Riverbend GC
Water come into play on several holes at Riverbend Golf Complex
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4.3
863 Reviews (863)
5 Stars
258
4 Stars
434
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
809 out of 863 reviews
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4.4
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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17 out of 17 reviews
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4.5
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
43 out of 43 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
863 Reviews (863)

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 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

River Bend

Course was average , staff was aloof, no clubhouse

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Decent day on the course

Nice pace of play. Cafe/bar is closed - bring cash for the beer cart - no atm, but they won't take cards. Course was in great condition.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Love this course

Excellent in most ways. Good mix of 3's and 5 pars.

Excellent greens and pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Windy day at Riverbend

This is a wonderful course. I really enjoy it. It's mostly flat land, but with curves in all the right places and because of that, read my TIPS section. This day it was super windy. I watched the wind dominate several of my shots and two of my putts. This made the course severely challenging and fun. I LOVE a challenge. Shot an 83. My 7th game in 27 years. Looking forward to Allenmore tomorrow Friday. Remember to be WISE on your drives. Look to PLACE them for an advantage to your second shot. Greens were very hard but consistent. Good luck and great golfing! See you after next round. :--)) *cheers*... ciao!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Sunday at Riverbend

We played in 4 hours 45 minutes. Not bad for a Sunday afternoon at Riverbend. Course condition was OK. Greens rolled good. Fairways were full of divots and the sand containers on the cart had grass growing inside. Staff was very friendly. No food service at this time. The restaurant is closed for remodel but should open this summer under new management.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Rainy day

It had rained most of the morning. Got there about 20 minutes before my tee time, was able to go right away. Did not catch other golfers till #8. Back nine was a little slow,but I expected that. Coures is in good shape, as it usually is.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great challenge from the blue tees

Best walking course in Washington state

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun in the a.m.

The course was firm and rolled well in the fairways. Layout is a little bland but for the price and condition it was worth it.

My biggest complaint with the course was that the greens were pretty bouncy when hitting your approach shot and they didn't roll as fast as they were firm.

All in all River Bend is a good course with challenges for everyone.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great

I rate this as an 8 . Would have been a 10 if food and drink was available. Coarse in great shape.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Awesome day

Weather was perfect, joined up with a really nice couple and another single in town from NC. Followed a tournament but still finished in 5 hrs. Great people to golf with and I played well,41-41. No complaints!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

2 group wait on every tee box

Good price but way to backed up. Waited for 15 min at every tee box. So slow it took me over 3 hours on the front 9 I quit playing.

Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Don't expect...

The greens are horrible so don't expect to play on good greens. The course layout is fun and is challenging.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very friendly staff at this golf course

Good course. Sloppy when wet however. Staff are extremely nice. Good greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Enjoyable Round in Fall

Everything went well beginning with the Golf Now booking at a very decent price to completion of the round with no issues. The restaurant was under construction / remodeling...so no food and limited beverages were available...but overall it was enjoyable and I will go back again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not bad if you get a good discount

There was a huge rainstorm the day before, so I expected a mess. It turned out much better than that. There was deep standing water in the bunkers and some spots on the cart path, but I didn't come across any on the course. A huge willow tree had come down on one fairway, but it really just made the tee shot a little more interesting. I expect it'll take a lot of work to get the bunkers back in shape.

I probably wouldn't recommend this course at the full rate, but Golf Now got us $30, cart included., and teeing off at the same time as the Seahawks kickoff meant the course was relatively open. We finished in 4:10. It was definitely worth every penny.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Riverbend

Played on a weekend so we didn't expect to play fast. However, we brought our little dog not knowing it was allowed. We ended up putting her back in the truck. Staff was at first accomodating, said it would be ok this time, then decided it wouldn't be. Front 9 was ok rate of play. Then we hit the back, everything stopped. We had two drunk people in front of us. We called the Marshall, with very little response. Staff decided to complain about our dog, which we shouldn't have brought. But then would do nothing about inconsiderate, slow playing drunk guys. Who obviously knew nothing about courtesy of course play. Very disappointing. Probably will either never play this course again or at least not on a weekend.
Jeff Jacobson

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Riverbend

Course in great shape.
Fun but challenging. Staff was friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Good Time

Friendly check in staff and easy.
Good walking course. Some of the holes that border water will tease you to drive over the water. Good luck.
Hole 14 will eat up golf balls if you are left of the fairway and green.
If you want a nice day on the course, check out Riverbend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Crowded

We had a 6:45am tee time and there were two groups waiting at the tee about that time. Although we did finish ahead of the "pace of play" time boards posted around the course, there were several times we were waiting for the group two ahead of us slowing pace.

The course has a nice layout and water comes into play on a couple of holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not even in a pinch

This course is less than a challenge. The makeshift deli was a joke and over priced.

The driving range was decent but some mats didn't have a rubber tee so I had to borrow the one from the gentleman next to me.

I wouldn't recomend this course to anyone unless every other course was out of business or golf now came up with a deal you can't resist.

Make sure you bring your own beverages and snacks so as to not help their joke of a deli.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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