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Conditions
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Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6281 yards
Slope 117
Rating 69.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2019. The land will be used for residential development.

Just 7 miles west of downtown Riverside, Paradise Knolls Golf Club tee times will open the door to an 18-hole, par 72, course that plays 6,281 yards from the back tees, and has a slope rating of 117. Designed by Bill Wood, and opened in 1964, the course uses a combination of tree-lined fairways and greenside bunkers to create a fun, and challenging day of golf. The signature hole at Paradise Knolls is the par 3, 12th hole, which plays 230 yards from the tips, and has a green, which slopes front to back, and left to right. There is also one small lake on the course, which sits greenside of the short par 4, 5th hole. The hole plays 275 yards from the back tees, enticing players to try to drive the green, which does have a small opening between the water and a front left bunker.

Many players have made good use of their Riverside golf deals at Paradise Knolls and in addition to the great golf enjoyed their instructional programs, run by PGA Professional staff, the large practice putting green, and their 2,500 sq. ft. clubhouse, which can accommodate up to 150 guests for banquets, tournaments, and weddings. Comments from others following their Riverside tee times paints a nice picture of their experiences at Paradise Knolls Golf Club, finding the course fun and enjoyable.

Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
304 Reviews (304)
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Reviews 84
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Minor problems

The sand refill bottles on #14 were all soaking wet and unusable. Man in front of me left pins on angles damaging lips of hole. Someone used WD40 on door for some reason and I opened it it just slip out of my hand. Lucky I did not hurt it

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the drive

I've played Paradise four time in the last few months. The greens have been stellar, but are showing wear as summer is bringing more players. The pace of play bottlenecks at the turns, so our group played the front nine twice for the last two rounds. The last round we played was our first on a weekend. Way too congested. We come out from OC to play the Corona area courses because they are worth the drive. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overbooked

Golf course was overbooked and played extremely slow

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this course

It's an awsome course to play. Easy but still difficult enough. Everything goes towards the river beds but it is deceiving. Overall it's a beautiful course with lots of great people who come play here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course for the money

Friendly local course with many straightforward holes, a few that can be a bit tricky.

Course is in great shape and the greens were rolling near perfect.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Course was in very good condition, fun and challenging greens. Deal came with lunch! Would recommend to anybody.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

I love this course

The pace of play today was terrible but it happens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 156
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Slow slow slow

Over booked, 6 carts were lined up to tee off at the first hole. The front groups played very slowly, they always look for ball at the left fairway or right fairway, so the rear guys always push us play faster, but it didn't help, no gaps in the front holes even we play faster. Could not play normally as the rear guys stick at us and we had to wait at least 5 minutes to tee off at every tee box and fairway.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always a favorite when there’s only time for 9

This is one of the few courses that offer the back 9 for play early in the AM. It’s paced so one may practice a little while playing. I was not rushed this morning.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

OK Course/Rude-Clueless Staff

I’ve played this nice little neighborhood course at least 50 times over the last 35 years and it generally gives you a fun round at a reasonable cost. Yesterday my foursome teed off early and was asked to start on the back 9 due to ongoing aeration on the front nine; no problem. Upon completing the front nine we approached the clubhouse to witness at least 8 carts lined up to tee off on front nine. It looked like a small tournament. I asked the fellow at the counter why wasn’t the group at the first tee being sent off the back nine like us. He mumbled something unintelligible about the aeration and dismissed me. My cart had a deflated tire so the cart man changed carts for us and I asked him the same question; his response “You’re taking to the wrong guy.” So, we played the back nine again and had to play to two temporary greens while the staff was aerating those greens. There was no mention of the aerating before we booked either. OK it was only $24 bucks to play but come on......be consistent with your starter policy and try to hire some people who know a bit about ‘Customer Service.’

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Course was in pretty good condition, greens were very hard, greens are very small. Fairly flat course, very little water challenges, sand traps were "hard," need some racking and weeding.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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