River Falls Plantation
A view of a green protected by bunkers at River Falls Plantation
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4.1
711 Reviews (711)
5 Stars
322
4 Stars
273
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
21
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
85.7%
Recommend this course
642 out of 711 reviews
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4.0
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
11
3 Stars
0
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0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
87.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 24 reviews
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4.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
91.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 35 reviews
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Course Highlights
The exceptionally friendly staff and strong value for money make this course a consistent favorite among returning golfers. A challenging layout with hills, blind shots, and a demanding back nine rewards players seeking an engaging round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6697 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Diamond Zoysia Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Player (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

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4.1
711 Reviews (711)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Patio Dining 15
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 30
Elevation Changes 27
Narrow Fairways 21
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 29
Locals 25
Entertaining Clients 15
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 24
Near the Airport 19
Worth the Drive 18

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great rate

I got a hot deal this morning to play the course for an amazing $13 and had to be there at 8 AM. It was an enjoyable day 71° to start and build well over 80° with high humidity by the time we finished the pace of play was good and the guys I got paired up with were really nice as well the greens are Fantabulous and put super super fast and very very true and I will definitely go back again to play as it is a very nice course it has the The greens are the Zoe is your type and they are extremely fast would definitely recommend someone going to this course to play as they keep it in very good condition the driving range is a good condition the practice putting green the clubhouse is in immaculate shape

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/10/2019

Hi u00000489606. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Odd course layout

90 degree rule with God-awful cartpaths made for a hard day in the saddle. Nice, well maintained greens but strange layout.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/10/2019

Hello Kitchen526. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice surprise

The greens were in awesome condition. Blind shots a couple of times make the first time experience difficult. Greens are well protected making iron shots a challenge. First couple holes very reasonable warm up holes

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/25/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you for leaving us four stars, Mike!

Played On
Reviews 115
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice Round

The course was in great shape but extremely wet from recent rains. Most greens were in great shape too but a couple were starting to show signs of loss. 4, 8 and 16 are very challenging holes. Fair amount of water on the course. Will definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/12/2019

Thank you for leaving us a great four-star review! We're very pleased that you enjoyed your round despite some previous rain. We look forward to your next round with us.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Fun Track and Beautiful Layout

Very established and unique holes. Loved the rolling hills, water and the immaculate greens. An amazing value and experience!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/12/2019

Thank you for the very kind words and five-star rating!

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Commented on 04/12/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful five-star review, Rick! We're so pleased that you enjoyed our layout and conditions. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/12/2019

Thank you for leaving us a great five-star rating!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value, excellent layout

Very friendly staff and starter. Greens were excellent as was the layout. Should be superb when fairways green up. My first time playing and would play again. Great value through Golf Now.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/12/2019

We're thrilled that you had a great first time with us and we hope it's the first of many!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quick Round

Had to wait an hour and half for a frost delay, and the staff did a great job keeping me informed and entertained. Super fast round as I was the first out and a single, so once again awesome! Travis is the pro shop is a nice dude. Can’t beat it for the prices when you’re able to get a Hot Deal!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/25/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a terrific five-star review! We're so pleased that you enjoyed your round despite the frost delay. Please come and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Customer service

Called Tuesday to make tee times and was told $45 for 18 holes for Saturday 3/2. When I arrived we were rang up for $55 instead of $45. When I questioned the guy he said the rates went up on 3/1. I then explained to him that we were told a cheaper rate. All he could say is sorry that someone told me the wrong price. The funny thing is this isn’t the first time this has happened. Great course shady staff.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/06/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us very helpful feedback. We are very sorry about the miscommunication, as it is NEVER our intention to mislead our golfers. We absolutely understand your frustration and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are not well kept, with lots of ball marks. Traps are a mess.

I have never seen this course in such bad shape.. Trying to recover some greens. Lots of mud. Very tough course to play when it is cart path only. Lots of steep climbs to get from cart path to fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/09/2019

Thank you for your feedback! The course is currently in great shape despite recent rain. We hope you'll return again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

War zone

The weather has been wet I get it but the Greens look like a war zone. Ball Marks everywhere. 35.00 for wet conditions and ball marks not a match.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/09/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback. Conditions are currently very good despite some previous rain and we hope you'll consider playing here again.

Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Day after Christmas

Check-in was expedient. Range was good and balls were good. Starter got our threesome out a couple minutes early, even though tee times were solid. Pace was good for the day after Christmas, as was the condition. Only a couple waits on the fronts 9. Some low places were wet, some bunkers still had water but able to adjust. Greens were rolling good. Cart paths could use some work- some of the worst around, must protect your back going over bumps/breaks You must know the grain on these zoysia greens and your line on some elevation/blind shots on the back 9. If you take that into play you can have a good round. I like play here in winter b/c greens stay healthy and do not go dormant.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/02/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a very nice four-star review! We're very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your round despite some prior rain. Please come and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 01/02/2019

Thank you for leaving us four stars!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Mixed Feelings

I have mixed feelings. The course has beautiful greens. Fairways are generous. Tee boxes need some work though. The golf cart was making this terrible noise that wouldnt stop. It started raining hard and Travis wouldn’t give us a rain check for the back 9.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/02/2019

We're sorry to hear that your round with us was disappointing. We hope you'll return under drier conditions for a far better experience.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Froze our Butts Off

We froze our Butts off but the Course was in Great Shape for all the Weather weve been having Groups in front of us didnt help matters they thought they were playing on the Senior Senior Tour Overall though you cant beat this Course its got alot of Elevation changes and it was quite pretty still having alot of the Fall Colors

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/03/2018

We're so pleased that you had a nice time despite the cold weather. Please come and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/04/2018

Thank you for leaving us five stars!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/20/2018

Thank you for leaving us four stars!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/09/2019

We're so appreciative of the very kind words and five stars! We look forward to your next visit with us!

Played On
Reviews 230
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/09/2019

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.

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