River Ridge Golf Club

Great layout in very good condition. The speed of the greens was very inconsisitent.....some slow, some fast and it wasn't because of grain but all rolling true. Could definitely use more sand in the sand traps.
Regardless, always a good course to play in the Raleigh area.

I want to give a fair and honest review of this course, because it deserves it after I played on Friday. I had seen previous reviews that all pointed to this being a course in excellent shape, for great value. I decided that my wife and I would try it out to kick off our anniversary weekend (she likes to ride, while I golf)

I'll start with the bad:

1st- There is a yard sign out front that has written "HELP WANTED COURSE MAINTENANCE" in sharpie...A pretty ominous sign...

2nd- Check In- The pro (or clerk) at the desk was not friendly at all. He charged me the $80, and then never clearly stated that he paired me with 3 other folks (great guys), and then charged me an extra $20 because my wife was with me and I could not ride in a cart with a 3rd. He looked at me like I was stupid for asking why he was charging an additional $20. It cost me $100.00 to play this course as a single, which is about $65.00 more than it is worth, and was pretty clear that they are trying to pack out the course to make as much money as possible.

3rd- The range is bad. Really bad. Trying to find a flat lie that is not in a crater is nearly impossible.

4th- Pace of play is bad (it took over 5 hours to play) due to the details mentioned above

5th- The greens are really, really slow and very inconsistent and bumpy. You can hear you ball whizz on the green when you putt because it is not cut down consistently in areas.

6th- There are no bathrooms anywhere on the course for women. (I saw not a single woman out there other than my wife).

7th- If you haven't played the course before, you're hitting blind constantly and the course is poorly marked. Several perfect drives that landed in great spots ended up in hazards (ex. #10 fairway I hit a 240yd 3 wood to right center, which ran left across the entire fairway and into a hazard).

8th- We ordered food on #8 to be ready at the turn. It wasn't, we had to wait for no reason to get hot dogs. This held up play further.

9th- Some of the tee box setups intentionally directed you into the blind hazards, which really didn't make any sense because not many people are able to shape the ball on some of the setups as required.

The Good:
Aside from some of the blind shots, the course layout is actually really fun. It screams of a course that could be bought by someone who had money to put into it, and turn it into a really nice place to play- there are plenty of awesome visuals on the course.

Overall:
Really disappointed in the fact that they charged me $100 to play this public course in no more than fair condition. That is way overpriced, and leads me to not want to return to this place unless I hear that there is some investment into the grounds to be properly cared for.

Be very cautious about the advertisement that this is "#14 public course in NC". It is simply nowhere near that. If you can get on for $30, go for it.

Enjoyed the layout and the greens were in great shape. The slope was consistent from hole to hole.

Better than most public’s in the area. Decent track.

Nice variety of holes, lots of elevation changes, course was in good condition

A lot of people speak highly of this course and granted it's early in the season, but Greens aren't in the greatest shape and looks like a ball mark has never been repaired. I don't look too much into anything in between. Greens matter the most and this is nothing to rave about or go running back to

Great layout, decent conditions...no restaurant or bar (only small grill)....pricey for 18 holes