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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 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
Good time
Fun course for the $. Could use some help on the fairways on front nine. Back nine was great
good course overall
course is in good shape. the issue was some person booke a fivesome in front of us. So there was 5 plays booked one minute apart so we just stuck behind them all day and of course our pace of play was slowed because of this. The golf marshall on the first tee box apologized for it but that never should have happened ever.
Riverside Golf Course - Austin
Hidden gem! Tight course that has its subtle difficulties. Beautiful oak trees surround the course causing you to forget you’re in the middle of the city. The course is in excellent shape in the middle of a dry, hot, August.
Not Good Value
This course should cost maybe $20, always. The pace of place was terrible slow, it was the point where we had to wait for two groups at the tee box. Greens were awful. Sand was hard.
Great shape
For the tx weather wasn’t sure what shape riverside would be in, great condition we thought!
Open Fairways
Lots of open fairways to load up on the driver if desired. Course maintenance keeps the grass in check; no driving range to warm up on and no drink cart; Hopefully they have someone for that during weekend play
Well managed course
I have played this course many times and today the greens and fairways were in the best shape ever.
Riverside
I always enjoy my round at Riverside, I hear complaints of green condition but with as much rain we have been getting most courses are suffering with greens. The check in staff is always pleasant and first name usage is very courteous.
Othing special
Riverside is a pretty easy low stress track. Fairways are in good shape and rough areas are well maintained. Right now the greens are in poor shape and have been heavily sanded.
It’s coming back into shape
There is still a lot to be done at this course to make it equal other courses in the area. A few greens had some problems. Greens were cut low and were fast. Fun to play. Challenging par 5 or 2 and a couple very challenging par 4’s. Ball is gone if you hit the rough. Look forward to plying again because the price is right.
Rained out
Should have received. Rain check or credit on my card, rained like crazy
Easy Warm up or Practice
The course is set up to be fairly easy. Very short course and wide open. Just don't get stuck behind the slow guys, I passed two groups of folks during the round. Both had two guys within each. Greens were really bad on at least 6 holes. Sand was like concrete and fairways were poor. If you just want some holes to play and practice on this might be the place.
One and done
This course was brutal....many greens had bare patches or were chewed up, pace of play was so slow because of the many fivesomes playing ahead of us that we quit after nine. Can give some slack about the water on course but condition overall was poor. Spend your money elsewhere.
Great Course
Fun course. They are making improvements every time I play
Will be back!!
My new favorite course in Austin
This course is challenging and is in fine shape. I had a 9am tee time and had been hit with nearly SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN the night before.
The course is aptly named, "Riverside". And there was a lot of water running/standing in places which are usually dry. Cart path only was an understatement.
The course dried out quickly (less than two hours). The greens were in great shape.
Every member of the staff I met was a joy.
This Austin Muni is my new favorite.
great value for the price! staff goes out of their way to help, can’t wait to play again
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