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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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Conditions3.5
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Value3.9
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Layout3.9
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Friendliness4.5
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Pace4.2
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Amenities3.7
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
Riverside
Staff very friendly and accomodating!
Fairways extremely dry and need of water.
Tee boxes and greens in pretty good condition.
Great course to work on your game!
Nice course for seniors
We were a threesome ages ranging from 30-60 yrs. Pace of play considering most players were 70+ was good. Tee blocks and fairways in rough shape (very dry and sparse) but greens were beautiful and challenging. Water and sand traps nice challenge. Disappointed there were no beverage carts or break at hole 9 to grab a drink or snack. Overall average course and decent price for average or below average golfer.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Much Improved Conditions, Excellent Staff
Played a mid-day weekend round as a single. Was paired up with a very nice twosome. Conditions were challenging as sustained winds were over 20 MPH, with gusts approaching 30 MPH. Round went quickly with no waiting, although course was not crowded. Starter and pro shop staff were friendly and accommodating. Conditions were much improved over the last time I played this course (over a year ago). Greens were quick and true. Sand traps were in good shape. Tee boxes were not so great, but this was the only (minimal) drawback. Would return again, especially at the price point this course offers.
Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Riverside Golf Club!
Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Riverside Golf Club.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Beautiful day
Course was in good shape fairways could use more water but greens were in very nice shape
Matched up w/ Jim,Paul and Johnny all good guys!
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Good play
Wish they had a stop or beverage cart at the turn
Had a good time playing with new friends
Playing again soon
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Lots of Water
Course conditions were very dry. Despite that, greens were very slow. However, lots of water along fairways with lots of opportunities to lose balls.
Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at our course!
Riverside
Another great day at Riverside...Course in great condition grreens ever so clean...Professional and friendly staff....
Disappointed
Teed off between 11AM and noon. No food available at that time. Since course did not return to pro shop area, only saw one vending machine the entire round. Greens in good shape, the rest of the course average to below condition.
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Riverside Golf Club.
Average Course
Greens were ok but the fairways were hard and very little grass. Course needed watering.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Riverside Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Riverside
Would be a nice place to plant some grass. Fairways were cut super short. It was similar to playing on black top
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Riverside Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
course for the "happy hooker"
Course has several holes designed for the right to left shot around water. Bring extra balls! Shot placement off the tee is exacting on most holes. The course could be a much better value and infinitely more enjoyable if they would just put some water on it. The fairways were very dry and they were scalped too short for the dry conditions. I like to hit off turf and you are hard pressed to find very much of that. Staff were very nice and pace of play was good. The carts do not have gps on them and yardage markers were not apparent in most places. I drove almost an hour to get there and not sure I would do it again but if you are close and want to play some inexpensive golf, it's worth a try. Rain or irrigation would help a lot.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Riverside Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Make a new friend
Try to be paired with someone familiar with the course (make a new friend). There are several holes that have blind problems that will cost you strokes (and balls) if you are not aware. This lends a little bit of mystery to the course as well as a few strokes. The greens were on the slow side but in decent condition. Sand bunkers needed more sand and/or maintenance but overall the course was a good value for the fees. I will try to play it again just to prove to myself I can do better (typical golfer)!
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
Fairway was a little rough. Lot of short grass and some dirt spots. But for paying 35 dollars for 18 couldn’t ask for anything more. Was 15 minutes late to tee time because got lost in neighbor hood. The staff was lovely and didn’t say a word “course wasn’t busy though”. Would I pay 70 to play here, probably not. But couldn’t ask for anything more and had a good time
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.
We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.
Thank you for visiting and playing at Riverside Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!
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Hi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about water on the course is important to us. As we begin the season, we are working to develop the best way to provide our guest with refreshments. We do allow outside drinks. We do not allow outside alcoholic beverages. You are welcome to bring your own bottled water, Gatorade, or another refreshment as long as it is alcohol-free. We are glad to see you rated everything else to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Riverside Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.