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4.1
2115 Reviews (2115)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
90.5%
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4.1
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.3%
Recommend this course
25 out of 28 reviews
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4.1
160 Reviews (160)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
3
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.4%
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143 out of 160 reviews
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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
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Reviews 15
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
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Friendliness Good
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, Luc4918572. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at River Run Golf Links. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/24/2023

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

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice, well-maintained course with Improvements underway

This is a very nice course that is being well cared for. Some course improvement is underway, but it doesn't come in to play with the existing holes. The fairways and greens are green, despite the lack of rain over the last month.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/24/2023

Hello, WBlaaub17. Thank you for visiting us at River Run Golf Links. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/17/2023

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

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/17/2023

Hi, u314163724361. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Run Golf Links.

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Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Enjoyable Round

We enjoyed our round here and will be back soon. Greens on front nine were hard and fast. Back nine was better. Front nine was slow but back nine was faster after some people ahead of us left.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/17/2023

Hello, u978595134. Thank you for visiting us at River Run Golf Links. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/17/2023

Hi, djodoin. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Run Golf Links.

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Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/17/2023

Hi, u000007176907. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Run Golf Links.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Hello, u314163742708. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Poor conditions

Poor course conditions from tee boxes to greens. More weeds than grass on greens and very bumpy.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Hi, david5120287! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

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

1st time on course

Was first time playing this course. Staff was great and enjoyed the course. Will try and play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Run Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course was very dry. The greens were small and in poor condition. Didn"t overly like the layout either.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/10/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u458516922. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting River Run Golf Links, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 182
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Conditions, Decent Layout, Excellent Price

Played late morning weekend round. Booked as a single & paired w/ another single, playing as a twosome following two foursomes. Front took exactly 2 hours, finished round in 4.25 hrs. total. Course dry but in good shape. Greens rolled true but were not as fast as usual. Sand traps in decent shape, albeit no rakes in some. Fairways a bit thin but acceptable for this time of year. Barry (carts) & John (cashier) were both friendly & accommodating. Would recommend this course & look forward to coming back again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Hello, u000005220313. Thank you for visiting us at River Run Golf Links. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 45
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Hi, trimmerts. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Run Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Hi, u966672624. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Run Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Pace of Play

The staff is friendly and helpful. The course is in average condition. The course has yardage markers but they are at ground level so it's hard to determine the yardage unless you're on top of them. Also there are several holes with 90 degree dog legs but without visisble yardage markers it's difficult to determine what to hit off the tee. The pace of play is miserable, like most courses in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/10/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, dprestegard. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting River Run Golf Links, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/10/2023

Hi, u1217071. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Run Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 148
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Wait for Seasonal Play to Slack Off

Our 4-some waited on every shot. It was painfully boring. I left after none holes it was that slow. River Run is a fun course to play in the off season when the pace is good. I will wait till the winter season ends before returning. Can't be helped at this time of year. Staff is friendly and accommodating but 30 handicap golfers saturating a golf course is not conducive to any kind of rhythm or focus.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/10/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Mendozl9. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting River Run Golf Links, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/10/2023

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

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