Riverview GC
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4.1
986 Reviews (986)
5 Stars
294
4 Stars
512
3 Stars
116
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
87.2%
Recommend this course
869 out of 986 reviews
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4.6
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 14 reviews
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4.1
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.3%
Recommend this course
43 out of 51 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6336 yards
Slope 119
Rating 69.8

Riverview Golf Course is a beautiful 18-hole facility known for its undulating greens throughout the course. If you can putt on the greens at Riverview, you can putt on any greens. The full-service snack shop on site serves breakfast, lunch and an assortment of beverages. The Pro Shop has a wide variety of clothing and accessories that are available for purchase. Riverview carries men's and women's golf shoes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jeff Hardin (1970) Tripp Davis (2015)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill
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4.1
986 Reviews (986)
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Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens are tough!

Tee boxes, fairways, and sand traps are all good. Greens are really tough, thin, short & hard. We felt 3 putts were the norm and had a few 4 putts. They redid the course within the last year and guess it's part of the maturing process. Given some time to heal, grow & flourish, this will be an excellent course.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Alert

Do not play this course under current conditions. The green complexes are new and "not" ready for play. Grass is sparce and surfaces are hard as as.rock making it extremely difficult to hold approach shots and putt. Only open since November, pro shop did not make us aware of this when we checked in. Would.have asked for a refund had I known before.playing. All they said afterwards was, sorry w e did not tell you this at check in. Not a.good value at any price.right now and would be unfair.to expect anyone to post scores with greens like this. Only time will this current problem and keeping people off of them so they can grow.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Unplayable greens.

We played this course several years ago and wanted to try it after a redo. While the layout is fine and the fairways generous in landing zones, it was a disappointing round when we got to the greens. None of our foursome could get a ball to hold and we had many that landed in regulation. I don't know if having good grass will help because the slope and difficulty level doesn't match the rest of the course. I wonder who the makeover architect was thinking would be the average patron of this course. With so many others to play, this one will not make our replay list.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

my openion

My friend and I enjoyed the course very much, even if the greens were a little faster than we're used to.

Clark and Brad.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Terrible greens

This was second and last time this year I played this course. Their course renovation was nearly negligible except for minor changes to putting and driving practice areas. They finish work around the clubhouse is nice. I did not notice any appreciable changes to the course layout. It is really disheartening to hit perfect shots into green and watch them carom miles away from landing spot. Greens are unplayable to the average golfer.

It's too bad as I really enjoyed this course in the past. Should they ever repair all the greens I would love to come back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Well laid out.

Everything was good, Except the GREENS. I've played thousands of rounds on hundreds of courses, and I have never played such horrible greens. The staff admitted, and warned the greens were hard and fast. An understatement! IF I played there again, after hitting a green (the ball would almost never stay on the green) I would declare a two putt, and move on.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Fastest Greens in Sun City

This a great make over of a golf course. I played the course three years ago and this not the same course it was. Tee boxes and greens are real great. These are the slickest greens I've played on this winter.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

nice course

The course was a nice course to play. The only issue I had was the greens are very hard and fast. I would like to see the green be more receptive to the approach shots.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Terrible greens

We've played here twice in last 2 months but will play it no more. they didn't over seed the greens so they're dormant and like putting on a vinyl floor. My partner and I both putted for eagles on the first hole (par 5) and my putt ended up off the green 30 ft from the hole! there are no flat spots on the greens so with the dormant grass they're so fast and difficult they're no fun to play at all. I spoke to the pro in the club house and that's where I learned they are dormant and now remember when I played Coldwater a few yrs ago and they'd done the same thing with no over seeding to save money but lost golfers as no fun. now with new mgmt. they're seeding again and very fun to play there. I hope Riverview learns this lesson sooner rather than later.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Greens

Course was renovated over a year ago, layout is good. Greens were the problem, so hard and dry not one person in the foursome could hold a ball on the green. Had to play to the front of the green and then the ball would roll off to the lowest point of the green.Not sure why they haven't watered them. Will try this course again next year while in Surprise,AZ. for the winter.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

nice layout with tough greens

pace of play was very good. fairways nice.the greens were the toughest part extremely hard and fast.our foursome were continually frustrated trying to putt

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Needs TLC

New course that is extremely dry with hard fairways and super fast unputtable greens. Save your money for next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens are Unplayable

The overall course condition was very good but the greens were unplayable for the average (or better than average) golfer. Hard as concrete with severe slopes that won't hold a ball.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Re-Furbished

Course has been updated. Nice improvement overall.

Will play again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging course, good value

First time I've played Riverview since their remodeling. The greens are excellent but very firm and fast. Fairways are nice and new fairway bunkers require more driving accuracy. Overall, it's a nice course to play and the pace of play was about 4 and a half hours.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hit your spots

The staff were wonderful and the course was in great shape. Overall great outing

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a waste of time & money. I'm not just talking about the greenfees Impossiable to hold a green, horrendous. Only positive thing I can say is that the club house & staff are nice apparently this is where the money was spent.

Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good times

My wife and I played in a five some today with 3 strangers. Played in 4 hours and 10 minutes on a full course. Our playing partners and the staff were outgoing and friendly. The greens were hard but that was to be expected for a course that just underwent a major renovation. The layout was challenging, the condition was good for the time of year and it was priced fair for the location. Glad we went with the majority of the reviews of people that enjoyed the course and played here today.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Overall

Overall this is a great course. We had good pace of play on the front nine, but starting off both tee boxes (1 and 10 ) presents a problem when we turned the corner. Pace of play was over 4 1/2 hours due to the fact of starting at both tees. If they held back after a time it would increase pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Go,someplace else

I read the reviews for this course and decided to give it a try. Save your money and time and play somewhere else. They have 5 some sort going off the front and back 9s. That was really not too bad as pace of play was really not a problem.
The course is not in good shape especially the greens. The greens are so hard that there was not one ball mark on any green. I could go for n but enough. Save your money and go some place else.

Conditions Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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