Rivers Edge GC
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4.7
229 Reviews (229)
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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
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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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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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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course on the marsh, challenging as always, but fun! Overseeing will help making playable all winter!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/09/2018:
Thank you for playing Rivers Edge Golf Club! We appreciate your kind words and feedback. We're glad to hear that you enjoy our challenging but fun golf course. Come back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/09/2018:
Thank you for the 5-star rating! Come back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Wet...CPO

Approx. 1/2 the tee boxes were pretty thin and in rough shape.

The fairways were very wet and muddy so it was cart path only. I think they are rye grass and have been seeded, which requires watering, and therefore wet and CPO.

The greens were in fairly good shape and one of the reasons I love to play this course.

I'm not sure if it was the group in front of us but many of the bunkers were not raked, at least the few that I found myself in. I tried to rake some of the bunkers even if I wasn't in them.

I was paired with another single and a twosome and we had an enjoyable round, however we waited a little on the group in front of us and slowed down. As soon as we did that a ranger told us to pick up the pace. there was a twosome behind us who preferred to play as a twosome, but obviously they were going to have to wait a little once in a while.

Well we finished in just over 4 hours, which I think was fairly quick considering it was CPO.

Based on the conditions I think I'll wait until mid to late spring to play this course again. But the views and the layout are well worth the drive if you're in the area!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/11/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Rivers Edge Golf Club in the Myrtle Beach area, and for the 3 stars. We appreciate all of your feedback regarding the course conditions and pace of play so we may work towards any necessary improvements for your future experience with us. We're glad to hear you enjoy playing our course layout, and we look forward to seeing you again soon. Thank you for choosing to golf with us!
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A definite must play course

This was my first time playing here and I was highly impressed. Very large group playing ahead of me and Fairways very wet so hard to get in a consistent groove, but still had enjoyable time playing and excellent layout. Significant contrast between front and back 9’s. Back was very picturesque. Hole 9 is by far the best hole on the course and very challenging! Will be back to play again and looking forward to playing in different conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

beautiful course but poor condition

The greens were great ( fast and smooth). The fairways was like a swamp, I've played several courses in the area the past month and this was by far the worse fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/04/2017:
Hello, thank you for reviewing us, Rivers Edge Golf Club in the Myrtle Beach area. We're very sorry to hear the fairways may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback so we may work towards improving your experience with us in the future. However, we're glad to see you enjoyed the course layout and had a positive experience with our staff. We hope you were still able to have a great round, and that we will see you again soon. Thank you for choosing to golf with us.
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

disappointed

Many waste areas have deteriorate all around the course and a good clean up is needed to get it back into great shape .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/28/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us, Rivers Edge Golf Club. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day you played, and we appreciate your feedback. We hope you will notice improvements during your next round with us. It looks like you did enjoy our course layout and staff, so we hope this improved your overall experience. Thank you for golfing with us in the Myrtle Beach area, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful marsh views, challenging course

Beautiful setting with some very challenging & picturesque holes. Fun round, very friendly staff. Would play here again...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Thrill Ride Continues

This is my favorite course on the entire Myrtle Beach Grand Strand, and I've played it more than any other. What stands out about it is that no two holes are remotely alike, so you can a round there and remember every hole when spending time at the 19th hole. The layout is challenging, with cliff-hangers like the short par 3 5th hole, downhill, over a marsh, and the roller coaster par 5 9th, where you drive into a 40 yd wide fairway, but then must carry a long marsh to a sliver of fairway angled 90 degrees to the direction of the fairway your tee shot sits in. If that's not enough, your third shot is to a peninsula green 50 yards deep and only 13 yds wide. At low tide you can see the thousands of balls that failed to make it safely from the initial fairway, or the approach to the green. the final four holes is one of the best stretches in golf, all playing along the marsh sitting on the right side of each hole. The 17th par 5 has a band of marsh 60 yards short of the green, and a tree in front of the right portion of the green, which is angled downhill to the right, so any approach hit with cut spin left of that tree will filter down to the right side of the green. The final hole, a short par 4, has a green set in an amphitheater setting, with hi8gh ground and the clubhouse left and rear, and the marsh to the right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 82
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ebeautiful lay out. Super slow play

Course is one of the top courses in the Myrtle Beach area. They had over 200 golfers this day so play was slow. Great course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gotta love Myrtle Beach

Fantastic layout for this challenging course. Always love to travel to this area for the wonderful courses which make you think strategically regarding placement.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

River edge

Course was nicely laid out. Well conditioned. Over booked 5+ hour round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout, loved it. Best I have ever played.

Best course ever seen. Tricky, diabolical, fun, nature on every hole. Finger sand traps in fairways, lots of sand, very good greens, Arnie's revenge is so crazy fun. Go, you have to go. Go.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Golf Cart Issues

Great layout and fun course to play. Conditions were good. Only negative were the golf cart quality and quantity. There were about 30 players waiting at the bag drop because they ran out of carts. Staff said it happens everyday. We waited about 30 min. My cart blew a tire after 15 holes because of wear. Staff was quick to swap carts but brakes were defective in the new one.

With all that said, I’d play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

Despite a brief unannounced thunderstorm that disrupted our play during our round it was fantastic. The course was well maintained, holes very challenging and staff was very nice. Loved the layout of the course. Can't wait till I'm back in the area to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

fantastic views

great eye appeal

stunning views

# 9 very challenging and beautiful hole

difficult and very enjoyable

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

First time to play River's Edge

In all the years I have been going to the Myrtle Beach area for the Myrtle Beach World Am, I had never played River's Edge. Made a point of playing it this year. I really like the course. Weather was nice but conditions were very wet. Except for being wet, the overall conditions were very good. Greens were a bit slow (but it is summertime in Myrtle Beach area). Some very challenging holes. I would like to play it again in the future since I think local knowledge pays off here.

The staff was very friendly and helpful.

River's Edge...definitely worth the drive up to play it.

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

Worth the drive!

Played after a terrential downpour with almost 3" of rain just before we teed off. Course was soaked but the layout, staff and surprisingly stellar greens made it worth the trip north. One of the best layouts in the Myrtle Beach area you will ever play with lots of opportunities to work on your approach and short game. Would play again and again and can only imagine how much fun the course would be on a better day. Really enjoyed our experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Try to play it every year when I come for vacation

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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