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3.7
1071 Reviews (1071)
5 Stars
360
4 Stars
502
3 Stars
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2 Stars
38
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.4
75.0%
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3.7
31 Reviews (31)
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
71.0%
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22 out of 31 reviews
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3.6
54 Reviews (54)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
70.4%
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38 out of 54 reviews
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Course Highlights
Fairways and greens are consistently well-maintained, with recent rounds showing the course in some of its best shape in years. The thoughtful hole layout offers rewarding scoring opportunities at a price point that delivers strong value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6957 yards
Slope 132
Rating 74.4

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Packard (1984) Dennis Wise (1984) Larry Packard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.7
1071 Reviews (1071)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 46
Water Hazards 45
Forced Carries 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 37
Advanced Golfers 24
Beginners 15
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 47
Convenient to the City 40
Near Local Attractions 17

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Reviews 528
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
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Friendliness Good
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Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
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3.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Round but greens were aerated

Had a good round but reading speed and break on greens was difficult, since they were recently aerated and missing sand in the holes so they were quite bumpy.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Tough but fair

Surprisingly difficult. Some dog legs play like hair pin turns. Would like to see more shade on the course and maybe a bit more directions. First timers should take a map or use GPS

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great value

Fairways in great shape! Greens a little slow but consistent. Excellent pace of play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pace of Play

My group and I knew that the round would be slow when we pulled up and saw 3 4somes stacked up on 1.... but did not expect to be walking off 18 green 5 and a half hours after we teed off. Greens were in great shape, as always love the course layout, but management needs to stop overloading tee times every 5 minutes. We had to wait on every tee box on the front 9 for an average of 10-15 minutes. Really killed our enthusiasm for playing this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Really Great Course!!

Amazing golf course!! Range was a but hard to find? But one of the best courses in the area i have played!! Definitely would try this course!! I thought the pro shop guy could have been friendlier!! But could be my favorite course now!! Check it out!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart

Dean Banser

Course was in great shape. Greens are soft, and though on the smallish side, are very receptive and reward accuracy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Have a Good Time

Very fun and challenging course to play. Played after a rainstorm so there were a lot of branches down and the sand bunkers were not in good shape, but other than that course was an excellent condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the drive from downtown Dallas.

Caught a cooler day in early June, and the course was in great condition considering our drought/heat. They should call this course the dog leg, because they're everywhere, and they force you to be smart in your approach and use all the sticks in your bag. Plenty of elevated greens that are fun to shoot at, as there's usually a side you don't want to miss to. Greens were in great shape and rolling true (though not terribly fast). Several long putts made during our round.

Marshalls appeared a couple times during the round, but our pace (and those ahead/behind) was steady all day. The starter was friendly and having a good time with us. This isn't always the case on typically crowded, public courses, so it was a refreshingly positive start to the round that rolled into an all around great day of golf.

Call the course for specials, they have weekday deals and summer promos.. I believe Mon-Thurs rounds are $39, including cart, range balls, and a sleeve of Pro-V1!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

On a Sunday evening course was jammed up all around. Pace of play was slow. If I were to play again, I’d play early in the morning.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highly recommended

This course is constantly watered in all the right places so the fairways are lush and the greens (albeit mostly small) hold shots as if you were the first round of the day. Greens are consistently quick. This course is always in better shape than any other in the D/FW area. Plenty of challenging variety yet short enough to score hitting greens in regulation if you can shape the ball. The downside; the clubhouse is not convenient to the turn, you need a cart to get to the driving range and one of the holes borders the range so there were yellow balls everywhere. I love this golf course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 528
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Rock solid!

Played today, tee time at 1pm. This course is deceiving when you pull up. Older clubhouse, doesn't look like much from the parking lot. But man, is it a gem. Awesome layout all the way around, fair but challenging (except #7, that's a dumb golf hole). Greens rolled GREAT, which seems to be a rarity in the DFW area right now. Definitely worth the play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course and staff

Fun course and enough water to make 6 balls disappear.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value course

Riverside is best known as the course that floods when the Trinity overflows its banks but it should be known as a good choice for convenience and value. Be aware that the wind will have much more effect here as it is mostly open. Surprisingly the are quite a few tough holes that can really punish an errant shot. The greens have some poanna as does every Bermuda course this year. It has been tough all over to get smooth surfaces. Riverside could use one of those facelifts by a great architect but in the meantime it is a good choice on a calm day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice day

Playing with my future son in law and we had a great time. Course was fun, extremely windy day which adds to the challenge of the course. But still a fun day!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Shiver Me Timbers

The day was WINDY. Close to 20 mph. The layout of this course is very interesting, and very challenging in the wind. The only hole I just DO NOT care for is the par four, 15th. The drive must be long and perfectly placed, more than any other hole on the course. The smart duffer will hit an iron left of the bunker on the right and somewhere near the 150 yard marker. Anything that lands in the fairway will roll left and into the trees or creek. This day, there were a lot of tight lies in the fairways. Tee boxes were in good shape. The bunkers were well maintained, except the fairway bunkers on number four needed more sand - almost like hitting off a modified hard pan. The greens were in really good condition, rolling smooth and true - but a few had the "volcano effect" around the cup. Never saw a Marshall and usually don't on this course. The foursome in front of us refused to let us play through. They played by committee, and there were two holes empty in front of them. We usually play a round in 3.5 hours. This was almost a 5 hour round!

Go play Riverside! It's a fun and interesting course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun course to play

Friendly staff and we played it in 3 hours but I did lose 3 balls .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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