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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7376 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.9

Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ed Ault (1964)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.0
96 Reviews (96)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Plays Long 16
Bunkers 13
Thick Rough 10
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 18
Locals 18
Walkers 13
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 18
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

NorthWest Park golf course

Just love this course! Extremely challenging! From the blues its over 6800yds! The blacks(tips) are over 7200yds......bunkers are well placed and are in play on every hole..great course! Great staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value. Great test

Hadn't played he course in many years. I was very pleasantly surprised with the condition of the course; especially the greens. It was as good as many private clubs. For a public course with the amount of play this one gets, I got around in under 4 hours!! It is a definite test of driving, mid and long irons, and putting. It's long, 6800 from the Blues and 7300 from the Blacks. You better drive the ball straight. Driver, then mid to long iron on most par fours. Par threes are brutes, with the shortest from the Blues at 175 yards. All others played over 200. However, if you hit the ball straight, and take your medicine when you don't, it should be an enjoyable round and one where you can score.

Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NW on. Summer afternoon

This course is in very hood condition. It is a long ball hitters layout, large greens, very little H2O, 3 200+/-yard par 3's and 1 par 4 under 350 and 7400+ from the tips. I was pleased.

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

slow pace

It was very slow day since many "beginners" were playing on busy day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome Course and Staff

Course was in great shape and the staff is awesome. I really appreciate the great attitude shown by all. Really enjoyed the total experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course was in excellent condition

Hadn't played there in three years. Awesome course conditions and remodeled clubhouse and food were very good

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

great course when you can get a golfnow hot deal

course is usually in pretty good condition ... a lot of wide open fairways which I definitely needed for this round :-\ $30 with a cart is a great deal for this course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Frequently played

Course is great!! Pace of play was ok 2.5 hrs 9 hole round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Must play course

Sand traps need some work. Hard pan under soft sand. Course is in great shape other then the traps.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Hassle Free

This course was in great shape, especially for early in the season.

The greens rolled true to their lines and have not been destroyed by untreated divots. They had moderate speed, but were soft enough to stop your shots without any trouble.

Definitely will be playing this course again, ESPECIALLY once it has gotten a bit of sunlight.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

condition of the course

For being mid march, the course was very well manicured.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Poor Pace of Play

I usually enjoy playing at this course, when I play at 7:30 a.m. However, on this day, given the winter season and tee time availability, I played at noon. It was a poor decision on my part. The pace of play was excruciatingly painful, and there was no marshall to encourage groups that languished on holes. In addition, when I realized that a slow back nine would make me late for an appointment, I asked for a raincheck at the turn and was told that because I used GolfNow, I could not receive one. Lessons learned!!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/09/2015

Wow, you get to play on January 2nd in D.C. and you complain about pace of play. Nice.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Natch and Son Round at Northwest Park

The round was fantastic! Beautiful weather, excellent course conditions. The pace of play was great and there were no holdups (except when my son and I were in the edge of the woods looking for our balls!)
Paul at the frond desk and the starter were very courteous and made us feel like we were members of a private club. The cart girl made herself available several times and was very pleasant with a big smile. All in all a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of the best public courses in DC Metro in the $50-75 price range

Played on a Sunday afternoon with great weather. Many of the $50-75 public courses in this area get bogged down with 5hr pace of play and/or are in mediocre condition. This course was neither. We played with virtually no waiting at all on any shot. Took our foursome 4 hours and 3 minutes to play 18 (I timed it).

Beautiful course in pristine condition. Fairways were in perfect shape with no bare spots and not even a lot of divots. Greens and tee boxes in excellent condition. It was clear that they take care of the course and maintain it well. The rough was a bit longer than what I'm used to, but not abnormal (plus it fairly penalized you for missing the fairway). The bunkers were in perfect shape!

Some really pretty holes too with no housing around and just nature. We got a deal at $49 per person with cart on Golfnow.com, but it would definitely have been worth the rack rate as well without a doubt.

Wouldn't say it's the most challenging course in the world (not a ton of water and the fairways are somewhat wide), but it was the right difficulty for my skill level (low to mid-90s golfer).

If the drive isn't too far for you, I highly recommend this course for a nice morning/afternoon!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

time

fairway grass was really tall. make sure to take extra balls with you. secondly, it was really crowded . lots of players was walking so that makes my round little bit longer that I TIMED myself.

Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good county course

Very well maintained. Played on weekday so was fast. But weekends tend to be more packed, hence slower. In general its one of the challenging courses among the nine Montgomery county courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Northwest the Best

Great course, great condition, one of my favorite Public Courses.

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

NW

Bunkers need to be more consistent and did not eat there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course is in great shape!

The course played very fast; the tees, fairways and greens were hard. Balls rolled off the greens if played incorrectly.
It had been 10+ years since I'd played the course and will certainly play it again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Snuck Out in A Friday Afternoon, Will be Back

I was able to fit in a round between thunderstorms on a Friday afternoon, and am so glad I chose to come to Northwest. The course was in perfect condition despite the rain, and it was a great experience beginning to end. Food at the clubhouse was well above average.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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