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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
96.5%
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4.8
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4.8
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Pace
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6740 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.2

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda
Greens MiniVerde Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Chuck Smith

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts, long pants or bermuda shorts No cut-offs, tank tops, jeans.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.7
1070 Reviews (1070)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fun Course

The course is tough but fair. It's in really good shape for early April.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun at River Ridge

The course was in very good shape. A fun layout with risk-reward holes on it. The greens were rolling at Augusta National speeds. Look forward to returning

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Day in NC at River Ridge

Great course for groups of mixed ability. Very friendly staff

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

One of the best courses in the Raleigh area

River Ridge is one of the best courses in the Raleigh area open for public play.

The course conditions are always a cut above most courses in the area. The greens are excellent and challenging.

The Starter was also friendly.

For the money this course simply cannot be beat.

I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

River Ridge

Great layout. Pace of play was slow and had a group play through that then held us up even more.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout , challenging but fun

This was my second round at River Ridge. I felt I should write a review this time. This is a great course with a great layout. The fairways and other grass is dormant which is typical for this time of year. The greens rolled great but we're super fast as pin placement on most holes were on a ridge which made putting tough. I didn't mind this so much bc playing these conditions only makes me better. Staff is great here and the crowds seem to know proper etiquette. Will be playing here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

RR - Cart Path Only - call them first if you want to ride

Little on the muddy side - If I had known they were on Cart Path Only I would have preferred to walk -

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Where

First time playing the course and I was impressed ! I would recommend this to those who like to shape the ball and want challenging putts! I plan to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Greens are in Very Good Shape

First time playing the course and had a enjoyable round. Th staff is friendly and the course has a lot of scenic holes with a lot of variety. Best part was the greens are in good shape and rolling smooth. Will be back to play again.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Louie

Played couple times this tear both times course good shape and greens where in very good condition they rolled nice. Good course fairly wide open and you can score pretty good here. Staff very helpful and friendly

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First round here

Nice track. Very wet due to heavy rain for a couple days prior but stil playable. Would love to play when dry.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Landscaping Guy Couldn't Care Less

Course is perfect. No problems with anything or anyone except for the portly landscaping guy blowing the sand trap on #8 this day. Never moved out of the way on our approach shot to the green and once on the green and about 50' from where my group was putting, he never stopped blowing. I whistled to let him know it was distracting a guy standing over a birdie putt but, once he turned around and saw us, he turned right back around and went to it. He obviously didn't want to be there and could care less about course etiquette. When I looked at the other, more respectful dude with him, he just shrugged his shoulders like he didn't understand either. In my group's 70+ years of playing a plethora of courses, none of us had ever seen anything like it.....especially at a 4.5 star course that had done everything else so right. This Jakehole should be coached and counseled and put on probation. One bad apple damages the reputation of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fantastic & fun layout! Beautifully designed! Very well maintained!

I played River Ridge for the first time this weekend and I will definitely be coming back. The course is really fun to play, not too easy but not too difficult, and really has a good mix of holes. It is also very well maintained from tee to green. Greens are in great shape and rolling faster than most in the area. No signs of winter kill from last year like most courses in Raleigh. The range and practice area is the best I've found in the area. All grass driving range with large chip/bunker practice area and a very large putting green. I really can't say anything bad about this course or my experience playing it. Looking forward to playing here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lightening fast greens

Awesome course. Greens are fast and true. Good pace of play. Fun layout. Good mix of short par 4s and longer holes. Many tee shots take some thought. Can't pull driver every hole. Excellent par 3s

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nothing Finer!

What a fabulous golf course. Being from California and our drought conditions our courses aren't as green as this was. Fairways were perfect. Greens were fast, maybe a little too hard and fast - made some holes pretty difficult. I was paired up w/ 2 members that treated me like a member. What a great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of the best courses in Raleigh, NC

Awesome course in great condition. The new greens are very fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course is in great condition

Course was in great condition, pace of play was smooth, greens were fast but true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Fast Greens, well maintained course overall

Since most Carolina courses have converted from Bent to Champion Bermuda, I've noticed that most let them get slow. These were the fastest Bermuda greens I ever played. The ball rolled true. They seemed to not be so hard as other courses also, no backspin but at least they held.
Fairways were in great shape. Traps looked great despite recent heavy rains also.
This is a nice local club that takes pride. Worth a couple extra bucks over many of the other public Raleigh courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Some of the best greens around

Great course for golfers of all abilities, if you pick the right tee. The fast greens were in great shape, as were the fairways and tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Position Golf

First time playing River Ridge. Enjoyed my first visit, and glad the Tee Scheduler provided a heads-up....narrow, position golf on a few of the holes, water does come into play, and driver is not the first club of choice on many holes!

I'll be back to play here again.

Great course for using all the clubs in your bag!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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