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River Run Golf Links
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6293 yards | 70.5 | 124 |
| White | 70 | 5809 yards | 68.1 | 119 |
| Gold | 70 | 5331 yards | 66.5 | 112 |
| Red | 70 | 4709 yards | 63.7 | 107 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.6/133 W: 77.0/145 | 361 | 423 | 357 | 388 | 148 | 368 | 352 | 194 | 523 | 3114 | 351 | 550 | 398 | 382 | 377 | 194 | 381 | 150 | 421 | 3204 | 6318 |
| White M: 68.3/124 W: 74.4/140 | 330 | 378 | 328 | 349 | 130 | 343 | 336 | 164 | 500 | 2858 | 333 | 525 | 377 | 367 | 351 | 160 | 351 | 134 | 380 | 2978 | 5836 |
| Gold M: 66.2/116 W: 71.5/130 | 300 | 353 | 280 | 325 | 112 | 318 | 292 | 134 | 477 | 2591 | 315 | 470 | 356 | 352 | 325 | 145 | 300 | 117 | 360 | 2740 | 5331 |
| Red M: 63.7/111 W: 68.6/117 | 265 | 328 | 238 | 289 | 93 | 292 | 263 | 99 | 411 | 2278 | 297 | 432 | 326 | 282 | 287 | 123 | 261 | 100 | 323 | 2431 | 4709 |
| Handicap | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
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Beautiful Day Photo submitted by Panchodilla on 12/23/2024
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Photo submitted by Panchodilla on 12/23/2024
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Our receipt Photo submitted by CreepinItReel on 01/25/2024
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Be careful out there…. Photo submitted by 9VO4r3YwDiFrE2qyrgAZ on 02/21/2023
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Course marshal Photo submitted by 9VO4r3YwDiFrE2qyrgAZ on 01/20/2023
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/08/2017
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/08/2017
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.
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!
River Run Review
Due to maintenance of greens (aeration) they were slowing bumpy, fairways were wet and the rough areas were soggy
River Run
Course in decent shape. A little wet in low areas. Greens still coming back from aeration.
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
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
Hard but Fair
The course is in good shape. Enough of a challenge for most golfers
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.
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
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? :>)
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!
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
This course is mid at best.
This tee time was terrible. While I wanted to play a moderately fast paced game with my wife, I was immediately paired with another pair. We were instantly rushed and told there were several teams behind us and hundred playing this morning. The course appeared beautiful, but there were more swampy and rutted out areas than most other courses in the area. I expected bugs, but they were worse on this course than any other course I played this week. Based on course quality and being rushed by impolite staff from the beginning of our run, I would absolutely not play this course again. There are too many courses in this area to deal with bad experiences.
Great course for the money.
Played on a Sunday morning. Course is in good shape, 1 green needs some help. For a city Course it is well maintained and staffed. The. Course is one that should not be taken for granted. Birdies can be made so can double. I will definitely play it again.
River run
The starter was a grumpy old man. Only other negative is, it’s 100 out and you can’t bring a small cooler for yourself.
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