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The River Club
Rating Snapshot
5 Stars
428
4 Stars
843
3 Stars
310
2 Stars
136
1 Stars
76
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
73
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
Course Highlights
The River Club consistently delivers well-maintained fairways, fast true-running greens, and a challenging layout with mounding and bunkers that rewards smart play. Friendly staff, affordable pricing, and on-course amenities like a beverage cart and halfway snack shack make this a standout value.
About
Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6840 yards
Slope 148
Rating 74.5
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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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6840 yards | 74.5 | 148 |
| Blue | 72 | 6360 yards | 72.1 | 140 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6360 yards | 78.6 | 146 |
| White | 72 | 5816 yards | 69.7 | 129 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5816 yards | 75.6 | 138 |
| Silver | 72 | 5418 yards | 67.8 | 126 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5418 yards | 73.4 | 135 |
| Red | 72 | 4756 yards | 64.3 | 121 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4756 yards | 69.8 | 125 |
| Orange | 72 | 4034 yards | 61.6 | 114 |
| Orange (W) | 72 | 4034 yards | 65.1 | 117 |
Scorecard for Bradenton
Metrics:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.5/148 | 415 | 203 | 542 | 369 | 587 | 354 | 428 | 168 | 345 | 3411 | 403 | 422 | 195 | 523 | 434 | 169 | 398 | 517 | 358 | 3419 | 6830 |
| Blue M: 72.1/140 W: 78.6/146 | 389 | 184 | 506 | 358 | 541 | 322 | 375 | 152 | 311 | 3138 | 392 | 378 | 172 | 501 | 394 | 162 | 377 | 489 | 322 | 3187 | 6325 |
| White M: 69.7/129 W: 75.6/138 | 361 | 155 | 480 | 316 | 506 | 297 | 347 | 144 | 278 | 2884 | 360 | 347 | 162 | 481 | 359 | 147 | 355 | 454 | 310 | 2975 | 5859 |
| Silver M: 67.8/126 W: 73.4/135 | 340 | 135 | 446 | 269 | 416 | 288 | 328 | 136 | 269 | 2627 | 282 | 332 | 152 | 425 | 353 | 136 | 348 | 438 | 299 | 2765 | 5392 |
| Red M: 64.3/121 W: 69.8/125 | 317 | 103 | 390 | 247 | 416 | 256 | 287 | 81 | 246 | 2343 | 267 | 297 | 134 | 388 | 328 | 104 | 325 | 416 | 252 | 2511 | 4854 |
| Orange M: 61.6/114 W: 65.1/117 | 240 | 103 | 295 | 238 | 305 | 200 | 216 | 81 | 200 | 1878 | 210 | 222 | 134 | 284 | 265 | 104 | 225 | 283 | 166 | 1893 | 3771 |
| Handicap | 4 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 13 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 4 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
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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
RestaurantAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet FacilitiesAvailable Activities
Swimming, BilliardsAvailable Sports
Tennis
Reviews
4.1
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by stevenvlas on 01/22/2026
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Photo submitted by u871447021 on 01/04/2025
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Photo submitted by u871447021 on 01/04/2025
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Photo submitted by mkmccrave on 08/30/2024
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Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 04/09/2024
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Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 04/09/2024
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Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 07/28/2023
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Photo submitted by ScottJWatson on 03/17/2023
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Photo submitted by WBlaaub17 on 02/25/2023
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Photo submitted by u9680216 on 11/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u9680216 on 11/24/2022
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Photo submitted by PinSeeker1960 on 10/22/2022
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Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 01/06/2022
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#9 Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 01/06/2022
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#15 Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 01/06/2022
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#16 Photo submitted by spencerlee2468 on 01/06/2022
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Photo submitted by u9992629 on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u9992629 on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u9992629 on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u9992629 on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u9992629 on 08/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u9992629 on 08/21/2021
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16 hole Photo submitted by keithO45 on 04/06/2021
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Photo submitted by Golf99 on 04/02/2021
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My 3 boys. Great day. Photo submitted by jkevross on 12/26/2020
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16th green Photo submitted by u000007755293 on 11/03/2020
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# 6 tee box. Photo submitted by gonzo1347 on 10/26/2019
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Photo submitted by KingOsi on 09/30/2019
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16th hole island green Photo submitted by goufer on 04/27/2013
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16th fairway looking at the island green 120 yards out. Photo submitted by uBPJW1379BP on 04/12/2013
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Photo submitted by Tom3815047 on 11/02/2012
Played On 03/07/2022
Reviews 83
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Nice course
Nice course and I would have given it a higher rating but the starter stuck a threesome ion between tee times that slowed the entire course down.
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
SLOW
Nice course, good condition. Sadly, it took us about 5 hours to play.
I was told this timing is pretty normal.
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
Green
Course is in good condition. Green fairways and greens. Nice lay out and challenging. Not much room for misses.
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Great Day
Very nice course and pace of play was great considering it is in season. The cart girl was a great addition to the day.
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
Excellent conditions, great value.
Out of the courses I played in the area this had the best fairways. Great value, staff were friendly. Would return again in the future!
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Soooo slow
The good.. we had 1:30 tee time and actually got out 10 minutes early, first hole was great
The not so good… we got to 2nd hole and there were four groups on the hole (par 3) and it didn’t get. much better all day despite rangers efforts to speed up play… we seemed to wait every hole… after almost 5 hours we quit after 16 holes….. we really like this course and have played it often, but this uncompleted round was painful !!
Conditions Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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