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River Oaks Golf Club

4.2
777 Reviews (777)
River Oaks GC
A view over the water from River Oaks Golf Club

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4.2
777 Reviews (777)
5 Stars
274
4 Stars
361
3 Stars
97
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
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93.7%
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704 out of 777 reviews
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4.2
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
95.0%
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19 out of 20 reviews
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4.3
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
98.0%
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50 out of 51 reviews
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Course Highlights
River Oaks consistently delivers well-maintained fairways, smooth greens, and a thoughtfully designed layout that rewards smart target selection. Friendly staff and a reliably quick pace of play make this a strong value for golfers in the area.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6467 yards
Slope 125
Rating 70.9
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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 71 6467 yards 70.9 125
Blue 71 6005 yards 68.8 123
Blue (W) 71 6005 yards 74.0 130
White 71 5374 yards 66.0 112
White (W) 71 5374 yards 70.5 123
Red (W) 71 4719 yards 66.9 112
Red 71 4719 yards 62.9 107
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Scorecard for River Oaks Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 71.0/128 379 372 194 501 534 204 402 164 417 3167 418 229 306 545 177 517 338 393 377 3300 6467
Blue M: 68.8/126 W: 74.3/130 359 346 173 484 509 178 380 149 394 2972 395 182 282 501 152 489 313 364 355 3033 6005
White M: 66.5/113 W: 70.8/123 334 297 155 427 473 164 337 132 356 2675 378 139 256 453 131 451 266 317 308 2699 5374
Red M: 63.5/102 W: 67.3/114 292 261 136 388 440 149 291 111 326 2394 303 104 228 416 100 420 238 264 252 2325 4719
Handicap 9 5 3 15 11 13 7 17 1 2 4 18 14 12 16 8 6 10
Par 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 4 36 71
Handicap (W) 3 7 5 15 11 13 9 17 1 2 10 18 12 16 14 6 8 4
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens Blue Grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

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Reviews

4.2
777 Reviews (777)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Patio Dining 8
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 27
Water Hazards 26
Undulating Greens 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Seniors 25
Walkers 25
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 23
Near the Airport 6

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Hjacobs911
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time

Nice course. Fairly open fairways. Cart had low battery, call clubhouse and help was on its way. Switched to a new cart and all was well. Great response. Little far to drive from, from Carmichal, but will play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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ALLEN8433109
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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u7437040
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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DaveNizi
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Hjacobs911
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great practice facility

Even though I didnt use practice area, they have grass driving range large area to practice chipping and of course putting. Front nine quite easy. Back 9 more doglegs. Course in great condition would play again but a bit if a drive from Sac.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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nomad23
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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hottytoddy32
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Steven3782532
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course was in phenomenal shape

Best shape it’s been in since they reopened a few years ago

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u314160488799
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u944048300
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Second time I played this course.

Teed off at Noon and we were done by 3:35 pm. Joined up with 3 other players who were equally skilled.

Beautiful weather and I like playing out in the orchards (much better than around houses).

Driving range still needs to fill in but appreciate hitting off the grass instead of mats.

My cart had little to no power.

I will come again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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rodney24
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Condition

Overall course in good shape. Greens we fury, grass was blossoming.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u314163791011
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Water

Several holes with water challenges - which is fun.

Absolutely no drinking water stations on course - which is awful and will keep me from playing there in the Sacramento valley heat. Get some water stations on the course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Damon9179732
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Wonderful Round of Golf

Had a wonderful time. It was a very windy day, but otherwise every,thing was perfect.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u562600989
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round

Place has unbelievable breakfast burritos. Course was in good shape. Was a gray round

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Rob007119
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

. The greens were a little fuzzy and slow but overall the course was in great shape. It’s great to see all the ponds full again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Damon9179732
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Day of Golf

Had a wonderful time. The course is in great condition considering all the recent rain. The only complainant would be the windy conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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nanagreen
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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jsksharp
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Greens rolling slow

Course was good, the greens look like a different grass is taking them over maybe? They rolled slow, and kinda weird hard to get balls to check up, they'd roll out. Hopefully they get better with better weather coming

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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nomad23
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Damon9179732
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome

Had a great time. The pace of play and the weather were perfect. The fairways were still soggy in places, but the greens were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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