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3.8
748 Reviews (748)
5 Stars
115
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
55
1 Stars
36
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
82.7%
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3.9
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
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2 Stars
7
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
83.1%
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3.8
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.6%
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87 out of 108 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 70
Length 6156 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Situated along Florida's Gulf Coast, Riverside Golf Club in Ruskin is part of a peaceful retirement community. At just over 6,100 yards from the tips, the golf course is on the short side but it still offers an enjoyable round. From the back tees, the course actually presents quite a formidable test. The layout meanders along a creek before wandering across idyllic farmland and finishing along the river bluffs overlooking Hayes Bayou. The diverse terrain provides an array of scenery as well as a variety of different challenges. Water hazards come into play on several holes and there are several strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides, waiting to swallow errant shots. Riverside Golf Club's layout combines more difficult holes with player-friendly features, which makes it approachable for players of any skill level.

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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ward Northrup (1954)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Reviews

3.8
748 Reviews (748)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Bunkers 14
Narrow Fairways 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Seniors 13
Beginners 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 10
In the 'Burbs 8

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Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Friendly Staff

I was impressed with the friendliness of the staff. It is a nice golf community. You cannot beat friendly inviting folks at the course and they have it! I liked the course. The fairways could use a little more grass, but I could always find some to hit off of and the greens were in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 159
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape.

One of the better courses in the area. I love playing there and the staff is always smiling and helpful.
The greens are in great shape and are undulating so there are no gimme putts. We play the tips and despite the course not being long it is not any pushover.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/22/2024

Hello, u366823607. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Riverside Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/16/2024

Hello, u366823607. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Riverside Golf Course.

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Commented on 01/16/2024

Hello, u366823607. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Riverside Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Gated Community Golf

The staff were helpful and welcoming. We were paired with a couple that lived at there. Pat and sue were a fun couple, good hosts.
I'm not a fan of the housing development golf courses. Just too busy with people hanging out in their lani's and chatting, playing music, dogs barking, etc, the course has a few well designed holes, a few average holes and a few hole that are jammed in between the houses.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/16/2024

Hello, u9998230. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Riverside Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good lay out Short on grass

Many areas are without grass OR not marked as under repair. good selection of tees

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/11/2024

Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I try to be fair with my assessment. Firstly coming from up north we play courses in our area in much better shape for $30. I understand where I am and the demand dictates the price but the only thing that was better than a 1 or 2 rating was the greens.....and that would be a slim 2-1/2. The fairways and roughs (which honestly on many holes hard to differentiate) were bare or grass so matted down it was hard to hit off of. One thing i will say is they told us if we brought beverages to bring them along which we didnt know before so if you want to pack a cooler it is OK here.The signage trying to find clubhouse was non existent, parking is pretty lousy as they had a good part of it taken up by the golf carts being lined up for golfers to take out. Over all you can do much better I would think even if you have to pay a few extra bucks it would be worth it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/08/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize if your experience was not what you expected, and we appreciate your feedback. We will take your comments into consideration in order to improve our fairways, roughs, signage, and parking. Thank you again for your review.

Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Well Managed

Great staff from the pro shop to the course....always friendly and helpful, especially as a first timer from NJ.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

No real fairways

Let's start with the positives, staff is friendly, green in decent shape.
Negatives, no decent fairways, like with actual grass,, tee boxes aren't much better, pace was not good early on. Greens are in nice shape but aren't true. Greens are more than just green grass. Not returning.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 134
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very Friendly Staff

The staff at Riverside are very friendly & helpful. The course, though, needs some work. Tee boxes were a mess. Greens were good but very tough to read for a first timer playing the course.
Warning.... lots of water!
Our foursome did have a fun time though.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Really Nice Course

Pace of play was a bit slow. Ranger should have been more present moving people along. Other than that, it is a great course in really good condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 159
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout.

I look at the course as an executive course on steroids.
The greens are in decent shape, some are slightly slower than most of them. So of course your games gets thrown off.
Everyone is friendly and very helpful, I've never had any issues for all my years of playing there. I don't think paying over $50 for a round there is quite worth it though.
Overall I enjoy the course and will always play there during the rainy days and when everywhere else is over priced.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 01/05/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize if you feel that the greens were slightly slower than usual. We are glad to hear that you find our staff friendly and helpful, and we hope you continue to enjoy playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

pleasant surprise

nice course, not long but a lot of water. fairways very thin but you get a lot of roll. greens very nice

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Homes encroaching fairways

Course condition could be much improved.
Homes to close to fairways in some areas.
Slow pace.
Highlight for sure is staff friendliness.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback regarding the course condition and the proximity of homes to the fairways. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and are glad to hear that you enjoyed our friendly staff. Thank you again for your review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Riverside Golf ⛳️ 🏌️‍♂️

Great course ⛳️🏌️‍♂️
Just lacking services to keep you hydrated
in the fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Start for the holiday

I played Riverside before and like the course. Of course is in good shape unfortunately the greens had just been sanded on the day we golfed. They were still good it was just hard to get a read on the break and speed. Also if you book the hot deals don't plan on being there early. They won't let you go out before your tee time even if there is nobody on the tees.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience at Riverside Golf Course. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the sanding of the greens on the day you golfed, which made it difficult to read the break and speed. We appreciate your feedback and hope to provide you with an excellent experience in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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