About
Situated along Florida's Gulf Coast, Riverside Golf Club in Ruskin is part of a peaceful retirement community. At just over 6,100 yards from the tips, the golf course is on the short side but it still offers an enjoyable round. From the back tees, the course actually presents quite a formidable test. The layout meanders along a creek before wandering across idyllic farmland and finishing along the river bluffs overlooking Hayes Bayou. The diverse terrain provides an array of scenery as well as a variety of different challenges. Water hazards come into play on several holes and there are several strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides, waiting to swallow errant shots. Riverside Golf Club's layout combines more difficult holes with player-friendly features, which makes it approachable for players of any skill level.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314165816252 on 06/30/2025
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View from the bar decking. Photo submitted by u000001098844 on 12/07/2024
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Photo submitted by jamesamb on 10/11/2022
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Photo submitted by KingOsi on 06/21/2022
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12th Hoke Photo submitted by Katmban on 04/01/2022
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On the 5th tee. Photo submitted by KingOsi on 03/10/2022
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Photo submitted by KingOsi on 02/13/2022
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Photo submitted by KingOsi on 12/13/2021
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Photo submitted by u314160821631 on 10/04/2020
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Photo submitted by Baldybrown2 on 11/08/2019
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Photo submitted by Baldybrown2 on 11/08/2019
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Photo submitted by Baldybrown2 on 11/08/2019
Golfer Reviews
It’s a Shame
Tee boxes and fairways were is rough shape. The course is very tight with houses. Seems the course gets a lot of play. Better conditions it would be a fun course to play. If you spray the ball stay away.
Needs water
Tee boxes and fairway need water. Greens where good shape.
disappointed
this course is suffering highly from lack of care and water.
Greens were mostly ok but many fairways had almost no grass. It was tree roots and dirt.People were friendly and the round was 4 hours and 5 minutes so that was the good news.We will not be back.
Very Dry Conditions But Still a Pleasant Experience
Course is suffering from ongoing drought conditions with many fairways having little grass in landing areas or around greens. Greens a bit slow but still roll true. Staff is the friendliest and most accommodating in the area. For the price (at least for now) Riverside is still a decent alternative to the sky high rates other courses are charging during Florida’s ‘high season’.
Mixed feelings
Course layout is interesting because the front nine is squeezed in between manufactured home community. Back nine opens up into natural setting for about 5 holes. Fairways were very thin but greens were in really good shape. Really nice staff but not the kind of course we would play again.
friendly staff fun course
playing this course is always fun, friendly staff,
short drive from Sarasota
It will be nice after the rains
The course was nice but very dry and in need of water. Some of the tee boxes were almost bare
We will play it again as we like the course
Only real issue we had was trying to get a cold beverage after the round. The bar was closed apparently an hour early. Oh well
Good layout, greens and tee boxes. Hard pan fairways.
the drought is still affecting this course's fairways. barely any grass in a lot of places and very problematic around the greens. impossible to chip on hard pan fairways. you have to put from 20 yards and in off the green!
Tough Conditions
I do not blame the staff and maintenance crew at all, but it was a bit of a tough round. Let me preface this by stating we acknowledge that we are in the worst drought in the history of Florida. That being said, the greens were in great shape, but the fairways were unplayable. Almost no grass at all and were almost like hitting off of concrete. I would love to attempt this course again after we get some more consistent rain. Another note, if you do play here (which I do recommend), make sure you be careful if you hit anything out of bounds. The course is tightly lined by houses (it’s in a 55+ community) and the residents we encountered were extremely aggressive and rude. We did our best to apologize for a mishit but they just wanted to engage and shout at us for being “bad golfers”.