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3.7
980 Reviews (980)
5 Stars
183
4 Stars
454
3 Stars
230
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
76.7%
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804 out of 980 reviews
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3.7
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
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3.5
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
68.0%
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51 out of 75 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

3.7
980 Reviews (980)

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 176
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's okay

I can say give the course a try, it wasn't built for the long hitters, the tips are at 6100 yards. The course will make you think about shot placement, water has been placed in the right spots, so you can't drive every green. Number 2 is a great par 3 downhill 220 from the tips. Also the back nine is more of a challenge than the front.

Also the new greens are running beautifully, they look slow, but buyer beware. I will be back because of the value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No pictures of the wholes

Without picture of the wholes at the teeboxes, it is difficult to play the course.

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

Nice Course

The course is not the longest but it is challenging. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overall O.K. ... but the Ranger was rude and obnoxious.

I booked for 3 players. Upon arrival, the pro-shop said a single would be paired with us. He already had checked in and had a cart. We were given two cart keys and told if we were ready to play to head to the tee as a large group of ladies was preparing to go out soon. We got off just in front of them and had an open course in front of us... all good so far. When we reached the green of number 5, the ranger (Mike) arrived and began to demand to know why we had 3 carts for 4 players. He didn't simply ask, he seemed highly agitated that we had 3 carts. We mentioned the situation at our start but he wouldn't 'let it go'..... he continued to be obnoxious and rude. We had to wait for him to finally get off his phone or walkie-talkie to putt out as he was loud and had no courtesy for us trying to continue play. When he left we were all in disbelief at his attitude. Two holes later he showed up again with another staff member and had us vacate one of the carts for them to take back in. We were able to finish the rest of our round without further admonishment. The management might want to do a better job of selecting staff that interact with their customers. This individual should not be allowed to negatively affect players opinions of your course.

That said, .....the rest of the staff was pleasant, friendly and efficient. We enjoyed your 'happy hour' afterward and the food was excellent. $70 was reasonable for what we ordered. Hopefully next time we won't have to deal with a similar situation.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Resort style course, created to sell homes on a Golf course

It's clear that the course isn't the focus of the Resort, but it's still a good track. Nice length for an average golfer. The greens were a little slower than normal, think they are over seeding. You don't get back to the clubhouse after the 9th, it's after the 12th or 13th. We found the greens medium sized, most pin locations were on a slope so it was tricky to read most Times, especially on a few of the hole locations. A few long rides between the holes. The restaurant only had bud and bud light on draft, and the glasses were small for the price. We didn't eat at the restaurant.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much improved

Nice layout. Conditions very much improved over past . Good bargain

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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 176
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
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