River Bend Golf Club

Course was in better shape then in the last couple years. Enjoyed my play and will be playing here again.

River Bend is a very good value. I would recommend this venue to all who are seeking a positive golfing experience.

Nice layout but a bit tight. Leave the driver in the bag.

Great course with terrific natural surroundings that accent "old Florida ". I'll be back.

Very nice course with great staff. Really liked how they paid attention to the pace of play. Price was very reasonable.

As a snowbird I look forward to play this course each year. Course in good condition but played slow this day . No ranger around to move slow players along.

Loved riding thru all the winding roads. Would have liked a few more signs for next hole...got turned around a few times. Fun enjoyable.

Played with my wife who plays 40+ rounds annually, Bro-in-law (10+ annually) and sister (3+ annually) and myself (50+ annually). We all enjoyed the course layout very much. Very few blind shots, only a few water hazards, many holes seemed as if we were out by ourselves in a nature preserve. A hawk floating lazily above, palms, pines and other trees swaying in the wind, and scenic drives between holes made for a great day. As per other reviews the cart paths are not pristine but just slow down a bit and pay attention and you'll be fine. On course restrooms, a friendly clubhouse staff and a great rate on Golfnow all help with making River Bend a very solid choice!

My husband and I love this course,one of our favorites!

My wife and I played this course quite a few times over the past few years and it was always a pleasant experience. Must be under different ownership now! I wish the desk gentleman would have been friendlier. I said it looked like it was quite busy today and he said only 150 players so far. I said that sounded pretty good and he said, no - we'd like a lot more! We had just gotten to the practice range with about 15 mins before our start time when the starter shouted for us. So we left our range balls and hurried to accommodate him. He wanted to pair us with another couple. We were hoping to have a nice relaxing day as a twosome but nothing doing! The starter emphasized how busy they were and insisted we pair and get going. Beautiful weather, course was in beautiful shape - greens great but the cart paths were really rough. Broken (and dangerous) concrete in the limited areas where the paths were concrete and the majority of the paths were very bumpy and root bound. The gentleman we played with was really upset about it said he'd need a back adjustment tomorrow and his wife was so disgusted she didn't know what to say. We were also concerned that there were numerous places that large branches draped over the cart paths and one could easily hit them with the cart if not being really cautious. Would hate to see the course have a law suit because of that! Already at the second hole there were players waiting for us as we were taking our second shots! The group was three carts and five players ! Course so busy that they were sending players off really close together. Every time we made a shot, the group behind us was standing there waiting. If we had been playing slowly, I could see this happening but we weren't. We actually played quite well and had some really good shots. We had only rare bunker and off the fairway shots and didn't even take time to look for balls that weren't easy to find so we could keep moving. We usually didn't even finish our putting but picked up our balls when we were within 2 feet of the hole. Didn't matter. We were considerate of the group in front of us but the group behind us made us feel like we were playing slowly. The ranger stopped by on the back nine and didn't know what to say when I asked him why the group behind us had 3 carts and was playing so fast . We finished in less than 4 hours! Was the group behind us playing best ball? Were they just that anxious to make it to the 19th hole? Do they not enjoy playing golf? Are we not allowed ever to get in the bunker or off the fairway (which we did only a few times)? We will not return until the cart paths are fixed and the pace of play is more relaxed. They lost 2 couples that day.

the course was in very good condition....only a couple greens were "thin". What a great value for early afternoon golf.

Only wish the public would care enough to fill divots and fix ball marks but that isn't the fault of the course

Nice course for the money. Only drawback would be the small planes constantly going over from the airport next door. Would play again for the Golfnow rate.

The course was in great condition. There were cut down trees from the storm but did not hamper play. The fairways, greens and tee boxes were in excellent condition. I live in the Tampa area and would drive the 165 miles again to play this course. Staff was excellent. Loved the planes flying over head near the airport. A biplane dipped it's wings at us while we were playing, very cool.

Really liked this course,challenging and fun!

friendly people to get paired with every time i played there