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4.1
472 Reviews (472)
5 Stars
179
4 Stars
180
3 Stars
63
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
26
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.0
82.2%
Recommend this course
388 out of 472 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
80.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 5 reviews
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4.2
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.1%
Recommend this course
32 out of 39 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 36
Length 3238 yards
Slope 126
Rating 35.4
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River Bend Golf Club - IL
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year Round, weather permitting
Architect William J. Spear

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required at all times.

Reviews

4.1
472 Reviews (472)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Patio Dining 9
Dinner 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 13
Forced Carries 7
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 15
Locals 9
Walkers 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 15

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times 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 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course for a solid 9 holes of golf

Course was in good shape and all of the staff were friendly and polite. Starter was doing a good job keeping golfers on time and spaced at the right interval.

Unfortunately there were a couple of foursomes of (unsupervised) kids playing 2 groups in front of us and they were really slowing things down. These kids looked about 12 - 14 years old and their playing mode was to take multiple shots, sprayed everywhere, and yell "FORE" after every hit. I guess their parents just dropped them off and the course just let them loose to run wild. I am told this happens regularly on Wednesday and Friday so call ahead and sshedule around this group.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Very nice layout and challenging 9.

This is a very nice 9 hole course with some very challenging holes especially the two par fives. In very nice condition and I always enjoy playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Weekend pace of play is too slow. You need to add another ranger to identify slow groups and push them. More than 2.5 hours is too slow. Especially since I tees off before 9:00 am.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome 9 hole course!!!

This is such a beautiful and well kept 9 hole golf course.
The staff is excellent and makes you feel very welcome and set ti enjoy a wonderful day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Bend

This is an exceptional, nine hole public golf course. I play here often, and it is pretty challenging, It’s also a great value. I would highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tougher than it looks

Outside of horrible pace of play (2.5 hrs) the course is worth the visit. Just don’t come mid-day Saturday.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No carts

When paying for round online. Reservations said round included the cart. When we arrived no carts were available and no credit for cart was offered.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Walked

Booked on Golf Now with a riding cart but was told i had to walk. At least was given a push cart but was not refunded $$ for no riding cart.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

😎😎

Great place to play. Maintained well. Fast, but still challenging.

My brother and I are still newer to golf, but he was on it with his driver today too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Etiquette seems to be an issue here.

Everyone swearing their heads off as they tee off. People coming over to our rough opposite of their fairway picking up our balls mot knowing what they’re playing. Watching 3 groups in front waiting for the people ahead of them.

Otherwise good layout to practice all your shots and we’ll maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our business. We apologize if your experience was negatively impacted by the behavior of other golfers on the course. We appreciate your feedback and will strive to improve the overall environment at our establishment.

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