River Oaks GC
A view over the water from River Oaks Golf Club
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4.2
780 Reviews (780)
5 Stars
274
4 Stars
363
3 Stars
98
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
94.7%
Recommend this course
707 out of 780 reviews
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4.1
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
95.0%
Recommend this course
19 out of 20 reviews
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4.3
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
97.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 47 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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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

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.2
780 Reviews (780)

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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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome and secluded

This was a great course for the money! Love how secluded and nice the property was. I’m from the east coast so this was my first time playing in CA and this was just a pleasant round of golf. The layout was great but wasn’t too challenging and the greens were impeccable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mow the rough eh?

Lost a few balls just off the fairway cuz the rough could use a trim. Saw the balls land and bounce even. No find em. The fairways have some weed patches, and not the good kind. They do, however, have some good beer on tap. So there's that. With so many golf courses in the area I'll give it another shot in a few months. Did I mention the beer on tap?

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great

Owner’s attention to improvements have made this course terrific.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways need work

Pace of play was very slow. Fairways hard and patchy.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

River Oaks

Usually a nice course. It was pretty muddy with some restrictions. I’m sure it will be better next time.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course holds up well after a lot of rain.

The course was playable after a lot of rain, unfortunately the front nine couldn’t be played with a power cart, so we ended up playing the back nine twice. It was still a great day for golf!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good for winter

Greens are in good condition, tee boxes need some work, fairways not bad considering all the rain a couple days ago, course seems to drain pretty good. Staff is friendly and tacos after round are delicious.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still winter conditions

Course is in okay condition. Still winter dormant grass makes for some poor lies. Grounds crew is doing a lot of work so when it does eventually warm up/green up it should be in excellent shape. The day I played we were stuck behind a very slow foursome so it was a longer round than it should have been.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Dry course

It was great to find this course DRY. Unlike Morgan Creek which was a muddy mess. Golf carts allowed on fairways. Did no damage. Real sand in traps. Great day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Keep the ball in play and get up and down a few times and you can shoot some good scores here .

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens!

Played with a buddy in strong winds. We had a good round. The course is well maintained; and the greens were exceptional. They were firm and rolled nicely. The only negative experience would be a couple of the tee boxes that were rutted and no where near level. Overall, I consider this course to be the best bang for your buck in the Sac area. Kudos to the grounds crew!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 73
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 73
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice track

I was surprised with the course being as interesting as it was. A layout in the middle of walnut orchards and other nut trees, I think, does not conjure up visions of aesthetic outdoor activity. They were harvesting walnuts, so the dust was quite bad on holes 2&3. It was a nice layout, extremely fair and a little bit dangerous with tee boxes in the line of fire on more than a few holes. Most tee boxes were green with a carpet of clover, not grass. The greens were good and held most approach shots like a dart. I liked playing the course except having to wait on every single shot. That's not fun, but I guess for a 11:30 tee time on a Thursday, it's to be expected I suppose.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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