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River Vale Country Club

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River Vale CC
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4.6
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4 Stars
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64
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
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912 out of 1000 reviews
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4.7
11 Reviews (11)
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.8
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4.9
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4.7
105 Reviews (105)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
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4.7
95.2%
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Course Highlights
River Vale Country Club consistently delivers lush fairways, pristine bunkers, and fast, challenging greens that reward accurate play. Friendly staff and a well-designed layout featuring elevation changes and tight fairways make every round genuinely engaging.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6504 yards
Slope 131
Rating 71.3

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.

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Tees
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
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Scorecard for River Vale Country Club
Metrics:
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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Course Details

Year Built 1931
Golf Season Year round
Architect Orrin E. Smith (1931) Ron Cutlip

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire at all times. No jeans, torn clothing or jogging shorts. Shirts must have collars and sleeves

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

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Reviews

4.6
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What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Dinner 9
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Elevation Changes 23
Thick Rough 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 23
Advanced Golfers 20
A Weekend Splurge 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 22
Convenient to the City 20
Worth the Drive 15

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tomjimgolf
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Vincent8373448
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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HZdEsRqEh5Y3ZxgZRmJh
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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drfcc
Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course layout with extremely fast green

This is the fastest green I ever play. Small touch could roll all the way out of green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Michael3976931
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Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Must Play

Private club conditions and a stellar staff, If I cannot get the golfnow deal again, I will pay full price, An absolute must play

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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ekdremz123
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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yK9M3fOBNpmdYWOa3JJA
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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LPDZ492grvMc50I3BW09
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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radcarl
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Reviews 101
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Very tough greens

I hit the ball well but the greens cost me a lot of strokes. Very tough greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u171692907
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Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Very nice

This place is great but the pace of play is brutal

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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u058954774
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u314160405321
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great golf course with fast tricky greens

Great course . Driving range is a joke . Would rather not hit balls than hit into over head netting

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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cesil610
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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77G3xkvrdHE5KUqGf3O7
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too slow

Many players delaying speed of rounding I realized each player hitting more than 2 times every each shooting.

Very disappointing and frustrating. Not only tee off thru all the way up to putting. They repeat many shootings

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Archer01
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Reviews 178
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Archer01
Played On
Reviews 178
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Lion65
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow green

$89 golf fee with slow green????

County golf course greens are better then here

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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gwalsh18
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Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u9242347
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Phenomenal

River Vale has returned to its conditions of the good old days. It is pristine, and with all of the on course construction and tree removal it is now as good as some private courses. Look forward to returning!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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chefblee
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always pleasant to play here!

The course was a bit backed up but wonderful condition as expected. Love this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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