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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
Not Enjoyable
Not a well managed or maintained course. It is not in great shape and pace of play is not controlled by anyone except the players on the course.. I play golf for enjoyment and this was not enjoyable.
You Get What you pay for
For $45-$50 not too bad. Tee boxes and greens not in good condition, but not terrible. Most greens have some level of damage or full on sand repair. But a fun layout, hard to lose a ball, pretty short course overall.
I would play it again if I couldn’t find something else.
Hi, u000007817117! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Riverside Golf Course!
Enjoyed my round
Course was in great shape, only issue the Tee boxes need to be leveled out, otherwise I enjoyed playing this course today
Hello, vonbie22. Thank you for visiting us at Riverside Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Surprise
Last time. I played this course was early in 2019, I have not played Golf in over 2 years, My memory back then was dead trées and limbs from the drought. This course must have new management, this course has had a makeover, I will be back. Congrats!
Hi, vonbie22. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Riverside Golf Course.
Hi, ksgloriarn. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverside Golf Course.
Fair ways
The grass is in bad shape. It’s hard to hit off of along with bad Tee boxes.
Back 9 is a lot better than the front
Thanks
Hi, RickGentry! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Sad tee boxes and greens
They just punched and sanded all the greens. Plus just about every green had places under repair. A couple of tee boxes where just sand and a little bit of grass. So overall the course is not in good condiition. Will not go back till next year to evaluate the greens. All greens had placed where there was just no grass and there waws sand only.
Hello, cooldude55. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Riverside Golf Course.
Hi, svcmarketingprof. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverside Golf Course.
Hi, u314161915176. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Riverside Golf Course!
Fun
Went golfing with my buddies, had a bunch of fun! There was a bachelor party ahead of us and a few foursomes behind us. Lots of open field to find your ball. Not a lot of water which is nice. Don’t think I lost a single ball. Greens were really nice as well.
Hello, austinfitz. Thank you for visiting us at Riverside Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Riverside 8/30
I was happy with the condition of the course for $40 at 10:30am. There are other courses charging almost double for a course that might be in slightly better conditions. The greens had a few rough spots but they didn’t impact my play today. I will definitely be going back to Riverside, I feel it’s hard to beat the value.
Hi, u000004772365. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Riverside Golf Course.
Trees and deer
Very nice Course to play with lots of trees and we saw deer!
Hi, lsauvageau. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Riverside Golf Course.
Needs Lots of Work
This could be an excellent golf course if they would shut it down for a year and pour about $10 million worth of work into it. Tees,greens and fairways need a lot of work. The back nine is much better than the front nine, but overall the course is not in good shape.
Hi, TF610,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Riverside Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Hi, txtech992002. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Riverside Golf Course!
Very good course overall
Course was cart path only due to heavy rain two days ago. Really could have been 90 degrees on many holes, and just avoid wet areas. I know that sometimes does not work with some mindless drivers.
Greens nice overall, a few need work in some areas.
Pace of play was very good most of the round.
will be back.
Hello, ddorrance. Thank you for visiting us at Riverside Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Probably should have closed the course
Austin received torrential rain on Sunday. This left lots of standing water all over the course, really soggy conditions in many places, esp. sand traps. But the course didn’t close so we had to go ahead with our scheduled round on Monday since we wouldn’t be getting our money back (Golfnow’s issue). Weren’t allowed to go off cart paths at all.
Hello, Fullidog. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. With the recent rain we are working to get everything up to par. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Riverside Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Tale of two nines
Two inches of rain the night before showed how poorly the front nine drained. Most of the front nine greens were decimated by the February freeze of 21. The back nine greens were in great shape though. Front nine was almost 500 yards shorter. Back nine was long but simply straight. This is an old classic course without mounds and only a few elevation changes. When dry, I feel it is a fun course for the price.
Hi, allergydoc! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Riverside Golf Course!
Hi, joelnm56. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Riverside Golf Course!
Great golf course for any handicap golfer. Fairways and greens in good conditions and the golf carts were very clean. Highly recommend this course.
Hello, Ralvarezj14. Thank you for visiting us at Riverside Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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Hi, Albert123,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Riverside Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.