River Run GC
A fall day view of a hole at River Run Golf Course (Mary Miller)
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3.5
812 Reviews (812)
5 Stars
238
4 Stars
352
3 Stars
112
2 Stars
62
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
70.6%
Recommend this course
661 out of 812 reviews
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3.9
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.9%
Recommend this course
24 out of 27 reviews
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3.3
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
64.1%
Recommend this course
41 out of 64 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise, offering a fun and engaging design that rewards mid-handicap players. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for an enjoyable round at a reasonable value.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6705 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.1

River Run Golf Club in Ocean City is just minutes away from the beach. The golf course has different front and back nines that make for an interesting round. This Gary Player design starts out across a wide-open landscape before moving on to more tree-lined terrain on the backside. The tighter back nine is tougher than the first nine but overall it's an approachable golf course. The player-friendly layout is gentle enough for beginners with medium-sized greens that aren't especially difficult and generous fairways that offer plenty of room. There is modest bunkering along the greens and fairways and a few lakes and some marshland come into play as well. While River Run Golf Club may not be the most formidable test, the course provides just enough of a challenge for scratch golfers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Player (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

3.5
812 Reviews (812)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
19th Hole Specials 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 33
Bunkers 22
Narrow Fairways 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Seniors 22
A Weekend Splurge 21
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 21
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 17

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Coming along!

Course is coming along great! They are re-doing some fairway areas that had issues last year. The greens were a touch slow, but it’s early April. Rolled well though! The layout is one of the best in our area. It’s golf. It’s not resort course crap.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be better.

I played here last summer and the conditions were very poor. I’ve played here many times and never saw it in that poor of conditions. Well 6months later it was in much better conditions. The greens were much better. However there were several fairways that were still very bad. Overall worth the $65. If they asked more than that I’d be very upset. Like I mentioned I enjoyed playing there and hope it gets better in the next few months.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

LOOKING GOOD

Compared to the last time we played here, much improved. Fairways looked as if they were just cut. The was rough wasn't that penalizing. The greens rolled nice. The best of all, we didn't get paired with anyone. My girlfriend is a 25 handicap. Made it nice for her to play her game. Overall, a great day on the links in under 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

River run golf club

This was the worst maintained golf course I have played in many years. It made you wonder if they have anyone on staff and if they ever spent any money fixing things. Looks like no one has done any work in years.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

The worst golf place I have ever played in my life

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

I took the kids out for a holiday weekend round to end the summer. The price was okay, especially once we started playing and realized how bad of shape the greens were in - large sections of greens appeared to be dead. Otherwise, the course was in good shape, it was not terribly difficult and not overly long (although the par 5’s were long) but the course played well. The pace of play was great - we teed off at 4:06 on a Sunday afternoon so I wouldn’t have expected pace of play to be an issue.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

What happened?

I play here a bunch. However not in a two months. The fairways and greens are in terrible condition. Even paying a local rate right now until I hear the conditions drastically improve I will not be back anytime soon. It’s a shame because I enjoy playing there.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Good municipal course.

Good municipal course It was easy to navigate. Being a holiday weekend they should have had a marshal on the back 9. The greens were slow and a little burnt but that is to be expected with the dry weather and probable non working sprinklers. I would like to play the course in the springtime when it is better shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in bad condition

Greens were sparse and inconsistent, Fairways were also very inconsistent. I was able to play without interference so it was worth the money I paid.

Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too much rain

This course layout is nice.

However, the entire area has see heavy rain for weeks-up to 9 inches one week

. This cause a great deal of fungus and killed a lot of fairways and greens

I would have thought the Management would have alerted players to the poor conditions.

They really should have charged less then normal to

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Not the best conditioned course

I’m sorry to say but this course was not in the best condition.i did notice that people were working on it to try and make it better. Some greens were bald

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