River Falls Plantation
A view of a green protected by bunkers at River Falls Plantation
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3.9
701 Reviews (701)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
268
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
21
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
75.6%
Recommend this course
632 out of 701 reviews
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3.7
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
80.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 15 reviews
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3.7
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
71.4%
Recommend this course
30 out of 42 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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Reviews

3.9
701 Reviews (701)

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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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

river falls

Greens were terrible and for the most part unplayable. I should have got my money back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in Poor condition

The greens are in poor condition. Worst I’ve seen in years.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course was closed due to rain. Need to get a rebate on this purchase

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

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

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good track

This is an excellent layout… it would be amazing with better course management and maintenance.. Staff was super nice ..

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Even in winter golf this course never disappoints one of my favorite courses in the upstate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course!

Only complaint was there are no visible arrows to 8th hole, it’s a tight intersection and easy to get on wrong path if your new to course (as we ended on 17 and had to turn around) otherwise excellent!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Thinking man’s course

Enjoyed the layout! A course that requires you to evaluate from many tees, “should I hit driver?” Greens were fast and rolled true

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winter Conditions at River Falls

The course conditions are what you would expect for winter conditions (dormant grass etc…). The greens were invert good shape and rolled true. They were very fast but consistent. The course itself is a lot of fun. So many challenging holes and several with very drastic elevation changes.

I would love to play this course again. The club house and restaurant were great as well.

A lot of fun!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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