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4.0
245 Reviews (245)
5 Stars
69
4 Stars
81
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
89.1%
Recommend this course
185 out of 245 reviews
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4.1
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.1%
Recommend this course
34 out of 35 reviews
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4.2
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
94.9%
Recommend this course
37 out of 39 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 5952 yards
Slope 119
Rating 69.3
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River Oaks Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Dick Nugent (1968)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

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Snacks

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4.0
245 Reviews (245)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bridge Out

There is a serious drainage problem throughout the course. It hadn’t rained for a week yet several holes were flooded. Please fix the bridge on the 12 hole!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Go Elsewhere

Staff was not friendly. Said good morning to multiple people including the starter and got no response. Course conditions are awful. Bunkers are unplayable and filled with water. Tee boxes ripped up bad. Overall very poorly maintained. Not to mention the approach to tee off on hole 12 requires you to drive your cart down the middle of a fairway. Hard pass.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Looking Great

First time playing river oaks this year and it was in great shape. The greens were very receptive and rolling at a good speed. Round only took 3hrs 7min starting at 9am so you get 5 stars from me for that because weekend golf can be brutal

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not worth it

Carts weren’t available so they stuck me on a push cart and I had to walk, plus the starter couldn’t figure out what group to put me with as a single and changed their minds 3 times. Had to wait on a dude stumbling his way down the fairway wearing a cutoff t-shirt and Jordans. Not worth it considering there’s so many other courses around.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not bad

Course was in decent shape except for the sand bunkers. Not raked at all!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout but always wet

A fun course that unfortunately has some drainage problems. Lots of soaked spots even in summer heat without much recent rain. Still a good value. Big greens and big bunkers. Several tricky placement shots. But the weather has to be right when playing here.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

What happened to the 12th hole?!

I have played this course many times in the past, though not in the past several years. I was shocked to find that the old 12th and 15 holes were eliminated.

The new layout forces a very awkward walk up to the new 12 tee box along the fairway where you are basically in play the the entire walk.

With this hole configuration, the old 15th hole, which was a really challenging dog leg par 5, has been broken up into two holes(par 3 and short par 4). the old 15th was the best hole on the back nine so it's a shame that it was lost to the new course layout.

Still a good course for the price, but I much preferred the old layout and hope that they find a way to bring it back in the future.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good experience

The course is well kept. Still getting use to the configuration on the12th hole. The green at 14 is so much better.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good golf day. 8 am tee time friendly staff. Greens and fairway in good condition but sand traps need to be filled with sand more mud than sand for sure the only issue at this course. Pace of play on weekends not for beginners everyone seems to pass those guys up recommend weekdays for beginners

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Walked all 18 holes. Nice course with fast greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in excrement shape. Only improvement needed sand traps need sand

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course, minimal frills, welcoming staff

I like the course layout. There are a good mix of short, long, easy, and challenging holes. Water/ creeks/ ponds frequently come into play. There are good amount of sand traps as well, but they were not well maintained. The greens had recently been aerated, but still played relatively smooth and had no bare spots. Some of the tee boxes were pretty small, but were we'll maintained and mostly flat. A couple of fairways we soggy, especially on 2 & 11 and, but overall they were in decent shape. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. No breakfast options when we started, but at the turn they were grilling burger and dogs outside for sale, which was nice. No full bar, but they had beers and mini airplane bottle of liquor for sale. Drink cart went buy us 2-3 times during our 18. Overall, it was a nice outing and I plan to go back. Good value for your money.

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