Riverbend GC
Water come into play on several holes at Riverbend Golf Complex
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4.3
871 Reviews (871)
5 Stars
263
4 Stars
437
3 Stars
134
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
97.9%
Recommend this course
817 out of 871 reviews
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4.5
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
25 out of 25 reviews
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4.4
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
37 out of 37 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
871 Reviews (871)

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 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Clear your schedule for some fun

Riverbend is a great course for all levels. They have 5 different tee boxes so you've got plenty of choices but people do not tee it forward so they pace of play is SLOW. Also the pre opus restaurant is closed so bring your own food and beer!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River bend golf course

Course was in pretty good shape , I live south of Denver now and used to play here a few years back. Played with my son and a friend who still live here in the area.Any day of golf is ag good day

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful way to spend the day.

the course has dried out and is in great condition. The greens were fast and true. Fairways and rough were in good shape. Takes awhile to get around, but on a beautiful day, with a view of Mt Ranier, not that bad, and a great deal on golf now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great condition

The course was in great condition and the greens rolled smooth and true. The pace of play was a little slow due to gaps in the playing groups. I didn't see a course marshal or anyone selling beverages on the course. This attention to detail needs to be improved.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

okay course

Greens were in bad condition being very unevenly sanded.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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
Fair weather
Used cart

We had a good round

Great price through Golfnow, course in good shape, 3.5 hour round, fun
Bunkers have no sand, very hard to get out of.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Started to rain N greens turned to puddles

The course is setup with old back side as the front makes for a fun first nine leaving the best scorng holes for he back nine. Tee boxes were punched and sanded and not very level, fairways were nice and were being mowed the greens would not hold a wedge shot even a 60 degree shot dropping from 150feet. The greens were so firm the greens filled with puddles and were very bumpy, last time we played greens were smooth and putted much better.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Riverbend 18 may 8th 2015

I have been playing this course for years..and this course was always in great shape. However this time. I was very disappointed in the condition of the fairways. Cut way too short was almost like hitting the ball off of a pool table..Someone needs to have a discussion with the management at riverbend..

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Riverbend is convenient

Riverbend is a convenient golf course close to freeways and best for average golfers. They need an active marshal on Sundays, as the pace of play was extremely slow and frustrating.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Crowded and slow

Crowded and slow. Have to wait every hole. Spent 5 hours. Fairway condition is fair. Green is fair. Would not my first choice to play again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

RiverBend GC updates some of its holes.

The course was fun but the weather was not. Water on the greens made it difficult to putt; only a few birdies.
Used golfnow.com for a fantastic hot rate. The pro shop staff are first rate. The driving range is cool too.
See it for yourself when the weather cooperates and you won't be disappointed. By the way some of the holes were upgraded.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Good people that work there

PLAY WAS INCREDIBLY SLOW. No marshals to pick it up

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A friendly flat course for all levels of play

I enjoyed playing this course for the first time. My rating of the course might have been a bit higher if it wasn't for a few fivesomes allowed on the course. The course was in fairly good condition and was easily walkable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Nice course

Fairly flat course, easy to walk even with a bad foot. Greens were a little bumpy but other than that course over all is in pretty good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The Course was in good cond. for this time of year!

For March Golf, never plugged a ball, unbelievable!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Good course, good condition

This is still "winter" golf and the course was in very good condition. The greens were a little rough and caused some bouncing when putting, but still good condition. It's nice to play this course when it's not crowded. In the summer, it's shoulder-to-shoulder and lots of waiting and ducking from errant balls. It was a good round on a fun course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Flat and straight !

Good thing we were the first ones off on a Monday morning because the place was stacked up! Couldn't believe how busy it was for a Monday ! Not sure I could play of had to wait 10 mins between holes . Greens were good and course is straight and flat! Get out early!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great early season round

Course was better than I remember. Greens were a bit bumpy, but that was more to do with the time of year and the amount of rounds being played during a couple sunny days in the winter. For $27 per player + a cart, I have no complaints.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good condition for early Spring

With a week of dry weather this course has dried out well. Greens are still somewhat soft and bumpy but had decent speed. The putting green was closed and did not look to be very good. Being a GolfNow Hot Deal it was definitely a bargain.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Wet and slow

The course is often slow, but today the front 9 was ridiculous. Don't look for a marshall because they do not exist. We had 5somes in front of us stacked up 3 deep. The course was very wet (understandable for time of year) but the greens were not in good shape either. About half of the bunkers had standing water. Drainage has always been an issue here.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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