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4.7
864 Reviews (864)
5 Stars
513
4 Stars
288
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
97.2%
Recommend this course
827 out of 864 reviews
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4.7
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.3%
Recommend this course
52 out of 54 reviews
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4.7
127 Reviews (127)
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
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1
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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
864 Reviews (864)

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 week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/17/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 252
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/17/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, timmy40. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a fun and challenging course!

This course has really stepped up their game over the years. They have replaced all golf carts with auto stop GPS carts. Greens roll true year around and is always in top shape. If you can break an 80 here, good for you. Fun layout and always worth the money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/07/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u718779665! We look forward to seeing you again soon at River Ridge Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A course to play again when in Raleigh

Considering this is a public course the conditions were better than some private clubs we have played. Some very challenging holes that required a lot of careful club selection. Pace of play was what would be expected for a public course on a weekend. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/05/2023

Hello, u314159712228. Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at River Ridge Golf Club. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Course. Fun to play

I thought overall the course was fun. I enjoyed the length quite a bit. I played the white/blue mixed tees. Distances from the tee box were very fun. A challenging give an take of distance and attack angles. It rained a lot this past week but the course was in very very good condition. I was pleasantly surprised. Greens were in fantastic shape. My one criticism was almost every group was a twosome. When booking it looked like most groups were 3 or 4. The large amount of groups let to some backlog and waiting on the tee box. But all things considered I enjoyed playing the course a lot and will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/05/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u000004004025. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!

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

Challenging

Fun course, very nice layout, target golf challenging without course knowledge even with gps-course map on cart.
Fairways were dormant but very playable. Greens were tough if above the hole, rolled pretty well, consistent. Paired with some very nice, friendly players.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Hi, u000005415708. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing River Ridge Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

So good , yet so bad

Course is fantastic , above average layout . Excellent fast and true greens. But you got to do something about your pace of play . Absolutely horrible , ,either increase your time in between tee times or group into 4somes . 4hr 50 min round and STILL didnt finish 18 by teeing off at 2:50 . Absolutely horrific .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Your feedback is important to us, u8196490. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 252
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/30/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 252
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/23/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I love river ridge. Good condition and great layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2023

Hello, martib21. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the pristine course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable course

Played here second week of March. Enjoyed it a bunch but looking forward to playing it again when things green up a little more. In the Spring.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/20/2023

Your feedback is important to us, ferguson3539. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 327
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor

Average Conditions for March

Bermuda greens are very good, fairways still thin.
Pace of play for a Thursday afternoon was atrocious.....4 hrs 45 min doesn't cut it....never saw a ranger.
Great layout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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Commented on 03/20/2023

Hi, 1Morgan1! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 252
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/17/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/21/2023

Hi, u447607374. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 75
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/21/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 75
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/15/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at River Ridge Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting layout.

Stay left off the first tee and stay below the hole on most every green! I found this parkland style course to play much like a links. Fairways were cut tightly. Ground conditions were firm and fast. Many of the greens can be approached with bump and run plays. Great practice facilities… turf range, large practice green and a nice short game facility. The people in the shop were welcoming and proud of their facility. Friendly starter. Played with 3 good guys. RR is a former buy.com tournament site.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hello, MarkMolyneux. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at River Ridge Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 252
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/08/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at River Ridge Golf Club!

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