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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.
| 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 |
| 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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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
Great Value
I haven’t played this course in two years and I’m not sure why we waited. Really like the layout and I found the greens rolled really nice. They weren’t ridiculously fast like so many other courses. We played in 4.5 hours which is to be expected on a popular course. I would definitely play it again.
Good bang for the buck
The River Club has become my go to golf course in the Sarasota area. Great layout with challenging mounding and loads of bunkers, fairways and areas around greens over seeded with rye for nice lies, and competitive pricing that doesn’t make you feel like you’re getting taken.
Jeff
Golf course is in good shape! Fairways have grass & greens are excellent(Very Tricky) The pace of play is slow due to overbooking🏌️♂️ Course gets behind on starting Tee Times. The Staff is congenial & definitely attempts to accommodate! The owners should be thankful for the STAFF they make a difference in your
golf experience ‼️
Gary5878
Started 30 minutes late. Very slow round. 5 hours. Lots of waiting which is no fun. Course in good shape and staff was great.
Pace of play was awful
Waited on every hole. Ranger did not seem to care that we were over 30 minutes behind. Only finished 13 holes in 4 hours.
Great course
Beautiful course. Tee boxes, fairways, greens, traps, very good. Will definitely play again.
Very slow pace, Beautiful course.
I read the reviews and a lot of them said that they Jam Pack the tea times and they are absolutely right. We started our tea time at 11:38, and we finished 18 at 5:16pm. Longest round of golf in my life. Now even tho it was the longest round ever, the course was in amazing 10/10 shape and absolutely beautiful. I would definitely come back even with the long waits.
Tuff course
It's in pretty good shape..overall, no complaints. I just need to get bettrr...lol.
Nice course good value this time of year
The river club was in surprisingly great shape. The only downside was the pace of play did not allow us to finish by dark. The price was reasonable for this time of year.
Narrow and lots of trees
Staff could be more friendly. Ridiculous situation with the driving range and not being able to drive your cart over but having to take a separate cart or walk. For $60 it’s fine but wouldn’t play this again. Better choices in Sarasota.
We put the range carts out front for everyone to use. We are busy this time of year and have all on course carts lined up by tee times. It’s a minor inconvenience, but helps us get everyone out on the course on time which is our goal. And we have the friendliest staff in the business. Great condition and prices equal to or less than the local municipals
Gb6343
Course in good shape. Greens are running true and fast with just 1-2 having a small blemish. Great course for the money Is now on my play list.
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This is Tony the course owner. I apologize for the slow play on the date that you played. We are absolutely sold out on most days due to our value and nice conditions. We try to move the players along to the best of our ability without upsetting anyone. It isn’t easy. Please reach me at tony@riverclub.golf if I can be of further assistance.