River Bend YMCA Golf Course

Friendly staff! Course in great condition even with the summer weather being so brutal. Greens always fast!

It was my first time playing River Bend but thoroughly enjoyed the round. Course in great shape! The entire course layout was nice. The fairways, bunkers, and greens were in top condition! Enjoyed round and plan to return soon!

Charles

Greens were in horrible shape. For $45 I expect the course to be in good shape, it was far from it. Pace of play was horrible because there is no ranger out there to help the play. Will not play this course again.

The golf course was in great shape and played very tough for us ,but will go back

First time play. Early morning Tee time and weather was good. Temperatures over 90 before we completed round. Layout of course was nice. Greens were a little grainy but putting surfaces were okay. Director said by middle of July,

Greens will be perfect. Enjoyed the course and plan to return soon!

I found some of the holes impossible. But it was hot and my energy was zapped. I am so happy that golf now gave me such a good rate that I was able to play here and example what the course had to offer. Loved the atmosphere and the staff. Great place. I will be back.

Just need a more updated scorecard and tee distances

Greens & Bunkers were in excellent condition.

Some places were hard-pan & need to have grass planted, but that's only due to trees that have been cut down & understand that will take some time.

Some places need to have the grass cut, as in some places the grass is extremely too high...but that, too, I'm sure is due to past [extremely] wet weather, and thus the ground's probably too soft to get equipment in there to cut at this time.

But OTHER THAN THAT.....a wonderful course, and the greens....I'd put them right at the top of any "premium/country club" course! :)

I play River Bend regularly for 2 reasons. The greens are always in great shape and Phil and his staff do a great job taking care of you and the course. Played on a warm afternoon that was busier than normal. So pace was a little slow. But I had my 11 yr old daughter with me and this allowed her to play most of the holes that she wanted to as well. Phil really encourages junior golf and the course has a great First Tee Program as well. As I mentioned the greens are in great shape. They are smooth and the fastest I’ve played so far this spring. I mean really really good. The Bermuda on the greens and fairways has started to come in. It’s still thin in spots but for the most part the tees and fairways are good. They had just been cut on Thursday is seemed and generally weed free. The rough probably not as far along. Some places still bare and some places really thick grass and weeds. But you are supposed to hit it in the fairway anyway. It’s a great place to play and they are constantly trying to improve the place and make it better.

River Bend is a long drive from Charlotte, but worth it for a change of pace. The layout is fun with lots of doglegs, elevation changes, and well-placed water hazards. It’s a neighborhood course, but doesn’t feel too narrow. May be best to avoid after it rains though, it rained on this day and there were puddles and lakes EVERYWHERE, even on the greens. On a normal day, though, the greens would be fantastic! Not much in the way of amenities, though the staff was very friendly.

OVERALL: 7.3/10

Really nice course,nice layout,but pace of play was awful. Literally had to wait up to 10 min to tee off between shots. They need to work on tee times and have a bigger gap in between tee times.

Was visiting family in the area for the Holidays and came across what i thought was going to be a great deal on a very nice course. Listed as $44 at regular price and found a hot deal for $28/person. At arrival i could tell this was a 2 star course at best. I will say that the staff was very friendly and welcoming. Other than that, the course was a dud. Greens rolled better than I expected but were very square and plan. Tee boxes were worn out. It is not a terrible course but, when trying a new course and relaying on the rating system to make your choice it was disappointing. I have played course rated 3 stars that were head and shoulders above this one. If i would have had to pay full price to play I would have left and let the serves fees be a lesson learned.

If you're in the area this course is a must play. The greens are better than any private club I've played on. Fairways were very hittable but just didn't look the part. Good lies, just doesn't have the plush look to it. If they would plant shubbery and make the course look better this could easily be a private course. Once again, best greens I've seen in years.

great greens.best I have played this year. . Greens were fast contrary to the pace of play!!

Got a good deal on GolfNow with an early tee time. It rained. ( stormed.) the day before and they didn’t get finished punching the greens due to the storms. They had put sand on all but maybe 2 greens and #2 was playing as a par 3 instead of a par 5. Not sure what they were doing to that fairway. We didn’t find all this out till we arrived. The gentleman in the Pro Shop told us what was going on and gave us a free round of golf on our next visit. After starting on 1 and when we go to 4 they told us to start at 10. After our round (21 holes) the guy in the Pro Shop told us we could play as long as we wanted for no charge. And of course I had to be somewhere @ 1pm or we would have played some more. Great staff, nice course but I would call them directly to see how the course is before booking in the near future !!!!