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4.0
592 Reviews (592)
5 Stars
228
4 Stars
228
3 Stars
77
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
32
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
83.8%
Recommend this course
492 out of 592 reviews
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4.3
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
87.5%
Recommend this course
7 out of 8 reviews
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3.9
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.4%
Recommend this course
37 out of 46 reviews
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Course Highlights
River Bend stands out as one of the nicer nine-hole courses in the area, with well-kept conditions and a layout that offers a satisfying mix of challenges. Exceptionally friendly and attentive staff, combined with strong value for money, make each round a worthwhile outing.

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Holes 9
Type Public
Par 36
Length 3238 yards
Slope 126
Rating 35.4
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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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Reviews

4.0
592 Reviews (592)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Patio Dining 9
Dinner 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 13
Forced Carries 7
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 15
Locals 9
Walkers 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 15

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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Golf threesome

Nice course.

Heavy rain the night before so no riding carts. Prepaid for our threesome with riding carts. After the round I inquired about a refund/credit for the riding carts. Was told I had to go through GolfNow to get refund. Bit of a hassle but I did get a credit.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, TGOODSONS. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing River Bend Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great for 9

Love playing this course. Staff is very friendly, course is very good for my style of play. (average golfer).

First time playing where the pace was extremely slow. Not sure why, but maybe the staff could move along whatever group was causing the delay.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

River Bend

Course was in very good condition. The greens are very large and in good overall condition. One green, believe number7 had a few bad spots. If people would fix ball marks and replace divits couse would be in excellent condition. Very challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 185
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice 9 hole course

River Bend is a nice 9 hole course, with some challenging holes. The starter and beverage cart lady were very nice. We had a bit of a challenge with pace of play (a group 3 in front of us was quite slow) but typical of a weekend public course. I do wish players would learn to fix ball marks on greens! The restaurant and bar are good for before or after your round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Very slow play.

This course could be fun, but course play was very slow. A lot of golfers who were hitting the ball into other fairways, looking too long for lost balls, putting in three inch putts instead of moving on, parking carts in front of the greens instead of around to side or back. It was like a bunch of folks who never golfed before.

No signage on where to get carts...where to put clubs etc.

Won't be back

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, u532535392. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing River Bend Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Golf Course!

First time playing there. The golf course and Staff were Awesome!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Best way to play RiverBend

I really like this course with one HUGE exception: the pace of play is almost ALWAYS too slow (like 2:30-3hr rounds for 9) most of the time. It seems to be a combination of a first hole that doesn't allow the next group to tee off until the group ahead is nearly/on the green and also they squeeze in tee times every 8 minutes which is nearly impossible to keep on pace.

I played as a sinlge the morning after a nasty storm and early - like the 2nd tee time of the day so the course was wide open for me - i only caught up with the people who teed off 25min earlier on hole 8.

WIthout the annoyingly long delay between shots as I usually encounter here, this was a dream round on a fun course. But it's so bad in normal play i rarely come here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Bargain

Great little 9 holer for the money. It’s fair and you’ll use every club. The conditions are fine, pretty course for what you pay. The roosters along the left side of # 8 are a literal hoot. The staff is awesome, biggest reason I made this my home course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0

Worst

If I could give zero stars, I would. Place of play was terrible. We did not even finish 7 holes and we were at over 3 hours. Don’t come here.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/08/2024

Hello, u000005050591. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing River Bend Golf Course.

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