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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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river falls plantation. ...go play
Best course around.for value golf conditions and facilities
Chalenge Yourself
Very Nice...Very Challenging...Great Facilities...
Excellent Value
Overall, course in very good shape. Greens quick, but they do not hold very well
Thanks for playing at River Falls and the kind words. Stop by anytime.
River Falls Staff
Greens were best shape I've seen them.
Course was in great shape, especially the greens. Rolled very true. Price is a little above the area average but enjoyed the round nonetheless.
Good layout & good condition
Fun to play and was in good condition. Greens were not as fast as other courses I have played in this area. Some blind shots and the course book does not always give you the best way to play the hole.
Hidden Gem!
We played this course on a whim, finding it on Golf Now that morning. Excellent with the exception the cart paths could use some TLC but that was my only negative. The staff was excellent, the course wonderful and challenging enough you had to work for those pars and birdies! Highly recommend this hidden gem!
Glad you found us. We are working on the cart paths. Thanks for the feedback. Come back again.
River Falls Staff
Excellent condition and challenging course
As always a fantastic round at River Falls, zoysia greens in excellent condition. Many large tee boxes and large greens. Challenging course that rewards accurate drives.
Thanks for the great review Bill! Glad you enjoyed your round. Stop by and see us anytime.
River Falls Staff
Course was in very good condition
Overall course was in very good condition. Just be careful on the cart paths. Very bumpy. I will play it again
Awesome
Challenging course. Small green. Greens are in fantastic shape and fairways are in prime condition. Lots of trouble, so better find your A game or it will be a long day!
River Falls falls
Green maintainance continues mowing while players on the hole..tolled 25 yards behind us. Guys in blue jeans. No yardage or shape hole markings. Far between holes. Paths in terrible condition
Hidden Gem in the Upstate
River Falls is a great track. Immaculate greens and a fantastic layout.
Good Course, Lots of Potential
I was looking for one last round before starting back to school and had several people recommend River Falls. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and would play again. The course was in good/decent shape (considering the heavy rain we had for the previous 3 days). The unique layout of the course was very beautiful. I wouldn't recommend walking as many of the holes are very spaced out and it's on a very hilly terrain. I will say that it was missing that "wow" factor. It seems that if a little money was put into maintenance and upkeep it could achieve that wow status. Cart path concrete was cracked and bumpy, a few greens needed some work, patchy fairways in a few spots. I don't mean to sound negative because I really did enjoy my round and the golf course in general, just trying to be realistic and offer some feedbackI received a great deal via the web -- the regular rates seem a bit high for the area and quality of the course.
Great conditions
The course in great shape. The greens look and roll great. Played at 11:00 on Thursday as a single and got around the course in less than 3 hours.
Interesting layout. Not worth the price.
Different view/scenery than the typical course. Bunkers were great visuals. Hole three has a grass area in the middle of the bunker, which has another center cut bunker in that. Other bunkers were two tiered with grass in between...so pretty neat to have different looks.
Maintained well. Excellent greens. Great course. The only downside is the price. I paid $39 with golf now price. It's really only worth $30. Normal rates are much higher than that and it just simply wouldn't be worth it.
Staff friendliness was great.
One of the best in the Greenville area!
I've played most of the courses in the Greenville area but this one,and I'am thankful I've had the chance to to play this gem of a course.The fairway were beautiful and the greens were excellent,and had a good pace about them.A must play for you Golfers out there.
Not what I was expecting
The course has a great layout. Front 9 and back 9 are set up different which is great. The biggest problem I had with the course was the condition it was in. For it being a Gary Player Signature Course it was in rather bad shape. My nephew and I played on a Sunday and teed off at 9:00 A.M. and the greens were really slow. Looked as though they haven't been mowed in a couple of days. The tee boxes were full of debris from rain a day or so earlier. The sand traps were really in sad shape with ruts in them from water running through them. The whole course just needs more attention to it. Not impressed at all but I will go back and give it another chance. Hopefully next time the course will be in better shape. If not, I am sure I won't be going back.
River Falls Plantation
Course was in good shape, greens were aerated, but not bad, good round overall
Very Nice Play
For the price, this is a very nice course. The staff was very friendly and organized. Tight fairways, but still very playable. Not a long course. Two things to critique: GPS would be nice and better help/food when making the turn or after golf.
Excellent Course
On my annual trip to Greenville, I always want to play River Falls. Many challenges with elevation changes. Course was in good condition, staff is friendly. Not a walkers course.
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Thanks for the nice review Milan! We are looking forward to your next visit.
River Falls Staff