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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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
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..
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.
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.
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.
Good people that work there
PLAY WAS INCREDIBLY SLOW. No marshals to pick it up
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.
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.
The Course was in good cond. for this time of year!
For March Golf, never plugged a ball, unbelievable!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
Great pace, great conditions
This course was in excellent shape, never got held up while playing.
conditions
the course was soft and Unmowed because of recent rains. the greens were really bumpy lots of footprints.
Awesome DEAL!
Great value with Golf Now. Staff was nice and pace of play was good. Greens a little dumpy, back ok for this time of year. Will return again!
Cheers!
Terrible
Pace of play was terrible.. No marshals .. Fairways is all dirt... Greens are super bumpy..
good value
Wet good value 3and half hours for18 holes greens are good condition will go again
Good enough to the price
Easy to play. But, small green and the pace of time is terrible.
But, the staff is very kind and helpful.
Nice place to play
The course was in great shape considering the amount of rain we've had this past month. One of the really nice features of Riverbend are the practice facilities - driving range; putting greens and sand-trap/pitching area - that are available.