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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
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
50.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 26 reviews
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3.4
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.2
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
63.9%
Recommend this course
53 out of 83 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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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fly in and play

This is a nice warmup course for my yearly spring break trip. Plus it’s right across the street from my condo.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing, very long round

I love this course, but played this round in drizzle which would have been ok but we were started behind a Shotgun tournament group that had 2 groups( 8 players) starting on each hole. This meant lengthy waits on every shot the whole round which lasted 5 hours and 20 minutes! Miserable day and not much help from marshals who seemed unable to move the tournament along, this after assuring me at the start they would allow no more than 15 mins per hole for the tournament group. So disappointing.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 183
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What could have been

Its been along time since we played here and my 4 some really enjoyed the layout but we were not informed that greens had recently been sanded! Not even on GN web site...bummer I missed 5 putts under 5ft and it mad what could have been a great round a bummer. Ill be back in summer to see if it has healed up.

1 other note: I paid on line full amount on line (thru GN) and when I arrived he billed me more money for cart use ?? It felt very fishy and has never happened before like that??? What's up w/that....

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The green is terrible, not flat or smooth, the ball is hard to roll……

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good but...

Attractive, well-maintained track. But the pace of play is glacial.

Perhaps handicap-based tee guidance would help.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Long Coarse!

Had an exceptional day playing 18 with little brother. I live so close and never made it out to RW. It’s my knew favorite.

Pick a tee time after 1:30 and save 25% cart rental and two players was $175

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice greens

Greens were in great shape and rolling well. Most tee boxes were like hitting out of the rough and hadn’t been cut in a while. Fairways were very patchy and in pretty bad shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

good course, marshall needs to do better

We had the 2nd tee time of the day and a marshall told us to jump the first group because they were 4 walking players and we were 2 riding, so being our first time playing here we did what was told, we maintained a good pace only slowed down when at the back nine we were told it was car path only by another marshall(dog in cart) and that we needed to drive back to the cart path. At that point was the only time we saw the group behind us wait while we finished on the green. A couple holes later the same marshall the guy with a dog comes back to us telling us the we jumped the guys behind and we were slowing the pace and they are better golfers and they are regulars at that course so they should play thru, all of this while we are on the green, not a suggestion he was telling us they are playing thru, i told him about the other marshall telling us to jump them that that wasnt our choice, he didnt care. At that point we grabbed our ball from the green didnt finish the hole and went to the next hole, we finished the round with out seeing the group behind us like we did the front nine. we ended playng a 2hr and 40 min 18 hole round thats not a slow pace. This dog marshall (had a dog in his cart) ruined the vibes of the day just because his regulars buddies had to wait maybe 2 minutes for one hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

shabby

this course could be awesome, but it seems like no investment is being made in the course conditions. Seems like a very shabby muni, but still charge over $100.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lorén Murillo Tues. 2/4/25

The greens had nice roll and were in great condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Rough wintertime condition in spite of price increases this year

We are back to drought wintertime conditions at Riverwalk. Only one (recent) measurable rain since April 2024. Many bare areas in the fairways. Dead sod where it was put in but not provided sufficient water. Given the rate increases this year the condition is disappointing. The carts are newer. A lot of staff turnover as usual but we've always been treated well in spite of this so they must have good hiring screening.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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