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Value
4.1
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6281 yards
Slope 108
Rating 67.2

Course Details

Year Built 1901
Golf Season Year round
Architect William Diddel (1935)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $15
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School Academy Yes - "Riverside Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.5
43 Reviews (43)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Good course conditions and upkeep. Way better than southgrove

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

Riverside good value

Course is great shape for $20 Tuesdays. Staff is inviting and friendly. Play can be a little slow but not terrible.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Good For Noobs

Nice course for a beginner. No water hazards/obstacles. Couple treelines, but nothing an average player has to worry about. I like this course, but the fairways are the best.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A great place to play for all levels

I've played this course a number of times over the years with much reservation due to $ vs conditions... However, the playing conditions were the best that I've seen here in years! Well worth the $18 to ride that I booked via Golfnow!!! The city courses in Indianapolis rate better than most public and several private facilities. Greens were fairly rapid and true, fairways mowed well and pretty even, and the rough is getting thicker. Great fun and challenges for the experienced as well as the newbie golfers!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Familiar territory

I be played this course a lot the past 2 seasons. Still don't know why "old smoky" isn't a par 5. The fairways are in great shape right now, not that I hit many of them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

High Winds

I had not played this course in 4 years and found it to be in much better shape than the last time I played. The front nine are relatively easy as compared to the back nine. I found the back nine tougher to play. The greens to tees are a little close on the back nine. The back nine are not as well planned as the front nine as it seemed to be rather close quarters. The wind was near 20 mph so it was tough playing. The greens were in good shape especially for this time of year. In general it is a fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Some thick rough

Course was in great condition given the time of year and the weather that delayed opening. However, there was no ball washing stations or drinking water.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good walk spoiled

Beautiful day. Course in good shape. I played lousy. Still had a great time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout, but poorly maintained

The greens are in decent shape, but the fairways and tee boxes are not well maintained. Still a great course and great layout. Some challenging holes. Wide open, so not many places to lose balls!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a nice course in the inner city

I play Riverside quite often. The staff is always friendly and for a Sunday afternoon you couldn't beat the price. It isn't a difficult course but if you need a confidence booster, this is the place to come. :)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was in terrible shape!

This was the first time I have played Riverside in many years. It will be the last time, the course was in terrible shape with more weeds than grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has the best cart paths.

Unfortunately, the cart paths are its only good features. The fairways are bare spots and crab grass, greens are rough, there traps are not maintained, and the layout is ludicrous with the front and back nines ending with par threes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great course

Great course!!! Not a lot of hazards, and the greens were nice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

one of the best

I will play in this golf course any time any day, all day

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It's a new favorite course.

It is kinda on the short side but well placed trees makes this course fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Always have a great time playing Riverside Golf Course. Friendly staff!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape

Course was great but they paired a foursome of us from golfnow up together and then let several singles and doubles off behind us. this became very frustrating as it took almost 3 hours to play nine holes after letting everyone play through. Better course management is needed.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Tee Box Hitting Mats? :(

First time playing. Easy 75. Overall-in excellent shape. Fairways and greens very nice. Then we get to the tee boxes......
Are you kidding me?! Holes 9 and 18 (both short par 3s) had awful carpeted mats that seemed unnecessary ...? Not sure why they don't replace with real grass, seems like an easy fix...Hot deal on GN made it acceptable.....but those tee boxes on 9 and 18 really ruin the overall appearance and make the course seem junky and cheap.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

needs complete overhaual

paid $8.00 for cart & green fee on golfnow any more I would felt like I overpaid

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

great $ value

My friends and I played this course on a weekday for all of $11/person. For the money the value could not be beat. We did however get stuck behind the high school city tournament. This slowed our pace of play down considerably.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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