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3.9
1431 Reviews (1431)
5 Stars
294
4 Stars
677
3 Stars
277
2 Stars
116
1 Stars
67
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
83.6%
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Average Rating
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4.0
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.8%
Recommend this course
108 out of 123 reviews
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4.1
183 Reviews (183)
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
82
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.9%
Recommend this course
159 out of 183 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7026 yards
Slope 144
Rating 74.4

River Club is a popular Ron Garl-designed golf course famous for its unique moundings and positioning of grass and pot bunkers. Front nine are open with all elevated greens. River Club's back nine at are cut into the woods. There is water on 16 holes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Greens Jones-Dwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Caddies No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.9
1431 Reviews (1431)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 43
Brunch 18
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 78
Bunkers 74
Forced Carries 56
This course/club is great for:
Locals 58
Advanced Golfers 44
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 54
Worth the Drive 41
In the 'Burbs 32

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Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout...Challenging but Fair

River Club GC has a great layout. The greens, tees and fairways were in really good condition. Pace of play was excellent and staff was friendly. Greens tended to be a little slow but ran true. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/08/2017:
Thanks JasonQ for the 4-star review and feedback. We love seeing you had a great round of golf on the course and we look forward to seeing you back again!
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tee boxes in poor shape. Many greens had damage. Pace of play always slow here.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Beautiful Day

Great Round in under 3 hours staff is friendly we will be back for the summer course keeps improving by the day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart

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I am a decent golfer and have played many rounds of golf in my lifetime… This course was Horrible …. Normally I don’t post these reviews but having read others that rated it 4 stars, I chose to play it with a buddy. The course was in horrible shape and tee times bunched together to make it even more miserable. tear it down and start over. Don’t waste your time on this overpriced golf course. Pay a few more dollars and go elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/12/2024

For anyone else reading this, I totally encourage you to read other reviews. Course is in very good shape considering we are at the end of season and it hasn’t rained in some time. Staff is doing an amazing job. Customers tell us daily the course is in the best shape it’s been in for man years. And our prices are near the lowest in town. We also have 8 minute tee times. It’s spring break, we have quite a few vacationing golfers, and it can get slow this time of year, but our rangers are doing the best they can moving players along.

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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Extremely sloooooooow! No one pushing pace of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lightning

W played 7 holes and the storm hit.
Received a rain check.
Nice course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

5.5 hour round. Hard to play well when it is this slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course But Poorly Managed

We've had periodic problems at this course before with waiting for carts to come back in and slow play but this round was the worst!

Took 3 hours to play 9 holes and it wasn't like the groups in front of us were to blame. Every group we could see (probably 4 or 5) were waiting. No, I blame the management for over booking tee times and not leaving sufficient time between groups.

After 9 holes we couldn't take it anymore and headed back to the club house. But do you think there was any chance of getting a credit? Absolutely not!

Management only thinks about one thing...revenue. It's really a shame because I like the course and often bring my out of town guests, but no more. I'm done with this place!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/12/2024

This is Tony the owner, and you are completely misrepresenting the way we do business. We do not over book tee times, we maintain 8 minute spacing, and do our best to move players along. We get as many complaints about rangers doing their jobs as we do for them not doing their jobs. Please read other reviews for a better understanding of who we are. We are known for being a great value. Making baseless accusations is not helpful.

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I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Golf

45 minutes late in starting and close to 5 hrs to play.

Not mpressed

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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