BuddhaGolf

Get on the first tee, and a green sleeper is working on the sprinklers. There are wet grass clippings all over the "fairway" it is am elevated tee box and your ball will stop in it's tacks on the fairway because it is so wet. As we are approaching the green for pitch shot, the sprinklers come to life and startle one of the players in her backswing. We get to hole two, and the green sleeper turns on a sprinkler between us and the fairway. Luckily none of us hit into the sprinkling area. The course was soggy be on almost every hole. They must not know how to irrigate properly, because it doesn't rain that much in Bend. The greens are pot marked, so it's a bumpy ride. Not only is it a mess on fairways and greens, but there is constant construction of new homes being built along the course, so be prepared for hammering and banging through the front nine. Then you hit the back nine, and they are moving earth and pile driving things into the ground, so now you have industrial banging, beeping of earth movers backing up, and other extremely loud noises. It was so loud that on the tenth green you could not talk to one another, you had to scream at each other. Now I understand that the course is not responsible for any construction that is being done by other entities, but maybe let us know that beforehand, or offer discounted rates. Another issue is the poor signage for where the next hole is. I believe it is going from hole eight to hole nine. You have to drive your golf carts across a busy road where cars are going 35 miles an hour, and you have to gun it at just the right moment to not get hit by a car. Then after you survive that you end up in a residential neighborhood and have to hope your going the right way to get to nine. Wt finally said enough with this course and all the noise and turned around after hole 13 and drove back through 12, 11, and, 10 and packed up and left. We will never play there again. Previous day, played Widgi Creek, lovely course, nice greens, and very peaceful. If you go to Bend, don't play Rivers Edge, Widgi is better by a long shot, and was cheaper too. Rivers Edge golf course is dead to me.

Nice fairways, and fast undulating greens. Offers many different tee boxes for all levels of golfers. Par 5's are long. Pace was a little slow, but not that impactful.