Northwood Golf Club - Est 1891

Info correct at last date played: 3rd September 1999

Club Facilities

AGN Review Score 5.6

Course Card

Course Review

A very old club established in 1891.
Relatively flat course with some undulations, lots of trees and bushes add to the beauty of the course and also test the golfing skills, the staff and members were very abrupt with us though.

Favourite Hole

Hole 7:   415 yard dogleg to the right.
A driver is not needed from the tee, good placement is the key to this hole. The fairway undulates all the way to the turn which is almost 90 degrees, then it's downhill to the large double green.

Visitor Comments

Submitted by A. Daley on 29/02/2000.
The course is set in mature woodland with the river Pinn a feature on many holes. There are many attractive holes but probably the most surprising feature is the fairways many of which have the type of undulations that are more normally found on a links course.

The course opens with the classic short 4, par 5, par 3 start, which gives no really warning of the challenges that are to follow. Then comes four tough par 4s which even the scratch golfer will be happy to circumvent in 16 shots. The last of these, the 7th, shares a double green with the 9th which has a big ridge in it. Some challenging putts can result if you get on the wrong part of the green.

The second 9 is some 400 yds shorter than the 1st and presents a different set of challenges. Whereas the front nine puts a premium on length, the back 9 puts the premium on accuracy. It opens with a very dangerous short par 4 to a green set deep in the trees and surrounded on 2 sides by bunkers fully 6ft deep. Then an easy 5 provides a short respite before the examination begins in earnest: a long 4 across the river Pinn, a long 3 (214 yds), a tricky 4 to a 2 tier green, a mid-length 3 before another hard and dangerous par 4. The 9 finishes with two shortish par 4s to the 18th green which is right outside the clubhouse.

All in all, a very pleasant golf course. There are no fierce carries and little impenetrable rough but if you can knock it round here to your handicap, you can reckon you have played pretty well. Just one thing, a large portion of the course is on clay so it doesn't play too well during the winter. Rather plan your visit between, say, June and November.

Submitted by Richard Grun on 22/10/2003.
I played Northwood last week what an enjoyable day the greens were at a good standard I thought the fairways were immaculate and my favourite hole was 14 a great green to play to the members were friendly and I will look forward to playing again hopefully I will do better around this tough prestigious course. I know you will enjoy this course also the food and drink afterwards was great I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Submitted by James Smith on 31/10/2003.
A truly outstanding golf course which demands everything, even from the most skilled of players. With emphasis put on both length and accuracy into some of the fastest and toughest greens in the country, this is a must play course.

Submitted by Dennis Sare on 08/05/2007.
In 2005 all the greens were replaced with USGA all-weather greens and now members and visitors can enjoy all-year-round golf at Northwood. Arguably the finest course now in north-west London, you will be hard put to play to your handicap here although you will thoroughly enjoy trying to. Sweeping fairways, trickily placed bunkers, beautiful trees everywhere and a 19th green that is always welcoming. A treat in store for visitors and a constant joy for members.

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