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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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Photo submitted by dwaz777 on 09/26/2020
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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
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Photo submitted by InkedGolfer80 on 09/04/2018
Great condidtion
Blustery, sunny afternoon and course in superb shape-greens, fairways, bunkers and tee's. Tough track but a most enjoyable round. Folks in Clubhouse very nice and pace was great. GREAT value.
Enjoyable Round
Course was in great shape considering the lack of rain. Greens were superb and fairways/tee boxes fine. Pace was very good and staff friendly. Prices reasonable and an enjoyable round on a challenging track. Good value....
Nice Course, Pace of Play a little slow
I try to play this course a few times a year and have always enjoyed myself. The staff are nice, the course is in good shape and has sufficient challenges. The only downside is that they do not have a Marshall on the course and when the pace is slow, there is no one to get the slower golfers to move on.
Master of Dog Legs
The staff were friendly and helpful to everyone who entered the shop. The amenities were reasonably priced. Where else can you get a Hot dog and coke for two bucks? The course was tough the first day. A different challenge than other course's. Lots of dog legs that makes a person think strategically. Great course! The only drawback was the speed of play. A group of 5 held everyone behind them up. I went back the next day, and I played within 3 hours. I will play again on my next trip. I liked it so much, I bought a golf towel as a memento. Great team of folks!
Classic Course
Even with little rain inSeptember, the course is in good shape. Good fairways with few tight lies, greens were very consistent with no burn or weed spots.
Good value for the money, more wide open than courses with lots of trees and elevation changes.
A few groups got caught up because the course let a 5some play and they were being really slow. I bought the round from golf now which offered free range balls and a free sleeve of balls. When i got to the course they could not give me this deal and the guy was upset that i had asked for it. He had refunded the first transaction only to charge me the same thing again. I said I was ok with just the range balls and he gave me the smallest bucket. I figured he might give me the medium bucket for the hassel i went through and the fact he couldnt give me what i had paid for but he just gave a small. But i love the course when its only $20. But i had to pay $40 and it was not worth $40.
Enjoy this Course
The course has been in great shape the last 2 season. Has a good mixture of challenging holes. I won't mention any names but they have 1 staff member that is quite un-friendly. That is the only criticism
I'll be back
Booked the night before and arrived about 45 minutes before my tee time. When the sun finally broke I went and paid my fees at the pro shop and the employee was very nice and pointed out the practice areas and the first tee. I got a key and he said any cart and I could go out any time, went to grab a cart and the seats were all covered in morning few which was probably the only draw back of this round. Only a single and twosome out in front of me and they played at a good pace. Took a few pictures to show my pals back in California, wish I lived closer but I'll be back when I come to visit my children and grandchildren.
Riverside never lets you down.
It's always a great day playing riverside! Cooler and ice they provide is a great touch.
Nice day for golf
This is a great bargain through GolfNow. The course is in good condition and the pace of play was just fine, no issues.
First time in years
I used to play Riverside quite a bit years ago and returned with out-of-town guest. It was in very good shape for all the rain we've had this year. Greens were in excellent shape. It was always one of my favorite courses on this side of DFW. The pace of play was horrible, though. VERY slow group of four in front of us which was adamantly opposed to letting my twosome play through, and there were no course marshals to be found. The GPS system was off on pin placements on virtually every hole, too. Playing to what you think is a front pin on a green that's 60 feet deep when the pin is actually back is not a good thing.
Tough But Fair
Tough but short layout from the white tees. Very tough from the tips. Avoid the bunkers unless you like fried eggs. Bring an extra sleeve (lots of water and the Trinity River is on your left for few holes). Shot placement is key to a good round. Have fun!
Great course and staff
Awesome course, tough at times when the wind is up, but in great condition.
Staff is super friendly.... And eager to help....Their motto is "happy to do it", and they live by that...
I love this place, it feels like home.
Great condition
The course is in great shape (perfect greens and fairways) and friendly staff. Enjoyed my round.
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