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3.8
974 Reviews (974)
5 Stars
181
4 Stars
451
3 Stars
230
2 Stars
66
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
80.0%
Recommend this course
799 out of 974 reviews
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3.5
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
71.7%
Recommend this course
43 out of 60 reviews
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3.7
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
73.6%
Recommend this course
64 out of 87 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and a well-designed layout with tight, strategic fairways make Riverside a rewarding challenge for focused golfers. Rounds move at a brisk pace, and the course offers strong overall value for the experience delivered.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 71
Length 6167 yards
Slope 121
Rating 68.6

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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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ward Northrup (1954)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

3.8
974 Reviews (974)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Bunkers 14
Narrow Fairways 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Seniors 13
Beginners 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 10
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pleasantly surprised to find the course in such good condition.

Last time I played this course was about 1 year ago. At that time it was a little run down. I did however like the lay out and always wanted to play it again. I have now played it again and was very surprised to find it in such good shape. I belong to a private club but enjoy playing other courses in the area. The only negative would be the slow roll on the greens. I will play here again and would highly recommend this course to others.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 173
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

It's okay

I can understand that the course is not long so you may not like its length, they have re-done the greens and they are very nice for a short course. A lot of time these courses put nothing into their greens not here. The layout is interesting which is a plus, there is no spraying the ball, some of the holes require you too choose your clubs wisely. Overall if you are looking to get in a quick round, this maybe the place for you.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is nice, location weird

Played here Saturday afternoon, and I was the only one on the golf course. It was very weird. The course it's self is in great shape, except the greens were a bit long and ball rolled super slow. There was a strange layout they had me play, where I drove from hole 3 to 12. The holes I drove past looked nice. This course is located in a senior community where the houses are really close to the fairways/roughs. I think it's an odd location for a golf course. However it is maintained nicely.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Hot weather
Walked

great value

first time playing Riverside.

I played the course by myself.

Well worth the rate charged.

the course is in good shape. The greens are well manicured.

The majority of the fairways are well maintained and very

playable. Not much sand.

I would play the course again!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course under water on 9 holes

Had to play 1 2 3 then skip to 12 13 14 15 16 18 then do thst again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A Different Course

Played this course for the first time in near 2 years. What a difference. Greens are great, apparently new last year. Nice tees and plenty of grass on the fairways.

New restaurant on site and new golf carts too. Got a great price and fast play, around 3 1/2 hours.

I will be back next week. Pro shop guy was real friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Redoing the greens...all temporary

Greens were being dug up, had to play temporary greens so putting was out of the question.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/27/2016

What a difference with new Tifeagle greens, fairways are much better with nice growth on them....best I have seen course in 10-12 yrs. 4 star

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Getting Better

The property has invested in course improvements, and they appear to have helped. Tee boxes and bunkers are in pretty good condition. The course layout is nice, but some fairways and roughs are bare due to extensive efforts to eliminate weeds. A couple of the greens were in pretty bad shape, but they, too. are in the process of being repaired. Staff is friendly and helpful, restaurant is available and good place to get a quick snack/beverage. Overall, not sure I'd want to pay full price for 18, but worth the money with a good deal through GolfNow.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Challenge

We have played here several times. The Fairways and some greens have become very stressed. Still it is a very fun course to play. It can be a challenge with very tight fairways. A little work on the maintenance of the course and this could be a hidden gem.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Good price but not worth it at this time

This course has a lot of potential however the fairways as well as the greens were quite damaged Unfortunately it appears that repairs for improvements the conditions are not part of the equation.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great People

Great Value!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Never again

Found a deal on golf now.Went to check it out. Course rated 3 (fair), it was not. Most greens were very poor, which what was the same for the fairways. Got there a little early to check in. They told us to go to hole #1 and check in with the starter. We did. She said the other twosome from Golf now was not there yet, and we had to wait for them. We did not sign up to play a foursome. After the group ahead of us left there was there was no one else waiting. It is now our time to tee off. Other twosome still not there. Reluctantly she let us go. We followed the group ahead the first 7 holes until our starter asked us were our other twosome was. She made us wait there until they caught up. Waited about 10-12 minutes , they finally arrived. We never followed the group if front again,. Our other twosome hit very long shots every where except the fairways. Now instead of following the group ahead, we were pushed from the groups behind. After hole 14 we had enough of Riverside. Never before had I been told your playing too fast.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough

Course is very rough with little grass in areas around greens. Greens were ok so it is worth the hot deals price. Everyone was very friendly.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Riverside Golf, Ruskin, Florida

Fairways were rough, very dry, needs watered.

Some of the greens were rough, others were fine.

The Ranger was very pleasant, but no beer carts.

The clubhouse was closed, would have been nice to relax with a cold drink or a bite to eat. Finished around 4:30. Headed to the Sunset Grille.

Overall, was a nice round on a beautiful sunny Florida day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun to play

I enjoy playing here. It has some cool holes but hitting of hardpan you need to adjust your swing.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Golf Course

The golf course has been neglected. It has a great layout but, the condition was poor.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 94
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fun day at Riverside

Haven't played this course in over 10 years... wow, what a change. Nice course, nice amenities, too.
A really nice community... my wife and I were paired up with a couple of members. We have a great afternoon. Their restaurant is right on the river... good food, drinks, and service. We Riverside was a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's current 3 star rating too high!

We played after heavy rain, but didn't impact this review. Several fairways sparse on grass. Lot of sandy lies. Several greens had bare spots. Greens putted slow, but that was ok. Staff was friendly, no issues there. Course is currently over-rated. If you don't play ball where it lies and willing to move to turf, might be ok to play there; especially if you find a reduced rate.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 173
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not something I would visit on a regular basis.

Okay so first off, I recommend the course only if you can play it for $15 or less. Check the website before trying to find the course, we had a difficult time.
The course layout is great for a short course, quite a bit of water and a lot of houses. The back nine seems to be under development. The fairways and rough are pretty bad as well as a few greens. The back nine starts away from the clubhouse so be prepared if you are thirsty as there was no cart girl the day we played. Staff friendliness must be a thing of the past because it is not like it use to be and this alone will make me take my hard earned money elsewhere.
Overall I enjoyed the course but won't go back anytime soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course was in good condition

Course in good shape, hazards make it challenging. No rangers around to keep players pace.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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