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3.4
1654 Reviews (1654)
5 Stars
265
4 Stars
706
3 Stars
366
2 Stars
181
1 Stars
136
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.2
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
67.2%
Recommend this course
1192 out of 1654 reviews
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3.1
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.5
43.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 16 reviews
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3.3
79 Reviews (79)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
59.5%
Recommend this course
47 out of 79 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

3.4
1654 Reviews (1654)

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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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Previously Played

Really poor!

The quality of this course is so bad when seeing here that it’s rated at 3.5 stars.

The fairway has more dirt than grass;

The greens are the worst I’ve ever seen;

Hard to find a nice tee box.

It’s crazy how much they charge considering what is offered to the players!

I’ve played here for about 7 years so far. So bad how things have changed.

Overpriced and not a good golf experience. Better look else where.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging course

This facility is a great facility for driving and mid-range shots. Most of the grains are very very patchy. Makes putting very difficult. I found this mainly on the back side nine. The overall hazards and obstacles make this a very fun course. You need to have very good accuracy on the back nine and on the front three. The arification was minimal and affected the ball minimally. I'm sure as the season continues here in San Diego that the greens will get a lot better as well as the fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Layout

Always enjoy playing Riverwalk. First time there since the Friars 9 closed. Like the layout Greens have recovered nicely from the recent punch. Fairways were a little patchy.

Will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

COURSE IS A BOG

Wet and slow and not in a good way.. I’m the idiot for thinking I can go play an afternoon round here and see remotely decent pace of play. Stay home, no golf is better. Really should have known better lol

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Really Enjoy This Course

I live local and this is a great track for us SD proper folks. Especially when I find a deal. I just enjoy the heck out of walking the course. Sometimes you get stuck behind a novice playing like he's Rory and taking his time, but not too bad otherwise. Wish they'd speed folks like that up. However, summer got hot and affected a lot of courses and once we got a little moisture, this greened right up. Nothing bad to say here, fun course. Hole 3 is cool.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 157
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Course condition

Course was in horrible condition. Probably worst condition than any other course in San Diego. Will never play there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

A Massive Downturn…sad.

I used to play this course a lot over the past 15+ years. It’s demise saddens me. It’s such a great, central location that could command top dollar for tourists to play. I realize the greens were recently punched, but that’s not the worst part of the course, by far. The overall conditions were sub-par, goat farm-like. Perhaps some entity with some scratch could appear and fix it up. Phil?

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible condition

Sadly this will be the last time playing Riverwalk GC. Was hoping for better course conditions than the last time played, approx two months again. The course is pretty much unplayable! Save your money….The course is in worst shape than any other one in San Diego!

Find a different course to play!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just OK

I gave this course a shot after playing a couple of private courses in area. Nice layout, but I was disappointed the greens had been punched two weeks prior without notice in GN,

The fairways were inn terrible shape and often found the lies to be on bald or dead grass.

I enjoyed the layout and feel the course had tremendous potential if they get the maintenance right

Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 157
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Aerification alert!

The greens just had extreme aerification, no joke it was like putting on the beach for every green and basically unplayable!

There was no warning about this when I booked through Golf Now, pretty disappointing as I do like this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Not too shabby

This course was in better shape than I expected. Greens were good, fairways were good, bunkers were good. It did just rain a few days prior, I'm sure that helped green it up a bit.

Only problems were, grounds keepers were moving fairways while I was playing at 4pm-6pm, and the 14th hole's green was covered in sand.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 72
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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