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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
Great value for dog days of Summer golf
Teed off around 2 on a Tuesday in August and course played as such. Very hot, but course was equipped with water coolers every few holes, and delivery food service with a QR code that meets you on the course. Several fairways and greens in great shape, a few with large spots of sand and dead grass. Surprisingly green for the drought we’ve had. Course layout played short, with no back tees available playing ~6300yds. Fun yet challenging, affordable golf in Southeast Austin.
Little dry but fun
Like mini public courses in Texas during mid summer the heat finally gets to the greens. So the greens or just average at best and some of the fairways were a bit dry but however, it’s a fun layout. Not a very difficult course as you’ll have some fairways that are parallel and all the par fives are reachable into with good drives.
Awful conditions
It could be good if they took care of it. But wow. Bare patches on the greens covered in sand. Felt like trying to putt through a bunker. Some tee boxes were closed for no apparent reason. Lots of bare patches and random tire tracks. Really disappointing.
Great Austin Muni
Riverside is a great little course tucked behind the ACC-Riverside campus. The staff keep the course in really solid shape with only a couple of exceptions (mainly due to low areas that never really dry up). The greens roll true and bad spots were minimal for late June. Lack of a driving range is unfortunate, but they just don't have the space for it (and to their credit they do have a large net you can hit into to warm up). Long hitters will have lots of short approaches out here, and good scores can be had if your short irons are dialed in. For the value I find it to be one of the best courses in Austin.
pretty good little hidden gem
I’ve played this course 3 times now and thought it was time for a review.
Firstly, EVERYONE that I’ve met working at this course are some of the nicest people I’ve met on a golf course. They remember your name, always greet you when you’re coming/going. It’s a little thing, but really stands out!
Now for the course…there’s some funky holes and a few greens that are pretty chewed up. And they need to weed whack the heavy rough surrounding #5 (the long par 3) to speed up play. But the further you get into this course, the better the conditions and the more fun you’ll have with the layout. By the time you get to 18 you’ll wish it wasn’t over.
Net, I’m adding this course to my weekly/monthly playing circuit.
Flooding
This course floods really bad. Looks nice and green and fun to play if it’s dry but when I played it was flooded in June.
What happened to this course?
This was my 3rd course this week. It was by far the worst. If I knew the conditions of this course, I never would have played it. Some of the greens are in horrible shape. This was a total waste of my time and money.
Course needs major work!
I played Riverside while visiting Austin and the course was in very bad shape. I booked for 18 and left after 9 holes because the course was in such bad shape. The staff was very nice but the course needs major work. The fairways had water puddles, mud and weeds on almost every hole and the greens were in terrible shape.
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