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4.6
426 Reviews (426)
5 Stars
241
4 Stars
160
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
97.5%
Recommend this course
413 out of 426 reviews
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4.5
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 18 reviews
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4.6
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.6%
Recommend this course
84 out of 87 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6759 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.5
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River Bend YMCA Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens MiniVerde Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Russell Breeden (1966)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code All shirts must have a collar. No T-shirts allowed.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
426 Reviews (426)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 7
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Advanced Golfers 8
Junior Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6
Worth the Drive 6

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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Place to play

River Bend has always been in great shape. When they are cutting trees to clear out things, they make sure it does not interfere with play. The staff are always willing to help

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

The staff always treats my group extremely well. The Jamz golf group of charlotte have fell in love with this course since the first time we played. The staff has always treated us well and either gives us a discount off the Rack Rate or a bag of range balls per man. We usually play on Saturday and need 8 to 10 tee times, they have always accommodated the group with early tee times when we request them. The course is well maintained every time we've played. Wish the clubhouse was bigger to accommodate our large group when we settle up at the end. All in all, it's great to play a course that knows how to treat it's golfers. It is worth going out of our way to play. We usually play this course 3 to 4 times a year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
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
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Bend

WOW! This course was on far better shape than what I expected! I was totally impressed with the course as it had been almost 20 years since I’d played it. Grounds crew has done an amazing job and it has by far some of the best greens I’ve ever played on. Great job team.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wish I lived closer

If you live in the Shelby area this should be your course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyed it!

Great course in excellent conditions. Friendly layout and super nice people. We will go back again. thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Incredible Value

Great value at this course. Greens and conditions good and they layout is fun. Only reason I put 4 stars for pace of play is because there was a 35 minute wait on the first tee. We’re not sure what the cause was but I think the starter could have been a little stricter on the groups in front of us. However, if you are considering making the short trip from Charlotte like we did, it is worth checking out!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
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
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Incredible conditions

The course is really good maintained. I wish my suppliers would do this maintenance on their machines...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Excellent golf course found.

We were attending a wedding in South Carolina and we found this nice course. The greens were excellent and the staff was super nice. The layout was challenging but not too bad. I shot even on the front nine and 5 over on the back nine. My wife played as well and the women's tees were very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
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 179
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Solid Public Golf

Got our to RiverBend yesterday for the first time since last summer. It is a still a solid public golf course, and has some of the very best greens around. They have done alot of tree work, and have had ALOT of trees cut down. Especially between 1/9/18 and around 12. So a good bit of rough is marked GUR in that area. But other than that the course is in good shape. We played the day after we got 5-6 inches of rain in 2 days. It was cart path only, but you expected that. I also expected balls to plug, and bunkers to be unplayable. However, I was wrong. The staff had gotten the bunkers fluffed up by 10:30 when we teed off and not 1 had standing water in it that I could see. They got the tees cut as well. The fairways were a bit long but that was understandable, but I was amazed at how dry they were. The greens were absolutely great. They always are-the best around.
The prices are some of the best and most reasonable around. If you get the chance, go give it a play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Got caught behind a tournament that was running late, but overall good experience, pace picked up on back 9 and the course was beautiful and you can see they are actively working to maintain and make it even better. Will definitely be there again to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/13/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, MitchellPearson. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing River Bend YMCA Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 135
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Good condition

Fairways and roughs in good condition. Sand traps were hard packed. Greens rolled smoothly, did not hold the approach shot, and each green rolled at a different speed. Construction work is almost complete.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any disappointment with the sand traps and inconsistent green speeds. We're glad to hear that you found the fairways and roughs in good condition!

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