Links at RiverLakes Ranch

The layout of this course is very good and will challenge you on every hole. The course was not well maintained at all. The greens were in good shape except almost every hole had a portion to the green that was unplayable. Bunkers had some sand, but the faces had eroded leaving for shots over two and three foot high lips. The green on the last hole was completely unplayable because it was covered in bird droppings. If you can get a good deal on the course (under $25) then I would play it.

My son and I had a great day on this course. He was married here at the clubhouse 3 years ago, so it's a special place to us.
I am a club champ in Florida and find this course challenging yet fun to play

The greens were full of huge punch holes like i've never see before. The bunkers were ALL dirt only, not a grain of sand left in them. The bermuda portion of the fairways were all dormant and in many places just plain dirt. Extraordinarily crummy round of golf. my score was fine but would have been much lower with a better maintained course. I will never return and if asked will recommend others play somewhere else.

I'm definitely not a big fan of this course. The greens terrible and punched horribly. The drainage system is bad. We had rain the day before so many parts of the course were flooded. We were told by staff to rush while we played.

The greens had just been punched 2 weeks ago which made putting in a straight line comical. The overall condition of the course was not up to par. It definitely needs some TLC. This course, when in good shape, is an amazing layout with the final hole entirely surrounded by water. It is a short course. I played the BLUE tees. I was able to grab an exceptional rate through GolfNow for only $14 which included a cart. So that made everything a pleasant day on the links all in all. I would recommend this course to anyone visiting the area. Fun course. And typically has some incredible greens.

My first time going to RiverLakes, im resident of bakersfield and i think they still have problems with the greens but already fixing it. i think in like 2 weeks it will be in great conditions..

Played this course for first time Saturday. The grounds, practice area, putting green and clubhouse immediately make you feel as though you're at the local Country Club instead of a public course. Playing as a single, when arriving at starters hut, I was paired up with a twosome that could not have been more nice or friendly. We were all about even in skill at about 10 HC. The course was in exceptional shape and well maintained, with the usual exception of a few areas under repair, but definitely one of the nicest muni courses I've played. Having booked thru Golfnow with a hot deal the Saturday rd was an exceptional value at only $26.00 bucks. One tip for sure...Get a cart!! Course layout is quite spread out.

Some of the greens are under repair for the time being but a majority of them are still playable. Once the proper repairs have been made this course will still remain as one of Bakersfield more challenging and unique courses.

Most of the greens are dead or are dying. Not even the worth the $20.00 Hot Deal green fee that I paid.

There are only 15 puttable greens at the moment out of 18, who knows what happened. Rest of the course is Fair, Never pay more than $25 to play this course. You get what you pay for at the moment, would like to see those greens up again and some SAND in those Bunkers! But it looks like they're starting to take action. I believe everything will by fine n' dandy within a couple months.

Really enjoyed playing this course. I haven't been golfing long but this was the most challenging course I have played yet. The are currently having some issues with a few of thier greens but other than that its a great course. Once they get the greens back in order everything will be perfect.

Nice layout, given what the terroir they had to work with. But the course maintenance is horrendous! At least 6 greens unluttable, no sand in the bunkers and the fairways spotty. I would not recommend and I'm driving 95 miles to play today.

Fairways are nice but half the greens are in horrible condition not sure if I will play again till next spring

Nice layout. Pace was slow due to people not playing with the skill level they think they have. Back tees are for players. Several holes greens were burned on and others fuzzy. Putting very slow. If they can get the greens fixed its a great course. Need to post t boxes based on handicap and this needs to be enforced.

Don't know who screwed up but the greens are terrible. Number 3 hole the cool par three, the green is totally shot. It is basically dirt sprayed with some green stuff. The 18th hole is the par five which you carry over the water if you want to get on in two, doesn't even have much of the fake green paint on it, just dirt. The course was almost empty so we played fast. Go to BV or Kern River if you want some greens to putt on, very disappointing at this course.

I've played this course in the past with no complaints, but could not believe how chopped up the greens were & how very very slow they played. The greens had bumpy holes all over them in terrible condition and basically dirt not grass on almost all 18 holes. Very hot day & hardly any water was set out for drinking nor did we see a refreshment cart come around. No marshall was ever seen to help with pace of play. Will never play Riverlakes again.

Some of the greens are terrible...physically saw the groundskeeper painting the greens..rather then fixing them..wont go back until they are fixed..not worth it...

Two years ago Riverlakes was the nicest public course in Bakersfield and even rivaled some of the country clubs. After playing the course yesterday I was shocked at the condition. There were bare mud spots as big as 6 square feet in the greens. A fungus or bacteria seems to be killing the greens. The Bermuda grass has stalks on them which means they are only mowing the rough about once a week. I'm all for cost savings but this course has been seriously let go. Some of the lakes water has breached and spilled into greenside bunkers. I would recommend any of the county courses over Riverlakes which has never been the case until now.

If your in a pinch and just have to get a round in then do so. I would not advise for this course for the sheer fact that its players thrash this course!

I like this course because it's challenging. I always have a good time when I play there. It can be a little slow but that can happen anywhere. Snack Cart service was good. We were able to get refreshments twice on a hot day without disrupting our play.