River Vale Country Club

Really liked the course and it was in good condition.

Fairways were hard and needs more grass. Many areas were under repair and balls flying all over from other fairways. This place is really turning into a municipal course and it's a shame.

Could be a great course if the rate of play was sped up. There were a couple of groups of beginners ahead of us and we waited on almost every shot. Loved the hills and blind shots. It made for an interesting round.

Great layout. Not too far from Manhattan. Fantastic Hot Dog! Friendly Staff and nice facilities.

Course is in very good shape, greens roll nice and it's only May. Players need to fix ball marks on the green. Staff is friendly and accommodating. Great camaraderie in the clubhouse. Good practice facilities. 18 is a solid finishing hole.

It was horrible. I didn't get any information about the course being aerated so we were only able to play the same 9 holes twice instead of the full 18 hole course.

One of the best places to play thats close to nyc .

Just opened but in reasonable shape , will get lot better as it does each year , decent warm up / range area . Great holes and a good tough test

staff are friendly- lost a club and staff retrieved right away.

I did not lose a beat

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Very poor condition. Slow greens terrible fairway and teebox

Loved the course. Everything was in exceptional condition including carts and practice facilities. The par 5's were tough, as well as several par 4's. Greens were in great shape, especially for this time of year. Will definitely return and recommend to others as well. Great friendly staff.

Sand traps worked on changed a par 4 to 293 yards. Active work could be done later in the year, when not busy. The course in general is in good condition. The upgraded traps will be a plus. They have a course that could be the best in N.J.

Many blind approach shots and undulating greens makes this course a good challenge very enjoyable great views of the lake pretty lay out

Played River Vale for the first time and found it very challenging. Course was in nice condition and the staff was super friendly. Luckily got paired with another twosome who knew the layout otherwise the blind shots and trouble areas would have been even more difficult. Only caveat is that for many of the tee shots you cannot see if the group in front of you has cleared the fairway due to elevation dips so there should be a bell to ring or a ranger to inform the tee box that it is clear to hit.

play's well - a lot of crab grass on the tees

2 Rangers and they did NOTHING to move play along. 5 hours and 15 minutes to play 18 holes. Unacceptable. Will NOT go back to that course even though a good layout.

The course itself is designed quite well. Some challenging holes with different elevations making club selection difficult. The rough is well grown out and the fairways are all in very good shape. However, the greens are in very bad condition. Divots all over every green and you never get a true roll. The hole is over once you hit the green.