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3.9
843 Reviews (843)
5 Stars
272
4 Stars
406
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
82.4%
Recommend this course
725 out of 843 reviews
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3.7
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
77.6%
Recommend this course
38 out of 49 reviews
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3.8
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
79.3%
Recommend this course
69 out of 87 reviews
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Course Highlights
RiverPines features a well-regarded layout with a particularly strong back nine that rewards local knowledge and strategic play. Helpful starters and rangers consistently enhance the on-course experience for returning and first-time visitors alike.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6602 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
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3.9
843 Reviews (843)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Roll the greens!

Overall the course is in pretty good shape. The greens however green are really uneven. Rolling the greens would make a huge difference. The course gets a LOT of play and so unrepaired ball marks, etc on the greens are to be expected but at least smooth 'em out!

Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Way to expensive

The course was in bad shape, way to expensive for the quality of the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Uninspiring track, good staff

This course is weirdly laid out, with a lot of blind trouble off the tee. Slightly burned, with large slopes in the fairway, you can pure a drive down the middle and lose the ball, because is ran off the side of a hill into nothing.

The greens are kept in good shape by the staff, though, as are the bunkers. I found the 19th hole to be on par with public county courses, which isn't praise or scorn, just that my expectations were a bit too high.

In all, I'll rate the track to be easier than most, even if I didn't score particularly well during my round. If you hit a modestly straight ball - no wild slices or hooks - it's hard to get into a lot of real trouble. There is water in play on a lot of holes, but you typically have to hit a pretty poor shot to flirt with it.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course to play

River pines is a great course for anyone to play. It tough on the first time to understand the layout, but we had two playing partners who played it before. I would like to come again and try it out again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fun Track

Played nine holes last week in the late afternoon and loved watching a heard of deer running across #7 fairway which you will see a lot of. Great layout but i wish they would add more sand to the bunkers. If you hit bunker shots be careful there is only about an inch of sand in the bunkers and hard clay on the bottom so a spinning sand shot is out of the question. Be aware not to hit down the right center of the 18th fairway or your toast and O.B and the fairway drops off to the right and a descent tee shot is penalized.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course, great facility

This course is doing all the right things. I could see they were making improvements to the course, which shows me they are putting my money to work. They are working on the pace of play with clocks and signage and friendly rangers. This shows me they care about everyone's round. I highly recommend this public course to anyone coming to this area to play. I will definitely be coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Want to finish

Funny thing about me and this course I have tried to play it at least five times and never got to finish because it rained. The first 4 times i got the the 16th hole each time and it rained. The last time I got to 8 and it rained. I love the course though and the people are nice and they give you range balls included in price. I also heard that they now have GPS on all the carts so that will be a good addition. Hope to play it soon and finish all 18.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course, Horrible Management

This is a beautiful, well maintained, fun layout golf course which runs along the Chattahoochee River, but its not very much fun to play.

I played with 2 of my golf buddies and we had a 9:40 tee time. The golf carts have a card on the windshield with your tee time. We were in the cart that said 9:40 and next to us was a cart with a card that said 9:48. We get to the tee about 9:30ish and the group ahead of us was teeing off. When they were in the fairway, we pulled up and started getting ready when the starter told us to stop, there is another group coming. We wait about 5 minutes for a 4 some with a card that read "9:40+" on their cart. This was obviously a 4 some the course took on to make some extra $ and screw up the pace of play for everybody else that morning.

We sat on every tee box for at least 5 minutes. Often times we got to hang out with the people waiting behind us, it was that bad. To top it all off, the course is REALLY concerned about pace of play. So much so, that they have clocks all over the course and little computers in the cart that tell you how far off the pace you are and that you need to play faster. So while we are on the tee box for 10 minutes waiting to tee off, the little computer is just rubbing it in how slow things are going.

This is the kind of stuff that makes golf not enjoyable. Im not even going to talk about the beverage cart that drove right by us and never bothered to stop. That was just straight up rude.

If this course could focus on the quality of rounds played rather than the quantity of golfers it puts on the course, it would be an exceptionally great place to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Ridiculous Traps

?? conditions.
Recently played 18 on a Saturday. Course as a whole was in good shape, but the traps were ridiculous. Obviously, not raked, even topically much less deep, for days. Some had virtually no sand...that's right, playing off of MUD. The others had packed down sand. The traps' condition is as much a part of the course as are the tee boxes. I do not appreciate paying for a round (and not cheep by the way) to only ADD STROKES trying to hit a decent shot out of those traps. Either fire the manager, or the super. Someone is NOT doing there job.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

rock hard

it's been raining pretty frequently this year but this course is absolutely dying for water already. Bermuda is almost back from dormancy but with the lack of moisture it's lagging behind other local courses. bent grass greens are very firm and with their design, usually sloping away from the fairway, it's very difficult to hold even high soft shots. bunkers are poorly designed and rock hard. play this course in the summer and you might as well use your putter the whole way.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great until rain

We only got through 5 due to rain but we had a good time grabbing some food and beer after. The manager seemed to be very apprehensive. He tried giving us a rain check for basically 50 cents a hole. I said that was unacceptable and he ended up giving us a rain check for a little more but still under a buck a hole. A little unreasonable if you ask me. He then apologized for his short temper stating it was due to the fact that he had been there since 6 AM (not my problem). I will definitely be going back to finish my round. Other that the uppity manager, it was very enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfect Location

Minutes from work can even get a round in and go back to work. Great deals on GN.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Place To Play

I really enjoyed the course. The staff was friendly and helpful. Several holes play right near the river which made for some cool scenery. The course was challenging and well maintained. Overall good time, will go back soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course well maintained.

The course was in good shape. Fairways and tees are really nice. The greens are slower and bumpier than I would prefer, but overall pretty good.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If you play the course once, you will come back to play it again.

The course seemed to be in much better shape from the last I time I played it over a year ago. Fairways and bunkers were in good shape. Most greens rolled well. Would be nice to remove the handrail from hole 15 or 16, and create more natural steps to the green. I think it could be easily done and improve the appearance of the green. Overall, the course was nicely maintained, and the staff was friendly too.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

beautiful afternoon - friendly people - no wait - just fun

beautiful afternoon - friendly people - no wait - just fun

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun Course though a few issues

We had a good time on the course. The pace was a bit slow and we had people pushing us most of the course but that was to be expected on a Saturday. And we're a bunch of novices so we probably were a part of the problem a bit...

The major issue we had was that we had planned on having food at the turn only to find out that the grill closes at 3:30! Not only that but we saw the beer/food cart only once in the 4.5 hours and that was rather unfortunate.

We would play here again but probably look for something that is more evening friendly in terms of food and service.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Early in season, so some condition issues.

Local knowledge is important.. Greens were a bit bumpy but overall a nice experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

River Pines is fun to play.

The course has some interesting and challenging holes (notably 4, 6, 7, 11, 17 and 18). The layout along the Chattahoochee River crosses two major creeks which come in to play repeatedly. The course is well maintained and the staff is friendly. Very nice practice facility.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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