Ron Jaworski's RiverWinds Golf & Tennis Club

Very nice conditions, Will play again soon ... Can't wait

Our foursome played in early October. The course was in magnificent shape. The fairways and greens were in excellent shape. The rough was not to high and manageable to hit out of. The course is very long, even from the white tees. A tee between the whites and yellows would be nice for seniors.The scenery was very cool. The seventeenth hole could be put on any magazine cover.
The staff was friendly and helpful. Looking forward to playing there again.

It was a great day and the course was pretty good. The greens were soft, and some of the fairways were soft/wet as well, but it was pretty well maintained for the end of the season.

Fairwayw were in great condition.
Greens 75 %. Some hole placements were inappropriate.
Overall, best course I have played this year.

PHL airport with planes landing & takeoff every minute is a bit of a distraction. Golf Now tee prices could not be beat. GREAT layout, fair & a lot of fun ! They are finally putting money back into the course. DEFINITELY will play again.

Course in fair to average condition. Rough very difficult although inconsistent. Best to take your medicine and get back into the fairway. Distances poorly marked throughout course. Bunker sand fair. Greens a bit bumpy, should be rolled; also some dead areas on greens. Flags marking front-middle-back were a mess, not accurate and hard to tell where the hole was located.

very good shape especially afer the summer.pace of play slow but will worth it

This course is worth the money. Conditions are good. Well maintained. Pretty open without too many trees but make sure you avoid the OB areas and the long stuff on certain holes. The layout has a good variety of uphill, downhill, dog leg and over water holes. Some very scenic holes to the view of Center City Philadelphia and the Delaware River. This course occupies a lot of land so you feel secluded the holes are not side by side.

It was ok, nothing spectacular. Not that difficult

First time playing here and was extremely pleased with the condition of this course. If you like to bomb it and are not the most accurate driver, this course is for you. Wide open. Layout not the most challenging but I will play it again. Carts not the greatest.

This course is in excellent shape and worth the money, they are air rating on Sept 10, 2013 so if you want a "true roll, relaxing round" this is the place.

At over 6,500 from the whites, this is a good challenge. Course is always in average to above average shape. Everything is always green, and you don't see many bad areas of damage or GUR. Disappointing thing to me always here is the greens. They always look nice and appear to be kept well, but for such a nice layout, they are so SLOW. It's been that way since this place opened. If Jaws could bring Running Deer's greens to this place, it would be one of the premier spots in South Jersey.

This course was in great shape, somewhat challenging and a great value for the price ($32). Pace slowed somewhat on the back nine probably because of the value. I prefer rounds to be shorter then 4 1/2 hours but this round was almost 5 hours.

Clearly the course overbooked itself as I arrived on the tee to see a line of 4 groups still waiting to start. After playing nine in 2hours 45 mins I gave up and called it quits.

Love the course, but lets all enjoy it.

Also on a busy day, the fact they would let some groups ride with people walking in the same foursome its frankly stupid.

Walkers, we all have a place, but pace of play is pace of play and this slows the entire place down.

Also, lining up for the 3rd and 4th puts may be nice at the US OPEN, but for a social game, come on, really.

So Ron J, space the play better, don't get greedy and allow each golfer to enjoy their round.

Personally running deer your other place is awesome, the additional 20mins drive may just be worth the journey...

The layout is great and overall condition good, but more attention needs to be made to ball marks and fairway divots by players and management alike. I know the course gets a lot of play, but that is no excuse to ignore ball marks and do or repair. It seems the holes aren't moved too often so the same spot gets targeted and worn by ball marks. And it was only 9am when we started, so it was obvious they didn't repair the greens in the evening or morning.

I live in West Deptford and therefore play this course on a regular basis. If this course wasn't near my home I probably wouldn't spend the money but it's in better shape than the courses nearby and it has a challenging layout.

Pros:
~Course is always in above average shape (besides the goose poo which is spread out throughout the course).
~Layout-it's open but has challenging spots where water and out of bounds come into play.
~Greens: They usually roll true and offer somewhat of a challenge.
~Rough: It's difficult and penalizes you for missing the fairways. (NOTE: There somewhat inconsitent from round to round. I've played some days where the rough isn't an issue and others where spots are 3-4 inches high making it near impossible to hack out).

CONS:
~RATE OF PLAY! While I love the layout and course overall I dread the drive to the first hole. You have to drive a 1/4 mile from the club house to the first tee and as you round the corner you'll typically see anywhere from 2-4 groups waiting to tee off. The marshalls refuse to speed groups up and they have groups going off every 7-8 minutes making the first 9 a mess on a daily basis. If you're not waiting at every hole you've hit the jackpot.
~CARTS: I play often so this happens to me more than the typical golfer at riverwinds, but Ive had carts die on the course at least twice over the last 6 months. The carts are old and in need of repair and from what I was told by the starter they were supposed to be replaced last summer but the owners decided to cancel that to keep profits up.
~STAFF: Most of the staff is courteous and great guys but there's a few crabs that try to spoil the fun. Watch out for anyone that drives up to you with a scowl on your face.

Overall I would recommend Riverwinds but only for groups that have 5 hours to spend on the golf course. Its long and most of the holes are a challenge for the average golfer. I love the course, but hate the amenities and wait times.

Also they need to add a bar/club house to expand the offering. There's only a small shack at the turn to grab some food and there's no cart girls that drive around with food and/or drinks.

Course was in very good shape except for areas which had Goose excrimant. I realize this can be very difficult to control but there should be something the course superindentant can do about it.

I went on a Thursday around noon with a buddy. We tried to get an earlier tee time but it was all booked. While parking we noticed the 1st and 2nd holes were pretty packed so we were in for a long day of golf.
The positives:
-Staff was extremely nice and cordial.
-Course was in good/great shape. There were a few burnt spots and some of the bunkers were flooded or full of hard sand. Overall, it was solid quality.
-The pace was slow in the beginning but eventually sped up.
-Water was available throughout the whole course starting on the 4th hole.

The negatives:
-As mentioned before there were a few bunkers that were not playable.
-Pace of play. Our tee time was for 11:57 and we didn't get to tee off until 12:07. We were a bit backed up until roughly the 9th hole. From there it opened up. I personally am a slow golfer so I didn't really mind the pace.
-The price was $50 which really isn't bad. For a weekday though I think it could be a little bit cheaper. This is being a bit picky perhaps.

Overall as you can see the positives far out-weighed the negatives. I've played this course plenty of times but it's been a while so I was really looking forward to it. The course didn't disappoint.

I absolutely recommend this course.

Although I enjoy this course a great deal I am often hesitant about going back or recommending it because I believe that it is overbooked and pace of play is not enforced making for very long rounds of golf. Hopefully, this area will be improved in the future.

The greens were receptive and the roll was true. The staff was very accomodating when my partner was late they shifted us to the next tee time. Pace of play was slower than usual.