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4.0
1837 Reviews (1837)
5 Stars
410
4 Stars
998
3 Stars
310
2 Stars
76
1 Stars
43
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
91.1%
Recommend this course
1638 out of 1837 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
146 Reviews (146)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
92.5%
Recommend this course
135 out of 146 reviews
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4.0
240 Reviews (240)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
143
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.2%
Recommend this course
219 out of 240 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6293 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.5
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River Run Golf Links
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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ward Northrup Jed Azinger (2005) Gordon G. Lewis (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Properly dressed, no cut offs or tank tops

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Reviews

4.0
1837 Reviews (1837)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 47
Bunkers 38
Narrow Fairways 32
This course/club is great for:
Locals 45
Seniors 38
Walkers 37
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 58
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 10

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Played On
Reviews 147
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In nice shape

River Run is in our regular rotation of courses in the Bradenton area and is currently in great shape. We love the design of the course - nicely challenging for any level of play. Pace of play was especially good this last outing thanks to the starter and the tee time booking schedule.

We’ll look forward to playing there again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

River Run is a decent course for the price. It has a fun layout and was in decent condition for January. My only knock would be that it is heavily played so our round took 5 hours. We had a rude group behind us yelling for us to get going when we waited on almost every shot.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

River Run is a decent course for the cost. It has a fun layout and it was in decent condition for this time in January . My only knock would be that it is heavily played so the round took 5 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

enjoyed the course itself

Nice course with some interesting holes. Playing surfaces were rough and needed attention. Greens were dry and looked a little burnt but rolled true and fast. Enjoyable day for the most part.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Not too shabby

The course was good overall. Geens were fine and there were a few tee boxed that used some lovin but most were in real good shape.

The pace of play was slow with no ranger or player assistant to talk to. But for a muni and today's astronomical golf prices, it was well worth the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Favorite Course

Being fairly new to Florida this is one of my favorite courses out of about a half a dozen I’ve played. Everything is always exceptional from,booking, check in, picking up cart to the layout and condition of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We need rain

I really like the improvements being made to this course, but rain is definitely needed. The greens are fairly fast from lack of rain, for sure. Still love playing here no

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Everything was excellent but course player very very slow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 147
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Windy weather
Used cart

Carts

Place claims to not have enough carts to accommodate a single golfer. What’s that smell?

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Typical Sat AM round

Greens were good. Fairway grass sparse, lots of tight lies. Pace of play slow (over 4 hrs). I realize 4 hrs isn't out of ordinary, just frustrating watching groups WAY overestimate their ability. Playing from tees too far back, waiting on tee for green to clear on par 4's and for 2nd shot on par 5's when not one of them had hit it more than 150 yds all day (that I saw), park carts 20-40 yds in front of green have to wait for them to move out. Staff excellent!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Value

Great value and challenging layout. Well worth playing!!

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