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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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Re-visited an old friend and very pleased
I haven’t played here in about a year. The course was in the best shape ever in all the 20+ years I have played it. Greens were impeccable, fairway grass excellent, tee boxes very good. No review is too credible if you say everything is perfect. If you are a big hitter off the tee (I am not) you won’t like the number of times the course will make you grab an iron. Also some of the hole markers need replacing. Other than that, I will be back soon.
Very Slow Pace of Play
Grueling 5+ hr round with no ranger to move things along. 2nd time here and same experience, I won't be back. Must have bots to get a 4 star rating, 4 stars it is not.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Fast greens, tough pin locations
The course was in pretty good shape overall. The course is not overly long and you had to hit less than driver on a number of the holes. The pin positions were in very challenging locations, if you were on the wrong side of the hole a 3 putt was nearly guaranteed. I will definitely be back to play again.
Thanks for the 4-star review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your round with us and hope to see you again soon. Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, nicolasthenon! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160582489! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!
Nice Course
Greens are in great shape, free range balls with round, cooler full of bottled water.
Hi tlsoren13. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at River Ridge Golf Club!
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 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!
Hidden nugget
In excellent condition from t to green. Challenging but fair layout. Enjoy playing there and becoming one of my favorites.
Thank you for taking the time to review us u634003816. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Ridge Golf Club thanks you!
Staff not customer friendly
The course is nice for a public GC. Play was slow and ranger was not willing to assist, basically blew us off. Maintenance guys ignored us, one drove right by us to prep a green side bunker as we readied to hit our approach shots.
Hi uJNHZ4161JN. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting River Ridge Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Hurricane warning took us out
We were really excited to play this course. However torrential rain hit the area ahead of hurricane Isaias and we could not play. Pro shop personnel were great and as dismayed as we were. Will definately return for another attempt when the weather cooperstes.
Hello, we're sorry to hear you weren't able to get your round in due to the weather. We're looking forward to seeing you for your round soon. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
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.
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.
Loved the course
Well manicured fairways and tight greens that rolled true and fast. Good thinking course.
Your feedback is important to us, Valued Customer. 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.
Another 4 hour round at River Ridge
Usually when a course is in the condition River Ridge is, you can expect it to be jammed. But we consistently find ourselves playing at normally busy hours (9:30) and breezing around the course in four hours. We played as a foursome with two members and waited on the 18th fairway for 5 minutes. Other than that we just got to the tee, hit away and played the hole. The greens are tricky in the sense that you will read a break that is not there and vice versa. Fairways and tee boxes are perfect. Always a pleasure to play this course
Thank you for your review, Valued Customer. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Excellent Course!
I was very impressed with the course itself from layout to the actual maintenance of the course. I would highly recommend it to anyone who ask.
Your feedback is important to us, Valued Customer. 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.
I'll Be Back
Heard a lot of good reviews of this place and was not disappointed. Course is very easy on the eyes and in excellent shape. I'll be back in a few weeks when the green are over being punched.
Your feedback is important to us, Valued Customer. 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.
Loved this course
First time playing. Was actually able to start early, staff encouraged it and even gave me a 3 hole window behind the next group. Super fun course. Makes you really think about shots and makes you be accurate with your shots. Will 100% be back and will bring my dad and brother with me. Considering becoming a member.
Thank you for your review, Valued Customer. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Greens Still Recovering from Aerificaiton
Greens are still a little bumpy from early July aerification. Need some rain. Rest of course in very good condition. Like their new scorecards with option for hybrid tees!
Thank you for your review, 1Morgan1. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Really a Gem
Great course testing every club in the bag. Not a grip it and rip it course, which is actually a nice change. Course was in great shape, greens were fast, fairways green in the 96 degree heat....Great time away from my day job at Rex Hospital with all that entails these days, dealing with the "RONA".
Would definitely like to get back to River Ridge soon!!
Thank you for taking the time to review us don9675173. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Ridge Golf Club thanks you!
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Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate the great feedback and are happy that you enjoyed your round with us! We in the process of refurbishing hole markers and we appreciate your patience while we tackle that project. We're looking forwarded to seeing you again soon! Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club.