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4.7
1062 Reviews (1062)
5 Stars
672
4 Stars
317
3 Stars
55
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
96.8%
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1020 out of 1062 reviews
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4.7
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
93.4%
Recommend this course
57 out of 61 reviews
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4.7
121 Reviews (121)
5 Stars
99
4 Stars
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3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.9%
Recommend this course
116 out of 121 reviews
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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
1062 Reviews (1062)
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Conditions Good
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Conditions Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
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Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Conditions Good
Value Good
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Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Outstanding

75 degrees and sunny in early February, how could it be anything but a perfect outing.

Played from the Blacks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Exceptionally great course especially for the price. Staff was also very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 348
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

January spring day!

So surreal to be putting on brown grass in the middle of winter and have the ball roll so purely. Great job to the groundskeeping staff to keep this course in playing shape. Certainly did not hurt that it was close to 70°.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

High floor, high ceiling

RR is by far one of the best public courses in the Raleigh area. Course conditions were terrific only a week after snow being on the ground.

Staff is friendly. Considering joining here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Book the tee time

Was referred by a friend who played once and loved it. The facilities are nice, staff was friendly and the starter was great. The greens were slow but was understandable since they had been tarped with all the frost lately which limits time to cut them. I had been told by regulars they are typically much faster but they were still in good shape.

The layout stole the show for me it offers everything you could want and then some. It plays longer than the distance on the card so pick your tees wisely. We did white/blue combo and it was plenty with the elevation changes and need to be accurate off the tee you don’t need to scoot back I promise. Good luck on 3 what a hole. Go book your tee time

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 348
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter Golf Delight

Shoutout to the grounds crew for keeping this course in the best possible shape they can during the winter. It makes golf a pleasure and the price isn’t too bad either.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 348
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 409
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor

Pace of Play

Course is in very good condition for this time of year. The pace of play was atrocious....4 hrs/40 min to play on a Tues. afternoon. We finished with 5 min. of playable daylight left. Never saw a ranger. Two foursomes ahead of us had no clue how to play "ready golf". We saw multiple groups behind us leave because they knew they wouldn't finish their rounds.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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