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Riverside Golf Course
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About
The public 18-hole layout, formerly known as the Austin Country Club, was designed by renowned architects, J. Press and Perry Maxwell. It served as teaching grounds for Harvey Penick, as well as Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.
Riverside Golf Course challenges and delights players of all skill levels with its mature trees and scenic water hazards. Its convenient location, five minutes from downtown Austin and 10 minutes from the airport, makes it a serene escape without having to leave the city.
Getting there : From Austin, take IH-35 south to Riverside Drive. Go east on Riverside Drive 2.2 miles to Grove Blvd. and turn left. The course entrance is to the left before the community college.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6359 yards | 70.0 | 124 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6359 yards | 71.3 | 125 |
| White | 71 | 5744 yards | 67.2 | 113 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5744 yards | 73.8 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4877 yards | 69.6 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.0/123 | 205 | 313 | 116 | 493 | 188 | 390 | 387 | 431 | 373 | 2896 | 179 | 179 | 520 | 488 | 285 | 428 | 448 | 337 | 469 | 3333 | 6229 |
| White M: 67.2/113 W: 73.8/127 | 180 | 284 | 108 | 429 | 164 | 379 | 365 | 402 | 315 | 2626 | 166 | 166 | 497 | 458 | 261 | 413 | 410 | 327 | 420 | 3118 | 5744 |
| Red M: 63.1/105 W: 69.6/112 | 173 | 181 | 102 | 369 | 141 | 342 | 297 | 297 | 252 | 2154 | 154 | 148 | 407 | 441 | 242 | 353 | 293 | 306 | 379 | 2723 | 4877 |
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by sunny5579783 on 08/09/2025
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Photo submitted by jordanrance on 04/16/2024
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Photo submitted by amw456 on 06/08/2023
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Photo submitted by amw456 on 06/08/2023
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Front nine greens - this is #3 Photo submitted by allergydoc on 08/16/2021
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 01/26/2020
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The 8th is a great long par 4. Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/12/2017
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Two long par 4s (15 & 16) make for a meaty finish. Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/12/2017
Don’t expect much
This course is like playing golf in a public park. Random different types of grass and dirty all over the place. They can’t be watering this place. Tiny greens but I will say generally the greens didn’t look bad.
Fairways & Greens good shape . Pace of play after 12 th hole tends to bog down.
The course was nice
The staff was AMAZING!!! I would recommend to all my friends and definitely play there again!!
Poor maintenance! Overall not a good experience :(
This golf course is in bad shape. I didn’t enjoy playing here and wouldn’t recommend anyone either.
Great Course at a Great Price
Course is well maintained, open greens. Features such as a beverage/snack cart and a club restaurant that will deliver to you on the course are nice touches you don’t expect at the price point. My only critique Is that the course isn’t registered with the Texas GHIN so players have no way to track their handicap in an official capacity.
Pace of play
Pace of play was terrible. Group in front of my group was 2 holes behind and no marshal around to over see coure. Same group in front of mine would drag there feet, thro the pin around on green like a spear and no one to manage the groups golf edicate.
Classic and maintained well enough
Just a cool course with lots of history. Some short par 4S and even a par 5, but it’s enjoyable when you don’t wanna pay $100+ green fees. Went on a Friday morning and wasn’t crowded.
Great staff, great food, good value for the money
Overall a very solid value. The course is in solid condition, and the layout, especially on the back 9, is nice. I can't give it 5 stars because I have to reserve that for courses that are on a differenr level. That said, I do recommend playing here.
Paired with a golfer that continued to search for lost balls or hitting multiple times. This action caused the Marshal to tell our group to speed up the pace of play.
Condition of coures.
Surprisingly Riverside has come a long way. I haven't played there in about a year due to coures connection being dry and not well managed. The coures is in much better condition. Congrats to whoever brought it back to PAR!!
Lack of familiarity and hot weather make this course tough
This course is not bad for the price and is typical for a Muni Course.
Beautiful Muni
Look, I'm going to go back. I had a great time. It's just a muni course, with everything that comes with that. Greens are rough on the front 9 especially. It's otherwise a lot of fun. Don't expect to get anything at the turn, though. There isn't one.
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