777 Rising Star Drive, Rising Sun, Indiana 47040, US
(800) 472-6311
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About Rising Star Casino Resort

The Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana, is docked on the Ohio River with more than 1,000 of the most popular slot machines and other table games. There’s also a grand theater, anchor lounge and multiple restaurants. The 294-room hotel features an indoor pool, hot tub and sauna for relaxation. The 6,400-yard Links course was designed by Tim Liddy in 2000.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Year Opened1996
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Casual, Buffet, Bar
Room TypesRoom
PoolIndoor
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
CasinoYes

Services

Room ServiceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Rising Star Casino Resort

Reviews

4.1
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 71
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great weather

This is a links course - winds were moderate and temp was in the low 80s. Course was in very good condition.

Tip: stay out of the high grass. If you find your ball you’’lol Be lucky to advance it.

Fun course! The

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

The Links at Rising Star

Love this course! Greens and fairways are always excellent!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Rough condition

Course not in very good condition at all, expectations going in were not met

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Course is in bad shape! Greens were horribly slow! Literally need a 3-wood to put them! Rough is 4"-6" high, fairways 1"-2" high in many places. Traps not taken care at all. Very disappointed in the shape of this wonderful layout. Way overpriced for the condition it is in at the current time! Hopefully it is only temporary.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Reviews 85
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

I've always loved playing this course ....but

I've always loved playing this course ....but this is the worst shape I've seen this course in. Greens were very slow and bumpy, rough was extra long and weak ( the ball always went down to the dirt), and grass clippings were left matted on top of the grass. Hope this is only a temporary condition and the course returns to it's former condition

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played

Ready to open/ UNPREPARED

The course opened May 1. It’s always in excellent condition. Well COVID19 hit this course hard. Greens were SANDY and slow. Bunkers disgraceful/ we get “ NO RAKES” but these are BUNKERS, overgrown crap in them. You couldn’t find your ball in a fairway , forget about the ROUGH. Don’t open your course if your not in PLAYABLE SHAPE. Will return when they bring there staff back. $35 great price, but lost $40-$60 in golf balls.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Covid Course Conditions -limited or fill in staff?

I know that things are different because of the Corona Virus but grass not cut, sand traps not trimmed or raked and some tee boxes in rough shape.

The greens had just been cut short and sanded but there was employee doing it that wouldn’t stop sanding them to let us hit our shots. Golf 101 buddy???

The fairways were being cut but they actually missed spots while cutting? The rough was 4”-6” tall and had clumps of grass up to 10” tall

The sand traps were in awful shape: not filled, raked or trimmed.

The pace of play was great for 15 holes and then BAM, dead stop and wait. No rangers on course to enforce pace of play so if you get behind a goof off foursome your at their mercy.

I got a hot deal on golfnow or I would have asked for my money back. I would never pay full price to play here. I drove 50 minutes on my day off to play this course. Think I’ll to my local courses, this one is a “don’t waste your time or money”

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The "Links" lived up to it's title

The course had only been re-opened due to the Covid-19 virus for a couple of days before I played...and it showed. Not all Tee markers were out. Greens were extremely slow, rough was extremely shaggy, bunkers were not worth playing out of, and the fairways could've used another cut themselves. By the end of my round I had to wait on a group of 8...for about 6 holes...which made things less enjoyable.

The course played difficult due to all of the above plus the extremely windy conditions.

The layout of the course is pretty nice, though! In time I wanna go play it again to see if I can chalk this up to the Covid-19 disaster. Staff was very nice. Group I paired up with was friendly. It was good to be out.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice links course

The course was in great shape even though we have had almost no rain in a month. It is a true links layout so the absence of trees helps in the fall because there are no leaves. The tee sheet was full but we still played in 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf Day

Took a day to play some new courses. Got a good deal so we decided to play. Staff friendly and efficient. Even with the dry conditions this summer the course was in great shape. Will definitely be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Okay

Nice layout but course is not maintained very well and bunkers have very coarse sand in them.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Conditions

Course was in great shape and very playable. Not the most scenic, but tees, fairways and greens are well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great conditions

Course I’m really good shape and they’ve done a nice job of citing back/down some of the high heather to make it a little more open and playable. The Golf Boards are a fun option as well.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful links style course

Well maintained course that is very beautiful with its rolling terrain. The area with the surrounding hills and river really frame the course nicely. A fair and challenging course. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. One of my favorite courses in the Midwest.

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