Rivers Edge GC
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4.7
229 Reviews (229)
5 Stars
128
4 Stars
74
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
5.0
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
93.2%
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211 out of 229 reviews
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4.7
9 Reviews (9)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
88.9%
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4.6
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4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
90.0%
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9 out of 10 reviews
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Course Highlights
River's Edge delivers a stunning waterside layout that ranks among the top courses in the Myrtle Beach area. Exceptionally friendly staff and smooth pace of play make every round here a standout experience.

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.

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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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Reviews

4.7
229 Reviews (229)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 19
Drinks 16
Brunch 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 22
Forced Carries 15
Bunkers 12
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 18
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 13
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course

Good condition; excellent greens; superb layout; bring extra balls!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 03/01/2017:
Thank you Ed for the feedback and five star rating! We are always excited to hear our golfers enjoyed their time with us. It sounds like the course conditions, course layout, and staff friendliness treated you well during your visit with us. We hope to make your next visit even better and provide you with your best round yet! Thank you for visiting Rivers Edge Golf Course and we look forward to having you back!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent course

I found the course very challenging and at the same time very fun. We were paired with two members they were friendly and extremely helpful. I hope to play here again in the spring or summer

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/01/2017:
Hi Eric, thank you for the feedback and five star rating! We are always happy to hear our golfers enjoyed their round with us! It is because golfers like you and the community around us that drives us to provide the best service and conditions possible. We hope to see you back again soon here at Rivers Edge Golf Course, have a great day!
Played On
Reviews 63
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome!

There is not a single negative.....everything about Rivers Edge is awesome and top notch. The conditions in February were immaculate! Friendly staff at every point of contact. Will definitely play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing views and course layout.

My golf buddy and I have played most of the high end courses in Myrtle Beach and this course has to rank right up there with them. Having been designed by "The King" himself puts it in the highest category. A lot of holes require a precise T-ball to put you in the prime location to go for the green. The layout and the views are worth the reasonable green fees alone. Especially the look down the 9th fairway to the green sitting out in the marsh waiting for your approach shot. It lives up to it's name, "Arnies Revenge". We had a great time being humbled by this great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Feb, 2017

This is the best course I've played in the Myrtle Beach area. The course challenges you in risk reward shot at many peninsula type green. Tee boxes, fairways, greens were in great shape. They only fall back were the bunkers. They were still damp from a past storm and some were not spun..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

Very much enjoyed the layout of course and the greens. We played with a member so the directions off the tee were nicely layer out . The day was perfect and the company was an added bonus. I would definitely play the course again and may even do so again this trip. Armie did a great job and the club has a nice job maintaining. Fairways are very tightly cut, so not much grass under the ball, but very common for courses down here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A must play

Always an enjoyable experience. So many signature holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Arnies course

Great course. Holes 9 and 17 - extremely hard holes. Greens were great for January. Will play again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
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 70
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
PWT
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
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