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Riverside Golf Club
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Riverside Golf Club is appropriately named. The course sits in a floodplain along the Trinity River with water in play on seemingly every hole. This is a combination links-style/traditional layout that is surprisingly difficult for a municipal course. Great holes abound on the Roger Packard layout, which requires the rare combination of length and accuracy when playing from the tips.
Holes 4-6 offer one of the better stretches of golf, starting with a 462-yard par 4 that is cut in the landing area by pesky fairway bunkers, and features a long approach into an elevated green that is surrounded by water and slopes back-to-front. Club down on no. 4 because leaving it short still offers the chance for an up-and-down. No. 5 is a good par 3, especially from the middle tees where it generally plays as a short iron. Watch for the front pin placement, which can leave you with a long downhill putt if the tee shot is too long. Water looms to the right but it takes a bad shank to dunk it in the drink. No. 6 goes 543 yards, doglegging left along the Trinity with water fronting the green. The tee shot must be long and straight, and anything too far right leaves a precarious second shot around the bend.
The back side is the more fun of the two, taking you through good combinations of holes that offer excellent birdie opportunities if you’re on your game. You'll need those birds when you come down the home stretch.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6957 yards | 74.4 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6389 yards | 71.5 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 5783 yards | 68.4 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5247 yards | 69.5 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.1/131 | 442 | 504 | 377 | 462 | 212 | 543 | 434 | 198 | 450 | 3622 | 402 | 544 | 355 | 181 | 545 | 325 | 179 | 366 | 438 | 3335 | 6957 |
| Blue M: 71.2/128 | 392 | 472 | 358 | 402 | 154 | 512 | 404 | 175 | 411 | 3280 | 371 | 506 | 320 | 155 | 515 | 320 | 168 | 343 | 411 | 3109 | 6389 |
| White M: 69.0/120 W: 75.2/126 | 352 | 422 | 327 | 371 | 121 | 486 | 279 | 155 | 394 | 2907 | 337 | 474 | 292 | 123 | 490 | 317 | 141 | 320 | 382 | 2876 | 5783 |
| Silver M: 67.0/118 W: 72.4/122 | 340 | 410 | 295 | 320 | 100 | 471 | 275 | 140 | 382 | 2733 | 290 | 440 | 275 | 110 | 480 | 315 | 98 | 310 | 375 | 2693 | 5426 |
| Red W: 70.8/120 | 330 | 407 | 276 | 300 | 84 | 463 | 270 | 134 | 376 | 2640 | 286 | 427 | 263 | 96 | 471 | 313 | 92 | 296 | 363 | 2607 | 5247 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
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Photo submitted by u5118160 on 06/27/2025
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Photo submitted by Masematt on 06/21/2023
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Morning on the Range before round Photo submitted by p51Clarkie on 10/06/2019
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Photo submitted by InkedGolfer80 on 09/04/2018
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Photo submitted by InkedGolfer80 on 09/04/2018
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Photo submitted by InkedGolfer80 on 09/04/2018
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Photo submitted by InkedGolfer80 on 09/04/2018
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Photo submitted by InkedGolfer80 on 09/04/2018
Immaculate conditions
This course is one of the best I've played in Tarrant County. Easily one of the most difficult. And also the most well manicured. The greens were spotless and the fairways were lush. Given the heat, I was surprised at the playing conditions and green quality hole to hole. There are one or two holes that are under renovation, but that didn't detract from the playing experience. Practice area was nice enough and the putting green matched the course - which is something you generally do not see.
This course has a great test of golf but fun.
Love the course. First time playing it. I would recommend this course solely because of the value. Greens were rolling true. Fairways were in great shape. Pace of play was great. The only thing I could say was the bunkers needs some maintenance, playable I might add but needs some love.. Will put this on the return to list.
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Love the Course, pace of play was good, with the temp near 100 they have to have cold water for golfers.. all the time.. thanks
Terrific layout
Very challenging but fair golf course. The greens, tee boxes and fairways tin excellent condition.
Good course for value
Fair ways were in good condition and greens were rolling good
Great layout
Bunkers are in bad shape.
Greens are in good shape.
Great time. I’ll be back.
Tried something new
I used to play Riverside a lot, years ago. I decided to make the trip down on Sunday. Got paired up with 3 other guys so we had a good time.
We were 2nd off, so pace was great. Greens were pretty good if a bit slow. Lots of grass in fairways to hit off of. Bunkers were a little spotty - did not look like they were raked or maintained overnight. The greens have gotten noticeably smaller thru the years - probably a maintenance budget issue. Most were about 2/3 or less the size they used to be. Lots of chipping from 20 feet. This course has lost portions of several holes to Trinity River flooding, A few result in tee shots that need to be hit at other tee boxes or fairways. A few cart paths disappeared into the river as well. Still a decent golf course, but 3-4 holes that make you scratch your head.
Staff - we were the 2nd group off but were asked to increase our pace on the 7th tee (On pace for under 4 hours). We had waited on the only other group for the first 4 holes. I am solidly in favor of marshals on weekends, but this was a little excessive.
All in all, RIverside is a decent track for the current cost. Lots of wildlife early in the morning. There are even some great ponds for fishing if you can access after the golfers are done. Probably 3.5 stars in my rating system.
Hire some help
No cart attendant, one girl in the clubhouse who was overwhelmed. Marshall not dictating the pace. And when did you remove GPS from carts. Would have been very helpful. Was guessing yardage on every hole.
Good value
Narrow greens and deep green side bunkers. Better bring your A game!
It took 3.5 hours to play the front nine. At one point on the 6th holes, there were 4 groups stacked up. There was no marshal. We didn't even attempt to play the back nine.
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