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River Vale Country Club
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About
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 Keith2180142 on 04/13/2023
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Nice Par 3 Photo submitted by u000004587760 on 06/26/2021
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Photo submitted by Simon03Wheatley on 12/01/2020
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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
Spectacular- only issue is pace of play
This is a phenomenal layout and the conditions are better than anything else in the area.
Greens:
Those complaining about the greens are clueless and haven’t played other public courses. Two (tops) have minor issues. The rest of the greens are westchester private CC like. Lots of slopes/ undulations.
Price:
$65 on a weekday and $100 on a Fri- Sun is fair given the neighborhood.
Pace of Play:
I cannot imagine Saturday after 8am. Weekdays even a pre 7am group was painfully slow such that I as a walker could keep up while hitting multiple spare shots to kill time.
Ranger:
The only non-friendly person who drives around and does absolutely nothing. Just drives in circles but never moves pace of play quicker.
Overall:
I love it. Kudos to the staff here. Just really well done, maintained and the experience is wonderful.
Enjoyable day
Course is in very good condition except for part of the greens on two holes. A good day on the links.
Several greens gone...
Great practice putting green .. what a deceiving!!, i was so excited before the round...
As i play , start feeling something is not right and realized by 10th hole. Greens are terrible condition.. looks like there are serious disease.
They try to repair by putting lots of patches on the damage area..what even worse was they still charge regular green fee.
I wouldnt go this course at least two months...
Ranger adds no Value... can't keep pace
I really want to like this course. I've played here a number of times and the greens are fast and true, layout is fun. They recently had some issues with their greens due to frost or something, but they were able to repair it fairly quickly. The biggest flaw is that they are completely incapable of keeping people on pace.
This weekend it rained, got through the front 8 in 1 hour 40 minutes. I was excited to be able to play at a good pace, then it came to a screeching halt. Hole 9 had 3 groups waiting on it, then from that point on, it was excruciating. Despite playing the front nine in 2 hours, the overall round still took me more than 5 hours.
Great course. Consistent!
They take pride in their course. Challenging and enjoyable at the same time (except for 6... I hate hole 6 lol)
rvcc
have not played this course in a long time but as good as I remember it. one bad green and would have liked to bring my food and coffee/gatorade with me but otherwise a great day.
Great round close to NYC
It’s pretty amazing that the public can play on a course of this quality within 45 minutes of New York. The iffy weather today may have chased some ypeople away, but there was no group in front of us or behind us and we never had to wait. The course was in fantastic shape except for two or three greens that were sanded and very patchy and much slower than the others. Altogether a great round on a lovely course.
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