily. Too much casual water in the mornings and after rainy days.

It's still a good course that is on the improve from the changes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Impressive course

The course is in excellent condition. The greens were firm and fast and in excellent shape. I play here often but I'm amazed at the improvements I see every time I come out. Staff very friendly. Keep up the good work!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Nice track

The greens had been recently punched. Other than that course was in great condition. Staff very friendly and helpful. Pay attention to hole layout as there are a few holes that could get you in trouble especially on the back 9.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Walked

Perfect Day for golf

Course was in magnificent shape. Consistent greens, great pace of play and very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

McCormick Woods

Nice course, good shape. The staff was great, I bought 2 tokens for range balls and somehow lost them, they gave me 2 more.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Improving slowly

Course turf conditions were good (bordering on great). There were a couple greens with obvious disease problems is small patches. The biggest issue was not blowing the greens to remove pine tree debris. Greens near pine trees were covered with little tiny pine cones, which makes them mostly unplayable. The main thing that holds MW back is their inability to manage a tee sheet effectively,. This means you'll see groups like this: 4, 2, 1,1, 4, 5, 1,1 3,1. Pace of play can be a big problem, especially on the front nine where the slope only rewards perfect shots. Carts are newer model electrics, but expect to pay upwards of $17 pp for 18 holes. The restaurant is good, but equally expensive. My $30 green fee was $37 with GN fees included, $17 for cart and $15 for simple breakfast. I also blew through a sleeve of ProV1's in the 1st/2nd holes only. Prior to this I had played three full rounds with the same ball @ Northshore and similar courses. The wind here is typically very strong and can have dramatic effects on your game. I also found the local homeowners to be a problem, many of whom like to steal clean and do other noisy construction projects. One older gentleman decided he wanted to walk the cart path with his wife, and proceeded to insult and admonish me when I came around the corner in a cart while checking voicemail. While there was never any remote danger, these kinds of on course conflicts between nearby residential owners and golfers are never welcome. This particular encounter ruined my day. This is not the first time something like this has happened at MW.

Recommended, with some reservations. Until RMG and MW addresses their general maintenance issues, tee sheet and pace of play issues, and deals effectively with residential encroachment issues, as much as the course is on the verge of becoming a great property, I think that for the money you could do a lot better. Trophy Lake and Gold Mountain would be worth considering.

Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great place for weddings!

Was very disappointed in the shape of the course. There had been plenty of hot and dry weather before the little bit of rain the night before I played. There were mushy spots on the fairways and in front of the greens. One of the guys we were paired with had his ball plug about 4 inches into the ground.

Before we started our round, we were on the practice green putting and got kicked off due to a wedding. I thought this was a golf course, but apparently weddings are more important than golfers.

The only good thing I can say is I did not pay $70 a piece to walk, otherwise I would have been really angry.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round .... Except for the trees

McCormick was my fave course for over a decade ... Until they cut down all the fir trees last year. It completely changed the woodsy character of the course. Now houses are more visible, more sound, etc. It is still an excellent challenge .... Just no longer visually appealing, nor particularly "Northwest" any longer ... Just like one of dozens of other nice courses that all look vaguely the same. Nothing wrong with the golf experience, though -- just no longer "special" to me ....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
949463a1-72ac-59d2-9c70-959c250495fa
Commented on 06/15/2016

I am sorry you feel that way. We still believe McCormick Woods is a special place even with the trees we had to cut down in order to maintain the course conditions we expect of ourselves. The course is feeling more natural again every day and we hope you will give us another shot soon.

Sincerely,
Bjorn Bjorke
General Manager
McCormick Woods Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Perfect Day

We had not played here recently but remembered it to be a great course and we were not disappointed. The course conditions were very good even though greens were recently punched. The openness from tree removal made it a more interesting experience and helped with the overall play. Would recommend course to others and will play it again. Staff very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
949463a1-72ac-59d2-9c70-959c250495fa
Commented on 06/15/2016

Thank you for choosing us and for your comments.

Bjorn Bjorke
General Manager
McCormick Woods Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Work

I have played this course multiple times over the years and the current conditions are excellent. Yes they removed trees and opened the course up but frankly that's what it needed to bring back this course to the outstanding conditions. With a new management perspective and definitely a new revamped grounds team this course is only getting even better. The staff are receptive to your needs and suggestions to make your experience evend better than expected. I play other courses in the area and around the state but this course makes you feel like you are part of their immediate family. All ammentities from the golf shop, restaurant , and snack bar are by far above regular standards. If you haven't played here in a while come back and see the changes or if you have never played here before you will want to come back for sure!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
949463a1-72ac-59d2-9c70-959c250495fa
Commented on 06/13/2016

We believe we are continuing to be better than before, appreciate you noticing and hope to see you in the future.

Sincerely,
Bjorn Bjorke
General Manager
McCormick Woods Golf Club

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