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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 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
Course always in good shape. One issue I have, when Purchasing a Tee Time for a single on GN app, to arrive an be assigned with +1. Misleading
Fun place to pkay
So it is not the best course in the world but is good value. Greens were heavily sanded when we played but when it is washed in no doubt the quality will improve. Excellent helpful staff.
be prepared to share a cart with a stranger
when i booked i did it for one golfer with the cart included. when i got there they tried to put me and another single in the same cart. ended up having to buy another cart
Perfectly acceptable muni
Greens were quite bad with sand patches frequent and sand traps were flooded. Not great but we played super twilight and it was fine. Pace of play was fast because of the time of day but it was cart path only because of the rain the previous night - add that to the heat and it was a pretty tiring 14 holes but you get exactly what you pay for here.
Conditions
Summer in Texas but course was still green and soft. Tee boxes are just awful, fairways and greens were great. Pace of place was ok but needs a marshal. For the price it met expectations.
Great value and layout
Always a nice round at Riverside. The first 4 out of 6 greens aren’t great, but are perfect afterwards
Summer golf @ Riverside
some of the tee boxes & green were had bare spots. Adequate water for 100+ weather. Friendly staff and nice golf course layout. Will play again in the fall when cooler.
Pace of play
We were a beginner group of 4 and we let a pair and a single go ahead of us on tee 1 and by the time we got to tee 3 we already had a pair on us and on them they had someone one them as well like I said we were beginners not taking to much time but our pace is slower then a pair of two so was annoying having people literally waiting on us at every hole. They need bigger windows in the bookings
We understand that your experience did not meet your expectations. We did notice you played on a Saturday which is one of the busier days as it is a weekend. We have 10 minute spaced start times to help with the pace of play to begin with. Most course offer 8 minute spaced times. We strive to make everyone's round enjoyable and like most courses we expect a 4 hour 15 minute pace of play. Most people would rather not spend 6 hours in the 100 degree Texas sun. Please come visit us again, perhaps during the week when there are less players on the course. We appreciate your review and please let us know if there is anything we can do for you in the future.
Good ol riverside
Riverside is one of the best public’s in Austin right now for the value. Some patchy greens ona few but it’s not bad. Great layout and fun short par 4 on the back nine. Plus the staff are really great and are very friendly. $32 at 4:30? What a deal
Pretty good round of gollf
I’ve been playing riverside for years. It was in good shape. The greens were great.
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Thank you for your feedback. We apologize that your experience did not meet your expectations. Due to the amount of players and high demand for tee times we do require for each foursome to take two carts total for the tee time. Each player is charged a half of a full cart fee. Our fleet of 72 carts runs twice a day and does not allow for everyone to have a single cart. The city municipal courses are operating under the same regulations. We appreciate your business. Please contact us with any further questions and we look forward to seeing you again soon!