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3.8
801 Reviews (801)
5 Stars
193
4 Stars
321
3 Stars
167
2 Stars
63
1 Stars
57
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
84.5%
Recommend this course
648 out of 801 reviews
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3.7
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.8%
Recommend this course
21 out of 27 reviews
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3.8
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
82.5%
Recommend this course
66 out of 80 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earns high praise for their welcoming and efficient service, making every visit feel genuinely enjoyable. This conveniently located short course delivers a fun, well-maintained layout at a price point that regularly impresses players.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6359 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.0

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1950
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Perry Maxwell (1950) Press Maxwell (1950)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex, MasterCard, Visa, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.8
801 Reviews (801)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Thick Rough 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Beginners 14
Walkers 12
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
Near the Airport 17
On a College Campus 10

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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

I have always like to play at riverside (old ACC) there are plenty of fun holes and short par fours were there average joe can have a chance to score. The only problem is there seems to not be a lot of grass on the greens but it just maybe winter conditions. I’m no expert! The history of the course and the great players who have graced the fairways and greens should be enough for any local or tourists to want to come out and play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 02/03/2020

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that you are frequent visitors. We love our regulars! We also love that you appreciate the history of our course. Not everyone knows that we were originally Austin Country Club. Thanks again for the nice review and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

It is what it is

I play Riverside frequently because it’s inexpensive but it’s the cheapest option in Austin for a reason. Pretty short, tight lies in fairways, and bald greens make for sub-par conditions but it’s still a fun time as you can score fairly easily out there. Also, BYOB is a big plus.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/03/2020

Thank you for your feedback. Please come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout & Course Condition

This is the old Austin country club iand the layout is really good. The course was in excellent condition, the greens are solid grass and very fast. I highly recommend this course especially for the value and condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/03/2020

Thank you for the nice review. We are happy to hear you enjoy layout of the course. We hope you'll come out and visit us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good time

Fun course for the $. Could use some help on the fairways on front nine. Back nine was great

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/03/2020

Thank you for the nice rating. Please come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 25+
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape

For the tx weather wasn’t sure what shape riverside would be in, great condition we thought!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well managed course

I have played this course many times and today the greens and fairways were in the best shape ever.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rained out

Should have received. Rain check or credit on my card, rained like crazy

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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