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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
90.4%
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4.3
38 Reviews (38)
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
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Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
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4.1
175 Reviews (175)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
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Layout
4.2
Pace
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Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6293 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.5

River Run Golf Links is a municipal course owned by the city of Bradenton. Unlike many others in the area, golfers won't have to worry about hitting homes on this non-residential course. The layout is player friendly enough for all skill levels to enjoy but it's also a fair test that is anything but boring. The two nines are referred to as the River Nine, the front, and the Pirate nine. The golf course is mostly straightforward and a pleasure to walk, although there are carts available. Ancient oak trees draped with Spanish moss provide shade and scenery throughout the course. Water has a prominent presence, coming into play on almost every hole. Some of the holes are tight and can be quite challenging but beginners can still approach River Run Golf Links with confidence.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ward Northrup Jed Azinger (2005) Gordon G. Lewis (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Properly dressed, no cut offs or tank tops

Food & Beverage

Snacks
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4.1
2113 Reviews (2113)
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Enjoy it!

This is a fun course…. There are enough challenges to keep your skills and some easier holes to give you a break when you need it. Just a good overall course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Love It.....

Nothing to complain about. They are a little strict and about pace of play.. but we got 18 in in 4 hours so what they are doing works.

Some greens were a little rough but overall we loved the course and will certainly be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Super slow play on a saturday morning.

We had a nine fifty eight tee time for 2, We showed up fifteen minutes early, only to be told that there was a half hour backlog. We went off behind a foursome about ten forty five. They seemed to be playing hit him until you like them off the tee, which really slowed the Pace of play Down, As they had to find all their balls. And they looked for every one of them.... Truly, there was nowhere for them to go, Put playing one ball off the Tee, would have allowed us to hit up to the green quicker, even though we would had to wait to tee off at the next hole. When pace of play is slow, playing ready golf is imperative to help speed up.Play. This foursome squatted behind every putt, to read the green and three putted half the time. It is frustrating as the starter came around only one time.

And you really don't want to be that group, the complains, But it should Not be up to us to harang, the group in front of us, although we did hit in to them several times. Never on purpose.... We will probably play here again, but it will be an afternoon round, When there aren't so many people clambering.

For the seven minute between tee times, times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Why Get Up @ 545AM?

The course was in good shape considering storm Debby had been thru earlier in week. Greens still healing from aeration. Had one of the 1st tee times. The course simultaneously sends ppl off back in AM to play 9 which I under$tand. Problem is you're making good time UNTIL you get to the back and run into all the ppl they've sent off. You get up early, drive 30 mins to get early start only to spend the back waiting, and waiting. NOTE to new players. It's poor etiquette to be giving lessons while the group behind you is waiting!! Especially on a busy Sat AM when you're already a hole behind AFTER you've only played one hole!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great bang for the buck

We golfed here during the offseason and 2 days after a hurricane, it was still clean and in good shape. The staff was very helpful and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Sat AM 18

greens are in various states of healing after aeration & sanding. Otherwise, course was in good shape. Pace was good (3hr 40 min). Be back after Invest 97L!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

River Run Review

Due to maintenance of greens (aeration) they were slowing bumpy, fairways were wet and the rough areas were soggy

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Run

Course in decent shape. A little wet in low areas. Greens still coming back from aeration.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Bad Experience

We booked 18 holes for 5:00pm. When we got there it seemed like they were charging us too much so we questioned it and received attitude from the employee helping us. Then about 2 hours later we got kicked off the course because they wanted to close, so beware when booking later times. The only good interaction we had here was with the guy who gave us the cart, course was nice but won’t be going back

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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 Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Muckety

After many inches, which the area desperately needed for some time, it was cart paths only. That slows the pace of play down considerably, but when you have golfers grab a club they're going to need on the other side of the fairway only return to the cart to get a different club, that's maddening. While the water stations were full, of ice, there wasn't much water. At a time when fairway muck necessitated cleaning the balls, many had no water/ towels. The 15th has the bottom plug missing as well. That's been like that for weeks

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Hard but Fair

The course is in good shape. Enough of a challenge for most golfers

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Too Many Players Off Back 9

Course in good shape, got off early on Sat, one of the first few tee times, good pace, then hit the back 9! I realize they send groups off for 9 holes in the AM, BUT, when we got to #13, I could count at least 7-8 groups ahead of us (and 1 behind us), that had started on the back & they were SLOW. Took approx. extra 30 mins to play last few holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is being maintained to a very high Standard

I have not played the course in a couple of years, I am very glad I revisited. Every accept of the course was.a pleasant expirence. I will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot and soggy

I like this course a lot. That's why I'll drive 20 minutes to get here (in the summer) I was warned when I checked in about the soggy conditions and cart path-only rule due to the excessive rain they had that night. Simple... make my plays near the cart path, right? NOT! Walking in a 95* humid day to get to the other side was indeed hard to take. I do understand why, but geeze. I lost 2 lbs that day. Maybe I should golf every day? :>)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Early AM, Great Pace!

Staff great, course good, greens in good shape, finished in 3.5 hr!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another good evening of golf at River Run

Just played nine holes with my wife. The course has taken on a lot of rain over the past week. Tee boxes and greens are in very good shape. Fairway just a little over grown because of the rain. Played 90° today & were still able to get in nine holes with cloudy skies with a cool wind in an hour and 40 minutes. Will definitely play here again. Great value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition excellent

Course is in great shape A couple of greens were rough looks like accidentally damaged somehow Tee boxes and fairways real nice An injoyable round of golf. Will definitely be back soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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