A view over the water from River Oaks Golf Club
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4.3
644 Reviews (644)
5 Stars
218
4 Stars
299
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
92.4%
Recommend this course
579 out of 644 reviews
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4.3
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
30 out of 30 reviews
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4.4
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.5%
Recommend this course
85 out of 89 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6467 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.2
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River Oaks Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens Blue Grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.3
644 Reviews (644)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 23
Water Hazards 22
Thick Rough 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Seniors 23
Walkers 21
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 21

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course, needs some TLC

Fairways were not mowed down, grass was too tall in some fairways. Rough was thick, which is understandable. Greens were running ok, considering that they were not cut shorter.

Overall decent course, challenging layout.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

My friends and I love playing at River Oaks but the pace of play there is awful. We would love to see a little more time before tee off or enforcing a faster pace

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course only half open

When we were checking in, we were informed the front 9 was closed to carts. Since they didn’t have enough pull carts for our group, we had to play the back 9 twice.
If we had known prior to the day, we could have arranged to bring our own pull carts.
The back 9 was in great shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was in good condition for all the rain we’ve had over the last month. As to be expected there were some wet areas, but no standing water!!! The greens were in excellent condition soft, but rolled true!! The staff is always very friendly and helpful!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens are in the best shape I have seen for the last several years. Great course to play and make sure to try the food.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Cold, Windy day; great greens

It was a cold, windy day. Greeens were in excellent condition--good speed and smooth. Tee to green it was typical winter conditions, so expect it to be a little sloppy in areas. Course was drier than I thought it would be, so that was a good surprise. But electric power carts are old. We needed to replace our power cart twice on the front nine (had to walk back to the clubhouse on the 2nd hole), then got another cart replacement after nine holes. Third power cart was excellent--strong "juiced up" battery. I ended up with an excellent score due to eight one-putts and 50% greens in regulation, surprisingly, despite the poor weather.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nick Elk Grove

It’s in the middle of nowhere but great value. The greens were in really good shape as was the course overall. There’s no marshal at this course but it’s never an issue with pace of play. Kid at the golf carts found us and returned a range finder after a cart exchange following the front 9. They have a grill and drinks but even if you bring your cooler you won’t get harassed about it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun course

Course is a fun course to play! Greens are very nice, and fast!
Electric carts are becoming a problem! in each of our last 4 rounds we had to swap out carts that were sputtering intermittently or were about to die. Yesterday we swapped one out for a different one after hole 9 and the new one barely made it through the back nine. Not a deal breaker, just irritating.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in great shape.

Course in as good of condition as I can ever remember.
Decided to have lunch and a beer after round.
The food was good service was very friendly.
Worth the 25 monute drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

River Oaks

Fairway and green week perfect, the tee boxes were sparse of grass and very uneven.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Frost delay

There was about an hour frost delay. I was there at 8:15a for a 9:04 tee time. I was advised of the delay and my tee time was backed up to 10:04. at 8:45 I advised Jeremy that I could make my 10:04 tee time. He ask if I wanted to reschedule or go later in the day. Than he asked if I would to tee off with second group off, which was only a twosome. That made my day. It eventually warmed up and I connect with two wonderful gentlemen for a nice day of golf and a 3.5 hour round. Kudos to Jeremy at River Oaks for great customer service.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Condition

Played here several times. Today the overall course was in the best condition I have seen. Greens rolled true and fast. Fairways were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day for golf.

Great day for golf, the course was in great condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
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
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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