River Run GC
A fall day view of a hole at River Run Golf Course (Mary Miller)
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3.6
813 Reviews (813)
5 Stars
239
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
70.9%
Recommend this course
662 out of 813 reviews
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3.9
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
9
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
89.3%
Recommend this course
25 out of 28 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
2.7
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

3.6
813 Reviews (813)

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 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful Sightlines

Overall excellent. Only drawback was the greens condition. Had been punched within the last few weeks, so some dimples remained. Highly recommend based on course layout, location, and hole varieties.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Course needs ranger oversight

Play was exceptionally slow. Not a ranger in sight!

Course in decent condition.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

What Golf is all about

Really enjoyed myself and the views. Had Tee boxes from beginner to highly advance players. Very clean and maintained

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Fun resort-area course

River Run is a fun track and one of the better courses in the Ocean City area. Typical Gary Player design - not particularly long, but strategic. Doesn't beat you up, but you have to place your shots to score well. I got an excellent deal from GolfNow of $35/each and it was a great bargain at that price. Course conditions were OK, not stellar, but it's still early season after a bad winter. Greens rolled well and were at a nice speed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent First visit

We were twosome & arrived 90 minutes before tee-time. Staff said that pair we were to play with had canceled. They then helped us play back nine first & this saved us 45 minutes. Also, it may be minor to many, but course has excellent toilets at mid-points of front & back nines. No porta-pots. Good Job!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Enjoyable Gary Player design

The course has many interesting holes that are challenging, but not overly difficult. Provides fair tees for the ladies as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sad Disappointment.

I had the opportunity to play this course on opening day in 1991 and over the years 3 or 4 more times. While the lay out is still a Gray Player Signature design, the condition of the course does not live up to the reputation one would expect from a Gary Player Signature facility. The Greens if they were at an inner city Muni would still be an embarrassment. The round took 5:45, and the staff were completely disinterested. This is a sad disappointment to see what had been such a wonderful golf facility go down hill.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Course to play

This is a great course for mid to high handicapers from the white tees and a very good course for lower hanicaps from the back tees. Although it was early in the season the course was in very good condition. Airation was recently done but still in very playable condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Par 3's

Really enjoyed the par 3 holes. There were excellent water hazards that added some challenge to those holes. Great par 5 holes with nice dog legs to the right and left.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

River Run March 2014

Really like course. Staff friendly. Only complaint is that 2 outings were ahead of us. directly ahead of was a fivesome (there were 2 of us). We were not aware it was outing and when we asked to play through they not only denied the request but were very discourteous. The staff should have sent us off the back nine first. The course was otherwise uncrowded.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

love the layout

One of my favorite courses. Always in good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course; great off-season value

Course was in good condition considering it was late November. Weather was great for this time of year. However, clubhouse closed (check-in at real estate sales office), driving range closed (staff said it was too cold for them to pick up balls :-( ), and no seed/sand mixture on carts for repairing divots. I'm sure support is better in the spring/summer/fall. Open fairways...not a lot of trouble off the tees. Some water comes into play on several holes, but nothing too serious or intimidating.

Overall, a nice course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Disappointing conditions

Course was just awful. Looked like they had attempted something resembling aeration and made a mess of it. The back nine was slimy in a lot of places. Won't go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good practice facilities.

The greens were in great shape and the whole cours was maintained very well. It's a fun course to play. You have water to carry on two of the par threes and other water hazards. It's a very pretty course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great Shape

Greens a little hard to hold shot,course otherwish great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice, great condition, got on course as scheduled.

Greens and fairways in nice shape, very friendly staff, food is good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well maintained course and great deal

The fairways and greens were in great condition, particularly considering that it had been raining and windy for three straight days. We got a great deal on golf now to play the course (79% discount), which was our primary reason for selecting the course. Only negative comment would be how many twosomes were stacked up behind us. Instead of grouping twosomes together, so that we didn't have twosome continuously come up, we had to continue to allow twosomes go through, which extended our foursomes round beyond 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The weather was too nasty to play and the course did not close

The golf pro is extremly friendly and is very accomidating.I feel the weather conditions were too severe to play and the course should have closed

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Quirky course, good conditions, friendly staff, good food

The practice putting green and driving range area are underwhelming. The course was nice although it has about 4 holes that scream "target golf". Also, the rough right next to the fairway was very thick and long in places. There was no intermediate cut. A few times we had to spend a few minutes looking for balls that were only 2-3 feet from the fairway. Pace of play was disappointing. The 3some in front of us was rightfully busted for bringing their own beer onto the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

The course was in immaculate shape. Plays long from the blue tees, even for a moderately long hitter. Greens were fast and true. Make sure you're warmed up before playing this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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