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Riverside Golf Course
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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 Lurch1234 on 04/18/2026
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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
Last bit of $ from me
In my 4 yrs of living in austin this course has always been bad. I have gave this course the benefit of the doubt in the past. But let's be honest -- its just a lot better paying the extra 10$ or driving the extra 45min to a different course then EVER playing at this course. The experience here will always be lacking.
Love the 18
Great course, good price with a cart. Did have a couple kids try to jump in front of us, but we confronted and they apologized. Some greens have a lot of sand was surprised by that.
It was everything I expected and hoped it would be, and I'll be back. Staff was over the top friendly, food was good, course was as expected (greens quite bumpy and inconsistent, but OK).
Conditions better than in past
Fairways great, most greens in good shape, tee boxes need help
If you’ve never played before, this is the course for you.
I’ve been here a couple of times and it will definitely be my last. It was $45 for our round yesterday so I know I get what I’m paying for but this is starting to look like Blackhawk. Greens have full mounds of sand in the middle of the greens, pace of play was just under 3 hours on the front 9 because there was a group of kids wearing tshirts and sweatpants hitting the ball 12 times before they got to the green. I will not be coming back. Staff has always been friendly tho.
Best band for buck city course
I love Riverside, and find myself playing often. The sloped hills shape the course and push things right. Fun to play into, good time, staff, and greens are getting better
Riverside
Course in decent to good condition. A few of the greens are in need of work. Some bare spots. Other greens in good shape.
Course is solid. Don’t buy the gloves in the pro shop.
Greens were insanely fast and some not in great shape but overall course is solid.
An employee in the pro shop suggested a glove for me to buy, which I did. The glove split in half across the palm after only 8 holes and when I told the pro shop this they basically just said tough luck.
Mediocre
This course is mediocre. If you are just starting out it’s a good course to learn. But if you are a seasoned played, don’t expect much from this course.
Great City Course
Riverside GC was a pleasant surprise in the heart of Austin. It was a short Uber ride in, but the driver/map was a little confusing because its embedded in a school area. The practice area with stoneworks reminded me of the Lido Island GC in Venice, Italy. Course conditions were acceptable for a busy city course. Its a little dry now and some of the approaches were hard pan.
Overall it was enjoyable for a great value.
Solid Choice
It’s a fun course to play definitely worth visiting.
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