Rivers Edge Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 6909 yards | 74.7 | 149 |
| Black | 72 | 6440 yards | 72.1 | 139 |
| White | 72 | 6033 yards | 70.0 | 126 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5295 yards | 72.3 | 138 |
| Green | 72 | 5295 yards | 67.1 | 117 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 4692 yards | 68.2 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.7/142 | 409 | 397 | 538 | 374 | 135 | 443 | 432 | 190 | 554 | 3472 | 363 | 510 | 174 | 399 | 294 | 195 | 392 | 465 | 371 | 3163 | 6635 |
| Black M: 70.8/137 | 379 | 367 | 508 | 349 | 113 | 420 | 405 | 183 | 540 | 3264 | 342 | 485 | 169 | 367 | 277 | 185 | 372 | 433 | 345 | 2975 | 6239 |
| White/Black M: 69.9/131 | 343 | 319 | 467 | 332 | 115 | 397 | 370 | 162 | 494 | 2999 | 342 | 485 | 169 | 367 | 277 | 185 | 372 | 433 | 345 | 2975 | 5974 |
| White M: 68.8/125 W: 74.6/145 | 343 | 319 | 467 | 332 | 115 | 397 | 370 | 162 | 494 | 2999 | 316 | 455 | 142 | 339 | 255 | 155 | 359 | 420 | 319 | 2760 | 5759 |
| Green/White M: 67.2/121 | 308 | 280 | 419 | 302 | 83 | 357 | 333 | 139 | 447 | 2668 | 316 | 455 | 142 | 339 | 255 | 155 | 359 | 420 | 319 | 2760 | 5428 |
| Green M: 66.0/117 W: 71.0/127 | 308 | 280 | 419 | 302 | 83 | 357 | 333 | 139 | 447 | 2668 | 286 | 437 | 130 | 322 | 247 | 106 | 348 | 356 | 276 | 2508 | 5176 |
| Green/Blue W: 69.6/125 | 283 | 257 | 380 | 279 | 59 | 323 | 279 | 118 | 415 | 2393 | 286 | 437 | 130 | 322 | 247 | 106 | 348 | 356 | 276 | 2508 | 4901 |
| Blue M: 63.4/111 W: 67.4/119 | 283 | 257 | 380 | 279 | 59 | 323 | 279 | 118 | 415 | 2393 | 264 | 385 | 89 | 286 | 229 | 106 | 248 | 302 | 223 | 2132 | 4525 |
| Scoring/Blue W: 64.9/114 | 236 | 219 | 310 | 207 | 59 | 239 | 228 | 118 | 353 | 1969 | 264 | 385 | 89 | 286 | 229 | 106 | 248 | 302 | 223 | 2132 | 4101 |
| Scoring Tees W: 64.0/112 | 236 | 219 | 310 | 207 | 59 | 239 | 228 | 118 | 353 | 1969 | 231 | 320 | 89 | 228 | 229 | 106 | 248 | 302 | 223 | 1976 | 3945 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
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Photo submitted by AUgolferinPinehurst on 11/19/2020
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Photo submitted by AUgolferinPinehurst on 11/19/2020
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Photo submitted by AUgolferinPinehurst on 11/19/2020
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Photo submitted by Bafisk77 on 03/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Bafisk77 on 03/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Bafisk77 on 03/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Bafisk77 on 03/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Bafisk77 on 03/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Bafisk77 on 03/02/2020
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Photo submitted by u00000592444 on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by mudrock on 08/10/2019
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 04/16/2018
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 04/16/2018
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Photo submitted by hacksalot03 on 04/16/2018
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 03/25/2018
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Photo submitted by gelvington on 02/08/2017
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Photo submitted by gelvington on 02/08/2017
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Photo submitted by gelvington on 02/08/2017
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Photo submitted by gelvington on 02/08/2017
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Photo submitted by gelvington on 02/08/2017
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Photo submitted by gelvington on 02/08/2017
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#15 Par 3 Photo submitted by jmc1958 on 03/27/2015
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9th green from the clubhouse. Photo submitted by jmwreb on 07/01/2014
Frost damage to greens
The greens are normally perfect, but the sudden cold weather and frost have severely damaged the greens. All courses in this area are damaged.
Interesting layout but greens not great
Course has an interesting layout with a good variety of open and narrow holes. The greens were not in great shape and not consistent. The pace of play was very slow, 5 hours.
beautiful setting
this course was not in top condition due to cold winter, rain and little sun...but has spectacular vista's...we were able to use carts and drive pretty much all over usually allowed area's...greens ok but will be great when weather co-operates. Worth it.
Hidden Gem
This is one of the best course I have played. The course's design is so fun to play. It rewards good shots and makes you pay for hitting a bad shot- not to mention you get some great views, especially on Nos. 9,16,17,18. I can't imagine how beautiful it is in summer when the marshes and rough green up.
I played in late March and while other courses were struggling with their conditions, River's Edge was great. The greens were a little slow, but they were letting them grow to avoid killing them in the cold temps so it was understandable.
The staff was very friendly and helpful
I feel like this course is a hidden gem in the Myrtle Beach area, especially considering I got for $33 on Golf Now.
I would 100% play this course again.
Slowly improving
Everything was fine with the course. They are making improvements, widening the fairways by removing trees. The sand traps have had some work done too them. They finished the work on Arnie's Revenge.
My only complaint would be and this is with all courses, when there's a frost or a delay of any significant amount notify Golf Now, and you could pass it on to your customers. I had a 12:54 tee time and was delayed 45 mins.
Challenging Course
Course getting into great shape , tee boxes almost there fairways are very good and greens nice for this time of the year , Good track will be back soon
Great round
Played Monday and it was the first warm day.
Felt like we were the onlly ones on the course great spacing of players.
Love the course
My wife and I had a great time. So far our favourite course. We look forward to returning
One of my favorites
This course is a fantastic layout. The final three holes are some of the nicest in the area.
Not what I expected
I booked this course on Golf Now. The course is in a beautiful location but the staff wasn’t too friendly . I felt rushed through the check in process from dropping off my clubs until I teed off. After our round was finished my wife and I were going to have a drink in the lounge but they had closed by 5:00pm. Hmmmm...
Windy Day
Quiet day with lots of wind. Course needs lots of work on the sand traps. Other than that good day, played in under 4 hours.
Brilliant Design That Needs A Tweak
This is my *favorite* course on the entire grand Strand. The layout is brilliant, with no two holes alike. If on vacation, you'll remember each hole weeks after you get back home. The closing four holes play along a huge marshland, with stunning views. Short and long par fours mean you'll hit a variety of clubs for approach shots.
That said, the par 5 9th hole (playing along the same marsh, in the opposite direction), desperately needs to be fixed. The tee shot is into an enormously wide fairway, with the second shot over the marsh to a narrow strip of fairway, angling away from you the further left you go, ending a a peninsula green that is only 11 yards wide, but almost 50 yards deep. The narrow ground in front of the green, as well as the green itself, has been sinking along its left side (from approach direction) for years. It is *impossible* to play a "run-up" shot to the narrow green, and balls that land on the green roll off the left side into the marsh. During this round, I hit a chip shot 20 yards from the front of the green to the *right* side of the flag, and watched the ball roll practically the entire 11 yard width of the green down and off the left side of the green, into the marsh. If this can't be fixed, the club should consider eliminating the last 100 yards of the hole, and make it a long par 4.
Great layout but needs attention
This course has always been a favorite but my last visit was a big disappointment. The signature hole, number 9, is closed and is being played as a makshift par 3. Many trees are being removed, why? The bunkers are in terrible shape. The waste areas are in terrible shape. During our round on a very nice, sunny day we saw no one on the entire course that was doing anything about the bunkers, which were mostly unplayable. Sadly, I will not be playing this course again unless I find that the conditions have improved.
Soggy day
Unfortunately the day I played it was very wet. Cart part only. The course was draining nicely and the greens were slower but in great shape. I was surprised how great the course played
Interesting latout
This was my first time playing this golf course. And I love the interesting layout especially number nine. There are some great picturesque views and the course is well-maintained. I understand due to the season to protect the greens they will let them grow out. Unfortunately this does slow them down a lot . But if slow greens are my only complaint about this course that it should encourage you to play this course.
My Birthday present to myself
Could have been playing with Arnold Palmer and in warmer weather otherwise it was perfect.
We do apologize for your experience on your most recent visit. We are actively renovating several major areas of the golf course in our off season, which we have posted signage on the website, around clubhouse and reminders from our staff prior to tee off. Mother nature has been very unkind to us during this time period. We certainly want our customers to enjoy their experience at the Edge. If you wish to follow up we would like to have you back for a more pleasurable experience. Please visit our website and email me directly for an update on our renovations.
Jason Monahan
Asst General Manager