River Downs Golf Club

Second time playing here, and I’m looking forward to the next.

Cart paths need alot of work and with quick changes in elevation can be very dangerous indeed. Tee boxes are mostly chewed up.

However

Greens are in good condition.

Most fairways are decent.

Tee Boxes and cart paths need immediate help.

The course could be a very nice place to play. This is my second time as I thought the course may have grown in some but I was wrong. It needs a lot of work to the tee boxes and fairways. The greens could have been mowed as they were thick and the balls not rolling. This course could really use a good superintendent that knows golf course and could make this a great course

Pros: remodeled clubhouse, challenging course layout with large elevation changes, relatively low cost.

Cons: Worst cart paths I have ever experienced. In need of serious repair or someone is going to get hurt on the steep hills. Fairways very patchy on some holes and several greens have weird sand patches on them. No cart attendant and ranger was unnecessarily rude at one point.

The carts paths are terrible muddy road with steep hill/down hill. I was very scared to driving…. Need signs for caution, drive carefully,etc.. then customers will appreciate it.

Horrible fairways. Awful cart paths. No water stations. Spotty greens.

Used to play this course a lot when I lived nearby. Beautiful course. Scenic. Very challenging. Course needs a lot of work. Fairways are horrible. Greens may be ok at some point. Recently aerated. Staff is very friendly. They need to improve conditions before I recommend it for play.

Great course if the fairways were in better condition!

The fairways weren’t as bad as the greens at Mitchells, but they weren’t far behind.

Fairways should not be as bad as the roughs.

Tee boxes were chewed up. Fairways had dormant/dead grass. Greens were cushiony like a new thick rug. Also aerated but it is what it is. Some sections of cart path are very steep and not in great condition. Needs some love and could be a decent track.

When you spend $40+ a round least you expect is a fairway. Fairways at this course were non existent. The course going up to it and the clubhouse makes it look really lush but it is in fact not well kept and not very well maintained. Course markers and stakes were very irregular, greens very okay - some good and then some had sand patches in them. Bunkers were rocks - scuffed my sand wedge on a rock that was hidden underneath raked sand. Fairways were patchy and just hard ground - basically felt like hitting your ball out of a divot mark almost every time.

I will say about 50/60 yards around the green the course was much more bang for buck.

Additionally there was a concern with the cart paths and golf carts. Paths are steep so be careful if you do go as the brakes on the carts don’t work very well and you will slide around on the loose gravel.

All in all terrible experience and don’t think I’d ever go back.

The course is not always in the best condition overall but provides unique and fun challenges. Many dangers to losing your golf balls, but an overall good experience.