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Ron Jaworski's RiverWinds Golf & Tennis Club
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Ron Jaworski’s Riverwinds Golf & Tennis Club is situated along a scenic stretch of grassland between the banks of the Woodbury Creek and the deep harbor marina on the Delaware River. Its location gives it the feel of traditional seaside links courses found in Scotland and Ireland, which is further enforced by the sod-wall bunkers that lurk near the greens. The layout features plenty of water and incorporates the surrounding wetlands as well. One unique feature of the golf course is that the routing winds across a mile-long twisting burn, creating a visually interesting setting. Riverwinds begins with a gentle, mostly flat front nine but the mounding becomes more aggressive as you move onto the back. All of the holes face a different direction, which means you’ll most likely be using all the clubs in your bag to tackle the crosswinds and rugged terrain.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 72 | 7072 yards | 73.8 | 135 |
| Back | 72 | 6767 yards | 72.3 | 132 |
| Middle | 72 | 6333 yards | 70.3 | 128 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5301 yards | 71.2 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.3/133 | 548 | 174 | 432 | 485 | 471 | 393 | 215 | 436 | 441 | 3595 | 523 | 420 | 387 | 642 | 390 | 169 | 375 | 135 | 429 | 3470 | 7065 |
| Blue M: 72.3/131 | 532 | 165 | 416 | 477 | 446 | 381 | 208 | 432 | 425 | 3482 | 515 | 403 | 367 | 623 | 381 | 162 | 365 | 120 | 391 | 3327 | 6809 |
| Green M: 70.5/128 | 520 | 153 | 401 | 456 | 428 | 373 | 189 | 422 | 401 | 3343 | 505 | 376 | 355 | 592 | 373 | 154 | 354 | 111 | 381 | 3201 | 6544 |
| White M: 69.0/125 W: 74.6/127 | 520 | 153 | 357 | 456 | 333 | 373 | 166 | 369 | 401 | 3128 | 455 | 376 | 355 | 504 | 373 | 154 | 340 | 111 | 357 | 3025 | 6153 |
| Silver M: 67.0/121 W: 72.1/125 | 384 | 138 | 357 | 416 | 333 | 302 | 166 | 369 | 312 | 2777 | 455 | 343 | 306 | 504 | 293 | 139 | 340 | 96 | 357 | 2833 | 5610 |
| Gold M: 65.1/117 W: 69.8/120 | 379 | 133 | 330 | 393 | 328 | 296 | 161 | 329 | 307 | 2656 | 389 | 338 | 301 | 492 | 288 | 128 | 265 | 91 | 309 | 2601 | 5257 |
| Handicap | 8 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Great view of the city Photo submitted by John6175724 on 05/25/2024
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Photo submitted by u314160209259 on 05/22/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159958560 on 11/22/2023
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Photo submitted by Saadiqc on 10/29/2023
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Photo submitted by u490195849 on 07/18/2019
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Photo submitted by u490195849 on 07/18/2019
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Photo submitted by u490195849 on 07/18/2019
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Photo submitted by u490195849 on 07/18/2019
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Photo submitted by tim6763760 on 06/26/2019
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Photo submitted by RHessian94 on 06/01/2019
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Photo submitted by jsbonardi on 12/04/2017
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Old photo of island 17th green. Photo submitted by sixeagles on 12/01/2017
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Older photo showing grown up areas on the course that were no longer there on this visit. Photo submitted by sixeagles on 12/01/2017
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17th hole island green Photo submitted by sixeagles on 06/20/2016
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 06/20/2016
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 06/20/2016
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Photo submitted by Brucep14 on 09/29/2013
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View of center city skyline from 16th tee Photo submitted by Ktm5000 on 04/15/2013
No wind at Riverwinds
Amazingly, it was a calm day and there was no wind. Played on a Sunday when the Eagles were playing and had the course to myself. The greens were fast and the rough was difficult to find your ball. Fairways were recently aerated and plugs were lying everywhere.
Mandatory 1 star deduction for no driving range. Yes they have a practice net at the clubhouse, but it's hard to get a feel of ball flight hitting into a net. Very noisy with planes from PHL taking off every 30 seconds.
Links course
Wide open links course. Undulating fairways and greens, big greens right on water and big wind. I'm not a fan of island hole right in the Delaware River, too gimmicky.
Really challenging yet enjoyable round.
PACE OF PLAY(Played 9 paid for 18)
Tee time yesterday 2:18PM.. Finished 9 holes at 5:30PM and had to just leave. The starter came up to us on hole 5 (at 4PM) and told us 5 and 6 are our "backup holes" and it'll open up after. We said okay nicely. Then we proceeded to wait 15minutes at every tee box on 6, 7, 8, and 9. I was expecting a crowded possibly 5hr round(beautiful labor day) but a 3+ hour front 9 with no urgency from any of the workers will have me not come back here if I don't get any of the first 5 tee times of the day.
Amazing Course
I got paired up with a couple members who were super friendly. The course was in fantastic conditions. The layout was unique and offered a challenege from the Blue tees. I will definitely be playing this course again soon.
Great course - r e a l l y s l o w. !!!
Great design
Good shape
Friendly staff
Painfully slow !!!!!
A public course wanting to position itself as a country club for a day , will never get there with a pace of play that that has you waiting on every shot
Sorry !
Nice track but played slow
The course was in nice shape, greens were pretty fast and true. There was only one green that had some damage on it, the rest were great. We got there and were told about a pace of play of 4:08 and it ended up playing over 5 hours. Ranger was seen only once on the front nine and got the groups moving a little on the back but damage was done and he had too much course to worry about as the only ranger so he couldn't stay on top of them. I would play again...
Nice course !
Good layout....great pace of play ...rangers visible...
Great food in the main restaurant !!
good deal, good golf course, bag guys and starters are great. Beverage cart and stand needs help, not supplied well and only accept cash, well thats what we were told
The Thought Gives Me The Winds
"Ron Jaworski's" RiverWInds turned out to be an enjoyable course, although the 2nd cut was really high and incredibly unforgiving for a decent golfer playing it for the first time.
I was treating some customers, and having to rent clubs for them, I was embarrassed at their rentals. Shame on them (Jaws!) for charging full rental rates for what looked like the lost and found bucket was pilfered. No less than three manufacturers and no continuity between clubs. The driving range? Four mats and a net. I'd have given it 4 stars (3.5 if it was an option), but 3 stars due to the silly aforementioned items.
If I were playing by myself, it would have been fine, but not for customer golf.
So, bring your sticks and have already warmed up somehow. Otherwise, it'll be like going to Subway and expecting the sandwiches to look like the commercials.
Great Links-Style Layout
Riverwinds is the best of the Jaworski courses in my opinion. The course is on the Delaware River with great views of Philadelphia. Fun layout and the course was in very good shape when I played. I've heard mixed opinions on pace of play but it was great for me (under four hours). Only gripe is the lack of a driving range, especially given the length of the course; would be helpful to have some warm-up. But for a public course, it's a great option.
best shape ever
had not been to Riverwinds in a few years. Played an early morning round and I was impressed. There was a large crew working on the course and the entire course was so much nicer than I ever remember it. The greens are smooth and putt true. The tees and fairways were in excellent shape and the traps were also in perfect shape. There is a friendly staff and its a pleasure to play here. There used to be a pace of play problem here and it looks to be much better now. The layout of the course is wonderful. My hope is they add some yardage plates in the fairways to help the golfer. There is no range to warm up and that has always been an issue but the course is a real winner. Nice job Jaws!
Great day at Riverwinds
The course is so much better than a few years ago. The layout is first rate, the fairways and greens were just about perfect. We will definitely be back.
must play
if you have the chance to play this course, you should do it. fairways, although a little moist from all the rain lately, were great. However, if you are a little off, the rough is DEEP. Keep a good eye on the ball because the rough will eat it up. a very enjoyable round. the greens were faster than what I've been used to lately, but rolled very true. i look forward to coming back and playing the course in the very near future
Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package
I think that the reason for slow play boils down to players who don't know how to manage the cart path / fairway /must walk area. I've seen players walk to their shot, look, walk all the way back to get a club. It's a lot of course for high hcp'rs who aren't mindful that they clog up the entire course behind them if not playing actively 'ready' golf.