Par 3 at Riverside Golf Club

Played 18 holes at Riverside today and it was worth the price paid. Pace of play was pretty awesome, however signage and markers were confusing on a few holes. Just a few more signs leading you certain tee boxes would have been helpful. I really enjoyed this course today. Going back to play the Par 3, 9 hole course next.

This is a fun low budget golf course with some interesting golf holes. It’s mostly amateur hour.but if you know that going in….it’s a fun round!

Avoid RSGC IF you’re a good or serious golfer.

First time playing this course and it was in bad shape. The fairways were rock hard with very few areas with grass. Mostly weeds and dirt in the fairway. On most holes the rough was in better shape than the fairway. Greens were also rock hard and very bumpy. There were maybe 3-4 holes in OK condition. The rest were pretty bad.

Played this course twice now, theres geese hit literally everywhere you could imagine, you’re always hitting it or stepping on it.

The greens are awful, cart man is not friendly, and to check in you have to walk up a 3 story tree house thing.

If you’re looking for a cheap place to play, go right ahead I mean I even returned for a 2nd

All that being said, I really do like the layout here, there’s some difficult par 3’s and fun par 4’s. The par 5’s are bleh.

Way overbooked, started 30 minutes late, took 5 hours to finish

I started playing this course regularly in 2022. Ten minute drive from home, can ALWAYS get a tee time almost any time of day (odd considering the course is always super busy), and for $35 for 18 holes it's hard to beat. I've learned to play the course really well and have shot my best rounds ever here probably for that reason. That said, there are a few things that make it not always super fun. Here's a list of pros/cons:

Pros:

- Great value for the price

- Greens are usually perfect even through the winter, honestly some of the best kept greens in the metro area

- Quick service at the bar for food/drink, good options, and great prices

- Marshall at the first green is very professional and on top of things

- On a day with good pace I've finished 18 holes in 2.5 hours playing solo

Cons:

- Carts are pretty crummy, gotta choke them to get them going pretty often (heyooo)

- Course is called Riverside for a reason, it's next to the river. For that reason, terrible drainage, so often standing water for several days after a rain, and so more often that no it is cart path only.

- Lot of boneheads on this course. Will wait for green to clear but then duff it and rehit and duff it again

- The river road must be a popular place for hotrodding. One local with a street bike loves to fly up and down the street all day every day and it's the noisiest backfiring motorcycle known to man. Some regular Corvettes involved in all this as well.

- People will often honk their car horn during your swing as they're driving by

- Feels like there is zero understanding of ettiquette by most players. Walking across your fairway to hit their sliced tee shot and not paying attention to the fact you were about to take your swing. Etc.

- No course marshal managing pace of play

- Not uncommon to see a group of 6-8 playing together and clogging things up

Despite the lopsidedness of my pros/cons list, I'd still recommend the course if you're looking for an easy or quick outing with a handful of challenging greens and plenty of water and sand hazards.

This is a reasonably priced course that is fun to play with some well designed water holes. The tee boxes are always a touch hard and man oh man is there a lot of geese but the price is pretty fair for the experiene.

Had 11:51 tee time. Didn't get to tee off till 12:25. Singles playing and not paired up. No Marshall see all day. People cutting in front from other fairways playing extra holes.

You get what you pay for.

It’s a goat track but the owner Walt is a great guy who tries very hard. The staff is nice.

It’s a fun place to hack it around for 4 hours. IF you are a serious golfer please adjust your expectations or just stay away. 😄

I’ll be back!