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4.7
860 Reviews (860)
5 Stars
511
4 Stars
287
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
97.7%
Recommend this course
824 out of 860 reviews
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4.8
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
98.2%
Recommend this course
54 out of 55 reviews
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4.7
127 Reviews (127)
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.6%
Recommend this course
124 out of 127 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6740 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.2
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River Ridge Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda
Greens MiniVerde Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Chuck Smith

Rentals/Services

Carts 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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts, long pants or bermuda shorts No cut-offs, tank tops, jeans.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

Reviews

4.7
860 Reviews (860)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 19
Bunkers 16
Elevation Changes 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 13
A Weekend Splurge 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 14

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very enjoyable round…ve

Paired with two very hospitable NC gentlemen that welcomed & explained every hole/shot! Well worth the money!!! TJ

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

My favorite golf course in town

I always love playing here. The chorus is beautiful and is made for all types of golfers no matter the experience level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 324
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good choice for golf in the Raleigh area

Course layout is outstanding, and considering the time of year, course condition was excellent. Staff was friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend.

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

Beautiful track w true rolling greens

See title. Tuesday afternoon in February- sold us the tee time then messaged our cart that we were last ones / only ones playing and to hurry up and get back. I mean I guess I understand and we skipped holes to get back faster. Even though we had more daylight and weren’t advised to be back by certain time.

Other than that - great time and great service!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice Day In January

Course was ok for winter in NC. The greens were better than other courses. fairways were also decent. Only thing not decent was the temp

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A pleasure...usually

Have played RR many times and almost always enjoy it. It is a well laid out track with speedy greens and challenging angles. The course stays in remarkably good shape even though it gets a lot of play. The clubhouse is spartan but adequate and the concession stand is similar. (A little slow sometimes) The practice area is typical for this type of course. One putting green, one chipping green and one sand trap. The driving range is sufficient to get warmed up before a round. My only complaint in the past has been pace of play. If you are not the first tee time, particularly in the busy season, there is always an chance you wind up in a log jam with a 4 1/2 or 5 hour round. There does not seem to be a ranger inclined to deal with this and if you call the clubhouse they have a tendency to be argumentative about the pace of play. Overall, still a great course and one of my favorites in the Raleigh area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 248
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 324
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor

Sand traps

Overall, good condition for Jan. Could definitely use more sand in the bunkers. The several I visited had less than a 1/4 inch.
Greens great as usual, not breaking as much as we were used to.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Premium Rate Not Worth It

I like this course. But for the price they are charging now, it's not worth it. Decent layout and overall good conditions but not great. But for $80, the greens are bumpy and sparse in a few areas, there is no water on the course or beverage cart circulating the course, tee times are too close together and there is no ranger enforcing pace of play. We waited several minutes on every tee shot after around hole 7. Sparsly waited before that but it only got longer and longer waits each tee and started having to wait pretty much every shot except putts. What is the point of having a timer on your cart GPS if it doesn't matter when it sayd you're 25 minutes behind pace....? I mentioned the slow pace of play to two people after the round in the clubhouse and neither of them said anything or basically acknowledged I was speaking to them at all.
Moral of the story, this is a Hot Deal course. It's a $50-$60 course. The only time I will pay stock rate again will be in a pinch.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Greens are a little bumpy.

Course is a bit hard, the ground is hard. Greens roll true but are a little bumpy. Lots of unfixed ball marks. Nice course layout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

River Ridge rocks

Light on river and heavy on ridge, this course is a fun challenge. It doesn't have length (6300yds from the tips) but the routing and green's defends par. There might have been 2 holes where you weren't asked to work your drive right or left. I played in early March and the grass was still dormant. The greens have a ton of movement and slope. Not excessively large and there are well defined pin placements. I'd come back in a heart beat.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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