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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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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
Previously Played

Nice layout

The course has a nice layout. Greens were very slow and so was pace of play. The foursome in front of us mentioned that the course constantly over booked. Pretty good value for your money if you’re not in a hurry.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/08/2020

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 14
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great

Friendly staff, great course and in great shape.

The greens are challenging. Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/20/2019

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u848004326! 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/16/2019

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 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Dec 2019

The course is in very good shape. The greens have come back and putting is very good. The only complaint is the time to play a round. We had 3 players and the round took 4.75 hrs. I don't understand why there are no rangers to push slow players?

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 12/09/2019

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 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course in good condition

Played Riverbend Golf Course with several friends and was grouped with a first time player from Indiana. Due to the time of year it was a little slow but as usual we all had a great time . This is one of my favorite courses and I would highly recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/09/2019

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000003968888! 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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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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4.0
First Time Playing

slow play no ranger

Held up on every hole. Discussing. Nice part is the attendant at the club house gave us a rain check for nine holes. Very nice individual that didn't have an answer because there wasn't a ranger out. Felt sorry got the guy. Good employees

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/27/2019

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Not bad at all

Had a great time with my teenage sons playing this course. We went back in August came to play again and will return next time we’re in town. My youngest son left his Air buds and they found them for him. Great staff, great place!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/08/2020

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.

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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Incentivized Review
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

average course

1- many very slow players in course do not let you pass

2-greens are slow and average

3-lots of noise; diesel carts and many planes fly over

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 11/25/2019

Hi FritsBrouwer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting River Bend Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Help the cart paths

Hadn’t played here in about 5 years. The course itself is in great shape being the middle of November. Love the tight lies in the fairways and around the greens. Where there are cart paths, they’re nice. But when the cart paths end, where everyone drives, they are terrible. So rough from everyone driving over them and exposing the tree roots, they kind of jar your ribs. The bridge across the road is terribly rough also. They need to repair that also. Other than that, I’ve always liked playing there. The restaurant and bar is also very good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 11/25/2019

Hello, GregStephensIL. 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 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

River Bend

The course layout is good, and there is a good blend of longer and shorter holes. Each hole is unique from the rest. The course condition is all right, but not noteworthy because of the various patches of St. Augustine grass that have infiltrated. The greens were bumpy and way too slow. Pace of play was affected because of the number of twosomes playing back-to-back; our twosome felt to be unnecessarily rushed despite that we were usually waiting on the twosome in front of us. Overall, however, I liked the course and would play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2019

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
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

Average

The starter said that the course was in fantastic shape - it was not. Tis is the second time I have played a course in Florida and the condition was worse than the other one that I played. There seemed to be a lot of dead spots on the greens. The fairways were patchy. The ranger I saw once and he did not even stop to talk to anyone. I played a s a single and the group of ladies in front of me did not let me through until the 10 th hole where I played the first three holes of the back nine and then anther group of four ladies did let me through. There were a few interesting holes. The course was not well marked as far as direction to the next hole. Yardage markers could have been better marked. I was happy to get a chance to play the course though. I would play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/18/2019

Hello, LesMitch. 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 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good Layout

This is a different Florida course. Trees on both sides of the fairways. The only complaint is the greens were very slow and not true roll.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/13/2019

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
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course for price

Was in Daytona for only one day and this course popped up on my golf now app. I have a 9 handicap, played the blues (about 6300 yds) and shot that on this course. Cart paths were rough but course was in great condition. A tighter course with demanding shots off the tee but it was nice to use various clubs off the tee.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/11/2019

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 42
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dusty's Take

Very enjoyable course to play. I asked one of the staff members for tips on how to play the course, his reply was keep it in the fairway. Best advise for sure;

Luckily the starter moved me up with a twosome who played there often, or I may still be looking for a way out . It definitely is not a course meant to walk, between the quicksand and the gators. I jest only a little.

A distraction for some might be the flight classes doing touch and go, but didn't bother me. I will be playing there again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/04/2019

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 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I heard some banjos

Cool course. Od school, tight and tough. Pick your tee color accordingly. The course is great, hidden down in the river valley, altho you never see the water. The staff was great and helpful,. Its a muni course, close to the local airport and easy to get to off I95 or Hwy 1.

The cart paths are mostly sand which is fine, but I wouldn't try to walk this one. You'd be calling a cab. The cart ride back at the turn felt like a mile, seriously was worried I was lost. Im gonna try this one again, becuz its the kind of course that makes you want another whack at it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/22/2019

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 168
Handicap 15-19
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
Played On
Reviews 168
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/15/2019

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 Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course. Good price too play here.

Enjoyed playing here nice course. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/07/2019

Hello, daverun262. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at River Bend Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Enjoyed playing the course, played by my self, no one in front of me or behind me, so took my time and enjoyed it. Fairways and greens were in great shape. Bit of a narrow course so if your not on your game spraying the ball I could see that it could cause some havoc. Loved the way the cart paths are surrounded with the Florida jungle. The bridges.......travelling the bridges and some of the cart paths will shake you around. But a couple of them we’re like being on a Disney ride at the golf course. Wouldn’t hesitate going back for another round

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/07/2019

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.

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