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
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
64.5%
Recommend this course
40 out of 62 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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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very friendly

Greatly course, very nice layout , all the staff was friendly ,will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Consistently good.

Good shape, always enjoy playing here. Good value for under $40.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

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

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in good condition.

Excellent value with golf now and course was it good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Friendly staff

Very nice course,layout was good. Greens good, black tee boxes needed help.close to the beach easy to get to.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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....

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Good value

The course was in good condition except the greens had been aeriated and the grass had not been cut so they were slower than usual. The cart path are very bumpy and the carts are a bit dated. All this aside we enjoyed our round and the staff was attentative. The beverage cart girl came around often. It is a good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

I enjoyed playing here for the 1st time. There was a nice variety of holes and the staff was very cordial. The only negatives were some wild grasses growing on a few tees and greens and the cup holes were almost universally damaged.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Good value at $30

But not much more would I pay . Greens are awful - slow as molasses and that for me is 7/10 of any golf course. No way i'd pay the rack rate of $79+. Very nice course design, water, trees, enough challenge for me, an 11 handicap. Played the blues - 6350. Nice distance there, used all the clubs in the bag.

Greens have been poor for years, keeps me away unless I am with newer golfers, higher handicap golfers.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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