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River Vale Country Club
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River Vale Country Club (formerly known as Bergen Hills Country Club.) sprawls across the gently rolling hills of northeast New Jersey. It has been ranked on Golf Digest's list of "Best Places to Play," but it still manages to remain one of Bergen County's most well kept secrets. You'll hardly ever run into crowds on this golf course. The layout has a classic design that incorporates a variety of elevation changes. Tricky uphill and downhill lies will be your biggest challenge on this layout. Strategically placed bunkers lurk beside the greensides and there are several holes where water hazards come into play, including the par-5 fifth, which has a lake on either side of the green. River Vale a tight golf course that demands accuracy and while it's not overly formidable, your skills will definitely be put to the test.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6504 yards | 71.3 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6168 yards | 69.7 | 128 |
| Gold | 72 | 5892 yards | 68.4 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5378 yards | 71.3 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.8/134 | 394 | 368 | 336 | 185 | 525 | 468 | 389 | 160 | 375 | 3200 | 384 | 325 | 482 | 351 | 233 | 475 | 381 | 133 | 540 | 3304 | 6504 |
| Blue/White M: 71.0/132 | 372 | 368 | 336 | 161 | 525 | 450 | 365 | 160 | 375 | 3112 | 365 | 325 | 482 | 351 | 215 | 454 | 366 | 133 | 522 | 3213 | 6325 |
| White M: 70.2/130 W: 76.4/137 | 372 | 350 | 325 | 161 | 488 | 450 | 365 | 148 | 364 | 3023 | 365 | 308 | 471 | 321 | 215 | 454 | 366 | 123 | 522 | 3145 | 6168 |
| Gold M: 69.2/127 W: 74.9/134 | 354 | 341 | 318 | 155 | 438 | 444 | 352 | 144 | 360 | 2906 | 334 | 304 | 466 | 316 | 191 | 438 | 321 | 100 | 516 | 2986 | 5892 |
| Red M: 66.9/122 W: 71.9/129 | 338 | 271 | 268 | 146 | 417 | 442 | 307 | 107 | 302 | 2598 | 326 | 302 | 410 | 267 | 176 | 408 | 314 | 98 | 479 | 2780 | 5378 |
| Handicap | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by Lilytommy13 on 05/01/2026
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Photo submitted by Lilytommy13 on 05/01/2026
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Photo submitted by LICC on 11/11/2018
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Photo submitted by LICC on 11/11/2018
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Photo submitted by LICC on 11/11/2018
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Photo submitted by LICC on 11/11/2018
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Photo submitted by LICC on 11/11/2018
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Photo submitted by LICC on 11/11/2018
Always great
Really nice course. Great condition, reasonably priced. Highly recommend. Fast greens! Be ready.
Hometown favorite
River vale golf course has always made the grade. Greens were perfect(( some players need to improve on their gardening skills). Course setup was challenging, throttling back will improve pace of play and playability. Excellent product for the metro area
Amazing Course
Course conditions are the BEST around. Staff is always amazing.
Great course, slow play
Really enjoyed the course, which is in excellent shape. However teed off at noon and didn’t finish until 5 pm. Waited every shot for18 holes. Ranger was of little use
great day with friends
The greens were tough today. missed a lot of puts which really hurt my score. but its all good.
Management is bad
The staffs don't even offer to put your bag in the golf cart, they don't tell you what the pin placement is for the Day and there are no rangers around to keep the pace of place flowing. Not worth of the money
The greens were great
This course has some gimmicky holes. Fairways with side hill lies and blind spots. Luckily I played with someone who knew the course. A lot of elevation changes from tee to green. The greens were in excellent shape and rolled really true and at a fair speed. Nice course to play at least once.
Great conditions, especially the greens
Course was in fantastic shape. The greens especially were lightning fast, on par with any good private or high end resort course. Considering how good the conditions were, good value for the money. Pace of play is reasonable, we finished in a little over 4 hours and we hardly ever waited to hit our next shot. Course is pretty tight. It’s a good test of golf
Good course
I would recommend this course. Conditions were good. Very nice layout too
Really nice facility!
First time playing there on a day when I had to not go too far from the city. River Vale was a great pick. Got it on a lightly-rainy day where there was no breakfast or coffee available, but I get it, tee sheet didn't warrant it. Course was in great shape, Seemed very fair to all levels including thoughtfully-placed forward tees for newer players. Loved the green-tees idea for the newest player (and maybe juniors?), though they only seemed to be on the front 9. Wouldn't mind seeing those tees get rated. Good variety of interesting holes. Greens rolled fast. Pace was incredibly fast as a pair with nobody in front of us on a slightly wet weekday morning. Gem of a place. Will absolutely be back.
Great time
Greens are super fast and very challenging with breaks and hills - course was amazing
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