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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 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
Worst Course in TX!
If I could have given this course 0 stars I would have. Idk how anyone would give this course a rating higher than 1 star. I usually don’t leave reviews either but this course is in terrible shape. It hadn’t rained in over a week and you would of thought it rained for days. Standing water everywhere and the fairways and greens were MUDDY! It’s also the kind of mud that sticks to everything. Every single hole you will walk back to the cart with shoes covered in mud. The conditions were just awful. The fact that they charge anything for this course is a joke. This course should be closed.
Don’t play this course. I wouldn’t even pay $1 to play this course ever again!
Water stations
This course is pretty average accept that there are more drinking water stations than any course I’ve played.
Great staff, poor pace of play
I saw a bunch of reviews about how bad the pace of place is. I thought to myself, “how true could this all actually be—what are the odds it’ll be that slow when I play??” Well, apparently the reviews were there for a reason. Pace was just too slow to really develop any rhythm which was super disappointing. Otherwise, good staff and (the guy who I think is) the manager is an outstanding guy and genuinely cares about the course and his customers.
Great value and experience!
Riverside provides some of the best bang for your buck in the Austin area. Great location and course conditions.
Golf Outing
Very slow pace, probably because of the other 2 people we played with. Club house was closed by 5:30 but person inside office wouldn’t let us in to use bathroom
We saw deer on course. Very cool.
Beverage cart and showed up on hole 15. We were very thirsty by then.
Muddy match play
Played 18, I need to clean my shoes and clubs after the muddy conditions. Drainage seems to be a problem but a nice course for novice or hobby players
Great for beginners
I have to start by posting positives before I let loose. 1) The staff there are extremely friendly. 2) This is a perfect course if you are a beginner and need to play on a course where you other players would give you grief for any poor play (like snobby private courses). The openness of the course is very forgiving and you don't have to be Tiger Woods to play here. I highly recommend playing here if you are just learning, first time on a full 18 course.
For those of us that have been playing for a while and want a decent nice course to play when visiting Austin, or even if you live there full time. PLEASE AVOID THIS COURSE. It is not a nice course in any way, the greens are all beat up, I just gave up expecting putts to roll anywhere near true. The rough was mostly dirt places. The fairway ok.
I was very sad when I drove up to this course and you could see how bad it was. I wanted to play a nice course, The reviews here had it as a 4 stars and I have never seen such a bad course have such high reviews. I was fooled/lied to into expecting it to be a nice course, and it is far from it.
Enjoy playing at Riverside when we are in Austin and could not have been paired with two nicer men. Great day of golf.
Fun course
Fun course to play with my teenage son. Played in just under 4 hours. Fairways in great shape but a couple of the greens need some repair but overall great for the price!!!
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