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To start off.....I am a USGA 5.8 handicap, and I do not generally have high course condition standards. I generally play public golf courses only, so I am used to a lot of things not being perfect or ideal, I just like to play. The condition of River Run is a shame. The layout was great, I thought some holes were very challenging but fair. The course conditions were just awful. The tee boxes were beat up, uneven, and just not in any kind of shape a course should be in during September. The greens were borderline unplayable. A lot of bare spots with sand, or just dead grass. I gave a 1 out of 5 for course conditions I chose to make it a 1 instead of a 0 because the fairways were ok.

The staff is fantastic at the course. We were rained out in the morning and had to wait for the rain to pass. We hung out at the restaurant inside and the staff kept us company, and was friendly and accommodating. It was a slow day at the course, so the chef came out and had friendly conversation. He was really cool guy, talked about his military service, and actually had an impromptu putting competition with me. He also made a very good turkey club sandwich. The staff on the course and pro shop was incredibly nice as well.

All in all, it is a shame the course is in the condition it is in. I must have said to myself a hundred times "if the course was in good shape I would come here all of the time", but the conditions was horrendous.