River Falls Plantation
A view of a green protected by bunkers at River Falls Plantation
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4.0
686 Reviews (686)
5 Stars
312
4 Stars
261
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
81.2%
Recommend this course
620 out of 686 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
63.9%
Recommend this course
23 out of 36 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
72.1%
Recommend this course
44 out of 61 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
686 Reviews (686)
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 84
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course!

The course was in good conditions, like usual. There are some holes where you need to have to be precise as the slope is severe and blind shots. So, you need to need to know the course well to enjoy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Nice course but poor greens

I always enjoy the course, great layout, great fairways.

They need to figure out these greens, bare bumpy spots.. and they place the flags where the bare spots on the green are..??! Why do this. Put flag where the green is in good shape please.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf at RF

Played w/ a good friend, Michael. We had a blast and avoided the rain

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great - but some issues

Course was in about as good of shape as I've ever seen it. Most of the greens were fantastic other than 2 with some sections under repair and a few on the back 9.

For the issues:

-Putting people out in the middle of a tournament is terrible and greedy management.

-Lack of diligence from whomever the starter was. To be fair it was brutally hot out but at least set up a tent/umbrella to make sure things are moving.

-Bunker rakes need to be chucked as they're all rusted and a safety hazard.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice Day

I have played this course 4 times this year.

I have enjoyed playing here and I would recommend it most definitely

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Mixture of good and bad

The shape of the course is getting a little better. Fairways and Greens are good but several tee boxes are in very bad shape. Don’t waste your money on range balls as the balls are old and you will be hitting off dirt or a mixture of dirt and sand… not worth the money for range use

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bring [lenty of balls

This course is more difficult than most in this area. The course is well kept.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always good

The best course in the upstate my opinion. The course and staff are always good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent course

We played this course for the first time and really enjoyed it. It was a bit challenging for us being intermediate golfers, but the scenery is beautiful and the pace of play was very reasonable. The course is pretty narrow so you need to hit your fairways. Plenty of water comes into play and the greens were pretty quick. It's a little far for us as we were visiting my son, but I would definitely play it again given the chance.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

🐐🐐🐐

It's the best course in the upstate in my opinion. Staff is always friendly and I would play this course every time if I didn't live so far

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

I'll be back

From Ohio. Golfed @ 5 other courses in the area this week, and this one was the best bang for your buck. Challenging course, but it was a blast. Elevation changes on almost every hole. Study the course map, because any rangefinding "apps" won't tell you everything you need to know. I'd love to see this place when the grass greens up. Impressive.

Staff was amazing, and very helpful.

I'll definitely be back

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