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Value
3.2
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 68
Length 4615 yards
Slope 100
Rating 62.5

Course Details

Year Built 1985
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1985)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Regulation golf shirts. No tank tops or cut off jeans.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

2.6
211 Reviews (211)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 18
Narrow Fairways 15
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 18
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 17
Seniors 16
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 10
Worth the Drive 10
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 02/14/2018:
Thank you for your visit and for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club. We were extremely pleased to see that you were treated so well by our staff and how much you enjoyed the course layout. We are disappointed to hear that the course conditions did not meet your expectations. We really value your feedback. We will share your comment with the appropriate staff to make any needed improvements or corrections. We hope that you will give us another opportunity to show the top rated experience you deserve.
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs improvements

Course is in baaaad shape. I never see anyone working on this course. What staff you do see are exceptional but they need someone to actually work on the course itself.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/09/2018:
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club here in New Port Richey. We really value the feedback that you were treated so well by our staff. We were also extremely pleased to see how much you enjoyed the course layout. We are disappointed to hear that your experience may not have fully lived up to your expectations, however, your feedback is greatly appreciated. We will share it with our staff so that we can improve your future experiences at our course. Thanks for choosing River Ridge Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

veery enjoyable course to play

enjoyed the short holes as well as the longer holes gave us a challenge

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice little course

The course was a winding layout with lots of water. It was challenging with moderate distances. The greens were ok, but could use a little work. As with most Florida courses the fairways leave a lot to be desired. Staff was friendly, and curteous. There was a snackbar on site, and pace of play was acceptable.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/01/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We are sorry to see that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff and that your round was a great value for you, so we hope this improved your overall experience with us. Thank you for your choosing our course, in the New Port Richey, Florida area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course but badly needs upkeep

We've been golfing here for two years now but sad to say the course is in dire need of tlc. The course itself has character and can be challenging. Greens are terrible, fairways need grass. So many divots need repair. The only thing good was the price.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/29/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club, in the New Port Richey, Florida area. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions. We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements, and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs attention badly

The course has character but is not being taken care of, hate to see it going downhill but you need business to survive. They moved tee boxes up don't know why as they are doing nothing to the original ones. Greens are terrible, fairways need grass. The only thing good was the price.

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 01/05/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We are sorry to see that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff and that your round was a great value for you, so we hope this improved your overall experience with us. Thank you for your choosing our course, in the New Port Richey, FL area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 51
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Back 9 is super !

this is a neighborhood course that has a super fun great back 9 and is very affordable . I go here to practice up and for $10 at 8:20am on a Sunday not bad !!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Nice little course, good for working on your short game. Greens in good shape. Fun time

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Hi Ron, thank you for reviewing our course, River Ridge Golf Club in the Tampa St. Pete area, and for the 3 stars. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed the course, and we hope you had a great round! We appreciate your feedback so we can continue to improve your experience with us in the future. Thank you for choosing our course, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bring your Smart game

First time playing this course and found out quickly you just can't grip it and rip it on this course. Lots of thought on where you want your approach shot to come from, lots of pars 3's and dog legs. Once I started thinking course management, I was able to start playing well instead of hunting for my ball. Greens were not in perfect condition with weeds and bare areas but it was a lot better than a lot of the courses we have been playing. Loved the character of the course and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. This will become one of our favorite courses...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time.

The staff were very friendly and attentive. The only negative i would say was on the back 9 on the 14th or 15th hole there was one very rude home owner.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

This is the 3rd season we have played here. Every year the course gets better. Front nine has been cleaned up and the grass in the fairways is thicker than I’ve ever seen it. Rates are fantastic. A good course to work on your game.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow

This coarse was bad !!! Great staff but you needed a shovel to put !!!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/01/2017:
Hello David, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are sorry to hear about the sub par playing conditions, we appreciate your feddback. We are glad you enjoyed our pace of play and found our staff friendly. Thank you for playing River Ridge Golf Club and we hope to earn your business again.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

good layout

all the greens were rough and bumpy. hard to putt.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing

Course was in very poor condition I could not tell the greens from the fairways the tee boxes were in really bad shape, and looks like the grass has not been cut in ages I remember back in 2003 The course used to be one nice looking course. I know over the years they have changed owners but it's really sad . Best thing about this course was just all the wildlife

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Response from on 07/17/2017:
Hello Mitchell, thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club in the Tampa area. We are sorry to hear that the course may have not been in the best shape when you played and we appreciate your feedback to make further improvements. It looks like you had a positive experience with our staff, so we hope that made your round a little better. Thank you for the 3 star review and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible condition even for $8

Let me start this off with saying the staff was absolutely top notch from the clubhouse to the restaurant and was the only bright spot of the round.

Course was in awful shape even for the price. Unlike some we werent expecting to be playing a county club layout, but when the teeboxes have barely any grass, greens have more bare spots then green, and has more water on the fairways then in the lakes it's a problem. We played an early morning tee time as a 4some, played the first 2 holes with no wait and then ran into a 2 some that played a pace of a group of 6 and refused to speed up play or sit out a hole and let us pass.

We only played 12 holes due to the overall state of the course, and poor weather on the way. If it weren't for the excellent staff it would have been far worse.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/01/2017:
Hello Brian, thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club in the Tampa area. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played, but we are happy to hear that our staff made your round that much better. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 08/02/2017:
Hi Alexander, thank you for taking the time to review our course, River Ridge Golf Club. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the pace of play and staff. We hope you'll give us the chance to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

River

The course is in bad shape, the tee boxes and greens need work. It is a short course, if you need to practice its ok. Is it worth the $ 8.00 only if you need to practice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 06/13/2017:
Hello Henry, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are sorry to hear about your subpar experience at our golf course. We’re normally known for our exceptional attention to detail, and we regret that we missed the mark. We appreciate your feedback and we hope to earn your business again.
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