Wilgus

Over the years we’ve played River Run and enjoyed it. This year it was in deplorable conditions. Most of the greens had large areas of fungus. The fairways had a lot of bare spots and the rough in manicured. Since they are building new homes on the property, the driving range has been reduced to hitting plastic balls which travel about 70 yards for every club. Next year there will only be driving cages and no range. With the building growth in the area, it’s doubtful the course will survive anticipated expanded development. If it does, it will need a lot of maintenance. I don’t like to write critical reviews but the course was so disappointing and I was glad we didn’t pay more. They were receiving new carts so maybe a turnaround is in their future. They have enhanced their dining area.

We played this course on a hot deal. When we arrived, the starter said that the front was being aerated and we would have to play the back twice. The course or Golf Now should have notified us of the conditions. We would not have paid $100 to play. The fairways have many bare spots and large patches of dead ground. The greens are okay. One gets the feeling that. It is just getting run down.

This is a beautiful course with wonderful views of the marsh, wetlands and water. These make the course interesting and challenging for accuracy. Fun course and it was in good shape in mid September.

We get a fair price for this course on Golf Now. In previous rounds at River Run, the tee times were delayed but this time they were on time with no problem. There has been a lot of rain in this area and the course was not wet but the rough is thick and long . Greens were average speed.. It’s a public course so you have some foursomes who insist on playing from the back tees whether their games are up to it or not. This does delay play. Enjoyable course.

Fun, playable course for men and women. The senior tees are really senior length. A lot of courses put the senior tees on the same tee box as the forward tees. Putting is very tricky. Starter said everything breaks towards the lake but, of course, we didn't know where the lake was from every hole! We were a twosome so it was a little slow behind the foursomes but not bad. Pitching from the rough is a challenge. Hit it! Golf Now rate was good and a good time for us. Pro shop well stocked. Greens are nicely accessible. The view from the first tee and restaurant overlooking the lake is very nice. Convenient to Petoskey and Harbor Springs. Play it. You won't be disappointed.

We live in the area and this is one of our favorite courses. We went off early in front of a large group of foursomes so our pace was excellent. Fairways and greens in good condition. Even the rough wasn't bad. Very scenic on a lot of the holes overlooking the
Assategue Bay and marsh. Some carries but manageable. For the price including a cart, it's a great value. It poured for 45 minutes but they were able to reopen so we could finish the round. Fairways were very wet but the greens drain well. They used to have great hamburgers but didn't get a chance to try them out this time.