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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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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2023 #23)
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Good but Greens are Rough
Greens are not in bad shape right now. So many bare patches makes every putt bumpy and inconsistent. Plus, 2 greens, both on par 5s, are not available so they just put a pin in the middle of the fairway for you to hit that isn't even mowed as a putting surface. Can't see myself going back until this is improved.
Work in progress
3 of the greens were partially or completely closed / under repair. The other greens were bumpy and a bit slow. A challenging layout, particularly the back nine, with hills, blind shots, and a lot of distance between holes.
Nice course greens in bad shape
LLove the course but the greens are bad. They seem to be working on them but had 3 greens completely shut down with flags on the fareway. Wish the price would have reflected this.
The Course needs work!
Cart paths were new 😊
But actual Greens were spotty and very bumpy. There were three temporary greens.
Traps were not raked or trimmed around.
river falls
Greens were terrible and for the most part unplayable. I should have got my money back
Greens are atrocious
I’m not sure what’s going on with the greens, but the majority of them are either diseased or something. It was like putting on dirt with some grass sprinkled in
Fun But Greens Unhealthy
Always love coming here, friendly staff and great food/drinks, but something is wrong with the greens right now. Dead spots and bumpy, with some sand top dressing on a few. Hope the greens heal soon!
Course was closed due to rain. Need to get a rebate on this purchase
Whole course aerated
First thing when we arrived we noticed that the Driving Range and Putting Green was closed for maintenance. I asked if we can tee off earlier or could be squeezed in since we didn't want to wait 30min doing nothing. There was no flexibility from the staff.
Moving up to the Tee Box we noticed that the whole course including Tee Boxes were aerated. $35 for 9 holes of an aerated golf course is way too much. Greens were in really poor conditions, even some off them had no grass at all and felt like putting on stone.
Will avoid this course in the future.
Green painted mud...
Usually this course is in excellent conditions. Not this time. Somehow they killed ALL greens, including practice greens. Not a word about the situation or lower the fees. So I hope they can recover soon. Thanks
Good track
This is an excellent layout… it would be amazing with better course management and maintenance.. Staff was super nice ..
One of the best around
I’ve played every course in the area and this is one of the best. The greens were fantastic and the pace of play was perfect. 10/10
Good course to play
Very nice course to play. Just wish they had told me they were milling and redoing the cart paths in the entire course .Both me and my golf equipment came home FILTHY from all the dust that’s wash kicking up ! That would be my only complaint
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