River Falls Plantation
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About
River Falls Golf Plantation in Duncan is a Gary Player Signature Course. Its location makes it convenient for meeting up with people coming from Asheville, Columbia, Atlanta, or Charlotte. The golf course is also just minutes away from downtown Greenville. The narrow layout will test the accuracy and shot making abilities of even the best golfers. Rolling hills provide a variety of elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. Water hazards come into play frequently and there are also strategically placed bunkers framing the greens and fairways. Player crafted a golf course that is both formidable and scenic. The abundance of mature trees helped him achieve this. He carefully wove River Falls Golf Plantation through the mature forests, allowing the trees to surround the holes, giving each a secluded and peaceful feel.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Tees (Black) | 72 | 6697 yards | 72.8 | 137 |
| River Falls Tees (Rock) | 72 | 6238 yards | 71.1 | 132 |
| Plantation Tees (Wood) | 72 | 5702 yards | 68.3 | 127 |
| Plantation Tees (Wood) (W) | 72 | 5702 yards | 73.9 | 133 |
| Belle Tees (Red) (W) | 72 | 4802 yards | 69.1 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player M: 72.0/136 | 390 | 370 | 220 | 523 | 452 | 128 | 339 | 375 | 486 | 3283 | 432 | 180 | 538 | 330 | 337 | 174 | 389 | 370 | 527 | 3277 | 6560 |
| Rock M: 69.8/130 | 340 | 357 | 183 | 508 | 403 | 122 | 328 | 361 | 448 | 3050 | 377 | 174 | 525 | 326 | 317 | 167 | 377 | 330 | 488 | 3081 | 6131 |
| Rails M: 68.3/121 W: 73.8/135 | 330 | 329 | 170 | 491 | 388 | 116 | 312 | 345 | 410 | 2891 | 341 | 163 | 507 | 314 | 286 | 156 | 362 | 303 | 466 | 2898 | 5789 |
| Gold M: 66.7/112 W: 71.8/127 | 306 | 313 | 161 | 471 | 369 | 110 | 303 | 287 | 395 | 2715 | 331 | 154 | 481 | 245 | 263 | 145 | 354 | 275 | 449 | 2697 | 5412 |
| Red M: 63.5/106 W: 68.1/119 | 292 | 276 | 152 | 325 | 325 | 97 | 281 | 287 | 310 | 2345 | 240 | 122 | 434 | 245 | 235 | 116 | 296 | 275 | 389 | 2352 | 4697 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2023 #23)
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Good course.
Well maintained. Intriguing layout. Very friendly staff. A restaurant in clubhouse which unfortunately i didnt get a chance to try. Only complaint is the gnats on the course were pretty bad. Had to back off the ball a few times and deal with them in your face most of the day but overall a really nice course
Great day other than a 5 some in front of us. I’m sure that not allowed
Course in very good shape. Couple kind of crazy holes but that’s fine. Staff friendly and got us right out. 5 some in front of us was very slow. I think they were glad we were behind them. They left a club on like 6 or 7 holes. We would ride it up to them. They never offered to let us go through. Maybe because we were cleaning up behind them. We will go back for sure.
Hello, RESJR1. Thank you for visiting us at River Falls Plantation. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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An overall excellent experience
Great greens, excellent pace of play and Travis, the pro, is always friendly
Thank you for taking the time to review us, Mark3035913. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Falls Plantation thanks you!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
Nice afternoon round
Enjoyed the round with my grandson, course is in good shape. Some fairways were wet but no restrictions on carts. Greens in good shape and pace of play was great! Well worth the Hot Deal price.
Hello, Fmcclure. Thank you for visiting us at River Falls Plantation. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, jaredwenny! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, jaredwenny! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
Hi, ShepardBoy. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Falls Plantation.
It was ok
I have played River Falls before, but it has been a few years. The course is nice, but nothing special. The fairways were in good shape and you could see where people had filled in divots (which doesn’t always happen lol) but several of the greens had some pretty bad areas. The rough was thick so your’e basically done if you end up there. They have a big “No Personal Coolers” sign at the carts, but not a single water station ANYWHERE on the course. You have to go to the bar to buy a snack and water, so you have to stand and listen to the token drunk guys cursing and carrying on with their hole-by-hole take on their round. My friend and I usually shoot mid 80’s on good days & mid to high 90’s on bad ones. We haven’t gotten to play together in a while, so we were looking forward to hanging out and catching up for a few hours. We got notified as we loaded up the cart that we had a 3rd with us. He was a nice guy, but much better than us. It just felt like we were holding him up all day, which definitely hurt our enjoyment of the day. Maybe they tell you when you pay inside, but we booked a “Hot Deal” on the app so it was already paid for in full. If they wait until you pay and load up to saddle groups with extra players then that’s a lame move. Would play again, but I’ll make sure it is with my own foursome. They probably won’t make my regular rotation of places.
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Petey2284! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
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The range and The turn
The range was wet, had lots of weeds and was not level. The bartenders were very focused on the people eating and hanging out at the bar. They were less interested in the golfers just passing through and we are they ng to keep pace. Suggest a separate station for getting something at the turn.
Hi, BryanKeaton1059. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Falls Plantation.
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Rip off
Booked a 1030 tee time for my friends and I. At 1 o clock the pro along with the groundskeepers were rushing us off the course to put tarps on the greens. It was a beautiful sunny, cool day. Will not be returning.
We apologize for any inconvenience, however we cannot allow for 5 hour rounds, especially in the instance of coordinating covering greens. For the record, you were spoken to on 10 green at 1:30pm and asked to skip a hole.
First time
Very nice but very tough course for a novice player. Very narrow fairways. condition was just ok but its winter in the south east so thats excused. Pro shop was well stocked I purchased a FJ shirt for a great price. Friendly staff. Will play here again after I get a little better.
Hi, leshas72. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Falls Plantation!
Pure
Very good conditions and great layout. We love this Gary Player design.
Hi, LegendJeff. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation.
Comparison courses
There are a lot of other courses in the area that are more fun to play
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, layminister. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting River Falls Plantation, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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