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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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Great Course Layout
Fun course but very testing. Greens roll really well, especially considering it’s the end of the season. The staff is top notch.
We're so appreciative of the very kind words and five stars! We look forward to your next visit with us!
Even better than last time
This was my second time playing the course. I loved the layout. It is pretty interesting and challenging and no two holes are the same. However, there were some minor issues such as clippings on the fairways, really long rough, a couple greens under repair. I went back today, and the course was in much better shape, The fairways were in great shape even with 2 inches of rain the day before. The rough was cut, but still thick and challenging. The greens were very firm and smooth and the couple that were under repair were in better shape. The layout is great. One of the best in the area in my opinion. So hurry out and play while everything is still in good shape before everything goes dormant in the winter.
Thank you for leaving us a great four-star review! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our conditions and had a fun and challenging round with us. Please come and see us again soon.
Worth Playing for sure
Great course for the money. Would recommend it. Good layout as well.
Thank you for the recommendation and four stars! Please come and see us again soon.
Beautiful condition
Great round of golf with the exception of the pin placement on hole #1. No way to approach the hole without rolling off the green if you did not hole the put. Very discouraging way to start a round for most recreational golfers.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us five stars! We're sorry to hear that the pin placement on hole #1 was frustrating but we hope you'll return soon!
Fun Course
The course was in great shape the day after 3-4 inches of rain. Friendly staff and would recommend to anyone who likes a challenge. Thanks GolfNow.
Agonizing
The pace of play was soooo slow. I’m not a fast player but this was terrible. The back tees were rightfully placed in the farthest back position but the foliage overgrowth in front of the back boxes was so tall it could actually contact the ball on take off. The rest of the course was very nice and the staff were very courteous. Course needs some rangers and the course superintendent to round on the course for weekend play. Great layout and really fair price.
River Falls Duncan SC
The course was in OK condition but several Greens were patched with sod
Great layout-average conditions
Played my first round at River Falls this weekend after reading several reviews on the course that made me want to play there. The layout it awesome. Almost a mountain course feel. A lot of elevation changes. Long drives between holes and each hole is isolated from each other. The course is pretty tight both around the fairways and greens. A lot of time you miss the fairway or green and your ball is completely gone. The course is one of the more challenging ones that I’ve played in a while. The course conditions were just average in my opinion. Greens were firm and smooth and fast except for 2 that were being reworded. Fairways were mown but the clippings have not been blown off of them. They also hadn’t striped the fairways. Rough was very thick Bermuda grass. Easy to lose your ball in. Again the clippings hadn’t been blown off. The tees were chewed up some. Especially on the holes where you would hit iron off the tees (this includes some par 4s on this varied layout). To me it looked like it had rained a lot 2 weeks ago and play and mowing had been allowed when it was too wet. Then this past week it was hot and dry and everything baked. Not at all a bad course. I’d play again. Especially for the $35 price I paid on a Saturday. But it’s not the top end course that I thought it was-at least not right now.
Great course with a very challenging layout. Only complaint is they are loosing a 2 greens to some mold a believe. Can't remember the exact hole numbers but one is on the front the other is on the back. Accuracy is key at this course. Excellant place to test your skill.
Good Fairways
Good Fairways but some the greens are bare...no warning the greens were bad...will play again once greens comeback
Great Course
New to the area and this course has been my favorite I've played so far. Couple of blind shots, but other than that a very enjoyable course.
Good challenging course
I like the course layout and some fairways are narrow which presents a challenge I like. Greens were aerated 2 weeks ago and coming back nicely but were still very slow. Greens are normally much quicker. Overall this a good course and you can find good deals every week.
Course needed some care
Only played the back 9 twice because greens were being aerated. Also, the rough was really overgrown and needed to be cut. Nice layout, but needs some tender loving care. Only paid $22.00 so the value was obviously there.
rough
Course was pretty much perfect except the rough was sooo long. On top of being long, it was also super thick. I lost.a few balls just mere feet off the fairway. You practically had to be standing on your ball to see it if the ball went into the rough. Not as enjoyable when this occurs. Not many people hit every fairway so it definitely slowed my pace of play as I had to search extensively 4 times. Cut that rough! Otherwise, great course!!
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