Riverside Golf Course

Nice course, friendly staff. Greens and cart paths were in great shape. It's a great value very close to downtown Austin.

Arrived at 10:00am to check-in for my 10:30 Tee time staff was more than helpful as was the pointer over a conversation about some of the difficult hole layouts and history about this course. I was blown away on how the greens are rolled today. Pin location was a challenge. Course was in pristine shape. My cart was very clean.

If you have never played this course then you are in for a treat. First watch your ball land and immediately run to it, other wise it will be lost in the thick rough grass. Second this course has some of the fastest undulated greens in Austin and that is what makes this course challenging. You start the back nine with 2 par 3's and then follow that with 2 par 5's with the next 4 holes being par 4's then finish with a par 5 all of which have their degree of difficulty if you don't hit the correct club. So bring some balls and have at it.

Had a very enjoyable round. This was our first time on this course and we would play it again, very comfortable pace of play.

Riverside was in good shape when we played on 10/28/12, particularly the greens. A challenging, but scorable, course that is located 10 minutes from downtown Austin. Only complaint was that the old men play a little slow on Sunday mornings.

Played last Saturday and course always offers a great challenge due to its small greens and shorter holes requiring proper layup yardages unless your short game is Tour caliber. The greens are in great shape and roll very nicely. I really like this course as it offers a fun time with a great pace of play. The very large trees provide just the right amount of challenge without being impossible to deal with. Definitely a course that I enjoy. Only negative would be that the course does not have a driving range.

I visited Riverside through a SCGA member outing for I'm sure a fraction of the normal green fees so I don't want to throw them under the bus. However, the course lay out is somewhat odd. It has several blind fairway shots that don't make sense; it's fairly challenging for the first time player. The staff was very friendly and organized and the course is well maintained. Not as much fun as I would have hoped.

Good course for the good price, great staff. Quick 3 hour round...

This is a low-cost public course that has done a great job of improving the quality of its greens. It used to be the site of the Austin Country Club, and while its fairways are not well maintained, if you hit it straight, it is a really decent track for practice. If you hook or slice, you won't be able to find your ball.

A lot of us go out by ourselves to work on our game. It is much better than a driving range (which, by the way, it doesn't have) and it will test you.

Because of its cost, it is very popular with newer golfers, so don't be in a rush.

It is well worth the money if you get it at a discount on golfnow.com.