River Run Golf Course

Sand all over every part of the course and insanely over priced for the terrible condition

Have played River Run many times. I have never seen the course in such bad shape. With all the new building around the fairways, the golfing experience has gone down.

River Run was one of the worst golf experiences I’ve had in a long time. The course was in terrible shape—large dead patches covered the greens, tees, and fairways, making play inconsistent and frustrating. The maintenance crew was aerating the entire front 9 while we played, which, while understandable, was done with no regard for pace or courtesy. They were pulling plugs right in front of us as we were lining up shots. Completely unprofessional.

The number of unfilled divots across the course made things even worse. I’ve played similar-quality courses in Ohio for $40–60, and this was nowhere near worth the price we paid.

To top it off, a woman came up to us while we were warming up to pitch the snack shack, but when we got to the turn around 2:30 PM, the place was locked up and empty. Just a bizarre, frustrating day all around. We were then forced to get something to eat at the restaurant next door which sold hot dogs for 2x the price as you would normally pay at a golf course.

Would not recommend.

I have played the course 5-6x previously. It is a nice layout and not overly difficult. The course was in extremely poor condition in all areas...fairway, rough, and greens Not properly maintained. They had no business charging what they did for the round. Unsatisfactory! I doubt that I will play there again.

Course is on really bad shape. Very large mud patches all over the fairways. Many most? Of the greens had rot or damage. WAY too much money for the shape of the course.

The course is in horrible shape, burned out everywhere. The back nine smells because they spread sewage in the woods. Greens will horribly slow and half gone. Not worth the $110 they charged. Much better options in OC. I won’t return.

Fairways were burned out in spots. Greens could be watered more often to get out to smooth out recent areating aeration

fairways and greens were easily the worse I’ve ever seen. Staff should make you aware when booking. No cart service when we were told they were on the course, turn house closed and club house was closed at the end of our round 7pm

I have enjoyed playing River Run many times in the past ten years, but have to say the round yesterday was quite disappointing due to poor course conditions. The area had a lot of rain the past few weeks, and apparently the moisture and heat were very hard on the course. Most greens and tee boxes were ok, but the fairways were a mess. I'm not a turf expert, but suspect extensive damage from fungus. In any event, the course was unexpectedly cart path only. The pro shop staff said that was an effort to avoid further damage to the fairways. We are only half way through the summer, so I won't return until well into the Fall when hopefully the grass will have recovered.