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3.8
1035 Reviews (1035)
5 Stars
352
4 Stars
490
3 Stars
127
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
80.1%
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917 out of 1035 reviews
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3.7
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
74.2%
Recommend this course
23 out of 31 reviews
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3.6
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
71.8%
Recommend this course
51 out of 71 reviews
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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

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Reviews

3.8
1035 Reviews (1035)
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Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 3
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3.0
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Previously Played

Great Greens

Overall nice course, not very challenging if you can hit the ball straight, the greens are in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good to Play Again

Has been close to a year since I played. Surprised to see the greens have shrunk quite a bit in some cases. Makes the course a little more challenging. Course in great shape. Greens a little slow but good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot day

Course needs some work, cart paths and restoration where river has washed out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Terrible experience

Some sort of tourney so teams stacked shotgun style on holes 7 and 8. We caught them then had wait if 15 mins per hole. Finally skipped them then caught up to 5-some. We just went home without playing 8 holes.

This is becoming common place at Riverside.

Too bad, the staff are nice and the layout is amazing.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

SLOW PACE

It took over 3 hrs to play 9 holes. Unbelievable! I ended up leaving after 9..Tee times are every 7 minutes, crazy! Why? Spread your tee times out to 12 minutes..

There were no carts available when I arrived. Had to wait for finishing groups. When we arrived to 1st tee for our tee time, we had to wait for the group ahead of us that were running late. We shouldn't have been penalized for there late arrival..

No marshal on the course to keep things moving along, even if there was one it wouldn't have mattered because of the every 7 minute tee times..Only 1 cart girl, and only saw her once, and she was out of water..

Beware hole #6 a par 5 is cart path only.. Thats where all the issues start..It took 45 minutes to play that hole starting with the wait in the tee box that had 2 groups on it along with my foursome.. Perhaps this hole shouldn't be cart path only?

On a positive note, the golf course was in great shape, greens were very nice.

Not sure if I will return, and if I do it won't be Fri, Sat, or Sun, and I will try to get the first tee time..Manage your course!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Wish I Could Rate This Less Than a Zero

I wish I could write a review with a lower than 0 rating. The course is in mediocre condition. The Marshall has no control over pace of play and seemingly doesn’t care at all. It has taken us 2 hours to play 5 holes. This course is wildly over price and wouldn’t recommend this to my worst enemy it’s that bad. HORRIBLE !

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much Better Than Last!

Haven’t been back here in couple of years. Course was goin down hill on condition and staff. Now they have done an awesome job. Complete 180* turn. Clean new carts, friendly staff, and the greens rolled great. Even though they have shrunk tremendously, the green were in great shape and holding nicely. With the desert like temperatures we’ve had I was impressed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens were some of the best

Course was in good overall shape. We were a little worried after some negative reviews, but the greens were some of the best we have played in the area. Tee boxes were also good and 90% of the fairways were fine.

Pace of play was not good, we were fourth group off in the morning, second group off were four walkers which took excruciating time on the greens. They ended up 4 holes behind first group off. 4:40 total for round.

Ranger did address the walkers, but it was clear, two of the four walkers could care less.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Surprised

First time to play here but was impressed with the course overall. The greens where in excellent condition and the fairways was the same but the bunkers could use some better sand but i have seen worst. The staff from the front desk to the cart girl could not have been any better. Little bit of a drive for me but it was worth it. I will be back for sure and probably make it my home course. Pace of play could have been better but not the course fault the twosome in front of us was just slow but we still got done in time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Pick the right cart

Course was in amazing shape!!! Especially for the price! The cart had absolutely no breaks, second one the turning was questionable but if you choose the right cart you should have a great time!

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