River Run Golf Links

I always play this course every winter when I come down. It's my favorite because of the staff. They are always friendly and do whatever is necessary to make your round enjoyable. It's a "muny" so they get a ton of play but the starter/ranger keeps pace of play as best they can because they are very aware it can be a problem. It's not the fanciest course by any reckoning but the design and condition exceeds the fees considerably and that makes it a good value to play. Unlike most of the other inexpensive courses, they actually have turf to hit off of in the fairways and the bunkers are properly filled with fluffy, maintained sand. The greens are tough to read and a little bit slow but they are healthy. Shot placement is important just like any other course but hooks and slices here will put your shot where it cannot be retrieved.

I return every year to play this course and make it my favorite. Not necessarily because it's the best in the area, Greens are true and predictable, although slower than most. Fairways actually have turf to hit from. Sand bunkers are fluffy and well maintained and water hazards are well marked and avoidable. This course is a good value for the average golfer, maybe not as "fancy" as some others but a good municipal. I'll always play this course when I visit.

Play here often and they are cautious about pace so it makes it a really good value

Considering the amount of play the course gets, it’s in pretty good shape. Greens were good and pretty consistent.

Staff was friendly; good value

This course is a great value, AND it’s walkable. Paired up with a couple nice guys who refreshed my memory regarding details of the course. A good day on the links!

I enjoyed playing this course but learned after playing several rounds to get there at least half an hour before the tee time. Every time I get told they are already out at the tee, even the last time being ready half and hour early. I get that they want to get people off to finish their 18 holes before dark but one starter really chewed me out about not being ready 15 minutes before the tee time and also about driving somewhere where I thought carts would be allowed. I consider myself a conscientious golfer who stays on the car paths when designated and away from the greens. I fix my divots every time so it was really off putting getting chewed out.

Good value when they control the pace. The people in front of us were a problem and they handled it by the 3rd whole very well

Problem with season is way higher prices for 5-51/2 hour rounds. All courses have the same problem but few want to address it because they are making tons of money with our northern friends

A few really nice courses I won’t play anymore but I was pleased that they made sure we had a reasonable pace.

My wife and I (75) played River Run 5 times in the last 3 weeks when on vacation from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. The course is good value compared to other surrounding courses and that is why we returned rather than seeking out alternatives. Many positive features of this golf course, tee boxes, fairways, rough and greens are in very good condition. The large Greens are tough to putt as there are some good slopes to contend with and although I considered myself a good putter I had more than my share of 3 putts. On the last day my wife had 6 one putts to show me it can be done. There are no houses on the course and lots of trees between the few adjoining fairways so no issues with stray balls. There are a few water hazards but they are well marked. You can lose a few balls on errant tee shots especially along the Braden River. The Yamaha gas golf carts are first rate but no GPS. Yardage markers are flush in the centre of the fairway and difficult to see if you are near the edge of the fairway or in the rough. The painted yardage stripes on the cart path are hard to see and should be repainted. There are no palm trees or stakes at 150 yards like many other Florida courses.

There are a few negatives to report. Pace of play is slow as the course is fully booked in prime season. We had 2 rounds of 4 hrs - 50 min, one at 4:40, one at 4:20 and one at 4 hours even. Twice we played by ourselves. We met some great people on the 3 days we played with others, 2 from Switzerland, 2 from Maine and 2 from Michigan. Rangers were few and far, most days we never saw a Marshall/Ranger.

Last Saturday my wife used the Porta-Potty conveniently placed at #8. She said it was filthy and had no toilet paper. She reported that at the turn. The following day on Sunday she again reported that to a guy cleaning up outside the clubhouse entrance and he said it was the contractor’s responsibility not his. My wife told the clubhouse staff about the situation and asked whether she could have a couple of rolls of TP to take out and the Clubhouse person graciously gave my wife a couple. When we stopped at #8 my wife said there was still no TP and the toilet was still filthy but she left the TP for others to use.

River Run is a great course to play, well conditioned, very fair and many interesting holes, even those 2 tricky 90 degree doglegs. The course is very scenic and quiet and we will gladly return again.

I came 35 minutes before my tee time to the starter saying that they were looking for me and when i told them that i would be warming up, they insisted that i needed to go out immediately and follow the pace of play of the golfers in front of me. After reminding him that i was still 30 minutes early for my tee time he said that some people show up an hour early and some show up 10 minutes late and said that i had to go out. it was not an ideal experience and i will not be going back out to this course anymore.