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3.3
1665 Reviews (1665)
5 Stars
268
4 Stars
709
3 Stars
368
2 Stars
181
1 Stars
139
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
62.5%
Recommend this course
1198 out of 1665 reviews
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3.2
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.2
Value
2.7
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
50.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 24 reviews
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3.3
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
57.1%
Recommend this course
40 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6383 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.8

Editor's Note: Mission/Friars 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
1665 Reviews (1665)

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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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Excellent round

I’ve played the course several times but it was in great condition. Great pace of play and greens were in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/28/2019

Thanks for leaving us a review, we're glad you enjoyed your time at Riverwalk!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/28/2019

We appreciate you taking time to leave us a review. If you would like to speak with someone in the Pro Shop about your experience, please give us a call at (619) 296-4653. We hope to see you at Riverwalk again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Slow pace

We got stuck behind a scramble tournament. Over 5 hours. Just a bunk of hacks that come out to drink. It's not the courses fault, but it would be nice to know ahead of time.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/01/2019

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mission/Presidio

Course and Staff were excellent in helpfulness, courtesy, and my Breakfast Burrito was great! The overall condition of the course was very good. Pace of play could have been better, but in NO REGARDS to the course or staff. Our 3some was just having a rough day of it, we had no one to blame but ourselves. Still, all in all, it was a great day to get out and take the challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/18/2019

Thank you for sharing your last round at Riverwalk GC! We're glad you all had a great day and overall experience! Hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very disorganized. Did not honor my tee time....about 25 minutes late. They honored a big group. I asked to get ahead of the group, as I knew the tee was open but they did not let me. The course was in horrible condition. Not worth the money, I would not play it again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Course conditilns

Lots of patchy areas around the course, the only reason I played was because of the price on golf now

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we thank you for coming out to Riverwalk Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Extremely overpriced and poor quality

Starter had an attitude. (You’re a starter my guy, relax)

Greens were bumpier than my goosebumps during an ice bath.

Fairways were hit or miss, mostly miss.

Has potential but seriously over priced.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/13/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Riverwalk Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/13/2019

We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (619) 296-4653 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Riverwalk Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Shabby but fun

This place used to the gem of the valley ( 27 beautiful holes/only 18 now) it’s definitely lost it’s shine. The layout is fun, and some holes are quite challenging when the wind blows through.

They are making efforts to improve the course, but the progress has been extremely slow.

Staff in the pro shop are nice, the starters always seem to be in a great mood, and kitchen is always friendly. Hard to find a beverage cart before 10am during the week.

Surprisingly this place gets more play than the course conditions call for. Hopefully Riverwalk restores the course along with shine it once had.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/18/2019

Hi Chef72, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 161
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/18/2019

Thank you for rating your round at Riverwalk. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/11/2019

We appreciate the review. You rated us 2-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Riverwalk Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Riverwalk - the dump

pathetic course conditions. either mud holes or large dead spots. they did not mention that the greens were punched and sanded when the reservations were made 5 days ago. will not be back at any price

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/10/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration and hope you will bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. Thanks for choosing Riverwalk Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/10/2019

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Riverwalk Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A players review...

Always slow. Always. Course layout is fun for not having much hill/elevation. Course can play tough even though it’s shorter. The greens are usually faster than they should be considering the green slope, but usually in decent shape.

Tees and greens are usually in good shape. Fairways and bunkers are usually not.

Pros - fun little course, playable for all levels, layout is solid. Greens in good shape.

Food/restaurant is really fantastic. Great sandwiches and

Cons - about $15-$20 overpriced. The location is what you’re paying for with the course in a central location, not necessarily the course.

A minimum 4 hour 45 minute round, no exceptions. I’ve had rounds 5 hour 30 mins. Tees are stacked together, plenty of hacks play this course, not much help from any marshals.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/04/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars and we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverwalk Golf Club, we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Very Disappointing

The course was very disappointing. We booked directly with the course though a promo that was emailed to me.

Strike 1, like all riverwalk coupons read the fine print. Even if you call in the tee time, mention the promo you are using and they confirm it over the phone. That’s what I did, only to find out I overlooked a clause in the fine print. We ended up paying for two players on a weekday $156 for 18 holes with cart and a small bucket of balls. I wouldn’t pay over $20 per person for this course.

Strike 2, the course is in terrible condition. It would have been great at some point (made the reservation 5 days before) if someone from the team had mentioned how poor of condition the course was. Every other hole we played had a lot of grounds work.

Strike 3, I sent a very long and detailed email to Chris, the manager one week ago. Never got a reply.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 83
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

In Good Shape

Riverwalk has improved the course conditions measurably since my last visit this past fall. Had a lot of fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/04/2019

Hi bassmanleon. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate the improvements you've seen since last fall. Thank you for the 4 stars and we hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/26/2019

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Riverwalk Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course if you have the right expectations

Good (but far from perfect) course that's convenient and relatively easy to get a tee time. Summer has taken its toll on the fairways, but for ~$40 you could do a lot worse. The greens were pretty good though.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 08/26/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we hope to see you again soon at Riverwalk Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout

I enjoyed the course. # 3 is interesting and challenging, would love to play that hole again. SOME, not all, fairways were not in the greatest shape but entirely playable. Greens were in great shape. Staff was friendly and helpful. I had never played the course before, not from CA, starter gave the group I was paired with a heads up on #1 on where to hit your tee shot. It was a great hot deal. I would not pay the regular weekend fee of $99 to play the course due to the fairways. Looks like they are doing their best to improve the fairways though, a lot had "ground under repair" in spots. Overall if I were here again and found a "hot deal" for the course I would play it again. I do understand that golf courses can't operate under "hot deals".

Conditions Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2019

Hi Steve. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Riverwalk Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Needs some work

Fun layout, but the course is in rough shape. Fairways need a lot of work, by greens were good & rolled true. Should lower the green fees due to shale the course is in. Not worth more than $40

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/26/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to our team. Thank you for visiting Riverwalk Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

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