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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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.
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!!
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18 holes of challenging but fun golf.
I’ve found that River Ridge has a unique mix of golf holes that can challenge any level of golfer. No two holes resemble another. The par threes all pose various challenges with different elevations, some water hazards, an uphill pin with a two-tier green, and tee boxes that bring many clubs into play. The par fives demand you either avoid water on your second shot or avoid well placed bunkers. Going for the green In two is definitely risk vs reward. The driving range has recently been upgraded and range balls are fresh and cleaned when picked. A bag of range balls are included with your green fee. I appreciate the staff at the pro shop who are courteous and professional. The grill is a place for great hot dogs, sandwiches, and burgers. Overall, I am always impressed with my time at River Ridge. Regardless of your skill level, you will not be disappointed.
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I hope this doesn't prompt too many people to play here
This golf course has everything: speed of play, excellent conditions, challenging layout with a variety of, tee boxes to suit every level of golf, free warm up bag of practice balls, short game area, the whole package. One of the things I like about the set up is the first tee is distanced from the club house so you don't have a gallery surrounding your first shot of the day.
Your feedback is important to us, tonyditonno. 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.
Great Golf Course
The course was in tremendous condition. We played in 3 1/2 hours. The course takes coronavirus safety precautions very seriously and I felt completely safe. The layout offers a variety of holes that are both interesting and challenging. The greens are fast and require accurate approach shots because breaking downhills puts can easily get away from you.
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Aeration Surprise
I've played River Ridge many times. Great track, usually super conditions, good value. Last played on 7/1/20, much to my surprise was the total aeration of the course. When I made my tee times a week before no one mentioned the aeration to me. If I had known of the conditions I would not have booked the time. I also know this is aeration season. I would expect a course of their caliber to inform customers of aeration so they can decide how if they want to play. Paid full senior rate, no discount for the aeration.
But what really disappoints me is I sent an email to Monty the head pro explain the situation. All I asked is he inform his staff to tell customers making tee times if there has been recent aerations. Never got a reply.
Hello, ncbrownie. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We strive for a 5-star experience, so we welcome your feedback. We work hard to maintain the course for everyone's benefit, which means aerifying the greens as part of our regular maintenance schedule. The greens will be healed soon and in pristine condition. Please come back soon for the 5-star experience you expect 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.
Tough
Tough course. Greens not in great shape and played like plinko all day. Played the back tees with a couple par 4s around 480 yards. Fairways in good shape and the layout is interesting and pretty challenging due to slope.
Hi trcato7! 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!
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!
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.
Great layout.
Great layout. Greens have a lot of slope and it would have played much more difficult had the greens not been so slow due to recent aeration.Well worth the drive to play there.
Hi u082392201. 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!
Aerated greens
Overall good but wish I knew the greens were aerated.
Thank you for your review, u000005438219. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
It would be very nice to be notified before I show up that the greens are being aerated. There was no alert on golf now and also they didn’t even lower the prices, so we had to play the back nine twice in a row for full price.
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Great course
Today was my first time playing this course and it will be my new go-to course! The condition of the course was great, the staff was friendly, and the overall value was great! I would recommend this course to anyone
Your feedback is important to us! 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 Ferg50. 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.
Consistently good course. Need the Ranger to help speed play
Nice day. Reasonable course conditions but the group in front of us had no clue about courtesy and pace of play. One player was getting lessons from his partner( 150 yds out) while the other twosome was on the Green
Unacceptable.
Need the ranger to do their job.
Good course though.
Thank you for your review, Wglyle1958. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Ridge Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Beautiful Course. Slow greens
The course is beautiful. Great layout. 2 or 3 holes where you need to hit irons of the tee, but otherwise the course is driver-friendly. Greens were in good shape but extremely slow.
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.
Outstanding day!
Where do I start? The great greens, lush fairways, challenging approaches or just a fantastic course. Paired up with two Jr. High vice pricipals who made the day even better. Can't wait to return. Thank you!
Your feedback is important to us. 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.
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!
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.