River Oaks Golf Club

I play courses all over sacremento valley this is the best one for the money courses that charge double the price have nothing on this place always one of my favorite courses to play

Now that the weather is getting very warm to Hot, it would be nice if they had water cans on numerous holes.

This course remains in good condition, the fairways collars and greens are all well-maintained.

It was a little discouraging to see that the course allowed a 6 player group to play. That said, they played quickly and didn’t slow us down that much overall.

Overall the course was in great shape, the only complaints are as follows:

-No progressive rough. First cut was over ankle deep directly off the fairway

-Pace of play, there is no starter or roaming Marshall to ensure groups maintain pace. There was no group two holes ahead of us the entire front 9 but when we made the turn there were 6 groups ahead of us. Pace for the back 9 was 3:10

This course is in excellent condition, including the bunkers. River Oaks is in better condition than many equally priced, or more expensive courses in the area.

In addition, the driving range has always been well marked with plenty of distance identifying poles, but the hitting surface was always in very poor condition. I was pleased to see that this has improved as well. It appears RO is now making a concerted effort to maintain the range.

My son and I were surprised at how dry the conditions were here, and the first course where there were no yardage markers in the fairways. We liked the layout and pace of play, but greens were inconsistent, some fast and some slow.

Its a fun course to play with lot's of chances to improbe.

If you're going to let the course fade away, at least maintain the quality of your greens above all else and River Oaks does that. Brown spots and dead grass are abound elsewhere. Happy I got a Hot deal, paying anything more would feel a little rough.