River Falls Plantation

my wife & i enjoy this course & play during the week
cost less & less golfers.

Will be back again soon great shape some funky holes that I can do better on the second time around

Many beautiful holes on this pretty hilly course. Weather was poor so cartpath golf made for very long round. Inability to ride fairways and drive down to see what was ahead affected our play.
Cartpaths are very bumpy and makes for a rocky car ride.
Greens of Diamond Zoysia were very smooth but challenging.
If the sun ever comes out we would like to give it another shot.

Website: www.riverfallsgolf.com

I played the River Falls Plantation course on 9/24/15. The par 72 course is advertised as a Gary Player signature course. The course is located about 3 miles off I-85 and was easy to find.

I played the Player tees which is one of five tees available. The Player tees play to 6,520 yards with a rating of 72.0 and slope of 137. The various tees play from 6,520 yards to the Ladies tees (their designation, not mine) of 4,697 yards with a rating of 67.2 and slope of 116.

The design is excellent! The layout is not overly long, but is tight and features a lot of significant elevation changes. While the course opens with a slightly uphill par four, most of the holes seems to play more downhill. As a result of the design, this is not a course that would be easy to walk because there are many houses lining the course and significant distances between the greens and the next tees.

Every hole was different from any other and presented unique and scenic, but fair challenges. I found myself on many of the holes taking pictures of the hole or saying ‘wow, this is really pretty’. Because of how tight the holes were, this is not a course I felt comfortable trying to cut loose with big swings off the tee and instead focused on keeping the ball in play and leaving a second shot of a comfortable distance.

Service

I found this course by doing some internet research the night before and reading reviews by other players. The pro shop attendant and starter were very friendly. The pro shop employee handed me a very detailed Course Guidebook that, in addition to my Sky Caddie, was an outstanding source of information on the design, yardages, and recommendations for shot making throughout the course.

There was cold drinking water about every four holes. I did notice only one bathroom facility located at the confluence of the cart paths coming from the 7th and the 16th holes. Although there are a lot of houses around the course, the cart paths go through a lot of wooded areas with a lot of secluded trees.

Overall Condition

The course was in excellent condition throughout all eighteen holes. All of the fairways and roughs were well tended. The greens were a little slower than I have played all year, but they were all plush, firm, void of marks, and putted truly.

I did notice that the tee boxes were very small and sometimes uneven in terms of footing.
Clubhouse/Amenities

This course has a restaurant, clubhouse, driving range, and practice green. I had no time to use the driving range or any of the other facilities. The clubhouse does have a nice porch around it from which you have a nice view of the finishing holes for each nine.

Value

I played the course at 11:30AM at a rate of $42. I could have picked up an online tee time the night before for less money but did not do so because the weather forecast was questionable for the day with rain coming in. Fortunately, the rain drops did not start to fall until the 18th hole and only very lightly. The experience with this course made the fact that I paid more than I could have a non-issue because I got a great design, conditioning, and service in return for my money.

In summation, I felt like I had discovered a real treat by doing a little internet research the night before. I was so pleased with everything about the course that I went back into the pro shop and talked to three employees that were there to commend them on the venue.

It was great day and course to play. I play with very beginner. We were never bothered. No waiting for us and the group behind us as well. Great experience as always.

Best course around!! Tee to green excellent condition. Two of the greens were bad off but besides that it's amazing. Perfect greens and wonderful layout made a rainy day beautiful. Very pleased golfer. Will be back soon for sure.

The biggest problem we had were the greens were very slow.
All of us had a problem getting the putts to the hole.
The course is in good shape other wise.

Challenging, not a course you can grip and rip it, takes some course management. I love playing the.course.

The course was in really good shape I play here all the time but this is the best I've seen it in several years. There's maybe two greens on the back nine that are under construction but I think they will be fine with time

Had a great time. Greens were a little dry. Fairways were great

Maybe I played at the wrong time of the year. VERY HOT that day. The course was dried out and the greens were a bit suspect because of recent sanding and been punched. HOWEVER, would like to play again at a different time of year, maybe course would be in better shape. I liked the layout. The staff was very friendly and helpful. It was the first time I had been at that course. Because the neighborhood surrounding the course is higher end housing. I was expecting a course in better shape. But, the potential is there. Will play again at a different time of year.

Course was in great shape except for three greens on the back had a few rough spots.

I always enjoy playing this course. With the constant elevation changes and hazards, the course challenges you to play solid golf in order to shoot a good score. Overall the course stays in great shape, though there are a couple of greens that need some major work. All in all, a great course for the price you pay and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly.

I have played at River Falls a few times. The course is challenging with some very good holes. The green conditions aren't as good as they should be. They seemed to be in better shape in the Spring.

Note: the 8th hole is very hard. Play it safe

Greens were in bad shape. Would be nice to have information on blind shots. I liked the layout and parts were very challenging. The greens don't require a lot reading mostly flat

Great course, but the greens were being air-rated. Cooper heads to the left of hole 4, beware.

I enjoy this course. Very tough, but very enjoyable!

A friend and I decided to play this course last minute one Wednesday after work. I purchased 9 holes on golfnow.com and went to the course. After teeing off on #1 we proceeded to our ball for the second shot and saw that the irrigation was on at the green. I purposely hit a shot to a side that did not have the irrigation. By the time I was ready to chip on the green, the irrigation came on in the area where I was standing and got me soaking wet.

9 holes For $25 should have a better outcome than this. I only live a couple of miles from this course and have heard good things from other players. it was a disappointing experience to say the least.

Would play again everything was up to par and very nice

Always enjoy playing this course. It is very challenging from the tips with a lot of risk and reward shots. Staff is very friendly and they have a great practice facility. Highly recommended this course to anyone.