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4.7
857 Reviews (857)
5 Stars
509
4 Stars
287
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
98.1%
Recommend this course
822 out of 857 reviews
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4.8
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
53 out of 53 reviews
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4.7
126 Reviews (126)
5 Stars
97
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.4%
Recommend this course
124 out of 126 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6740 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.2
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River Ridge Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda
Greens MiniVerde Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Chuck Smith

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts, long pants or bermuda shorts No cut-offs, tank tops, jeans.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

Reviews

4.7
857 Reviews (857)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 19
Bunkers 16
Elevation Changes 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 13
A Weekend Splurge 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 14

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Still a great course, but bumpy greens, slow pace, and no water

Course was in overall good condition. Always glad to get a small bucket of balls included.

Were advised at check-in that the greens had been punched about three weeks ago -- more noticeable on some than other but generally bumpy overall as opposed to their normal class. Tee time after 4pm on a Sunday with plenty of time to get 18 in, but the pace was really slow with waits on just about every shot. They were on top of things at #1 with the starter, but we never saw a ranger on the course to help with pace of play.

Also never saw a water cooler on the course. Almost positive that they were there pre-Covid. Hoped to get a drink at the turn around 645pm, but the snack bar was already closed. No water fountain in sight. Not even enough clearance to fill up water bottles in the bathroom sink.

Not their best day but still coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Conditions

It's a great course! Fairways and greens are green and full oof grass, maybe too much on the tee box.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Undefeated. Never lost.

Continues to be the best course in the Raleigh area in my opinion. Another great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Ridge Golf Club

Great course with a lot of variety of holes. Excellent condition. Greens fast but consistent. Staff is very a friendly. Fun to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 246
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 92
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Disappointing day

Very disappointed that we did not know we could only play the front nine because they were working on the course that day. We had made our teatime a week in advance it was very disappointing that we didn’t know ahead of time

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great value

The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because they don’t provide water on the course, which is inexcusable in hot weather. Otherwise it was a very enjoyable day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course - needs water

My favorite public course in Raleigh. Amazing challenge and uses all clubs in the bag. The only thing is they don’t have water on the course which is ridiculous. I played in 110+ realfeel weather and luckily prepared, but would have been upset if I didn’t. At least wendall gives free water bottles..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent condition

Course is in excellent condition all around best tee boxes, fairways and greens I’ve played in the area. Greens are tough, quick and tough pin placements but in great shape. Nice that range balls are included since it is a rather expensive course. A bit pricier than most courses in the area but better course conditions, so worth the splurge every once in awhile. Will be coming back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Layout, Bad Value

Used to be a member here so am pretty experienced. Several years ago it was the best value public course in the Raleigh area. It's got a fun layout and used to be pretty well maintained. About two years ago it came under new management. Since then they've raised prices significantly and lowered the course conditions. Greens are usually pretty good, but at no point do they bother to manage the bunkers. They are washed out with no sand. They removed ball washer and any water from the course during covid and never bothered to bring them back. People need water in a summer round in NC. You can get water at the clubhouse obviously but it's slow and sometimes you run out of water during 9 when its 95 degrees. This is still a fun course but it's $75 on the weekends and even like $60 after 3PM and it's just not worth that.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very enjoyable!!

Great layout and easy course!!
You will not regret playing this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
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 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

Slow play due to 4some ahead of us and was 2 holes behind. No range to speed up play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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