River Run Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6705 yards | 72.1 | 136 |
| Blue | 71 | 6353 yards | 70.5 | 130 |
| Gold | 71 | 6096 yards | 69.3 | 127 |
| White | 71 | 5629 yards | 67.1 | 122 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5629 yards | 73.5 | 137 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4818 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.2/137 | 338 | 187 | 558 | 222 | 554 | 385 | 384 | 169 | 434 | 3231 | 367 | 418 | 396 | 369 | 207 | 614 | 165 | 527 | 411 | 3474 | 6705 |
| Blue M: 70.9/133 | 328 | 177 | 535 | 174 | 542 | 375 | 375 | 164 | 415 | 3085 | 354 | 387 | 386 | 345 | 188 | 572 | 140 | 501 | 395 | 3268 | 6353 |
| White M: 69.9/128 | 314 | 165 | 520 | 159 | 527 | 362 | 359 | 153 | 391 | 2950 | 343 | 384 | 370 | 335 | 180 | 545 | 130 | 480 | 379 | 3146 | 6096 |
| Gold M: 65.7/119 W: 70.5/131 | 254 | 133 | 431 | 134 | 498 | 306 | 284 | 124 | 312 | 2476 | 312 | 333 | 300 | 280 | 108 | 498 | 112 | 430 | 302 | 2675 | 5151 |
| Red M: 64.1/119 W: 68.3/125 | 251 | 120 | 421 | 125 | 457 | 289 | 225 | 125 | 327 | 2340 | 264 | 300 | 293 | 262 | 120 | 440 | 106 | 400 | 297 | 2482 | 4822 |
| Handicap | 16 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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Burnt out fairways Photo submitted by Rolly64 on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by kennxrd on 09/01/2024
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Photo submitted by Stingray1280 on 08/10/2023
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Photo submitted by Stingray1280 on 08/10/2023
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Photo submitted by Stingray1280 on 08/10/2023
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Photo submitted by u314162973661 on 07/29/2023
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Photo submitted by sparky1958 on 11/04/2021
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Photo submitted by sparky1958 on 11/04/2021
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 10/31/2021
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 10/31/2021
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 10/31/2021
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 10/31/2021
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Photo submitted by suemoshier on 07/06/2020
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6th "Green" Photo submitted by DrOldSchool on 08/15/2018
Enjoyable round on a well maintained course
Enjoyed the day on River Run. It was a 3 1/2 hour round owing to it being a hot July day. Fairways and greens were in excellent condition.
River Run is a should play in the Ocean City, MD area...
Played River Run with a foursome yesterday. Employees we interacted with were very nice and friendly. Course was in very good condition and River Run is a nice layout with 5 par three holes among its 18. There are some scenic views, some 'open' holes, some tree lined holes, some water carries... just a good variety of golf holes. Some nits -- there were some spots were they seemed to have left the sprinklers on too long that were wet. There were not enough water jugs on the course. One water fountain at a restroom was broken and the halfway house with a restroom was locked.
Good Track
Course was in good shape, teed off at 6:39 am, and the course was wide open. One group ahead of us, but they played fast so we never waited. Never saw the group behind us. Beverage cart never appeared until we were on 15th hole, but the restaurant was open for coffee when we made the turn. Nothing pre-made, just packaged breakfast foods (muffins, granola bars, etc). With that being said, we weren't there for breakfast, so it wasn't a deal breaker. Course was in great shape, greens ran fairly true. Few bumps and jumps on the green here and there. Fun course that I would play again for the price.
Very friendly
Greatly course, very nice layout , all the staff was friendly ,will play again.
Nice course, slow play
Very nice course with some challenging holes. Must stay on fairway and carry greens to score. Very slow pace of play, almost 5 hours on a Wed PM. No ranger to keep groups moving. Over 20 min to get a hot dog at turn. Would play again, good value via GolfNow.
Nice afternoon round at great price
Played after heavy rain so course was wet with cart path only. Good price on Golfnow. Nice layout with plenty of challenges but not overly difficult. Only disappointment was there was no cart lady and beverage machines ate our cash. Had to track down bar attendant at the turn to get some drinks.
River Cruise
Nice layout, good condition, greens were a bit bumpy but consistent and fair. Very good staff, great pace of play. Appreciate getting out early to beat the heavy storm by 15 minutes. Am coming back!
River Run
The Course is unique in that the front nine and the back are like two totally different courses. The greens can be fast but they roll true. There are a couple of reachable par fives. I love the last three holes, arguably the best finishing holes around. Last time I played it took me five hours, it was that slow and crowded.
Excellent Play
Course is in really good condition. Greens are in great shape. Driving the ball in the fairway is key here. Rough is thick and often will cost you a shot. Really gorgeous & challenging layout. Will play again for sure.
Nice Course
We played after a rainy (3) day period so had to stay with cart path golf. Course was nice and staff was friendly. Would definitely go back.
Consistently good.
Good shape, always enjoy playing here. Good value for under $40.
loved it
a little tight with houses and ob but will travel the 2 hours to play there again. not very long but challenging with tight holes and small greens. big tee boxes provide the potential for a lot of variety of tee shots
Great Day
Any golf in January is good golf. River Run was in good shape. The staff was vary help and made the day most enjoyable.
Very good course, great staff
Course in excellent condition and Bob and Tim were most friendly and helpful. This layout will challenge golfers of all skill levels. Highly recommended.
Great Course
We play 2 rounds in OCMD every October and this is the 1st time we played River Run in 10 years. The course was in great shape and the staff was really nice. We will play River Run again next year.
Greens in good condition.
Excellent value with golf now and course was it good condition.
Underrated Course
I have golfed at all the Ocean City Golf Courses. This is one of my favorites. The price and quality of this course beats paying the ridiculous prices that a few of the other courses are charging.
The fairways are in fantastic condition. The greens were slow and they are mostly straight forward putts.
Friendly staff
Very nice course,layout was good. Greens good, black tee boxes needed help.close to the beach easy to get to.
River Run
Greens aerated a week prior to play but was told they were recovering well - not true, greens were terrible. Fairways were soggy, squishy in many places and yet we have not had a lot of rain lately. Appeared they are over watering the fairways - no fairway roll and lots of fat shots.The rough was uncut for many days and very difficult to play out of. The above mentioned conditions gave the impression they don't care about the patrons this time of year, which is just before the fall package season. I have played here before and was very pleased with course conditions but not this time.
Seems like many courses in this area are doing the above.
Worth the $25 I paid
I read some of the reviews before I played this course and still decided because it was $25 to give it a shot.. The food at the restaurant was not bad at all and the staff was awesome.. The course is another story.. Overall it was not a bad course except for: A couple of blind doglegs that sometimes make no sense, houses litterally 5 yards outside of the rough, small greens on most holes and a lot of divots in the fairways, and let's be honest- is this "really" a Gary player golf course??!!... the free range balls was defiantly a plus, but The "starter"and the "ranger" seemed to careless about helping you with getting a cart( just take whatever) where the range was or how to navigate a very "different" course layout...overall, I got to play 18 holes at 9am 15(ish) miles outside of the coastal highway and my group was done with enough time to get back to the beach....
Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package
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