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4.1
2206 Reviews (2206)
5 Stars
521
4 Stars
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3 Stars
356
2 Stars
85
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
90.0%
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1972 out of 2206 reviews
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4.1
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
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2 Stars
3
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.0%
Recommend this course
81 out of 91 reviews
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4.1
129 Reviews (129)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.9%
Recommend this course
116 out of 129 reviews
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Course Highlights
The welcoming staff consistently makes golfers feel at home, and the course delivers strong value with well-maintained greens that roll true. The layout suits all skill levels, with fairways and tee boxes kept in consistently solid condition.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6318 yards
Slope 145
Rating 77.0

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

Driving Range No
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
2206 Reviews (2206)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 47
Bunkers 38
Narrow Fairways 32
This course/club is great for:
Locals 45
Seniors 38
Walkers 37
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 58
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 10

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Reviews 18
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 59
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 27
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 59
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
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/19/2024

Pssst... you played on the 4th of July... not October.

Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 46
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
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

River Run

Fun course with tough beautiful layout. Friendly helpful staff. Good course to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 118
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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