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Pace
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 68
Length 4615 yards
Slope 100
Rating 62.5

Course Details

Year Built 1985
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1985)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Regulation golf shirts. No tank tops or cut off jeans.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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2.6
211 Reviews (211)
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Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great scenery at this golf wilderness preserve.

Had a great round of golf. Saw 3 deer. The island green (hole #4) is pretty cool. Very friendly staff. The course experienced damage due to the heavy rains this summer, but the maintenance crew is working very hard to get the course back in good playable condition. This is a course management course not a long ball hitters course. Definitely recommend trying this course once...if just for the wildlife and the island green.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course needs help

This course could have been fun if it were maintained. The greens were in such poor shape at times it would been better to just pick up. Many of the greens had dirt instead of grass.

Grass was overgrown in many of the fairways. We had to move our balls as the grounds keeper continued to mow the fairway despite the fact that we were trying to play golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value and a pleasure to boot!

River Ridge is a really nice golf experience for players of most skill levels. For a "shorter" course, it plays with ample challenge that works for men and women of every capability. Multiple tee options offer young and old and in betweens, plenty of choice. The course right now is transitioning from summer to "winter" golf conditions and has been aerated and overseeded. It still is a work in progress but coming along nicely.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This will be a great little when it is done from being brought back into shape

This course is in the middle of town but is for the most part removed from housing. It is a little short up front and stretches out in the back. Play is tight but not to bad.( I did appreciate the notes they gave on the layout and play for newbies) They are doing some seeding right now so the course is a little shaggy. It will be great when its done but looks like it had a stretch of some less than needed attention. Overall the course is playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has good features

While this course has lots of water and most holes flanked by woods, it is not long and is enjoyable and has some interesting
hole layouts, my favorite being the #4 island par 3. The staff is friendly but the course needs work, which they are attempting to
fix especially the greens which are in below average condition.
In all I enjoy the course for the money and am looking forward to
playing there when repairs are completed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good deal

played oct 7. course is in good condition for this time of year.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Green's need work.

I have played this course many times over the last 8yrs. The staff is always very friendly,and helpfull.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

like the nature trails

like seeing the deer and wild animals,real country setting.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting course, some unusual holes.

The course has a couple of drivable par 4's as well as an island hole - #4 - and the 17th is an unusual par 5 that many different strategies can be used. Starter very helpful about giving some advice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value for the money but that's about it

This course has two very challenging holes and the rest are either super easy or easy. The course is old and it shows, but for the cost, this is a good place for a low key round.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good value for money

Not recommended for lower handicaps - some interesting holes although not in great condition . Great for juniors. Bar and shop staff very helpful.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

very ough shape

holes were being worked on, had to guess which hole to play on 4 and 5. one hole had 2 flags on it could not tell why? very rough shape on the whole course! needs lots of work!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging short course through Florida wetlands

Short course but challenging. Front nine short but accuracy is a must. The back nice allows use of driver on at least three holes playing from the blues. Confusion exist as to where to go after 3rd hole. If you have never played this course you can have a really hard time figuring out where hole number 4 is. Lots of wildlife, water and woods to contend with. Between the alligators, birds, squirrels and even deer grazing on rough around edge of #12 green while we were putting, you still get in a challenging round of golf. If you want to work on your iron play this one will work, if you are a driver fanatic looking to pound out as much distance as possible I suggest you go elsewhere.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is in bad shape!

You get what you pay for here. Price was cheap but, now I know why as course is in bad shape. Fairways are overgrown , and full of holes and dead spots and the Greens! Wow some of the worst shape greens I've ever seen. Even for cheap price, I won't go back

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

My experience with River Ridge Golf

Good course for the "older" demographic. Not too challenging but shots must be placed in order to score well. Front nine is more of the "executive" type whereas the back nine is more open. Overall good value for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Some pretty weird holes...

We didn't realize it was an executive course when picking up the tee time, so it was a bit of a different experience than I'm used to. It's a par 68, but that's pretty generous (considering that three par 5's measure in at 400 yards or less). Everyone at the course was great, and the course was fine for what it is: a very short course seemingly geared toward an older demographic. Back nine for us was better than the front. Portions of the course are extremely narrow, and a couple of holes in particular are simply unplayable, in the sense of traditional golf, as they are currently designed. For example, #17 is a very short par 5, a dogleg that might be driveable for some but too tight for the risk, and longer hitters will end up taking a wedge off the tee. On another hole, I believe it was #9, there is simply no landing area... not sure how you're supposed to play the hole... fairway is 14 yards wide at its narrowest point (I checked it out on Google Earth) and it's a 90 degree dogleg that means another wedge off the tee... trees are too tall to really go at the green... just kind of weird. The course regulars probably have it down, but taking wedges off the tee off multiple par 4's and 5's is just a different brand of golf that what I'm used to.

Watch for intentionally misaligned tees, and be careful that you don't accidentally skip holes 4 and 5. Kind of like a weird date where you get home and ask yourself what just happened, I find myself oddly drawn to return to see the little quirks again. Many players will find that they don't need more than a couple of clubs to play the course, and if you find yourself wanting to grip it and rip it, this might not be the right course for you. But it's interesting, quirky and fun.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

decent course

It was a enjoyable round of golf. the staff was friendly and helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Love the wildlife

The course was short but very challenging. Ideal course for seniors. The wildlife added to the experience. The only complaint is that it cost about 40 percent more to book it online than what we would have paid at the golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Really like this course

Can be a little slow. Marshal needs to remind playres to keep up their pace. Still really like the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Don't let the length of this course full you. Need well placed shots for there is trouble every place.

Tricky course. First time playing is a learning lesson for course management. Make sure you see starter for guide, you will need it or else bring a lot of golf balls.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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