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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Solid course
Course was in great condition. Fairways were lush and greens were quick and smooth. Very good and challenging golf course. Greens are difficult to say the least. A very good test of golf. Wish it was a bit closer to Durham but worth the drive.
Great Greens
This course in general is well maintained. There are very few ground under repair areas to be found . There was one hole where maintenance was underway through a section of the fairway . The greens in particular are excellent making the only challenge in putting your ability to make it . This course is not overly demanding allowing for scoring based on your play . One of my favorite Raleigh area courses .
Good course with good conditions
Our group plays River Ridge frequently and has for several years. Very reasonably priced and the conditions are normally very good. Nice staff and during the week the pace of play is typically quick. I often recommend River Ridge to out of towners.
great condition
great course layout, in amazing shape, greens were in top notch shape, fast and lots of small undulations.. groups were stacked up even at 815, starter blamed a computer problem. teed off 15 minutes late, thinking we were in for a long round, but somehow, we played in 4 hours flat.. had rangers around moving pace of play.. overall good day, a bit pricey for $60, but good day..
Excellent Greens
River Ridge is in overall very good condition from tee to green. Greens had been lightly top dressed but were still rolling true and with speed. Could use more sand in some of the sand traps, but otherwise a great layout and a great play using GN.
Great course for the money
I've played RR a number of times and for a public course, it is in great shape and the greens were fast and challenging. Only one hole was in bad shape and that's because of it's low lying area. New golf carts with 2 USB ports - how nice! with coolers, too. I thought the round would be long because of the back up on the first tee, but we moved along with no waiting. I still prefer a 4 hour round - this was closer to 5.
Great experience
Fun layout, course is in good condition and pace of play was fine and got a great rate on Golf Now!
Challenging course in great condition
Course was in top condition and played very fair. 35 dollars was a great bargain and only drawback was not much of a 19th hole so fuel up to eat elsewhere before playing 18.
Great condition even on a fairly wet day!
It rained on us a fair amount and had rained quite a bit the nigjt before but in spite of that the course played very well...must have some good drainage! And the overall condition was fantastic! You will not be disappointed!
Great Course..But..
The course was in great shape.The greens were true and fast..very fast but that's how I like them.Sand traps were in great shape,t.boxes.fairways.great for this time of year..cant say enough..But,there was an outing earlier in the day and we had the first t,time following it.we were delayed almost 45 minutes past out t.time waiting for course to clear...other than that no complaints and I will definitely be back. PS play the blue tee"s and bring your short game..
One of the Best in Triangle
As of May 1. 2018, River Ridge is the best golf course in Triangle under $50
Some areas are still yellow in fairways but the greens are perfect and very fast.
This course is where you need to play in RTP area at this moment.
Nice layout
Really enjoyed the course. Only thing I found was couple fairways with no grass and bathrooms on the course? I thought it was a good course.
Great course that always challenges me. We had a twosome in front of us that wouldn’t let us play through for 8 holes. Greens, fairways, tee boxes, and bunkers all well maintained.
Love This Course
Not a course for the big bopper. Precision is rewarded. Love it.
On the rise!
Conditions were to be expected for this time of year and the greens looked (and putted) like they’d recently been punched but overall great value.
New carts with USB ports are a great addition.
It looks like everyone at River Ridge is trying to get the course in peak form for the future and I’m excited to see the changes.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We hope to see you again for another round soon.