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4.4
459 Reviews (459)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
9
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
90.1%
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413 out of 459 reviews
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4.4
7 Reviews (7)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
85.7%
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4.4
34 Reviews (34)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.8
88.2%
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30 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Riverwinds delivers a challenging, well-maintained layout with fairways and greens consistently drawing praise from recent players. Friendly, attentive staff and a smooth pace of play make each round a worthwhile experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Golf Season March - November
Architect Ed Shearon

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required. No denim, sweatpants or bathing suits are permitted. Collared shirts or proper turtlenecks are considered proper attire.

Available Facilities

Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

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Reviews

4.4
459 Reviews (459)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Dinner 6
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Plays Long 22
Thick Rough 21
Bunkers 20
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 27
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 15
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 24
Near the Airport 18
Worth the Drive 17

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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Challenging Layout, Greens Need Matinence

Overall it was a challenging course, the rough... was well ...rough, was a bit confusing at times from the tee box, familiarity would breed better results, the only gripe I really have is the greens were n terrible shape, I just don't understand why players don't fix there pitch marks, The greens had marks/ holes all over them on every green, kinda ruins the round when u know it would be a miracle for a one putt- it woulD have to richocet off a divot to go on and a couple greens had these white things all over from the trees and they were actually like little pebbles could putt on them either, if the greens were in better shape it would be a great overall golfing experience

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Loved the challenge

The rough was a little high, some of the greens could of been in better shape. Overall it was good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Every year it gets better

I've been playing this course regularly for about 6 years. Staff is always friendly. Course has been upgraded. Before u had to take 20 balls bc the rough was super high. They've been cut, fairways r great and the greens were exceptional. Great practice area. The only thing lacking is the driving range

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

River winds is a nice course with a few challenging holes. Pace of play is usually pretty slow. No club house so no real food after a round. No driving range so forget warming up before you play. Staff is friendly at least, other then that eh.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Better than before

I have played this course often in the past but, I have stayed away recently because of how they let the course get away from them. This is the first time that I have been back there since Ron Jaworski has taken over the course and it as in good of shape since I played there the first week that the course opened.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aeration

I've played this course many times and it has improved greatly over the years. However, when I showed up for my tee time I was made aware that they were aerating the back nine and I would have to play the front twice. Annoying to say the least as the course did NOT disclose this information when I booked online. I then asked about the turn as there would undoubtedly be players teeing off the first as I rounded the ninth. I was assured there wouldn't be an issue. As I drove up to the first hole again there were no less 20 young high schoolers waiting to tee off. We jumped in front of them as we should have only to have a ranger find is on the first fairway questioning our decision to tee off and our pace of play. This could easily have been avoided by adding the aeration icon to the tee time and reflects poorly on management. I can only hope in the future that they show a little more diligence in listing accurate course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

over priced

Course conditions were very poor. Greens were horrible, goose droppings all over, traps were not raked (or the lack of adequate rakes) and pin positions were not clearly defined by flag markers. A few of the greens were aerated and not told to me at the start of my round. For the price per round that they charge it is highly overvalued. Will not return unless it's a free round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Booking was too easy!

Booking and paying on-line was too easy! The course can be challenging with the wind. Had a lot of run and #17 is, "Always a Pleasure". Can't wait to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A day at river winds

Course was in great shape tee box to green no food on course and no club house at turn

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

SLOW

Play was slow waited EVERY SHOT NO Marshal. Makes for an unpleasant day and I happened to play well so I'm not blaming a poor round on slow play But it was not a fun time. Will not play again!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One hole and out

Booked a tee time as a single. Got to the course and was told singles had to be paired with a threesome - even though the course was practically deserted. So I had to wait 15 minutes until a threesome showed up. They were 3 beginners, hit it all over the place, and the lowest score among the 3 on the first hole was a 10. Took 30 minutes to play one hole. I couldn't take it, left after ONE HOLE. $40 down the drain.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Day

Course was good shape. We played as a twosome and played the round in 3 hours. Pace of play was perfect. The staff was great and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Price was right for a reason

Jaws never offers much of a discount, if any. So, when I saw River Winds for $34.50 weekend rate, I jumped on it. Had a great round because it wasn't crowded - I suspect because of the Eagles' home opener. Would have given 5 stars, but the greens were aerated. It would be nice for Golfnow to post some sort of prominent notice, flag or badge when a course has recently been aerated. Would recommend to play once because it is a fun layout.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 114
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Post Labor Day River Winds

All things considered, the price doesn't justify the course. I have played other courses that were priced as much as this one and the conditions were better. I would have expected this rate prior to Labor Day. Conditions of the grounds were slightly above average. The fairways shows some wear and the greens hadn't grown in since the aeration. I'd recommend this course during the season but unless there's a coupon involved, the price is about $15 too much.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

overall ok except for aeration

Usually when a course does aeration they have it posted on their website or tell you when making the reservation. Not the case here. They aerated on Tuesday (we played Saturday) and while they use the small hole aeration system, there was no mention, even when we checked in, and they were charging full rates. Fairways and tee boxes were okay but greens were not. Not cool. Otherwise course was in good shape and we played in 4:10.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Riverwinds

Nice course structure. jaws has cut down on the rough which slows play. Greens were just plugged, showing good care of the course. The tees could use some attention. Course was soft when I played, almost no roll.
Great views . A bit expensive, by 5-10.
Could really use a club house.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Nice Course Decent Shape. Needs a Range!!

A Good solid course. Some challenging holes and course plays a bit tougher when the wind picks up. Greens were just punched but not bad considering. Would love to play it again when they are running right. I do not understand the amount of courses that do not have driving ranges to warm up. How can you play this game decently without warming up. So much extra land there at that facility......just don't get it. But decent course....will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointing

Was not informed that the greens had been airrated the day before we played. Played the front nine in 2 hours but took over 3.5 hours to play the back. There were a couple of very slow twosomes in front of our threesome and there were no rangers on the course to monitor the pace of play and address the slow play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Don't Waste Your Time Or Money!!!

I will start by saying several of my friends have played this course and it came highly recommended to me. This round turned into a huge letdown. The staff was extremely rude and the pace of play was dreadful! (Almost 6h for 18 holes on a Thursday afternoon). I cannot believe people pay $85 to play here on the weekends! The greens were littered with ball marks that had not been repaired, and because of how the course is designed, you wind up walking at least half the time, so your cart becomes almost null & void. I will certainly NOT be going back.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice layout, good variety of holes.

Challenging course on windy day. Greens look faster than they played.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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