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3.8
1042 Reviews (1042)
5 Stars
352
4 Stars
493
3 Stars
129
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
78.2%
Recommend this course
921 out of 1042 reviews
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3.5
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
71.4%
Recommend this course
15 out of 21 reviews
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3.6
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
69.7%
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46 out of 66 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
1042 Reviews (1042)
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Reviews 3
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
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Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Conditions Average
Value Good
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2.0
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Slowest Round of golf I’ve ever played.

To start, had to sit there waiting for a cart because they don’t have enough to accommodate for all golfers. After which we played the slowest round of golf ever on a course that is getting eaten alive by the river and I’m not good shape at all. Layout is horrible and tee boxes are right in line with fairways. Whoever designed it needs to never design another. Not sure how it got 4 stars.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Never got thirsty!

Course conditions were very playable even with one hole still holding water (but it was ripped off) and the greens were in great shape. Weather was cool in the AM at tee time but warned quickly and Taya, out cart girl, was readily available and quick too serve us so we didn't keep players waiting. It was great to hear that they staff three beverages cart seven days a week. So many others courses struggle to match this feature. I think we found out spring and summer favorite course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Riverside

I've played here countless times. Course is tough enough for any golfer. The water really makes you control your tee shot, the greens make you control your 2nd shots. 18 is one of the toughest pars 4s around but I still come back with hopes of conquering it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 497
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great for the Money

Winter conditions. Cart paths in awful disrepair. Some tee boxes have no grass. Greens in great shape. No GPS on carts.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough kept course

Good value w coupons, easy to get on. Needs course guides as holes are hidden.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 100
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Decent course

Pace of play has never been issue with this course so I always enjoy that. Cart girl comes around frequently which is even better. Fairways are in pretty bad shape and the greens are in so so shape. Some challenging holes on the front 9 with blind tee shots but overall not a bad course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions good for winter

Overall good compared to many public courses I have played over past two months. Greens a little bumpier than normal. Most fairways in good dormant shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 100
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Been a minute

I did not have a tee time and this was the only course that had an early afternoon time available last minute. Greens were in great shape, held

very well and rolled well. Fairways are in good shape. Now the pace of play was very slow and was not extremely busy. Took 2:30 hours to play front nine. Back nine sped up thankfully was still

4:30 hour round and barely finished before it was took dark to see.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow pace

The course was in good shape and challenging. However when I got to the 15th tee it was bottlenecked.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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