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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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Conditions4.1
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Value4.2
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Layout4.4
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Friendliness4.4
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Pace3.7
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Amenities3.8
Golfer 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 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
Golfer Reviews
Enjoyable Afternoon
I thoroughly enjoyed playing the Preserve. The course was in good condition. Most importantly the staff was very professional and exceptionally friendly and helpful.
5 STARS
Terrible Service
Owner made it quite clear from the beginning that he did not care for Golf Now golfers. Would not let the Golf Now golfers Check in or put their bags on the golf carts until 5 minutes before their tee time. Then when I complained about the inconvenience, told me I had an attitude. He was just waiting for a reason to have me thrown off the golf course. Would not recommend this golf course to any Golf Now members. Also,I would recommend Golf Now to terminate their relationship with this owner. It's my understanding that he also owns Greenfield Plantation and i have no doubt the treatment would be the same there. I will not book a tee time there to find out.. This is the first and last time I will book a tee time at either of this owners golf courses.
Greens are rolling great and the staff was very friendly
Challenging course and fun to play I recommend this course and the 19rh hole has good drinks and food for after. Also picked up pro v’s in the pro shop for $15
Great track
Well run course with great layout. Staff was excellent, kept us moving.
Fun Course
The course seemed to be in fairy good shape. We played in the afternoon but was still pretty busy probably because of a holiday week. So they were short on carts. We were a threesome and the started wanted to add a solo player to our group, which makes sense. But the solo player started arguing with the starter that he wanted his own cart because of Covid! We tried to tell him that we are all vaccinated and outside, but then he started yelling at us that we can't prove we are safe. Finally, the started just gave him his own cart even though they were short of carts. So we got stuck playing with this person and it was very uncomfortable! If it wasn't for this incident I would rate 5 stars. Also, the bartender working did not know how to make a simple Martini. If you ordered anything other than beer or a shot, it was not happening.
Thanks for your comments, but it sounds like our staff did everything just perfectly. I understand you had issues with the playing partner, but perhaps you could give the course the 5 stars you said it deserved in your review. There is nothing we could have done about this player. He is not affiliated with our course. Come visit again! Tony
Player patience
Guests like myself should be more patient and Nader standing with staff. I witnessed a man treat the starters very badly. I would have denied him access. But the staff accommodated the jerk with great apple. Oh yeah, don’t forget to tip these guys.
Thanks for your thoughtful comments. We have over 200 players per day and 99% of them are WONDERFUL. It you can see from the reviews posted here from time to time, there is always 1 jerk per day. It’s part of life working at a golf course, as anyone in the industry will tell you! The good news is that we have THE BEST and friendliest staff in town, and they all take it in stride. As the owner, if I see anyone being disrespectful to my awesome team, I will remove them from the course. Thanks again. Tony
No excellence here. I would have settled for good, got less than fair.
Slow, crowded, odd layout, mediocre conditions.
Barely saw a river but that’s no biggie.
Sorry you did not enjoy the course. Surprised by your comments about the layout and conditions. People are complimenting me about it daily. Just bought the course 3 years ago, and the crew has done an amazing job getting it fixed back up while keeping prices super low. If there is anything I can do, please email me at Tony@greenfield.golf
Beautiful Course!
The River Club is in great shape! The greens were perfect and the staff are great….I’ll be back again and again!
Great Course in Lakewood Ranch!
Their greens are great and the staff were very friendly! I’ll be back again soon.
Unacceptably Slow
We have enjoyed this course over the years and were looking forward to playing again. Our tee was 1.16 - we eventually left about 1.30 and by 4pm had only just managed 8 holes. Really?!! It wasn’t because players were slow, but just too many sold tee times. There was no way we could play 18 holes and returned to the pro shop but they refused to refund half our fee as requested. We were offered a rain check which we couldn’t use.
A small financial gesture would have made us happy, but nothing. Such a shame.
I’m sorry you had a bad experience. We were not over sold. There was slow play out there and our ranger did not show up for his shift. My apologies. We are committed to 4 hour rounds. You were offered a rain check which can be used at any point in the future. My apologies again for your experience. Tony
This is Tony the course owner. First, i apologize for you being 15 minutes late. We were NOT oversold, and we DID have slow play. This is not uncommon during holiday week, as many once a year golfers get out on course with family. We did not do a good job from a ranger standpoint and I apologize for that. We had MORE players at my other course Greenfield Plantation and ZERO complaints. It only takes one or two bad foursomes to slow everything up., If there is ANYTHING I can do please email me at Tony@greenfield.golf. Would lie to make this right with you. Contrary to what you seem to think, this is a family owned course and I take customer service EXTREMELY seriously.
Poor Golf Management
I would really like to give The River Club a better review because the course itself is in great condition and fun to play…the Big BUT is it is poorly managed…the tee times are always 1 to 2 hours behind on the weekdays…Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays mornings are always 1 to 2 hours behind due to league play over scheduling. Today was a prime example…we had a tee time for 9:56 am…we arrived and paid…at 9:50 am, a group of 7 foursomes were still waiting to tee off from their 9:06 tee times…that would put us close to an hour behind our tee time of 9:56 am….apparently this goes on most mornings, and it has happened to us before too…we asked for a credit and headed home disappointed, again. The Management doesn’t seem to care about this because they haven’t corrected it. To bad…they have lost us.
Follow up: I reached out to the owner via email. His response was fair and he acknowledged our disappointment in a starting well past our tee time on 12-28-2021. We have scheduled a tee time for next week…we very much enjoy playing at The River Club, the staff is very friendly and they work hard to keep the course in great shape.
This is Tony the owner. I understand that you had a slow round yesterday but we were not over sold, and we were not running 1-2 hours behind yesterday. We had 230 total players for the day which was the same as my other course and we had zero complaints. We did have some slow players out there and the ranger did not show up for his shift. We DID give you a 9 hole credit which you could have used for anything in the pro shop or future golf. Please email me at Tony@greenfield,golf if there is anything we can do.,
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The guy bought a hot deal at 1:30 PM and came 90 minutes before his tee time wanting to be sent out as a single. Classy. He was told to check in 15 minutes prior to his tee time PER GOLF NOW’s POLICY. He then tried to get a key from the starter, who referred him back to the pro shop as we had other customers with tee times that he needed to get out on the course. Then he came back in the pro shop, and started acting in a disrespectful manner because none of his well worn tricks were working. I asked him if he read his email confirmation from Golf Now that highlights all of their policies, and he told me” I’m done listening to you”. At this point he was advised to be polite, or he would be asked to leave. We have nothing to do with hot deals and we can’t send you off an hour and a half earlier than your tee time as a single in the middle of season when the course is sold out. It not shocking to me that this golfer couldn’t find anyone to play with him. Rude and disrespectful to hard working locals who are providing affordable golf and great conditions. Please, take your act elsewhere. You will be running out of courses soon due to the way you treat people.