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River Bend Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 36 | 3238 yards | 35.4 | 126 |
| White | 36 | 3011 yards | 34.4 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 36 | 2667 yards | 35.1 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.7/121 | 341 | 405 | 510 | 320 | 146 | 365 | 533 | 438 | 180 | 3238 | 6476 |
| White M: 70.1/119 | 316 | 377 | 481 | 284 | 128 | 345 | 511 | 409 | 160 | 3011 | 6022 |
| Yellow/Red W: 67.1/113 | 289 | 334 | 430 | 234 | 105 | 321 | 444 | 369 | 141 | 2667 | 5334 |
| Handicap | 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 72 |
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Great Track, Well Kept, Miserable Pace of Play
Played this course on a Sunday, 2:48pm tee time. This 9 hole has a really fun layout. The course was well maintained for the most part. Unlike most public courses, the l sand was well kept and you could play out of it. The greens could use some TLC.
The pace of play however was miserable. It was so backed up, took 3 hours. Played with a brand new golfer who was able to take 9-10 strokes every hole. We would round the corner thinking surely the next group has moved on. Nope! They were still waiting to tee off.
I will play again, but I would never tee off later than 7am here.
Reservation cancelled- No Comp Given
We made a 4-some reservation for 6pm on Thursday 8/20.
Upon arrival we were told that they were way behind schedule due to a High School league. At least 30-40 minutes behind... and we would not be able to get in all nine holes.
Three members of our foursome came from a distance away and we rearranged our schedules to make this date and time work for all four of us. There was No text or phone call from the Pro Shop alerting us of their delays and possibly saving us the drive.
The proper customer service resolution would have been to have us pay for the 9 holes as scheduled, golf as many as we could before darkness set in... and give us a raincheck for another round to be used at a later date.
Nope!
Instead we were basically told sorry please try again. This is poor customer service.
If the high school league will be playing in the afternoon, perhaps RiverBend should not schedule tee times only to cancel them... or hold ALL tee times accountable for the pace of play including the HS, which I’m sure has golfers better than me.
Starter was unbelievably rude and disrespectful
I came here with my family of 4. Two new players. I picked this place because its not to fancy.
I told both the club house and the starter that i had two new players and that we would not be a problem with pace of play and would pick up often.
As expected we did not get off the first tee well. I drove ahead. The starter drove up to my wife and said that was awful. You guys shouldn't be playing a course like this. (lol at that. Course was in crap condition). Told her that she should leave and go get a refund.
Lets just say i had a few words for him a few times. Since when does a starter or ranger judge peoples play. FTR - we never once slowed up the already incredibly slow play.
Will absolutely never go back and will tell everyone I know.
Hello Brian. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game and will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Not enough yardage markers. Slowed us down and then the ranger tried to push us along.
Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!
Decent Layout / Awful Pace
Went to play somewhere close with my wife and son but to play 9 on a Sunday and walk off after 7th hole due to already 2.5 hours - just too awful. No starter - no ranger to improve pace. Now I remember why I hadn’t played there in many years. Sorry but look elsewhere.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Course needs manicuring and friendly starter
Played this course again for the first time this year. For the longest it was my favorite 9 hole to play during the week. Sadly the course conditions have suffered a bit. In the past the course had always been well manicured but now lacking. The starter was very rude and yelling at several players. We had a receipt in our hand after checking in inside the clubhouse but still have is a hard time because he didn't have is on his clipboard. Our reservation had been booked online. Not a good way to start the round.
Hi, Martin! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Slow
Played this course 2 times. Both rounds were well over 3 hours for 9 holes. It’s a well kept 9 hole challenge for newer golfers to enjoy. I personally will never play there again due to the pace of play.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting River Bend Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Horribly slow and backed up
The course books tee times too close together, resulting is delayed starts and backups on the course. Will not play there in the summer again.
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and use your comment as guidance in doing so. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Terrible Customer Service
Worst customer service ever. I tried to play 9 holes here on Saturday. After teeing off and finishing the first hole it started to rain. It rained hard enough that they closed the course and pulled everyone off. They refused to offer any kind of refund or rain check to play next time. After multiple calls to the manager and emails there still has been no communication from River Bend. Would give 0 stars but that's not an option.
Hello, thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course, and we always appreciate the feedback. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course.
This course was really fun!
Course was great, staff was great. Course got really backed up though, but it was ok.
Great 9 hole course
Great 9 hole course.
Nice layout.
Pre-Covid-19; they have a great restaurant with a fabulous burger and Reuben sandwich.
Challenging course
This is a standard 9 holes Par 36. It is good if you want to play a quick 9 holes. It is a good challenging course for a intermediate player and a good experience for a beginner. I like this course and got a good deal from teeoff.com
Way to long to play 9
3+ hours to play 9 holes is ridiculous. Part of the problem is that tee times are 8 minutes apart so by 9-9:30 the course is totally backed up. 25 minute delay to tee off and then 2.5 - 3 hours to play.
I’d only recommend playing here very early morning on weekends or during the early part of the day mon-thurs.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve and will use your comments as guidance in doing so. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Terrible!
I've never been treated with such disrespect! The started was so mean to me and my wife we didn't even play! We went back to the clubhouse to get a refund.
Please don't spend your money at places like this. There are plenty of other courses you can go to and have a good time.
Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game and will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Terrible! Don't waste your time!
I've never been treated with such disrespect! The started was so mean to me and my wife we didn't even play! We went back to the clubhouse to get a refund.
Please don't spend your money at places like this. There are plenty of other courses you can go to and have a good time.
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Hello and thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game and will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing River Bend Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.