Rivers Edge GC
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4.3
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6909 yards
Slope 149
Rating 74.7

Rivers Edge Golf Club is a salute to Shallotte (pronounced sha-loot), a beautifully laid-out stunner along the banks of the Shallotte River and the surrounding marshes, at the northern tip of the Grand Strand. Just don't let your friends coerce you into being Macho Man and play it from the back tees if you're a mid- to high-handicapper.

The slope rating is 149 from the tips, one of the highest in the low country, and will throw 10 forced carries at you, either off the tee, to the green, or both. If you fit the above description and try it from the backs, you'll end up tired and frustrated with a scorecard either bloated or unreliable.

A description of Rivers Edge wouldn't be complete without mentioning No. 9, a 570-yard par-5. You can get in trouble if you're long off the tee, in that the second half of the fairway rolls downhill to the marsh. However, if you're short off the tee, you'll be looking at either laying up well to the right of the green, where you will still be in marsh-danger if you venture too far left or are short, or trying to carry a broad expanse of marsh to reach the green, which juts out precariously into the marsh.

Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Sunday Ultradwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

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4.3
220 Reviews (220)
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Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

SEEN IT BETTER

I played this course a few years ago and found it was in much better condition then, then now. Was disappointed in the condition of the course but I am sure some of that was due to the time of year. Sorry to say it just was not as good as I remembered.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/09/2017:
We regret to hear that the course conditions were not ideal for your round. We will be sure to notify our staff and fix things accordingly!
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Scenic & challenging

A great layout that provides a challenge on every shot. Course management is a requisite to score well.

It is very scenic and well maintained.

We had a thoroughly enjoyable day even though the Back nine punished us when we did not play under control!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 152
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Wet but wonderful.

Best course I played this trip. Cart path only the day I played. Fairways and greens were outstanding, particularly greens. The 16th hole, the last part 3 has to be the best utilization of land and engineering on the strand or anywhere in the country. This course was well worth the almost one hour drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

River's Edge In the winter

This course has changed significantly since I last played. I was baited by several River's Edge members who proclaimed that the course is in fantastic conditions. The course was super super wet yesterday when I played with many casual waters on the thin and patchy fairways. Greens were slow around 6-7 but rolling ok.

Some bunkers are still flooded from previous days rain.

This great layout course designed by Arnold Palmer needs some TLC. The staff is friendly and fantastic.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 01/10/2017:
Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for your poor experience. We assure you this is not the standard we strive to achieve and will address it at the course. We are glad to hear that our staff was fantastic during your time with us! We look forward to having you back soon and making up for this experience.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Arnold Palmer layout by one of the greats...

Enjoyed our round of golf at this beautiful course. Loved the variety of shots and the scenery. There are some tough holes on this course. We lost a few balls but found as many as we lost so all's good. Fairways were a little dried out except by the greens...guess that is Fall golf in the Carolinas. Will definitely come back in the spring.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Return to play?

I will go back to play the course, it was challenging with risk & rewards.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Hard to beat

I have been a member at Rivers Edge for 10 years and we have never had better greens, they are the best around. The scenery is unmatched along the river. The course is in great shape as the staff works hard to keep it that way. The pro shop and kitchen staff are friendly and helpful. If you live in the area or are visiting, Rivers Edge is a must play course. You will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best Greens in 10 years

Member at RIver's Edge GC (RE) for 10 years. Best greens ever (new Sunday Ultradwarf Bermuda). RE Always One of best shot-maker layouts in SE & mid Atlantic.Arnie & team did a terrific design. Staff helpful & friendly. Come see for yourself. Great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best views on south east coast

Great course. Holes 8, 9, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are on the Shallotte River. Absolutely breathtaking. Greens are perfect. Play it. You won't be disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

This course is challenging yet not overly so. Condition of course was excellent. We played at 1 pm and finished in less than 4 hours (twosome). Scenery was beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Bring your "A" game

This is a really nice course! Each hole is something different to test your skill. I played from the white tees, and found this course to be very challenging for my skill level. There are multiple shots over marsh land and all the parts 3's are fair but not "gimees" Scenery is awesome! Staff was friendly.

Course conditions were very good with some wet areas as expected because of the recent rainfall.

All in all...great experience. It's a Palmer course...that says it all! Oh...and book it on Golfnow...save some cash!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the drive to Shallotte

This is a great track with a wonderful variety of holes that will challenge all levels of golfers. The ninth will leave you muttering but the balance of the holes are a mix of holes where you can get selectively get aggressive and score well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slow play on Thursday

Nicely maintained target course (tee boxes not so much), green are firm and true, but a bit slower than anticipated, bunkers so-so (but it had rained, so I was Ok with that), friendly staff. Second round of the week (on a Thursday) was extremely slow (3 hour;s for 9, I gave up after 4+ hours and 12 holes). Still would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Another great Palmer Design

Every Palmer course I have ever played has been a good experience. And Rivers Edge keeps that streak alive. Beautiful layout bordering Shalotte River. Spend the $5 for the yardage book if first time playing. A handful of blind tee shots with some surprises. A couple, what I thought, well struck drives wound up in the marsh land as the fairways had taken a turn I had not anticipated. I was too cheap to drop the $5 but paid for it with a couple lost balls !

Great layout but 9th and 18th holes especially stand out in my memory. Greens had recently been aerated so greens fees were discounted, but if they had not told me I probably would not have noticed. A couple tee boxes could use some fresh sod but otherwise course in really good shape. Attentive staff and beverage cart comes by multiple times throughout the round. Lots of water coolers on the course. 5 stars from me

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 08/16/2016

Wow! Thank you very much for the 5 star rating! We are thrilled that you had a great time. We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, mediocre conditions

After making our booking I received a call from the River's Edge staff informing me that they had just aerified their greens, and that we could change our tee time if we wanted to wait until the greens were in better condition. I very much appreciated this courtesy call. We decided to go ahead with our original tee time. Looking back on our round, the greens really weren't too bad at all. However, many of the tee boxes were in terrible condition, and some of the fairways and bunkers were very bad as well. The course layout is pretty interesting, especially the holes along the river. Holes 8,9,16,17,18 are particularly memorable. The River's Edge staff could not have been more friendly and helpful. Overall it was an enjoyable round and I look forward to future rounds at River's Edge.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 08/03/2016

Thank you for your review and feedback. We will take your words into consideration as we are constantly working to improve our course. We are happy to hear that overall you enjoyed your round and we are looking forward to having you back!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rivers Edge

Really like the course but it is not in tip top shape. The bunkers need a lot of work and the is crabgrass in many spots. Played it 3-4 years ago and it was in better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 08/03/2016

Thank you for your feedback. We will address this information internally and hopefully by the next time you return, we will have improved. Thank you for letting us know and we hope to see you in the future.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Arnies Revenge

This course was in great condition and is noted for its 9th hole (Arnies Revenge). While 9 is an extremely tough hole, the beauty of 16, 17, 18 are hard to beat. The forced carries on 17 and 18 are challenging. I think a must play for the Grand Strand

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 08/03/2016

Thank you for your 5 Star review, Duane! We are pleased to hear how much you enjoyed our course, especially Arnies Revenge! Happy to hear you would consider it a must play. Hope to see you soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course watch out for the heat

Don't go if you aren't accustomed to the heat they will not let you bring coolers and they won't supply you with ice unless you drink beer which it was too hot to drink. Other than that the course was beautiful and everyone else was VERY friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 07/15/2016

Thank you for your review and feedback. We are constantly trying to make improvements to better our golfers experience, so we will take this into consideration. We hope you decide to come back again soon for another round!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Greens

Great course on the marsh. The greens were perfect!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 07/15/2016

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the 5 Star review, Chris!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average

On vacation and wife and kids dropped me off. I went to check and get range balls, was then directed to cart guys. After a few minutes of enjoying his smoke, he acknowledged me, but was upset I didn't have my clubs for him to place on cart. Mumbled "I seear..." as I drove off; wanted a tip. Starter was good, polite. Greens are sandy, bunkers are dirt. Short course. Nice scenery, quiet.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
711f65cd-4f03-585f-9b57-a91c0bccc867
Commented on 07/01/2016

We are very sorry about your encounter with one of our staff members. This situation is something we do not tolerate and will handle internally. Thank you for taking the time to let us know. Again, we apologize that you did not get the best possible experience on our course.

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