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River Bend Resort & Country Club
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Set along the Rio Grande River, this is a scenic course with spectacular views. The front nine was built in 1987, and the back nine followed in 1992. The highlight of the course is what is perhaps the longest water hazard in Texas, the Rio Grande River, which flows along holes 5 through 13 on the left side of the fairway.
Narrow fairways and grass bunkers make the course tough, especially when the wind is howling, as it is tough to hit the small, firm greens. Water is everywhere. No. 14 is the only hole without water. The par 3 17th hole, with its island greens, headlines a series of demanding par 3 holes. The last hole plays 434 yards into the wind and has out-of-bounds on either side of the fairway.
Getting there : From Harlingen take Hwy. 77 south. When you come to Hwy. 802 turn right, then continue until you reach Hwy 281. Turn right again and drive approximately 2.5 miles to the course
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6735 yards | 72.6 | 119 |
| Blue | 72 | 6276 yards | 71.0 | 115 |
| White | 72 | 5663 yards | 68.6 | 110 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5663 yards | 76.0 | 128 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4986 yards | 71.7 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.8/123 | 331 | 234 | 509 | 397 | 567 | 314 | 223 | 362 | 180 | 3117 | 469 | 421 | 498 | 233 | 410 | 431 | 327 | 158 | 434 | 3381 | 6498 |
| Blue Long M: 69.4/118 | 305 | 224 | 474 | 393 | 517 | 276 | 190 | 310 | 180 | 2869 | 450 | 405 | 482 | 211 | 381 | 406 | 315 | 141 | 416 | 3207 | 6076 |
| Blue Short M: 68.6/115 | 305 | 205 | 474 | 393 | 517 | 276 | 190 | 302 | 180 | 2842 | 450 | 405 | 482 | 202 | 381 | 406 | 315 | 141 | 416 | 3198 | 6040 |
| White Long M: 66.3/113 | 288 | 205 | 450 | 333 | 447 | 243 | 173 | 292 | 180 | 2611 | 410 | 375 | 438 | 156 | 370 | 347 | 298 | 110 | 343 | 2847 | 5458 |
| White W: 71.3/120 | 288 | 205 | 450 | 333 | 447 | 243 | 173 | 292 | 180 | 2611 | 410 | 375 | 438 | 156 | 370 | 347 | 298 | 110 | 343 | 2847 | 5458 |
| White Short M: 64.9/111 | 288 | 150 | 450 | 333 | 447 | 243 | 173 | 285 | 180 | 2549 | 410 | 375 | 438 | 156 | 370 | 347 | 298 | 110 | 343 | 2847 | 5396 |
| Red W: 68.0/111 | 248 | 110 | 370 | 314 | 380 | 224 | 155 | 272 | 180 | 2253 | 378 | 346 | 384 | 130 | 338 | 336 | 280 | 82 | 323 | 2597 | 4850 |
| Red Long M: 64.0/108 | 248 | 110 | 370 | 314 | 380 | 224 | 155 | 272 | 180 | 2253 | 378 | 346 | 384 | 130 | 338 | 336 | 280 | 82 | 323 | 2597 | 4850 |
| Red Short M: 63.1/106 | 248 | 110 | 370 | 314 | 380 | 224 | 155 | 256 | 180 | 2237 | 378 | 346 | 384 | 130 | 338 | 336 | 280 | 82 | 323 | 2597 | 4834 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4 |
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Hole 17 Par 3 Island Photo submitted by u314163720430 on 07/22/2023
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Riverbend @ BRO TX Photo submitted by Ruben8774075 on 01/03/2023
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Aeration alert
Nice course with an interesting layout. Too bad Golfnow doesn’t warn when courses aerate. Greens and tee boxes were just done which took away a lot of enjoyment. Course said their website had a warning. Glad I got a good hot deal. Would not have been worth full price in this condition.
Hello, u000005322002. Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Course just aerated greens so greens are currently not good! However, in a week or so, they will be back in excellent condition!!
Hello, djoehl. Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Being a winter Texan playing at River Bend GC is truly a great experience, first with the price,, course layout, grounds are excellent shape and a challenging course
Thank you for taking the time to review us, u314163642803. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. River Bend Resort & Country Club thanks you!
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Golfnow needs to find ways to update this info when course are under maintenance
We'll convey this to the GN team. Thank you for the 5 stars and helpful feedback!
Hi, denbou. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Bend Resort & Country Club!
Best value in the valley. Play here
Best value you can get in the valley. Pro shop is very nice. Course conditions are great. I found the layout and hole structure pretty challenging but that’s what makes it fun. I would play here a lot if I was a local.
Thumbs up for River Bend
We can't thank you enough for your kind review of River Bend Resort & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Hi, Lakehouse1. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at River Bend Resort & Country Club!
First time playing the course and was very pleasantly surprised. The greens have great character to them and were in very good shape. It has a very interesting lay out and a bit challenging to navigate; but all in all great experience. The staff was also very pleasant and accommodating.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Bend Resort & Country Club.
Hi, u000007996334. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Resort & Country Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, djoehl. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing River Bend Resort & Country Club!
Hi, djoehl. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Bend Resort & Country Club.
Course in average condition
Have played this course a number of times. The fairways have become very dried out and some of the greens are not good as they have been.
Hello, Mm0uCJDVU2ks7nN14o32. Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
River Bend Golf
Course in great shape! A few greens are wet in front (need to fly the green surface or balls will plug in soft ground) and a bit of poh-ana weed grass in greens that redirects put line! But most of course is a pleasure to play!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Resort & Country Club!
Greens were in good shape.
Slow pace of play. Greens were in good shape, nice course layout.
Thank you for your review, brianheuer. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
South TEXAS Golf
Course conditions were great after a recent heavy rain! Finished round in 3.25 hours as windy conditions never became an issue! Greens in excellent shape. A very pleasant round of golf! Glad to be back in area.! 😊
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Bend Resort & Country Club.
River Bend Par
For the pace of play to dealing with a couple greens that are bad, this will be one of the best courses from this location to 45 minutes in any direction.
Windy and some dirt spots. But keeping the ball in the fairway leave a very good lie 9/10 times. A few greens on the back are in rough shape from the heat.
But overall this places provides a solid opportunity to get better and enjoy with randoms group ups!
Hello, ACcoogolfer13. Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Resort & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Bend Resort & Country Club!