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1662 Reviews (1662)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
181
1 Stars
138
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
62.3%
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1196 out of 1662 reviews
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3.2
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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5
Conditions
3.2
Value
2.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
50.0%
Recommend this course
11 out of 22 reviews
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3.2
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.1
Value
2.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
54.9%
Recommend this course
39 out of 71 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
1662 Reviews (1662)

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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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
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Friendliness Excellent
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great features

The golf course not long in yards but you must be able to hit different shots off tee and fairways. Multiple holes have water and sand traps. Enjoyed the perfect weather and friendly staff. Played from the blue tees makes the water holes intimidating

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
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Reviews 2
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2.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart

Course conditions of Friars Course were dreadful. Half an hour wait to check-in in the morning.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

course in bad shape

I have played the course 15 or so times over 10 years, and it's never been in poorer shape, particularly the fairways. Lots of bare spots, ground under repair, spotty tee areas, green but bumpy greens. No wonder it was $35!!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Value

We played on a Monday. The round included a hamburger lunch. The burger was great. The greens were fast and true. Fairways were average. Pace of play was great. We played as a twosome in less than four hours.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible Condition

I played the Mission/Friars courses. Mission was decent, not great but okay condition. Riverwalk has completely given up on the Friars course. The majority of every fairway was dead or bare dirt. I think they are just watering around the greens. We decided against asking for our money back and will just never play that course again.

Pace of play was 5 hours but on a Saturday morning that can happen. The staff were friendly enough. My friend ordered a burrito from the kitchen and said it was great.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played

The Friars 9 is HORRIBLE

We played Friars-Mission, and the Friars course was in just horrible condition. Luckily, the Mission was in good condition. The greenswere a bit bumpy, but told in good condition. Long story short, only play here if it doesn't include the Friars 9.

Conditions Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Goatshill

Should rename the golf course to Goatshill, is a former member on StardustCC it is a absolute shame that the piece of land that was once great is know horrible. Those are the nice words, secondly it took 5 hours to play a 6000 yard pitch and putt. I will never pay 1 cent to play that —-hole again

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Reviews 6
2.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Going downhill fast

It seems like since the news broke that the course will eventually be closing to make way for residential and retail development,there is zero care for those of us who have been loyal to the course for years. Pace of play, conditions and overall staff attitude have gone completely downhill. This weekend was a new low. We played behind at least 2 sixsomes that we could see and the whole time without a marshal in sight. Called the shop to ask them to help speed things up and got a 9-hole voucher for my trouble. After 5-1/2 hours for 16 holes, I doubt I’ll ever use that voucher. No thanks. Waht a disappointment.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

50min slow

We had a 9:37am tee time and didn’t get on until 10:25am... Then the pace of play was so slow it took 6:15 minuets to finish 18. Slowest round I’ve ever played!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Convenient location, fun course, great value!

I've played Riverwalk several times over the past few years. This course is a great value compared to the other public courses in San Diego. Especially since Torrey Pines ends up costing well over $200 per round. Riverwalk is in decent condition for a public course, is very well located central to most of the San Diego area, and offers enough challenge for better players while being fun for golfers of moderate ability.

i highly recommend this course if you're staying in the San Diego area!

RM from San Jose, CA

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened??

Played this course for the first time a few years back and it was a great track in great condition. This last time, it was like I was at a completely different place. The greens were not bad, nice speed with a fairly true roll. The fairways, tee boxes and bunkers were as bad as it gets. The Mission nine looked the best from a far but they had a tourney going on so I didn’t see it up close. We played Friar/Presidio. They have completely lost the fairways, dry and dead is most areas with hardly any real turf. I found two decent fairway lies the entire round that actually had grass. It’s a shame because it’s a fun track in my opinion. I’d steer clear for now and see if they can get it back to what I remember it being.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bonco

The course was extremely out of shape, dry fairways and ground under repair . Not good!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ken H

Great venue, has 3 nines which helped pace of play since I played on Saturday . The greens were awesome , fairly fast with lots of break and undulations. The bad news were the fairways, lots of bare ground so moving the ball to grass was permitted. The bunkers were not up to par, mostly dirt and hard packed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/12/2018

your review lost all credibility when you said great venue. This place is a dump!!!

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work

Fairways need alot of work. Slow play. Greens are very good.

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

Fun little course

Course has a nice layout. I would definitely play better here the second time around. Friars/mission was o.k. Lots of fairway under repair. Greens were excellent which made it more than tolerable. I would play here again

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Great Twilight Value

Course is centrally located in San Diego so easy for all 4 of us to meet at the course from various work locations and tee-off at 3:00pm. Such a great deal at just $29.00/ea, including cart. We were skeptical about being able to finish 18 holes before dark, but we were able to finish in 4 hours. Fun afternoon!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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