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467 Reviews (467)
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
89.9%
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421 out of 467 reviews
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4.3
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Conditions
4.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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4.2
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Conditions
4.0
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Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
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4.7
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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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4.3
467 Reviews (467)

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 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 118
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
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

great venue

this course has some of the best sight lines around, and if you r going to play be sure you walk up the steps to the tip t box on 18, the greens were pretty slow but the course was well worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Better public track than most in the area

Layout is great, and gusts off the river make club selection key on every hole. Plays very challenging from the tips at just over 7000. Pace of play can be slow on the weekends as expected. Major downfall is no range on premises...

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not worth the wait

River winds has the bones of a great course. But they don't take care to make it special. I played on a Wednesday at 2:30 as a walk up single. The bag guy was super rude and dismissive. Then the starter gave a 10 min lecture on how important it was to keep pace of play, don't drive in the rough, and repair ball marks - all good things and none enforced. No rangers, carts everywhere, and greens that look as pock marked as a teenagers acne face. While waiting to hit our approach shots on 9 I spotted the starter chatting to a maintenance guy by the pump station. I went over and asked him to speak to the group in front as they had no one holding them up and just played a 2.5 hr 9. No help, no difference. 5 hours 15 min on a Wednesday - for shame. Plus their "signature" 17th is a rinky dink Par 3 covered in goose excrement. Pass on this one and head somewhere else.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good to play

I haven't been playing much, so my game was off. The course demanded to be in the fairways to shoot good scores, but you could find wayward shots fairly easily. Conditions were good. Cart paths end pretty far away from the greens, which slowed play. I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Too slow

The pace of play was horrible. Clearly lacked a ranger (or at least one that would keep the pace up). Overall it was a great course, but could not tolerate the constant wait on each hole. Round was close to 5.5 hours on a Sunday afternoon.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time playing, very impressed

The course was in great shape and definitely featured a challenging layout. Make sure to pay attention to the hole signs on each tee as it becomes easy to get out of position without local knowledge. The greens were slow-ish with normal usage marks for a public course, but rolled well. Overall this is a great course that I would highly recommend playing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Scenic course, slow round

I think they book too many tee times. There was a 2:42 and a 2:51 and yet they expect 15 minute pace of play per hole. There just end up being too many groups out there at once. I like the course, but probably a little overpriced and they need to fix their tee sheet.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Great Course

Overall, a very solid course. Very good conditions, it can get tough when it's windy (& it's that way quite frequently#. All 18 holes are unique, some easy, some hard, all fair, & there are no "tricked-out" holes. But the course, even from the White tees, is long #6,500+ yds). It's definitely NOT a "beginners" or an "I play twice a year course".

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

Very nice, but very slow play. Ranger tried to speed up group ahead, but didn't help.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Day Out

Played this course for the first time and it sure was a treat. Interesting holes, challenging layout, phenomenal views and scenery. The rough was very thick which made placement a key. Play slowed a little because a few holes were cart path only and otherwise carts had to be kept in the fairway or on the path. Due to the challenging nature of the course, I could see it being a slow round on a weekend.

I'd fully recommend this course for anyone wanting a change from the typical PA/NJ course.

Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A great outing

From the friendly staff,very good course conditions,
A very good meal after our round,they are no negatives.will be around more often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Keep it moving

As was the case last time I played this course, no one on the the course to keep play moving., 4 hour 50 min round. Greens in great shape, fairways are chewed up on most holes. Bunkers are a joke, I thought bunkers had sand in them not rocks. Ron needs to add sand to the bunkers or get the grounds keeper to rake more that the first 1/4" of the bunker

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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