River Falls Plantation
A view of a green protected by bunkers at River Falls Plantation
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4.0
687 Reviews (687)
5 Stars
312
4 Stars
262
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
79.8%
Recommend this course
621 out of 687 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.6
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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3.9
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
73.5%
Recommend this course
36 out of 49 reviews
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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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4.0
687 Reviews (687)
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Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for leaving us four stars!
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for leaving us very helpful feedback, Ron! We will pass this along to our management team.
Played On
Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for leaving us four stars!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Falls Duncan SC

The course was in OK condition but several Greens were patched with sod

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for the great feedback! We hope you'll be back in the future for a more impressive experience with us.
Played On
Reviews 211
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us great feedback! We're so pleased to hear that you enjoyed our layout and inherent challenges. Hopefully, you'll be more pleased with our conditions during your next round.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for leaving us four stars! We've worked very hard to repair those two greens and they're in much better shape now. Please come and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Fairways

Good Fairways but some the greens are bare...no warning the greens were bad...will play again once greens comeback

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/16/2018:
Thank you for the helpful feedback, Charles. We'll pass this along to our grounds maintenance team.
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/06/2018:
Welcome to the area and we're so pleased that you've enjoyed your experiences with us so far. We look forward to your next round here.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Response from on 06/27/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great four-star review! We're pleased that you enjoy our layout and we hope you'll return again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/19/2018:
Thank you for providing helpful feedback! We'll absolutely pass along your advice about the rough to our grounds crew. Please come and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/19/2018:
Thanks so much for the five-star review, Ron! We apologize about the state of the rough and we'll pass this along to our grounds crew. Please come and see us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/19/2018:
Thank you for the kind words and five stars, Bob! We look forward to your next round here!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were firm (even after several days of rain) and some were in bad shape. Starter sent groups off the back nine which slowed the round and we had to wait on every shot.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Response from on 06/19/2018:
Thank you for the helpful feedback! We do run a 1st and 10th tee format, and we're sorry if that caused any inconvenience. We hope you'll be back again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Greens

Greens in Excellent shape...the fairways are in good shape...pace of play great...a couple of holes where there was repair underway...overall well worth it

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/18/2018:
Thank you for the wonderful four-star review, Charles! We're so glad that you enjoyed your round with us and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable

Greens were tremendous and hardly had a mark on them. Pace of play terrific at 3:45 for a foursome. Like the par 3’s the best and used all my clubs during the round

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/11/2018:
Thank you for the terrific five-star review! We're so pleased that you had a great round with us and we hope you'll be back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf

The fairways were fluffy with beautiful grass. The greens were nice and fast. An occasional odd spot on the greens that did not factor into the hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/11/2018:
Thank you for leaving us a terrific five-star review, Ron! We so appreciate the kind words and we look forward to your next visit with us.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/11/2018:
Thank you for the five stars!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow

The tee time they sold us was the first one off behind the member/member tournament. It took us 3 hours to play 10 holes. It was painfully slow. They should’ve allowed more time between a shotgun start tournament and letting others tee off.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/01/2018:
Thank you for the helpful feedback! We do apologize for the slow play and we understand that can be frustrating. We'll pass this along and we hope you'll be back again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/01/2018:
Thank you for the four-star rating!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Front 9, Quirky back 9

There are about 5 holes on this course that are very odd due to severe elevation changes, blind shots, and penal hazard locations I.e. OB left,, narrow fairway, and lateral hazard right. Completely unwalkable course. Fine in a cart. I only play this course as a last resort. The pro shop staff is awesome, helpful, food is good, and practice area is very good. The odd layout is the only drawback. Greens were actually in excellent shape for this time of year.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/13/2018

Thank you for your feedback. It is always welcomed. The uniqueness of the back 9 is one thing that makes our course special. Almost every hole has some element of risk/reward. Give it another try and see if you can bring it to its knees! Thank you for the kind words about our staff and greens!

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