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3.7
1060 Reviews (1060)
5 Stars
356
4 Stars
500
3 Stars
133
2 Stars
38
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.4
76.3%
Recommend this course
934 out of 1060 reviews
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3.5
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
68.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 25 reviews
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3.6
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
71.4%
Recommend this course
40 out of 56 reviews
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Course Highlights
Fairways and greens are consistently well-maintained, with recent rounds showing the course in some of its best shape in years. The thoughtful hole layout offers rewarding scoring opportunities at a price point that delivers strong value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6957 yards
Slope 132
Rating 74.4

Riverside Golf Club is appropriately named. The course sits in a floodplain along the Trinity River with water in play on seemingly every hole. This is a combination links-style/traditional layout that is surprisingly difficult for a municipal course. Great holes abound on the Roger Packard layout, which requires the rare combination of length and accuracy when playing from the tips.

Holes 4-6 offer one of the better stretches of golf, starting with a 462-yard par 4 that is cut in the landing area by pesky fairway bunkers, and features a long approach into an elevated green that is surrounded by water and slopes back-to-front. Club down on no. 4 because leaving it short still offers the chance for an up-and-down. No. 5 is a good par 3, especially from the middle tees where it generally plays as a short iron. Watch for the front pin placement, which can leave you with a long downhill putt if the tee shot is too long. Water looms to the right but it takes a bad shank to dunk it in the drink. No. 6 goes 543 yards, doglegging left along the Trinity with water fronting the green. The tee shot must be long and straight, and anything too far right leaves a precarious second shot around the bend.

The back side is the more fun of the two, taking you through good combinations of holes that offer excellent birdie opportunities if you’re on your game. You'll need those birds when you come down the home stretch.

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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Packard (1984) Dennis Wise (1984) Larry Packard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.7
1060 Reviews (1060)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 46
Water Hazards 45
Forced Carries 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 37
Advanced Golfers 24
Beginners 15
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 47
Convenient to the City 40
Near Local Attractions 17

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4.0
First Time Playing

Nice track

First time playing course. Fun track! They’ve had a lot of rain so fairways were in great condition and the greens were receptable but very very fast. Fun play!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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3.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Perhaps a bad day to go

Due to the rains, the driving range was closed. I usually like to warm up with a small bucket And golf carts were cart path only. A couple of holes were washed out but overall the course was in pretty good shape. Pace of play was slow. Staff was friendly and golf cart girl made it around af few times during the round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Brutal

Golf course was super backed up when we got there for our teatime. We were supposed to tee off at 3:15 but ended up waiting until almost 4:00. It didn’t get any better from there.Proceed with caution.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Very nice course for the money. Excellent value. Just need to organize the start, everyone just tees off whenever so you have twosomes, foursomes all mixed together with no gaps causing extensive waits on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 106
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 106
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

The good, the bad, and a little ugly

Tees and fairways in generally good shape, greens varied from good to fair with invasive grasses on many, and some traps were hopelessly choked with grass and weren’t groomed in at least several weeks. For the price I did not expect Augusta National, but did expect routine maintenance to be up to date. Had not played here in several years and it was well below what I remembered in condition. Still, the layout is really good, errant shots are costly, and finding the fairway is highly recommended even at the expense of a few yards.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Frustrating

Couldn’t even get a golf cart till 5 min before tee time and other twosome with us didn’t get one till after we had finished the 1st hole and then 3 groups piled up on second so guess they weren’t as late after the pile up wait for the rest of the round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Lack of Carts

Every time I play here they do not have golf carts so you’re stuck waiting around for guys to finish. We even missed our tee time by 20 mins because we were waiting for a cart. Couldn’t go hit on the range or anything before because no carts. This is every Saturday. I won’t be back until they buy more golf carts.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
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 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Riverside 2026

I have played this course since it opened almost 40 years ago. I ,haven’t play the course in the last 2 or 3 years. I was disappointed to see the number of trees that have been lost to various storms and the Trinity River eating into some fairways. But the overall layout of the course is still there to enjoy.

I played with a friend, so it was just the two of us. We found all the people playing to be friendly. The foursome in front of us let us play through them and then a threesome let us play through. Even with the few delays we played the course in 3 1/2 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gem

Pleasantly surprised at the quality of the course conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 514
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good Course - Needs Help

The rate of play is abysmal. It took 3 of us 5hr 10min to complete 18 holes. Either the tee times need to be more spaced out, or they need field marshals roaming both the front and back 9s. The starter, Randy, is a very friendly guy. And the clubhouse staff/cart person are great. However, the pace is tough to swallow. It completely throws off the rhythm of the round. There was a 4some who had their dog out on the course. I love dogs as much as the next person, but when your handicap is a +200 having a dog out there is a bit discourteous.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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