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4.0
1672 Reviews (1672)
5 Stars
385
4 Stars
783
3 Stars
298
2 Stars
132
1 Stars
74
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
86.1%
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4.1
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
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1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.7%
Recommend this course
36 out of 42 reviews
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4.1
138 Reviews (138)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
62
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.4%
Recommend this course
122 out of 138 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7026 yards
Slope 144
Rating 74.4

River Club is a popular Ron Garl-designed golf course famous for its unique moundings and positioning of grass and pot bunkers. Front nine are open with all elevated greens. River Club's back nine at are cut into the woods. There is water on 16 holes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Greens Jones-Dwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.0
1672 Reviews (1672)

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Played On
Reviews 72
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
3.0
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First Time Playing

Disappointed

While I acknowledge our 4some was a little slow. We were told by the ranger to pick up our pace on the 10th hole so we did. Then two holes later he came back in the middle of the hole and told us we were holding everybody up and had to pick up our balls on this hole and skip the next hole. The problem is the group behind us was nowhere to be seen so no we were not holding up any groups at that time. I totally get pace of play and we tried our best to play ready golf but I will not be back if this is how they treat a group that was clearly not holding up the group behind us after we were told to pick it up the first time. Also not a big fan that they wouldn’t give us a cart until our tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/03/2022

Being a ranger is a tough job. There were groups behind you, and you were holding up play. It’s not a big deal. The ranger was simply doing his job. We have to get people through the course in a reasonable amount of time. And the reason we do not key up carts before the tee time is so that golfers will not drive up to one tee while the group ahead is teeing off. It’s a polite thing to do. Tony

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time

My first round here. The was in very good condition given the amount damage they received. Very enjoyable round. I look forward to playing there again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course, Slightly crowded.

Played for the second time in last two weeks. Very good layout and good condition. The pace of play was slow due to crowding in too many groups this last round (It was Black Friday, maybe everyone was avoiding the shopping!). Pace was good the previous round here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

S L O W...S L O W S L O W

My bad for playing the day before Thanksgiving no Rangers to speak of ... Foresome in front of us we're in their mid eighties slow as sin

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Great Course - Poor Cart Rules

The River Club is one of our favorite courses. However, on this round we ran into problems with the GPS cart rules, We were not informed about the yellow dot areas which the cart may not go over or into . When our partners' cart did this in error 40 yards from the green, the cart locked down. We tried many times to restart it so we could reverse it to no avail. After 2 calls to the pro shop, we waited 20 minutes (and let three 4-somes play through) for a ranger to arrive and restart our cart. The same thing happened again at a tee box when the cart was in the middle of the cart path! And again we let two 4-somes go through us. Finally, we managed to restart it. So, although this is a great course, the cart issues resulted in much of frustration and a 5-1/2 hr round!! The starter needs to advise golfers about the yellow OB areas and how to restart a locked down cart!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/23/2022

We just purchased the new carts, and we have set them to give on screen information as posted to putting signs on the course. I’m sorry you had a bad experience. Carts should never lock down, and I will look into what happened immediately. Tony

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for the price

The course was good value and the whole experience could have been so much better except a threesome held up our group of four for 10 holes after we caught up on them too bad they didn’t let us play through.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice challenging course layout. Not long a time 5800 yards from the white tees but lots of water and narrow landing areas for the drive require some strategic play. Greens just a bit sandy but rolled well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Club

It’s a challenging course but the lack of Marshall’s to keep the pace. We were nearly 5 hours which is way to long.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course, Cart issues

The course was very nice with a great layout. Greens were all very well kept. Our cart began having motor issues around hole 11. Had battery power but kept jerking violently any time it tried to go uphill. By hole 15 we were having to get out and push it at least a few times per hole. We sent a message via the onboard system requesting a new cart and never got one. Barely made it back to the clubhouse. The rest of my group was almost finished with their first beer when we finally limped it through the parking lot. The course was good enough to outweigh the cart nightmare, I’ll play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/13/2022

Sorry to hear about this. In future, please call pro shop or stop ranger. WE will send out a new cart asap. Also, we are in process of rolling our new cart fleet. Half is already on site. They are wonderful, and we will continue to invest in the course until everything is excellent while providing excellent pricing and the friendliest staff in town.

Played On
Reviews 84
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Golf

This was the day after heavy rains and the course was in very good shape fairways have been overseeded so the grass is nice and smooth the greens are in great shape the bunkers were either muddy or had water in them but considering the weather this was minor. The layout is good clubhouse has a full bar and enough to choose from food I will return

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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