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3.3
1677 Reviews (1677)
5 Stars
269
4 Stars
710
3 Stars
373
2 Stars
183
1 Stars
142
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
60.2%
Recommend this course
1202 out of 1677 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.0
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
44.4%
Recommend this course
16 out of 36 reviews
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3.1
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.0
Value
2.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
51.4%
Recommend this course
36 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6627 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.9

Editor's Note: Friars/Presidio is no longer offered for play at Riverwalk Golf Club. See Riverwalk Golf Club listing or Sunset 9 at Riverwalk Golf Club for current courses at Riverwalk.

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1998) Ted Robinson, Jr. (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Country Club attire required. T-shirts, Beachwear, Denim (Jeans) are prohibited

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.3
1677 Reviews (1677)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 57
19th Hole Scenic Views 29
Watching the Game 26
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 92
Bunkers 87
Undulating Greens 81
This course/club is great for:
Locals 102
Walkers 65
Playing Multiple Courses 60
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 149
Near the Airport 84
Near Local Attractions 65

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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Previously Played

Nice greens rough fairways

I like the course great layout tons of potential greens are nice but if you are pay $70 a round plus the fairways should be dead especially on a signature hole amazing location but wind will be a factor as a natural tunnel through the valley

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 137
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun coarse

Was fun to play but some parts of the fairways were lacking grass and rough from punching from a while ago.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Riverwalk is overpriced

Riverwalk is one of the most average courses I’ve played in San Diego. The fact they charge an average of over $100 per round is mind boggling. Their “hot deal” prices should be $40 not $75. The food is good, staff is friendly and they make awesome transfusions. But again the course itself has 1 hole that is overtly cool. Other than that, the fairways are dying/have dead spots.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Overpriced

Greens were in great shape

Fairways hard and have bare spots still

Front desk guys and starter are a dud. I’m a single and they sent a group of 3 in front of me and had a group of 3 behind me…..? Great for pace of play….

Overall just overpriced and they could be cooler. Location gets the $

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Hire a new superintendent

Wow. The golf course is a mess. Greens are pretty decent, but the conditions of the rest of the course is not good, at all. The only reason why I played this incredibly overpriced golf course is that I found a hot deal for $55. The other two people we played with paid close to $130, so they definitely got ripped off. This conditions of this course do not warrant anything over $100 let alone what they are charging these days. What a rip off. Will never play this course for over $60 because that’s about what it is worth. A lot of courses in San Diego are out of their minds with what they are charging these days and this is one of them!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
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Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Could be fantastic

Friendly staff. Course it's in fair condition, greens looked good but slow. Pace of play, ridiculous. No marshall. Tee'd off at 6:20am finish at 10:45am. No more than 3 groups on course at tee off and a 2 some in front of my 4 some made us wait all day... Snack bar is biggest cluster ever.. ordered and paid via app on 9 tee, waited and played par 5 ninth hole then waited 20 more min at snack bar and left without sandwich I paid for cause I had to tee off or have group behind us play through. Saturday mornings are busy, staff accordingly!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Will never step foot on that course again!!!

I booked an early tee time 0530 hoping to get a round in on my birthday but when I showed up I was informed my tee time was bumped to allow a foursome to start inplace of me and who ever else wanted to get out that early.

I feel the counter person was rude and not forth coming with a valid reason.

I was forced to cancel because any delay in completing a round early enough was now in jeopardy this do to other obligations after my anticipation finish time.

I will never step foot at this course again!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic course

The course was beautiful, well maintained and open but still challenging.

Had the 5:50am tee time and expected to breeze through the course but the pace of play by the 12 hole was back up two groups. That was not necessarily the course’s fault but that we had a groupd taking too many shots.

Would definitely recommend this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pricing

This course has gotten ridiculously expensive with no new amenities for the customers to enjoy. The only thing that changed was the price. Your prices needs to reflect some discounts that the customer can benefit from. I'm sure your attendance is down because of your green fees. Look around your pro shop and see how much is being purchased out of there. I would say, it's minimum or almost nothing in some months. These are the things I'm talking about. LOWER YOUR GREEN FEES!!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improvement noticed

Best shape I’ve seen Riverwalk in years Noticeable improvement in all areas I believe a little pricey w the $32 add on for a cart make the round $156 but overall a great experience and I’m happy see the course improve as it was needed Great job !

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

18 holes played13..

Short and sour. We gave up waiting on tee 13. After the first five holes we were backed up waiting to tee off I would say 8 to 12 minutes on every hole. With a cool breeze it just wasn't pleasant. My personal opinion is they also scheduled a tournament involving 3 High Schools. It seemed like a zoo... Sure didn't get my monies worth. I went in and let them know how I felt. This was their response Sorry

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Staff & Creative Design - Poor Fairway Conditions

This course would be worth the $100.49 for 18 holes (walking) on a Friday if it had better fairway conditions. I’m sure the grounds crews work hard on this course but the fairways have been muddy, straight up dirt, or plugged with the remnants just sitting on the grass. Not worth the money until the fairways improve.

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