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2.9
1104 Reviews (1104)
5 Stars
254
4 Stars
424
3 Stars
211
2 Stars
108
1 Stars
107
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
48.6%
Recommend this course
786 out of 1104 reviews
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2.4
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
33
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
29.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 97 reviews
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Avg Rating
2.4
128 Reviews (128)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
45
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
31.2%
Recommend this course
40 out of 128 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise from recent players, offering an engaging design with memorable water features and wildlife encounters. Friendly staff and smooth pace of play make for a welcoming round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6964 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.5

Formerly known as River Wilderness Golf and Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1985
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted McAnlis (1985)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

2.9
1104 Reviews (1104)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 31
Water Hazards 27
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Advanced Golfers 21
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 21
In the 'Burbs 15
Convenient to the City 7

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Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 103
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 79
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still has a long way to go

Decided to give another try due to recent reviews saying conditions were improving., as I used to play here often, but the course took a severe decline a couple years ago. Arrived just in time for tee time & they were accommodating & understanding due to several people being late after getting stuck in a big accident on I-75. Having no time to warm up, was taking a few practice puts on first green ( I was on in regulation) while rest of group was hitting approach shots.....ranger drove up & started berating me. Explained to him I was just taking a few putts while rest of group came on....Simply uncalled for & he was simply downright ignorant & rude!! Course review....Tee boxes generally were fine, fairways extremely thin ( why do you cut them so tight when you barely have any grass??) & a lot of bare spots, but if your group agreed to "roll the ball" ( we usually play them down) they were playable. Extremely hard to get under the ball with any lofted irons, and almost impossible to hit any Flop or Lob wedges around the greens. Bunkers very light on sand & what there was, was full of rocks & small stones....definitely not regulation bunker sand. Greens, simply atrocious. Every one covered with green sand( again pebbly), you really had to strain to find real grass, but surprisingly, they rolled OK, but they look AWFUL, and you were basically putting on sand, not grass.This course needs a heavy dose of fertilizer & seed, and allow the fairways to grow!!!! It's nothing close to what it used to be a few years ago...... this course was always plush & manicured with phenomenal greens. A lot of new cart paths, newer carts with GPS, so its obvious they're putting money back into it, but it has a LONG way to go to get it back to its glory days. Without a doubt, worse conditioned course I've played this season, but It is a GREAT layout!!! I'll give it a month & give it 1 more try!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs TLC

We gave it a chance after reading recent reviews about how they improved the course since last year. The course has a great layout but is in really bad shape. The staff was extremely friendly and the hot dog lunch special was to die for!

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

2x @ Wilderness

My second time playing this course and enjoyed it again, in spite somewhat slow play. Round took about 4 and a half hours, but we were slowed by a few groups playing in a tournament ahead of us.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Unfortunately, not the course conditions as in the past

The golf course conditions do not measure up to how this course was maintained several years ago. Nice layout, the greens were fast, but the fairways and tees were in poor shape. Range balls are furnished, but they had to go out and pick the range to provide range balls. Organization appears to be lacking.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back at River Wilderness

This course has a nice layout. Greens were in fair condition, tee boxes are better then a few years back. Still a few are in rough shape. Need cart gal. The rate is high based on greens and tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Golf Day

Greeted and served by a friendly, efficient staff. Tee time was on schedule. Loved the new golf carts. Course conditions and course layout was very good. Hope to get back before the “ snowbird season “ ends.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Very nice golf course

This is a very nice golf course in pretty good shape for this time of year except for the sand traps which have a lot of stone and in some cases very little sand. Range balls are furnished with your golf fee which is very nice. They have a very nice range. The greens were in good shape not extremely fast. Obtained this course off of Tee Off at a reasonable rate, but they are hard to find.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 53
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

a pleasant surprise

played this course 1 time years ago and it was awful. Read the reviews last week and decided to give it another chance. What a change, course is in excellent shape one of the best in the area. Greens super fast. tough and challenging but not crazy. Slow play was the only issue but weather was perfect. will try it again for sure

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

First time

After reading reviews, I was concerned that he course would not be playable. It must have undergone a renovation in the last year. Course was in good shape, especially given the rain the day/night before. I would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

It's getting there

There's not a lot of trouble you can get into as it is a very nice layout and the owner is putting a lot of money in it to fix it up

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Club wilderness

Terrible. Greens were patchy with disesed grass. Fairways horrible with little or no grass . Dead

brown grass on everyfairways. $25 golf course.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

worst condition ever -

back 9 was simply atrocious - Unreal as this course has gone wayyyy down hill. Grass not cut - Patches on greens - worst greens on back 9 ever seen - looked terrible - do not waste your time

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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