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River Falls Plantation
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River Falls Golf Plantation in Duncan is a Gary Player Signature Course. Its location makes it convenient for meeting up with people coming from Asheville, Columbia, Atlanta, or Charlotte. The golf course is also just minutes away from downtown Greenville. The narrow layout will test the accuracy and shot making abilities of even the best golfers. Rolling hills provide a variety of elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. Water hazards come into play frequently and there are also strategically placed bunkers framing the greens and fairways. Player crafted a golf course that is both formidable and scenic. The abundance of mature trees helped him achieve this. He carefully wove River Falls Golf Plantation through the mature forests, allowing the trees to surround the holes, giving each a secluded and peaceful feel.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Tees (Black) | 72 | 6697 yards | 72.8 | 137 |
| River Falls Tees (Rock) | 72 | 6238 yards | 71.1 | 132 |
| Plantation Tees (Wood) | 72 | 5702 yards | 68.3 | 127 |
| Plantation Tees (Wood) (W) | 72 | 5702 yards | 73.9 | 133 |
| Belle Tees (Red) (W) | 72 | 4802 yards | 69.1 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player M: 72.0/136 | 390 | 370 | 220 | 523 | 452 | 128 | 339 | 375 | 486 | 3283 | 432 | 180 | 538 | 330 | 337 | 174 | 389 | 370 | 527 | 3277 | 6560 |
| Rock M: 69.8/130 | 340 | 357 | 183 | 508 | 403 | 122 | 328 | 361 | 448 | 3050 | 377 | 174 | 525 | 326 | 317 | 167 | 377 | 330 | 488 | 3081 | 6131 |
| Rails M: 68.3/121 W: 73.8/135 | 330 | 329 | 170 | 491 | 388 | 116 | 312 | 345 | 410 | 2891 | 341 | 163 | 507 | 314 | 286 | 156 | 362 | 303 | 466 | 2898 | 5789 |
| Gold M: 66.7/112 W: 71.8/127 | 306 | 313 | 161 | 471 | 369 | 110 | 303 | 287 | 395 | 2715 | 331 | 154 | 481 | 245 | 263 | 145 | 354 | 275 | 449 | 2697 | 5412 |
| Red M: 63.5/106 W: 68.1/119 | 292 | 276 | 152 | 325 | 325 | 97 | 281 | 287 | 310 | 2345 | 240 | 122 | 434 | 245 | 235 | 116 | 296 | 275 | 389 | 2352 | 4697 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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Needed a marshal. Pace of play was horrendous. Players had no golfing etiquette. Other than that the greens were excellent and the course was in great shape
Cool layout
Some really interesting holes - better be hitting it straight when you’re playing here and the greens were pure.
Thank you for your review, uCYOY1574CY. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Falls Plantation. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Fun layout
Course was in great conditions from tee to green. I have played here a dozen times or so and always enjoy my rounds. There are a couple quirky hole layouts that make for a very interesting day. Highly recommend for anyone who has not played here before.
Hi, Brad7070239. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation.
Hello u888354225,
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!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314161449467! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
Good course
No water jugs on course. No beverage cart coming by. Course not in bad shape. Public course so not everyone repairs their ball marks. Overall not bad! Enjoyed it
Thank you for your review, brgregory. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at River Falls Plantation. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u7885476! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
Great Friday Morning Round
The course was in great shape especially considering the price. I love this course but I feel at times the course does not feel the same way about me! Requires some clever shots for sure in order to score well.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Mandcknight! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
Nice course
Course was in good shape. Greens were excellent. Fairways were nice.
Hello, hillstockm. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at River Falls Plantation. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
Tight and short
Very good condition. My biggest issue with the layout is that it is too short and narrow to hit driver very much if you can drive the ball 240 or more.
Hello, u314161080826. Thank you for visiting us at River Falls Plantation. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
The Course was in very good shape, especially the greens.
They could have let the fairway grass grow out a little more, but the course played fair and we very much enjoyed our round.
Hi, u612613466. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at River Falls Plantation, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Hello, u462568896. 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 River Falls Plantation.
Hello Mike2630055,
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!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, RJPRRP05. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at River Falls Plantation!
Let the fairways grow
First time here, and a really interesting layout....quite unique. Not as much sand as other Gary Player courses I have played, but course certainly has great character. Tee to green course was in great shape......EXCEPT.....fairways were cut way too thin....to the point where they were stressed out in some areas. Unfortunate, because you can tell they are nice & full, but just cut way too short. Almost impossible to get a Lob or Gap wedge under the ball for approach shots.....which kind of dictate scoring well. Greens roll true & fast enough. Will definitely return again......with hopes that the fairways are a little more lush. Its a shame, because you can see they are nice grass & full. Also, the gas golf carts are old & finicky....have to push on the brake to get it to start....maybe I just had a bad one!!!
Hello frankmitchell, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the fairways so may work on any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
94 degrees with a heat index well above 100 and no water on the golf course. Every water cooler was removed due to covid. Yet, personal coolers are not permitted and golf carts do not have coolers on them. Only course in upstate SC that I've played that does not have on course water coolers, this 16 months after covid. Will not be playing here again until this is changed.
Nice course. Elevation change, including several signature holes. Would play again.
Hi, Paul6356323. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at River Falls Plantation, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Thank you for reviewing us, u316840187. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing River Falls Plantation, and we hope to see you again soon.
Carts
The carts were terrible! The brake pedal was difficult to lock, needed to press the gas pedal several times before it would start and when it did, it would jerk you.
The cart paths are in bad condition. Very rough.
Hello, u819725899. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the condition of the cart path. Your feedback is important to us, and we are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing River Falls Plantation. We hope to see you again soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u4575413. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing River Falls Plantation!
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Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. Thank you for playing River Falls Plantation. We hope to see you again soon.