Riverbend Golf Complex
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6701 yards | 71.4 | 121 |
| White | 72 | 6328 yards | 69.6 | 120 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6328 yards | 75.6 | 128 |
| Red | 72 | 5541 yards | 71.2 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.8/129 W: 78.6/138 | 345 | 421 | 505 | 437 | 136 | 543 | 313 | 208 | 361 | 3269 | 374 | 399 | 362 | 164 | 541 | 413 | 194 | 382 | 565 | 3394 | 6663 |
| Blue M: 70.3/127 W: 76.6/135 | 328 | 403 | 487 | 421 | 124 | 531 | 304 | 183 | 351 | 3132 | 358 | 382 | 336 | 142 | 513 | 392 | 176 | 363 | 529 | 3191 | 6323 |
| Blue/White M: 69.3/125 W: 75.3/131 | 328 | 360 | 487 | 369 | 124 | 495 | 304 | 173 | 351 | 2991 | 358 | 365 | 336 | 142 | 491 | 382 | 158 | 363 | 508 | 3103 | 6094 |
| White M: 68.8/124 W: 74.7/130 | 314 | 360 | 472 | 369 | 114 | 495 | 294 | 173 | 343 | 2934 | 344 | 365 | 323 | 136 | 491 | 382 | 158 | 349 | 508 | 3056 | 5990 |
| White/Green M: 67.6/120 W: 73.0/126 | 314 | 335 | 435 | 332 | 114 | 446 | 294 | 164 | 343 | 2777 | 344 | 340 | 323 | 136 | 454 | 359 | 158 | 349 | 465 | 2928 | 5705 |
| Green M: 66.5/118 W: 71.9/124 | 285 | 335 | 435 | 332 | 102 | 446 | 277 | 164 | 332 | 2708 | 316 | 340 | 293 | 107 | 454 | 359 | 152 | 320 | 465 | 2806 | 5514 |
| Purple M: 61.9/102 W: 65.7/113 | 220 | 284 | 342 | 257 | 102 | 377 | 218 | 156 | 256 | 2212 | 220 | 262 | 203 | 101 | 384 | 251 | 144 | 255 | 403 | 2223 | 4435 |
| Handicap | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by u005588788 on 06/01/2025
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Photo submitted by Giles5001235 on 11/01/2021
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10th Tee Photo submitted by Christophe8003424 on 08/21/2019
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Photo submitted by mrdscons on 05/01/2019
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Photo submitted by Brian4201967 on 06/03/2014
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The golf outing. Photo submitted by mastergolfer12 on 09/26/2012
Pace of play almost completely ruined it for me.
By the third hole, #12, I felt like being stalked by the staff, because someone booked behind us and was in a hurry. 10 min. Per hole is what we're told that day. What a bust...I brought out a friend for a fun day, it was terrible, not my money's worth. There's little fun when you're being pushed to move and someone told my girlfriend she didn't belong on the course because she wasn't playing, very upsetting.
Modest, solid, enjoyable course
Course conditions above average for wet spring. Greens rolling true, but slow. When they're cut & rolled they'll be better.
Course not long or super protected or penal, with exception of water holes. Easy walk, Enjoyable and affordable. Confidence builder with ability to score.
ENJOYABLE
I really like the layout, the back 9 really has some great holes (11,12,13,15 and 17) with doglegs and ob/water in play(dont hook it!) the front 9 is a little boring but has a few niceish holes (2,3,4, and 8) if the greens are in good shape/fast it can be a good test. slow play is a real issue here, they need to get a marshal that will do something about it. each time i play it, i find it very enjoyable
Good course!
Course is in great shape given the amount of rain we've had!!
Fun
Fun course good value friendly staff. Course in good shape considering super wet year.
Typical Muni
It's not to say this course doesn't have it's challenges, but there is really nothing to special about the track. Drainage seemed poor throughout the entire course despite playing on a day with no rain. The practice facility is decent, but if you park at the club house for your round be prepared to walk across a busy street to get to the driving range.
Great deal, fun course
This was a great deal. I got a great deal on golf now, then bought their four round special because of the great staff AND FUN ROUND. I have taken group lessons there too. Recommend the group lessons to average or beginner golfers.
Great deals always
Love using last minute golf , always good courses at bargain prices
Above and Behond
I booked a tee time for two at River Bend in Kent WA using the Golf advisor site. All good accept I booked it for the wrong day. However, the staff found the mistake and allowed me and my wife to play anyway. It was great that they let us play but they also went ahead and allowed us to use the same rate saving us $23.00 per person. NICE!
Nice course - good value.
It had recently rained, but the course was well drained in early Oct. All conditions good. Mostly 2somes so speed of play moved right along. The kind of course I like: fairways average width (a couple holes a bit long for my game), greens visible from approach, and even though the fairways are relatively straight there's enough water, traps, etc. to keep it interesting and provide a challenge. Would definitely play it again.
Like it or not?
Course was in fair to good condition. Fairways real dry. Some brown patches on edges of some green. Flat course. Easy for walkers. No real problems and I enjoyed the day. Maybe a little slow 4.5 hours, but not too bad.
Convenien location
Easy walking lay out. Fairly easy even for high handicapper. Great on site restaurant.
Where's a marshall when you need one.....
Fairways = good
Greens = very good ( 8 one-putts : ) !)
Pin positions = go for the flag
Pace of play. Poor. Got stuck behind a turtle speed foursome taking way too much time on the greens. They were a hole and a half behind their group by the ninth hole and we waited on them on almost every hole.....
Enjoyed
Very nice course. Wasn't able to finish 18 holes before dark although golf now was selling tee times even a half hour after ours. We started25 minutes before tee time. Got 16 holes in. Mount rainier beautiful