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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6821 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.7

The 18-hole River Bend Golf Club in Ormond Beach, FL is a semi-private golf course that opened in 1990. Designed by Lloyd Clifton, River Bend Golf Club measures 6821 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 135 and a 72.7 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels.

At River Bend, designer Lloyd Clifton achieved his ultimate goal -- a perfect blend of natural surroundings combined with a competitive and scenic golf course layout. With no home sites, River Bend is situated along the historic Tomoka River. Play among majestic oaks, red cedars, pines and magnolias. Each hole is unique. Hole No. 8 is a long par 5, 616 yards. Hole No. 17 is a picturesque 3 par. No water is featured. A definite must for those who enjoy a blend of competitive golf and nature's offerings.

Course Details

Year Built 1990
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lloyd Clifton (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.9
598 Reviews (598)
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Reviews 83
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Hit It Straight

Challenging course cut through dense brush and forest. If you hit it beyond the rough into the woods, prepare to encounter some critters -- lizards, snakes, etc. The greens were in pretty good shape, but a few of them on the front nine had sprigs of crab grass.

Pace of play on the front was fast (1.5 hours), but we caught a slow foursome on the back that wouldn't let us play through.

The course also had some mild elevation changes which made the round more interesting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/02/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good time

I booked this course knowing it had an aeration alert. I played other courses that have these alerts, and this by far was not so good. There was no reading the greens as too much sand taking your ball. That aside it was an interesting course with hillocks and good fairways. So overall it was a fun place to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/13/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 142
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Rough greens just airrated , not worth the price for the round

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

This is a great course, I will definitely play here again. The greens had just been aerated, but you can tell they pride themselves on a well-maintained course as everything else was absolutely perfect.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/12/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, NolanJB! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Needs TLC

Played lat Sunday. Clubhouse entrance overhang falling apart. Crabgrass and fungus on most greens, Bare spots, and hardpan on fairways. Tee boxes chewed up. Cart paths are either cracked or broken up. Fallen tree limbs on the cart path. Bunkers are hard-packed. Not worth the price paid at $33. Owners need to put some money into this course. Friendly staff though.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/06/2020

Hello, jcb32352. Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. We always appreciate the feedback. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course for the Money

Very friendly staff and nice course for the money. Really enjoyed playing and will be back next time I’m in town!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, HunterL13! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

This course is really nice. Fairways are well taken care of and the layout is really nice. Most of the holes are fairly straight and hardly any water. The only problem we had today was the pace of play. We had a group of 4 in front us that wouldn't let us go past even though we met them on every tee box after the 9th. One guy would hit 3 balls almost every time. We were a group of 2 and had an older gentleman behind us that would be on the tee box right behind us every hole. The guys in front of us was holding up us, the single guy, a group of 3, another single player, and another group of 4. Outside of that I would highly recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u638588642! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Drains well

The course was dry even after torrential rain showers the night before. Staff is always very welcoming and friendly. The greens are in need of desperate repair though. I will return, love the layout of the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

COVID19 Victim

We were in the area on vacation and found the course on GolfNow, it was a good deal for the area at $33 cart included. They had signs showing dress code enforced, I had left my collared shirt at the house and when I explained they were kind enough to allow me to play in my tshirt. We loved the course layout, it was challenging and fun to play. The greens were in pretty rough shape, allot of bare spots on them. The fairways were in pretty good shape though. It was really cool playing beside the airport getting to see the planes up close come and go, only small planes in and out not big jets. The clubhouse was closed, likely due to the virus concerns. All in all I’d recommend the course, just know it is an older facility and could use some updates and TLC on the grounds. I’d say if it weren’t for COVID, it would likely be in better condition because you can tell it has been in good shape in the recent past.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great round

Another great day...greens are coming back.... still very puttable and playable....the layout of this course is awesome. All holes have character!!...cant wait to play there again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000006357715! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u5181742! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Ok - too much $

The course layout was good. The greens and the tee boxes were not in the best shape

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/28/2020

Hello, u000001296426. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 491
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing

Overall

Loved the uniqueness of the course, the fairway were very good! Was a bit disappointed in the some of the greens. Was a little concern about the entrance of the clubhouse until we got inside as the place was very professional set up and clean. Staff was very informative and pleasant!. I will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/28/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Not the best condition

Some tee box’s were bear and most of the greens were not in great shape! Could be great course if they fix the conditions!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/28/2020

Hello, u000001296426. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/22/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/24/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2020

Hello, u433655189. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/30/2020

Hello, Ronaldbell9. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good...not great

Fun place to play, but greens and overall shape of course is below average, especially the greens. Cart paths are very rough and in some areas dangerous. Best part of course is it’s challenging w several bunkers and trees lining almost every hole. Recommended B+

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/03/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

After the rains

Called course thursday and asked how course was after all the rain...they said course drains exceptionally well and there were no restrictions for friday morning!! Course was in beautiful shape ...no standing water or wet spots anywhere!!! No cart restrictions!! An awesome round as always....keep up the great work!!! Cart paths suck, but the city is not helping out....drive carefully!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/02/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000006357715! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Golf Club!

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