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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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Nice Par 3 Photo submitted by u000004587760 on 06/26/2021
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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
Excellent couree
The greens are excellent and are not easy.
Fun to play this course
Good option if you can't get a time on the bergen county municipals
Could not get a tee time on the municipal courses and with the exception of Darlington and Soldier Hill the munis are not worth the time or money at this time of the year. Bad Shape. We were lucky and got a 1040 here
. I've played here 6 times before but it has never been in as good a shape as it is now. Fairways and greens are pristine, traps are in good shape. Challenging course I shoot mid 80's at my regular course and this had some extra length but fair except the par 5 13th. You hit a blind shot over the weeds to find the fairway a little right and you are out of bounds could be set up better with the tee box back a little and off the right. All in all a very enjoyable round even at $125
Great people . Good course
Not cheap . But this a a good course with good pace of play
I’ll be Back
Fun course….Definitely need to play more than once due to learning it’s flow……will play again very soon
Course was in great shape..only downside was the pace of play the group in front of us had an entire hole open it would be nice for a ranger to speed up the pace.
Very Solid Overall
Played 3x this year and several times last year. Significantly improved conditions with current maintenance crew doing a very good job.
Debris no longer in plain site. Fountains working. Tee boxes pretty good (not perfect but good). Greens roll very nice. A little pricey though. Workers very friendly. Driving range ok not great. If you can get on for $80-90 it is worth it. No beverage cart yet no coolers permitted. You have to spend some money here. Overall - very solid though.
excellent course... plays a bit slow
course in excellent shape... greens fast... pace of play like a snail....
great day of Golf
The driving range was helpful in centering my shots with there electronic tracking devices installed at every booth. Very Helpful. It did translate to the course. I played better that i usually play. It truly was a great day at Rivervale
Great course - quickly a top drivable from the city
On the lower end of expensive, the course is worth it. Conditions were perfect. Comparable/better than any in the area. Mostly straight away but definitely a few holes to keep the driver in the bag and play strategic.
5/5
Excellent Course.
This is going to be my go to course. It's immaculate, pace of play was great and the range has top tracer technology.
fast greens
the course was in greatr shape today. the greens were very fast. lost a few strokes because of that. but overall it was a great day of golf. thank you rivervale. see you soon.
