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4.1
583 Reviews (583)
5 Stars
225
4 Stars
223
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
32
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
84.5%
Recommend this course
484 out of 583 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
78.6%
Recommend this course
33 out of 42 reviews
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4.0
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.0%
Recommend this course
44 out of 53 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 36
Length 3238 yards
Slope 126
Rating 35.4
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River Bend Golf Club - IL
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year Round, weather permitting
Architect William J. Spear

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required at all times.
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4.1
583 Reviews (583)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Not too shabby.

Course played nice, but the greens were very slow and had recently been aerated. Lots of balls stopped dead and bounced around on the green. Not great for putting.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 158
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Fun and playable

River Bend is a great 9 hole course. It’s fun, it’s playable, and it’s challenging! It’s in great condition and the pace of play was perfect.

We thought we’d have lunch after our round, but the restaurant is not open. The staff gave us a number of recommendations for nearby places so we still got to share a meal and relax.

18 hole courses are my preference but River Bend is a great option if you’re pressed for time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/06/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Tight and dangerous.

Tee boxes are next to greens. Fairways have very little separation. Balls are flying at you constantly. Dangerous. Tough 9 hole with trouble if you don’t hit straight. Clubhouse is a waste. Restaurant keeps going out of business. Wish they had course wasn’t so packed in.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Travesty

This used to be a great course. It has become totally mismanaged. Showed up for a 450 tee time on a beautiful day course was overbooked with no rangers on the course. Waited almost 30 minutes past tee time. Ok, I can live with that. Pass of play was almost 30 minutes a hole!!!! Totally unacceptable. Barely got 6 holes in when it got dark. Clubhouse was closed when we cam off the course. Cross this course off my list.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Okay course

Was extremely slow. 3 hours for 9 holes. And was constantly under assault by errant shots from other holes as the layout is extremely close together.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Great value for course and great course conditions. Pace of play was pretty bad. Not sure if it was due to lots of beginners or just poorly managed. Didn’t see the ranger out there pushing the pace so maybe that would have helped. To be fair we played with 3, but groups of 4 in front of us were still behind pace as well. Still would return though because of the value.

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

Nice 9 hole course

Challenging and fun course. Very walkable 9 hole course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
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 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of Play was Brutal

Don’t know what it was but the pace was brutal on a Friday. It should not take 4 hours to play nine holes!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot hot hot

Hot, and humid! Starter reminded us to take water, already had plenty. Cart girl Ellie, working hard took care of whole course! Came by often! Great job!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play early or mid day during week

Of course, was OK but play was very, very, very slow and for some behind us was so obnoxious they apparently were never taught golf etiquette

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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