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River Ridge Golf Club
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River Ridge Golf Club is one of the finest public golf courses in Raleigh. The course sprawls across 100 acres in the heart of the Triangle, it's an easy 15-minute drive from downtown Raleigh. The lush green of the course contrasts beautifully with the Carolina blue skies. Mature trees frame most of the holes and there are a few lakes that come into play. The rolling terrain provides plenty of ups and downs throughout the golf course. Accuracy will be generously rewarded but it's not overly punishing for the high handicapper. The course's signature hole is the par-4 fifth, a 375-yard hole that can be conquered with smart play. Try to keep your long iron or fairway wood to the right of the fairway, which will give you a short iron approach into the green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 6740 yards | 72.2 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6274 yards | 69.9 | 128 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5769 yards | 74.1 | 138 |
| White | 72 | 5769 yards | 67.8 | 117 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5173 yards | 65.4 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Black M: 72.6/141 | 398 | 163 | 432 | 549 | 375 | 523 | 395 | 362 | 189 | 3386 | 414 | 315 | 375 | 541 | 410 | 173 | 485 | 197 | 473 | 3383 | 6769 |
| Blue M: 70.3/134 W: 76.1/146 | 362 | 150 | 410 | 480 | 335 | 485 | 369 | 345 | 173 | 3109 | 392 | 290 | 340 | 508 | 375 | 154 | 419 | 157 | 462 | 3097 | 6206 |
| Blue/White M: 69.2/129 W: 74.7/142 | 331 | 150 | 379 | 480 | 335 | 470 | 350 | 345 | 155 | 2995 | 355 | 290 | 340 | 508 | 350 | 142 | 389 | 157 | 462 | 2993 | 5988 |
| White M: 68.6/125 W: 73.7/137 | 331 | 120 | 379 | 438 | 300 | 470 | 350 | 325 | 155 | 2868 | 355 | 270 | 319 | 464 | 350 | 142 | 389 | 144 | 455 | 2888 | 5756 |
| White/Gold M: 67.8/122 W: 72.5/135 | 331 | 120 | 314 | 438 | 288 | 470 | 300 | 291 | 155 | 2707 | 355 | 270 | 319 | 456 | 338 | 142 | 364 | 140 | 455 | 2839 | 5546 |
| Gold M: 66.9/119 W: 71.5/131 | 319 | 111 | 314 | 410 | 288 | 449 | 300 | 291 | 142 | 2624 | 321 | 260 | 285 | 456 | 338 | 129 | 364 | 140 | 437 | 2730 | 5354 |
| Red M: 64.1/112 W: 68.4/120 | 292 | 94 | 280 | 383 | 265 | 417 | 288 | 284 | 136 | 2439 | 313 | 223 | 270 | 366 | 312 | 124 | 292 | 124 | 256 | 2280 | 4719 |
| Handicap | 9 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
River Ridge Golf Club
I play this course regularly and have never really been disappointed, at least not with the course. The layout is a challenge for all levels of golf and the course, fairways and greens, are always in great condition for the season. The clubhouse diner is a little Spartan and usually involves a wait but not the highest priority for me. I do appreciate the new remote order feature on the golf carts to alleviate the bottleneck at the turn. Overall River Ridge will continue to be a default course on our golf circuit.
Your feedback is important to us, u000004004025. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
Hi, timmy40. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Reluctant to post this
I don't want the course to get filled up so I almost didn't post. River Ridge is a truly hidden gem. The course itself is beautiful. You need all the clubs in your bag and it wouldn't hurt to know how to move the ball both ways. There is only one straightforward hole. number twelve. And that one plays long. Its very early in the season so the greens were a little bumpy, but most times in mid season these greens are immaculate. This was our first round of the year and since fall they have made a lot of changes. The driving range now has a turf carpet for when the course is too wet to practice on grass. And the grass area must have been planted within the last month if not weeks. It was lush. They installed GPS on the golf carts and also have a little putting green in the pro show. We played in four hours. I don't know any other public course that you can reliably expect to be under 4.5 hours.
The best value in the RDU area, by far.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
Hi, DennyCarroll. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Ridge Golf Club.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!
Hi, ck52323. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!
Good value course
Golf pass mid day hot deal for $25 with only 2 available, so I knew I would be paired with someone, if not a threesome. Got set up with a partner and the other 2 didn't show so we were a twosome. Starter insisted on pairing us together on a cart even though we would be using the same number of carts as a foursome. Finally the shop approved us each using a cart. We kept a good pace and finished under 4 hours, playing through 1 group. Course was a little soggy, so carts on path as expected. Good greens and tee fairways. Couple of beat up tee boxes. Definitely play it again when the weather is good.
Hello, u812027811. Thank you for visiting us at River Ridge Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Nice course
Off the beaten path, nice course in pretty good shape. Fairways and greens are really quick, had fun playing a quick 9 on a winter afternoon
Hello, u314162566411. Thank you for visiting us at River Ridge Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello, Merrygong. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at River Ridge Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Slow Play
It was a pretty day but we had a foursome ahead of us that was enjoying it a little too much! They were 2 holes behind, we stood on the tee box with them on several holes and they made no offer for us to play thru. Called the clubhouse on #13, and they actually came out to tell the slow group to pick it up (thank you ranger).....should have called them around the 6th hole! Round could have been 30 min. faster easily.
Greens are good, fairways a little thin, damp but overall good condition for the winter.
Hi, 1Morgan1! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at River Ridge Golf Club!
Beautiful course
Played River Ridge for my first time. Absolutely loved it!! Middle of January and I couldn’t believe the condition of the course. Thank you for a wonderful day of golf.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
Hi, GaryBij11. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314160277985. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Hello 1Morgan1. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
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We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!