Riverside Golf Course
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
Best condition I’ve ever seen it in!
Honestly, the greens right now are better than any of your other usual suspects around the area. The course isn’t super challenging but it’s a ton of fun. Multiple drivable 4’s and multiple hole on one-able short par 3s. My only knock was I lost a few balls in what should have been the rough. There was a bunch patches of tall grass and weeds almost directly off the fairway on a few holes. If your ball rolls off the fairway into one of those patches you’re NOT finding it and taking a drop in a wide open field.
Great greens
Always a good time playing here. Great staff , great layout and the greens are in great shape! They don’t over charge either! Love this course!
Worst experience
I had a tee time for 3:30 on April 6th that was booked through golf now. When I arrived to check in the guy in the shop said that his manager decided to cancel our tee time but would allow us to rebook the same time slot for an additional $15 a person. I informed him that a down-payment was placed to reserve our time slot for 4 golfers at $31 a person. He confirmed that the reservation was made a week in advance but stated that the manager made the decision to cancel our tee time. He stated that I could pay the additional fees or I could leave. I have never played at a course that will cancel your reservation the day of and make you remake the same reservation with an upcharge. I'm sure the guy in the shop just pocketed the difference in price. Very unprofessional and unethical club house.
Riverside
Very good course for mid-range handicapper like me. Greens were in really good shape. Great time at a good price!!
Best Muni Greens As of 4/4
course is in great shape, other than some uneven tee boxes. and the green have very few bad patches. by far the best value of overall muni conditions as of 4/4. highly recommended for 38 during the week.
Course is in fantastic shape
I've played this course many times and this is the best shape I've ever seen it in. Greens were nice and rolled pure, fairways were well groomed, and tee boxes were good. Pace of play was a little slow but overall a very enjoyable round on a well maintained course.
Great Price, Great Layout
Greens in great shape, a little sandy, but rolling well, fairways were muddy on the first 4 holes, but we had tons of rain the previous week. Small Greens that really challenge your irons and wedges, but never overly punishing for bad shots. For the price, as good as any of the other courses charging double
A mixed bag but OK overall
First, the pros: fairways and tees in decent shape, carts pretty new, staff is friendly, good price and a good value overall. The cons: very slow play on a Friday, they let a five-some on the course; most greens OK but 2 or 3 were poor; there was beverage cart service but we did not see anyone for 11 holes and then when the cart arrived it had almost nothing left to sell. So its a mixed bag experience and if I had paid more I would have been disappointed. Still, I'd recommend this for most golfers except the most demanding, for your everyday hacker like me its a good value and experience.
Great local go-to
Love this track, and always the best prices in town. It's in good enough shape as well, to justify choosing this over plenty other local courses. Back nine is a super fun layout as well, particularly Love holes 13 & 14
Great Greens
Since this is the old Austin Country Club, the layout is really great and it’s in very good condition. The greens are full and fast. I highly recommend this course.
Winter course
This course is bad condition . ( I think all over Austin public courses are )
I expect to be bad condition in winter ( so do summer 🤣) but wow really bad .. fairways and greens both .
Best value muni in Austin
RIverside GC is the former Austin Country Club, now part of Austin Community College. Staff is awesome, the greens are in great shape on most holes. Tee boxes can use a little work. Par 5s are reachable in 2. Very walkable course. Great value!
Course was pretty rough
Yes, we have had a bit of rain, but the course was in pretty bad shape. Yes, grass is dormant now, but again, there really was hardly any grass.
Not to nitpick, but course wasn't worth it. Need to fix some of the drainage issues for sure. Cart path only 3-4+ days after rain is kind of silly.
On the positive side, I got a ton of steps in!