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3.5
1642 Reviews (1642)
5 Stars
262
4 Stars
704
3 Stars
363
2 Stars
180
1 Stars
133
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
69.4%
Recommend this course
1186 out of 1642 reviews
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3.1
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
2.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
50.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 28 reviews
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3.4
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
63.5%
Recommend this course
54 out of 85 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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3.5
1642 Reviews (1642)
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Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

I was lucky. Teamed up with one of the course Marshall’s and a couple of regulars. Great course, nice people and San Diego weather.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

patchy everywhere

fairways were very patchy, a lot of blocked off areas due to construction. Over all quality of the course was pretty poor.. would not go back

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good greens

Greens were in good but fairways were long and spotty conditions in middle.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 29
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Decent option if you find yourself downtown

So I didn't feel like rolling up to Carlsbad or Oceanside and decided to play Riverwalk for the first time. Overall decent experience and good value for money. Pace of play was pretty slow but...it was a Sunday and rainy to boot. Would I play again? Were I staying in the area I'd say yes. Certainly not the visual equal of an Aviara or Arrowood but also significantly less expensive....

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course but wasn’t in the best condition

Lots of fairways under repair.

Course needs more yardage markers. Some were difficult to find on many holes or we missed them.

I’d play again but wouldn’t pay full price again if fairways were like that.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

What a Joke increasing their prices!

Before at $65 we always made the joke we're throwing $80 away to play in a cabbage swamp, now they even bumped it up another $20 lol... this is the closest course to my house and I'll never play it again at that rate. Highly do not recommend if you're looking for a good round, spend the extra $10-20 now and play a $100 course that includes cart and actually takes care of their course and cares about their golfers. Tee Boxes always torn up, greens never repaired, sand is concrete dirt and there's more ground under repair in fairways than I've seen anywhere else in San Diego.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 129
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Under Construction

Almost the entire course was under construction. There were at least 6 fairways covered in machines and marked off for ground under repair. Was not notified prior to teeing off or else I would have canceled and got my money back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Mowers while you play

I have never been on a course that they are mowing grass in front of you as you are playing. Most golf courses I have been on and there’s more than twenty I have played on, never have mowers during play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 64
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Bad Shape

This course is in terrible condition. The fairways have bare dirt everywhere. On a positive note, they were working on some of the holes. However, they kept the holes open so you had to play around up to a dozen workers. You'd think they'd do this work afterhours or at least close the holes. We were literally driving right into groups of workers. As always, the pace was unbelievably slow. We only finished 12 holes before throwing in the towel. Don't waste your time or money playing here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Course is in very good condition great staff . Great layout . Very fun course . Would recommend 10/10

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 120
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

riverwalk

Best pro shop people. French fries average, greens nice, Good place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

To expensive

Loud snd half of the back nine atre in bad shape. Bunkers are rock hard.

Construction next door makes it hard to stay focused.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Yikes

First time playing here. Course is in pretty terrible shape. Tee boxes shaggy, fairways bare and muddy or long where there is grass. I'm honestly shocked they're open and charging what they're charging. The greens were receptive and rolled well, but needed to be rolled.

If you don't mind moving your ball to nearby grass when you find a bare spot (which you will on every hole) it's playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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