River Oaks Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 5952 yards | 69.3 | 119 |
| White | 72 | 5811 yards | 68.2 | 117 |
| Red | 72 | 5263 yards | 71.1 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.1/122 | 391 | 328 | 193 | 503 | 399 | 167 | 309 | 451 | 400 | 3141 | 154 | 458 | 306 | 315 | 330 | 501 | 322 | 147 | 381 | 2914 | 6055 |
| White M: 68.1/120 | 377 | 318 | 175 | 484 | 387 | 149 | 300 | 439 | 388 | 3017 | 146 | 438 | 299 | 303 | 321 | 481 | 313 | 135 | 371 | 2807 | 5824 |
| Red W: 71.0/120 | 363 | 308 | 157 | 399 | 363 | 131 | 291 | 410 | 376 | 2798 | 127 | 376 | 292 | 203 | 312 | 418 | 304 | 123 | 361 | 2516 | 5314 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2022 #5)
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Like that most holes are different and really good value
Most holes are different a few holes you have to position your ball to get to green sand traps and fairways could be better but for what you pay it’s really a great value staff is friendly and the manager Nicole always very welcoming and friendly
Short but tough
Course has a great layout. Some holes really make you out a tee shot in play, especially with a long iron. I also had an ACE on #6. 153 par 3 with an 8 iron!!! I will definitely be back for another round!!!
We appreciate and value your feedback Jdelby314. We are thrilled to hear that you want to come back and we hope that you do!
Nice course
Nicely maintained tee boxes and fairways...good value
Needs to put money in course
River oaks could be a nice track but whoever owns it doesn’t put any money in making it great. It doesnt drain well. The tee boxes and bunkers could use a lot of help. They only good thing about the course it that it’s affordable!
Horrible management
Reserved a Tee Time on golf now and when we showed up no one was there. There were a few other groups and we all decided to play and settle up when someone showed up. Evidently the manager showed up while we were on 3 at noon and called the cops on us who wanted to write us trespassing tickets. Terrible management
Fix It
Course is in TERRIBLE CONDITIONS!!! Played this course 8 years ago and it doesn’t look like they’ve done ANYTHING since.
Potential to be a very nice course, but looks like they’ve let it run into the ground.
Won’t be back!
Course Needs work
Best thing about the course is the Greens , should be half the price
Terrible service terrible golf course
Nichole was very rude and there are holes that are closed down and make shift holes putting on fairways at some points
River Oaks is Back!
Played on 9-26, course is back to being in good shape. Greens are good, fairways mowed short and the rough is fair, you wont loae balls in the rough line at Harborside and Calumet CC.
Staff has been working hard on the course conditions and it shows. This a good course, take advantage of the good price before it gets too busy again!!
Exceeded Expectations
Decided to golf a little later in the week and this was the only course available with tee times. The cost was only $30, so I was not expecting much. While the amenities leave much to be desired, the course itself was not bad and provided some challenging layouts. If you are looking for an easy, cheap 18, this is the place to come. I will definitely be back.
Good deal
I think this course was a good buy, for the deal on golf now and it was very affordable, I really like the course variety, there is a lot of challenge throughout the entire course, and not just the front nine or the back nine, overall will keep coming back again and again.
Close to Unplayable
I've played this course many times throughout the years and have generally found it to be in decent shape, and good value for the money spent. Now I realize that we have suffered through a very wet spring and course conditions everywhere are not what they should be, but our round yesterday was awful. If you did not hit your ball on the fairway, the rough was 3 feet in length and unplayable. Finding your ball took forever, slowing play drastically. In our estimation, many areas of the golf course had never been cut at all yet this season! In short, we will avoid returning this year. One more thing: The greens were decent, but there were numerous divot holes that needed to be repaired on every green. This is not the course's fault, but the people who play there are indifferent to taking care of the course.
In short, avoid at all costs until the grass gets cut.
Hi Jim, thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your round. You are correct, we are currently experiencing the wettest spring in the last 15 years. Over the past 2 weeks we have received just over 5 inches of rain. In addition, some of our course rubs shoulders with the Calumet River. The river is prone to flooding and exacerbates the rainfall. It is not safe for us to mow when the ground is very saturated with water. Believe us when we say that we are as anxious to get the rough mowed as you are. We are very sorry to hear your round wasn’t enjoyable as anticipated. We would really like the chance to chat with you directly to understand a bit more so we can improve upon your next experience. Please reach out to us directly at info.riveroaks@forestpreservegolf.com.
Goat field
Have been playing here since early 80s. Never seen it in this bad of shape. Fairways rock hard, crusted over with dry mud, clover. Sand traps have only gravel and weeds. No one here on a beautiful Saturday and I can see why. Won’t be back for awhile. What a shame
Great for the money...
Greatest course ever? No
For $20 with a cart? Yep... I’d do it again and again...
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Thank you so much for your review! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you back soon.