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3.9
1418 Reviews (1418)
5 Stars
290
4 Stars
675
3 Stars
272
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
67
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
84.0%
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4.1
115 Reviews (115)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
54
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.6%
Recommend this course
103 out of 115 reviews
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4.1
184 Reviews (184)
5 Stars
62
4 Stars
88
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.0%
Recommend this course
162 out of 184 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7026 yards
Slope 144
Rating 74.4

River Club is a popular Ron Garl-designed golf course famous for its unique moundings and positioning of grass and pot bunkers. Front nine are open with all elevated greens. River Club's back nine at are cut into the woods. There is water on 16 holes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Greens Jones-Dwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Caddies No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.9
1418 Reviews (1418)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 43
Brunch 18
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 78
Bunkers 74
Forced Carries 56
This course/club is great for:
Locals 58
Advanced Golfers 44
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 54
Worth the Drive 41
In the 'Burbs 32

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5.0
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Previously Played

Decent day on the course

The course was in pretty good shape. It was a little slow at times but not bad. Fairways and greens were in decent shape. It is a good course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 39
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice surprise

played this course a few years ago and it was absolutely horrible we said never again. but someone told us it changed ownership a few years ago and that it was in good shape.
much better than it was, still needs a bit of work but greens were good. only downfall was how slow it was as it took 4:45 hours to play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
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Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

The fairways were good with only a few spotty areas. The greens were fast and true even with a bit of sand on them. The condition of the traps was only fair- we moved our ball to virgin sand in every trap. The tee boxes were OK. A good layout overall.
Having the silver tees way up on number 18 made it a par 3. The gator on number 9 was truly impressive! Our threesome all parred the difficult par 4 16th which was a thrill! I’ll definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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4.0
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Solid 4 star

This course was not a 5 star but definitely a strong 4. A few bad spots and a few hole layouts were not “typical”. Staff was great. Definitely would play here again!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
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4.0
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Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Good golf course

Nice layout, good conditions for how dry it’s been and reasonable Green Fees, but play though was horrible. 2 hours and 40 minutes to play the back 9 so I would never play there on a weekend again. Even the Marshall said there were too many slow, terrible golfers ahead of us.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/10/2023

We had a one time group of 16 golfers that were giving us issues. We will never book them again. Our entire staff was on top of this moving them along as fast as we could. We take pace of play very seriously. On most days we are running ahead of schedule. We are trying our hardest daily to provide excellent conditions, low prices and friendliest staff in town. If there is anything i can do please email me at tony@riverclub.golf

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course for the money

This was my 3rd time playing this course. Nice layout, good value for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good deal

Course was in good shape, we played in under 4 hours.
Staff was very friendly. WE saw the Ranger a number of times driving through course to keep things moving.
We will definitely play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We’re done with River Club.

We arrived at River Club at 11:30 for our 12:04 tee-time. As was the case the one time prior, there were delays and we only teed off at 12:35, one half an hour later. The frustration of golfers waiting was very visible as everyone sat in their respective carts for their turn to tee-off. This frustration intensified when people that were not in line were seen heading to the first tee. A gentleman from a group that was second or third behind us, vented on how this was becoming the norm at River Club, and he was visibly very upset because he had guests from Chicago and said that “they would not be able to finish the round”. I afterwards understood his concerns.

We finally teed off and the our round ended up being over 5 hours long. We got acquainted with the folks with whom we played, got acquainted with the foursome in front of us, got acquainted with the foursome behind us, and did something we have never, ever experienced before!! We also got acquainted with the foursome following the group behind us! There essentially was a reunion of the several foursomes at each tee!

As we left the 15 green and got to the 16 tee, we were advised on the cart screen that we’d have to bring the carts back before 17:30. Understandably, everyone rushed as much as possible to finish the round and our whole foursome was very annoyed. At a certain point the group behind us with whom by now we had become quite familiar, finally left the course and further expressed their frustrations as they passed by and said goodbye.

We are most definitely not going back to River Club. Too many other nice courses that don’t come with all of this drama. It’s not right

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/03/2023

Customer is a little over the place. Just left this review within the last week: Refreshing professionalism

We played Greenfield Plantations numerous times and loved both the welcoming friendliness of staff and the golf course. We played River Club, its sister club and were disappointed. However, it was all due to a misunderstanding. Received a much appreciated call from club management and misunderstanding was addressed. Truly refreshing to see the strong customer focus exhibited by management. Thank you!!

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Commented on 12/02/2023

This is Tony, the owner of the course. Amazingly, it was not a very busy day the day you played, however, there was a group of 16 golfers here on vacation that were ahead of you that slowed down the entire course. I unfortunately was not on site that day, and our staff tried their hardest to make this group move, but did not succeed. Please email me at Tony@riverclub.golf. We have an excellent team, and electronically monitor all play. We are usually running 15-20 minutes ahead, however, it only takes a few slow players to make things frustrating for everyone. I would like to make this right with you if you provide me with the opportunity. We are trying our hardest to make the course a little better each month with the best prices and friendliest staff in town. We’ve become popular, and this is part of our growing pains. Tony

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Reviews 130
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

River Club with friends

Didn't get there in time to warm up so the first couple of holes were practice. Said they had 24 ladies coming behind us. We were paired with a father and daughter from Ohio. We had a great time. The course can be difficult at times with the big fairway and greenside bunkers, but that's golf. The greens are in excellent shape for their age. and you could tell they are overseeding the tee boxes. (little hairy). Over all a great experience I would do again. Definitely worth the money. We finished with wings at the club. Food is good too.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 130
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
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