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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Great time at the Ridge
Awesome time just wish leaves could be blown up hopeful wishing lol. Coursr awesome had a amazing time.
First time, will be back
Great experience. Free range balls with the tee time. The course played firm and fast and the greens were slick. 10 out of 10 for the layout
Thank you for taking the time to review us, shanewilliams94. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Ridge Golf Club thanks you!
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!
Course in great shape
Had a great time playing today. Course was great shape. Greens were fast but would hold. Great pace. If you can get a hot deal its definitely worth it!
Thank you for taking the time to review us, sfayle28451. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Ridge Golf Club thanks you!
Hi, Marlene1513839. 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.
One of my favorites
RR is consistently in excellent condition. People are cool. Layout is fun. Greens are undulating and quick. You have to hit golf shots. They give you some balls to warm up with and have free cold water bottles at the 1/10/18 turn/clubhouse. If I lived a little closer I might join. Still play here once a month and these folks consistently do really well at almost everything. If this course and it's staff were a player they'd be a single digit hdcp. Seriously
Great course, fast greens
Challenging course in great shape with fast greens. End up on the wrong side of the hole and you’ll struggle to 2 putt.
Hello, jnaumuk. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the pristine course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back River Ridge Golf Club!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, seancward. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at River Ridge Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, timmy40! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Fantastic!!!!
Here on vacation and the course was absolutely great! Greens were soooo difficult but an amazing challenge! Both Marshalls were very friendly! The layout was great! I wanted to take pictures on 1/2 of the holes for the views and layout!
Hello, oldlatrobe33. We are beyond happy to hear you enjoyed a great day at our course. Positive experiences make lifelong golfers. We look forward to many good times ahead with you, and we will pass on your kind words to those responsible so they can continue to help others enjoy great experiences at River Ridge Golf Club.
Awesome course
One time visit ! Great place and very fast greens .
Thank you for your review, golfrat2. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160637789! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Pittspack, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u822916838! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Great course, better staff
Guys at the front desk are very friendly. Pace of play in the afternoon is fantastic. Frequently play in under 3 hours. Course is in good shape. Some challenging holes, some easy to score on. Good balance for a ~10 capper.
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!
Will be back
This course was fun. Heard alot of hype so checked it out and it did not disappoint. Biggest issue for me was out of the courses control which was distance to course and playing partners. Practice areas were perfect with chipping putting and a full-ish range. Full ish means that a drive will go out of sight so the distance is immeasurable. However the fact that they give you a small bag of ball to hit ahead of your round BRAVO! To me that puts it over the edge and into another planet of it's own. The starter actually gave a **** about what was going on and was helpful. I almost played solo but because I was new I the course and keep a handicap I chose to be paired. Course offered great options to use just about your whole bag. I only carry 12 (no woods) but I used everything except my 51. They had forced carries, wide open let it rips, and cool downhill shots onto a small patch. The white tees are kind of short. It is white but IMHO we midcaps don't need THAT much help. Perhaps it did make the round more enjoyable because it was easy to score well. Bunkers were a little so so. We haven't had any rain so they were packed down and nearly non-existent which meant you're basically playing off of an odd lie rather than out of true sand if that makes sense. Tee boxes were in great shape and the course is very aesthetically appealing. Carts and path were in great shape even though the carts cup holders are too small (a minor pet peeve).
Hi, wkndhakr20. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at River Ridge Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
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Hello, timmy40. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the pristine course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back River Ridge Golf Club!