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Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7018 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.2

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2018.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways 419 Bermuda
Greens Crenshaw Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.7
262 Reviews (262)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Water Hazards 26
Elevation Changes 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 25
Seniors 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 18
Convenient to the City 16
At a Resort 12

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I really want to see this course in the summer. Dormant Bermuda in winter creates some thin lies and lacks the beauty that the course may have. Greens still need some work. Sounds like some changes to the course are coming in the spring.

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

Good Course for money paid

Course in reasonable shape. Good work has been done on high rough areas to clear worst of weeds and brush. Makes it easier to find errant balls and helps speed up play. Snakes not out yet so this will be even more helpful as weather warms. Sand traps had small rocks in them. Greens had some areas with resodding. Staff friendly and helpful. Started round on back side-not best situation. Pace slower than normal as some ahead of our group poor players,thus slow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

After turkey

Course in decent shape except for greens which need work and rolled. Some sand bunkers also need repair and work. Cart paths in some locations result in a jolting experience. Good layout design. ***

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great layout; conditions improving.....

I played this course a couple of times recently and the greens were really in pretty bad shape and the bunkers weren't raked but now the greens are coming back and today all of the bunkers were in excellent condition. Tee boxes and fairways are always in very good condition. I think they still have bent grass so the greens really took a hit this summer with the heat and then all of the rain we've had here. But now only a few of the greens are in really bad shape; most of the rest are in very good condition. As I said in an earlier review this has always been a favorite layout of mine and I'll return again for sure because the conditions are certainly on the upswing. I do wish they'd go to bermuda at some point.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens need work

Fairways, tee boxes were excellent. Bunkers were fine. Many greens were in bad shape. Got a nice HOT DEAL so the price was right. Little River has been one of my favorite courses. Layout is awesome. Nice mix of long holes and very short holes but the green conditions will need to improve or play will diminish in such a competitive market. There was almost no one on the course at 11 am on a beautiful Friday in October. Not a good sign. I will come back on a hot deal.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Course

Great place to play a challenging round of golf at a very competitive price. I will return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very nice course

Played Little River with friends, very beautiful course,
in great shape and with some challenging holes.
I would recommend to play this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Conditions were sadly poor due to recent rain especially greens. Layout nice: could be very nice after repair. There were very few players the day we played and GolfNow price very inexpensive so we had a very nice round.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course

The ladies tees set up well. The course is very beautiful with woods all around. Wide fairways are great for the 'not so straight' shot. Some greens were a little bumpy but the course may have just been aerated. Staff was nice and the price was right!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Layout

This course has a great layout. The fairways are plush and there are a lot of interesting shots. Although the greens on the back nine need repair, they were working on them. This course has great potential. I look forward to playing here again!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

An excellent layiout but Course needs to redo the greens

The course used to be a favorite, but it has been neglected, The bent grass greens can not stand up to summers anymore, course needs to bite the bullet and put in Bermuda greens. I understand the course is being sold so perhaps that will happen.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens were in bad shape due to hot weather

Overall great course and layout though

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Sanding the greens

This would have been a great day except they were sanding the greens and it was like putting on a beach. I wish there was some way that the course or Golfnow would let the customer know if the greens had just been worked on. We drove 45 minutes to play here only to find out that the putting was hopeless.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course has great potenial, but needs some TLC

The course really needs some TLC and good grounds keeper.
The pace of play was slow, slow and slow. Instead, of the starter/ranger having people tee off on the 10th and 1st to speed the pace of play up, everyone started on the 10th. Carts were backed up 2-4 deep. As well as during play.
It is a same, because the inside lobby, rooms and bar(19th hole) area are beautiful. 19th hole temp closed.

I don't see a current greens fees on their website, but if they are over $50, say no way. This is a golf now .com golf course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Course Oversight

It took us 3 hours to play 9 holes. Even on a Saturday this is ridiculous. No marshals on the course to manage pace of play. No water in the dispensers and a heat index near 100! No on-course carts providing water, food, snacks...nothing! I'll try another local course next time.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Some of the better conditions for bent greens currently in the area

With the high heat and humidity in the area, I expected extreme burn out on the greens. There were a few spots, but the greens rolled true and our foursome was pleased with the conditions from tee to green. We will return there soon.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course is looking tired

Have played Little River several times over the last 10 years. It is sad to see nice facility start to go to seed. It is a tough track for an average golfer. The bent grass greens held approach shots and putted well but were burning out. They really need to consider changing to Bermuda greens for long term viability of the course. Clubhouse staff was limited to two people and the person handling the carts wasn't really interested in taking care of our bags...his loss. Restaurant was closed. Having a Hot Deal made it a reasonable experience for a day. It is clear money is needed bring this club back to good health.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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