Riverbend GC
Water come into play on several holes at Riverbend Golf Complex
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4.3
862 Reviews (862)
5 Stars
258
4 Stars
433
3 Stars
134
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
96.8%
Recommend this course
808 out of 862 reviews
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4.4
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 16 reviews
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4.5
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
45 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Riverbend's fairways and greens consistently impress, with fast putting surfaces and excellent overall conditions that reward repeat visits. The notably friendly and accommodating staff enhance the experience, making this course a strong value for golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6701 yards
Slope 121
Rating 71.4

The Riverbend Golf Complex sits along the Green River in Kent Valley, Wash. Owned and operated by the City of Kent, the complex offers a championship, 18-hole course and a mini-golf course. The 18-hole course is one of the busiest in the state with more than 65,000 rounds played on it annually. The golf course sprawls across a relatively flat landscape, making it easily walkable. Though it may not be hilly, that doesn't mean it's trouble free. There are more than 50 bunkers strategically placed throughout and three lakes come into play as well. The layout is player friendly, with enough variety to appeal to players of all skill levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Steidel

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times while on the golf course.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Minigolf

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Reviews

4.3
862 Reviews (862)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Patio Dining 14
Dinner 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 44
Bunkers 38
Thick Rough 12
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 46
Locals 39
Seniors 28
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 49
Near the Airport 25
Worth the Drive 9

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Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/30/2021

Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/28/2021

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverbend Golf Complex.

Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great shape!

Been playing here off and on since 2007. Greens were in the heat shape I have ever seem. Pace of play could have been a tad better but the cart girl was kept busy, no long delays. Restaurant was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/26/2021

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Riverbend Golf Complex. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/26/2021

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/16/2021

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Riverbend Golf Complex.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/14/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverbend Golf Complex.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/30/2021

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Riverbend Golf Complex. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Maintenance of the course needs to be taken care of.

This is my local course, I play here regularly, as I'm a member here. The greens are starting to come around they've been pretty shaky for the 1st few months of the season. The bunkers are horrible!! it's just mud. We're not going to play out of sand, you're going to play off of a hard pack they haven't done anything with them in months The tee boxes are in really rough shape, really rough shape! But for the price and the proximity I can live with all that. Plus, it was a 100+ degrees today, nobody here. Guys in the clubhouse are really friendly, and there is a great brewery tap house/restaurant right next door on the premises. It's a pretty good set-up. For a course that is the most heavily played in the state, you would think they might afford fixing the irrigation system problem and give the traps "just a little love". Still will play here and enjoy the day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/29/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the sand traps and tee boxes is important to us. We are working to get everything at the course up to par. The current condition is not the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Riverbend Golf Complex. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/28/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart Included?

We had a good time on a great course in very warm weather. The only glitch was they tried to charge us for the golf carts which were supposed to be included with the Golf Now purchase. (golf cart symbol) They finally caved but they say online golf does not include a cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/24/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave us your feedback. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced when booking your tee time. Our goal is to provide our golfers with all relevant information when booking their round online. We apologize if we missed the mark. We hope to hear from you soon, and thank you for choosing Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/24/2021

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/16/2021

Hi, we would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/15/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Riverbend Golf Complex!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Above average, but not by much...

Didn't come out of the spring in tip top shape. A few greens have some damage/bare earth. Fairways are pretty hard, good roll. Pace was 4:40 ish. Warm day no beverage cart. grrr. My local course. Member of the men's club there. so you are getting an honest opinion with knowledge of how it has been in the past.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/11/2021

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Friday Fun!

Got a great price via GN Hot Deals. Course was in very decent condition. Finished 18 holes in 4 hours!!! Love the 19th hole at the Half Lion. We’re totally pleased with our beginning to the weekend!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/22/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverbend Golf Complex.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great until back nine

Pace of play on the front was fantastic with no issues, driving range closed for renovations so that was unfortunate but not the biggest deal. Once we finished 9 we walk straight to 10 and a new group has just been squeezed between two groups. Takes them 20 minutes to tee off and throughout the rest of the round that group was 20 minutes or more per hole, on the tee box on 7 different occasions with our group waiting, this group cheered with their beverage and proceeded to take 3-4 tee offs each. Our 2-2.5 hour round turned in to a 4-5 hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/09/2021

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Holiday golf, no cart girl!

Teed off at 815, and never saw a cart girl. We saw it parked by the pro shop, but it never went out. Not to mention no drinking fountains. Need to do something about the water in the bunkers, please!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/09/2021

Hi, Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create a seamless experience with so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course. Your comments are presented in a way we can incorporate them into actual change. We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game. Thank you for visiting and playing at Riverbend Golf Complex. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/22/2021

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Riverbend Golf Complex. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 129
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/09/2021

Hi, We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Riverbend Golf Complex!

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