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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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11:52 Tee Time & 2:22pm final putt(1-putt to boot) !!
Love the Pace of Play—2:30/aka 2.5-hour 18-hole round on a Thursday !!
Snack bar is 5***** !!
Tee boxes & fairways 5***** !!
Greens were still Sandy so 4**** ¡¡
Still my fave course in N. Raleigh that’s 20-minutes away from 27612(door to tee box)
Top dressed
They had recently top dressed the greens, so they were a little sandy, but they still rolled very well. RR has some of the hilliest greens in the area, and if you're above the hole, good luck. The course was in great shape, and I shot one of my best scores ever. No complaints.
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HOT STEAMY / Stormy Afternoon
Went out by myself and could tee off early with an other two some.
Had a wonderful relaxing round, some challenging weather coming through and overall enjoyed the course very much. Often wide enough and forgiving enough to score good. For $ 35 including cart and range balls a fantastic DEAL. Good pace of play! Hope to go out again soon.
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Tight tee times
Great place but seemed like the tee times may have been a little close. I think the weather temp may have played a little into as well as it was 90
Hi Adolph7. 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.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Rlund72. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!
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.
River Ridge is in great shape, even after the recent rains. A few traps had standing water but otherwise were appropriately groomed. The greens rolled true and smooth after holding iron shots well.
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
Great Course
Nice layout with some challenging holes. Variety of fairways and par 3's.
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Best Around
Always in great shape..Score on the front. Back is hard.
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Great layout, always in great condition and friendly people
Great layout, always in great condition and friendly people..
I have played this course for many many years and because of the layout the greens and the condition it’s always fun to play. I consider it one of the top three courses in the entire triangle area to play. The groundskeeper does a great job on the fairways and on the greens. If you want a nice experience playing golf I want to friendly golf course this is The one to play!
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, Geneortiz! We look forward to seeing you again soon. Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club.
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First timer
It was short notice but I was cordially invited out to play without a tee time. I was given the online rate without booking online and was told course was aerated last week. Round was well worth the money and even though it was a 100 degrees there was plenty of cool water available on the course.
Hello, 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!
beautiful course. great layout. Greens need to recover from airation but my new favorite in RTP area.
Hello, thanks for the great review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your round and appreciate your patience while we keep the conditions of the course up to par for the rest of the season by aerifying. We hope to see you again for another round soon! Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club.
Great course buts greens had been punched
No warning when I booked, you may want to call and find out green conditions before booking.
Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We did recently undergo aerification and apologize if you weren't informed prior to booking that this is the case. We are going to pass your feedback along so we can work to make changes. Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club and we hope to see you again for another round soon.
Great course
This was a very good course greens really good going thing that I did not like was the driving range felt like I was heading out of the sand bunker but they give you free range balls before your rounds so it’s not too bad
Thank you for taking the time to review us justin4405. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Ridge Golf Club thanks you!
Aerated
Course aerated on Monday and this was not disclosed. Played on Wednesday. Not what I expected.
Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize that you weren't informed prior to your round that we had aerated the course. We have passed your feedback along to our management team to make changes moving forward. We hope this doesn't deter you from returning for another round soon. Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club.
River Ridge Golf Course
Beautiful course and well maintain. Some challenging holes and I like that. Will definitely return.
Richard6298123, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.
Thanks for the great review, Ben! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again for another round soon. Thanks for playing River Ridge Golf Club.
Great shape.
Fairways, Tees, Greens, and traps are all in excellent shape.
The greens were rolling a little slower than in the past but that is because of the heat and the additional watering and being mowed a little higher to protect. One of the best Semi-Private golf courses in the Triangle Area.
Staff is both friendly and effective
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.
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