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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6210 yards
Slope 119
Rating 70.0

Cottonwood Golf Course is still a relatively young course with the first nine holes being completed in 1995 and then being joined by the second nine in 1998, but it has quickly built a loyal following thanks to the excellent green conditions and the extremely affordable rates. Several lakes and streams come into play throughout the golf course and sparsely, but strategically placed bunkers add another element of challenge. The course opens with a tricky par 4. The slight dogleg requires a drive to the middle left of the fairway in order to avoid the water hazards that flank the right side. Its green is large and forgiving but there is sand both in front and behind. Golfers can play either a full round of just nine holes from a variety of different tee boxes, making Cottonwood Golf Course accessible to players of all skill levels.

Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.9
35 Reviews (35)
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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bring It In For A Landing

Cottonwood, located along Nanaimo Airport is a medium quality course, moderately close to town, for a slightly over medium price. I've played this course many times over the years. I've never been disappointed but I've also never been blown away. They have a few memorable holes which I enjoy but a lot of them feel as though they were squeezed in to the footprint of the land as opposed to designed intentionally. Unless they've improved the drainage, I'd also class them as a fair weather course. In the last 4-5 years, I've only played there in spring or summer so it may be better now. If you can get a deal like the BC Lung Association book or twilight rates then I'd consider it a good price.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Friendly course

This course is good value and fun to play. The staff are great. They could use more greenside bunkers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Walked

Year round golf

I liked the course and is easy on the wallet. The layout is OK but quite restricted by the size and shape of the property. The greens are usually pretty good. As an added bonus, you can play year round.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

fun to play

over all alot of fun easy walking ...the green is in rough shape at this time looks like the greens have blite which has being treated....

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Winter Golf in December

We have had very wet conditions as of late and I found that the course was not as wet as I expected. I have been there before; other years and it was a lot wetter so I think that there has been some improvements. The course was in good shape in spite of the time of year. The cart path had pot holes that need to be fill in.
It was a damp drizzly day but a very good day for golf for me. I purchase the good deal golf now had for 18 holes but the tee off time only had 2 hours of daylight. I find the staff really appreciate their customers. I will go again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

what happened to the greens?

I have played here a lot and was surprised to see the greens as rough as there were. I would have given a better rating for the staff but the have a surly older gentleman as a players assistant and he's not very friendly.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Cottonwood

It has been a long hot summer here and the greens have suffered very patchy and extremely slow. Took my son who is new to the game good place to practice
before a real golf course..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

ronde de golf durant notre voyage

nous sommes en voyage de retraite et lors de notre séjour pres de nanaimo sur l'ile de vancouver, nous avons réservé le golf avec golfnow.com et le prix était excellent a 50 pour cent de rabais. le terrain était relativement bien ,mais ne vaut pas le prix réel de 50 dollars la ronde. les verts étaient percé et sablonner pour l'aération ce qui est normal a ce temps de l'année. en général un terrain correct pour 24 dollars mais pas 50. la boutique du pro est bien mais un peu petite .la salle a manger est jolie mais nous n'avons pas manger a cet endroit. le personnel est gentil et les employés sur le terrain étaient tres aimables. merci

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course but good deal from golfnow

great course except there was no beer cart lady on the course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

cottonwood

great day in the sun course was in good shape and was a very enjoyable round. good walk around and lots of interesting holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Definitely returning

Beautiful course with nice forest trails, airplanes taking off, challenging but reasonable. Got a great deal on golf now and we will definitely return when we see another deal. Food order was advertised on 8th hole for pickup after 9 but twice called and got restaurant voice mail. Resorted to quick pickup window for food but they only had one smokie and very limited beverage selection.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course overall

It was a great course first three holes nice and wide open good to get you warmed up for the rest of the course. It gets tighter as you go the of forest makes for a good challenge. Excellent course loved it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun for all levels

Enjoyed playing cottonwood. Great value especially when booking thru golfnow. Greens are in awesome shape and for the most part accessible with a couple of challenging exceptions....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

love this course

a fun tp play course from beginning to end.
great greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Lots of variety.

Fair challenges. Excellent condition despite the hot summer. Great beverage cart service appreciated on hot day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Always good!!

Very nice course,good people,not a bad place at all to spend my time!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Excellent Value

We buy the VIP 2 for 1 card. Very good value for a nice course.
Some challenge, and some nice wide fairways. A great little clubhouse with really good food.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great greens for this time of year

The course conditions were good - especially for this late in the season. There were a few novice golfers on the course that slowed pace of play and the course attendant wasn't very helpful in moving them along so we skipped a hole to bypass them. Overall a great value for the money and we'll be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A very fair test of Golf.

This course has some very interesting features for every handicap level. Excellent drainage with tricky well groomed greens. The clubhouse personnel were very accommodating.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course grows on you, ' tis a good thing.

I've played this course 2 times now and have started to enjoy what it is about and how I (a golfer of sporadic decent play) can get the most out of it. Nicely contoured greens, ample but not club sucking rough and a few holes you will love to hate... 'tis a good thing.
Friendly staff, nice amenities and a pretty and peaceful place at sunset. Rewarding golf, good price...what can i say, it grows on ya..

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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