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4.0
1680 Reviews (1680)
5 Stars
389
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
132
1 Stars
74
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
86.5%
Recommend this course
1356 out of 1680 reviews
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4.3
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.7%
Recommend this course
33 out of 36 reviews
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4.2
122 Reviews (122)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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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
4.5
88.5%
Recommend this course
108 out of 122 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
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Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not good

I used to play here a lot when they where the place to play. They were horribly rude at that time but I loved the course and put up with it.

Service is great now but the course is in horrible condition. Grass burnt out, some greens were really bad with sand all over it. I didn’t mind that they were just done after season, but....

Carts beep every single green to stay on the path, while you are on the path, very annoying. Regular carts don’t have GPS. So six of one and a half dozen of the other.

Worst I have seen in the area

Price was Ok

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2021

We are in the process of transitioning to our summer grass. The “burnt” grass is our winter rye that we just sprayed out last week. Additionally, we just aerifiied our greens. Give us a week to complete the transition, and we will be back to great shape. Tony

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Middle of the road

Course has a nice layout, just needs TLC. One of those middle of the road courses.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/05/2021

Thanks for your comments. We are in the middle of transitioning from our winter grass. The course will be beautiful in the next week as our Bermuda grass takes over for the summer. Tons of work going into this lovely course over the last 2 years, and more to come this summer. Best rates and friendliest staff in town. Tony

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Lived this course... lots of room and elevation changes. Challenging but fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Getting better

I played this course 2 years ago and swore I would never return. However, I gave it another shot on the recommendation of a fellow player. The course was definitely better than 2 years ago. Tee boxes were decent, greens were good, fairways still need some work and there are some really bad traps (little or no sand and not maintained,) The driving range looked like a cow pasture.

I would certainly give this an average rating but still an interesting layout and a challenge to an average golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/29/2021

Thanks for the comments. Confused about the driving range, it is absolutely beautiful. We put a ton of effort into keeping it in great condition, especially with the amount of use it gets. Also, we replaced sand in all green side bunkers and they now look amazing. We will be making even more improvements this summer. Great conditions, great price and friendliest staff in the business. Come see us soon.

Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens of Envy

The course is in great shape with nice tee boxes and fairways but the greens need some help, especially 17. Great value and a very nice layout with great food and staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/01/2021

Thanks for the review. We are transitioning out of our winter grass right now. Should be back to normal in a few weeks as the bermuda wakes up. 17 green is scheduled to be replaced in June. Thanks again. Tony

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Dastork

Definitely a best bang for the bucks choice. Challenging enough, maintained enough to be well worth the cost of playing there without disappointment. Pristine it is not, but Pristine comes with a much higher price tag

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

The tees and greens are in real bad shape stay away Price is ok, but conditions are. Not good

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/29/2021

We are transitioning out of our winter overseed. As the winter grass clears out, the bermuda will come back to life. We should be back to great conditions in a week or two. 17 green is going to be replaced completely. Thanks for the comments. Great prices and great conditions is our goal along with the friendliest staff in town.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The worst greens ever.

The greens are in the worst shape I’ve ever seen them within the past 9 year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/29/2021

Transitioning to summer grass. We will be back to terrific conditions in a few weeks after aerification. Thanks. Tony

Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course layout and condition- caution for twighlighters

Great course. Track was in awesome shape and has beautiful layout. Overall solid course. My one beef: I booked a twighlight round on GN which I assumed allowed for as many holes until dark, however pro shop informed me carts had to be in by 7:15 (gets dark around 8). I was also guilt tripped by starter for booking such a late round. If you don’t want twighlight golfers please don’t advertise the tee times. I would come back but probably earlier in day to avoid this happening again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/16/2021

This is Tony the new owner. I am very strict with my starters and cart staff about allowing all golfers to play until 7:30 PM. If anyone goes on course prior to this and attempts to move people off course, they will no longer work for my course. We support locals, and those who work for a living to get in a nice round of golf at a great price. So by all means, come on out and play after work, no issues at all.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very good layout. If tees and greens were in better shape I would have given the course a much better rating. Price, staff, and amenities were great. Perhaps a few bridges to cut down on all the driving about.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Tees and greens in Poor Condition

The staff was excellent but many of the tee boxes were in very poor shape along with the greens. I like the River Club but could not recommend it in its current shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/09/2021

Par 3 tee boxes get chopped up this time of year as overseed checks out and bermuda not yet growing hot. 2 greens are having same issues. The rest of course is beautiful. Our staff has begun process of transitioning to summer grass. Thanks. Tony

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Opportunities for improvement

First the good,

- friendly staff and greeting

- great price

- layout is good

- fairways and those darn bunkers are in good shape

Opportunities for getting better,

- servers, taking care of closing registers while customers were waiting to be served and have their drinks refreshed. The best businesses have all staff looking for the customers first.

- tee boxes chewed up badly with tee debris everywhere - 1 is really easy to fix.

- greens really chewed up. Felt like a sand trap and affected shots for chips.

- first day of play, pace of play was pretty good. Today, too much waiting.

- get the driving range ball dispensing box closer to the range. Think of this: location 1 - pro shop to purchase token, location 2 - behind clubhouse to get balls, which spill all over the back of the cart on the way to location 3, the driving range. The workflow for customers could be improved.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/09/2021

GREAT feedback and advice!! Thanks! The par 3 tee boxes get chopped up this time of year. Overseed is checking out, and the bermuda hasn’t kicked in yet. Having same issues on 8 and 17 green. Everything else is looking great. There is no power out at driving range or we would have LOVED to put the ball machine out there. Comments on the servers are fair and accurate. I’ve said this a million times. Thanks again. Ask for me next time in. Would love to meet. Tony (new owner)

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Friendly staff, challenging layout, greens rolled true but had a lot of damage.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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