Reviews of River Downs Golf Club (Golf)

Ramsey Sotir

Great course for the money... it is always pretty quick too. The course can be a little tough; there are a bunch of holes where you need to position your drive carefully and fairways can be narrow or blind. That said it's still my go to for a quick public round!!

B Balti

전반적으로 너무 관리 안되었음..잔디는 죽고 잡초만 가득..

Jennifer Tanner

A monster of a course for a beginner, lol! Only complaint was tee boxes needed a little TLC. My group only got 8 holes in due to approaching thunderstorm but I really enjoyed it and the challenge this course added to my building course experience. Nice clubhouse and pro shop and the staff was very friendly. Will be coming back!

Richard Byrd

This course has turned a corner, new sand in bunkers and Bermuda laid down a year ago is making this course play very nice. It is a shot makers golf course so if your game is a little off you will lose some golf balls. ALso for those that say there is dead grass, do not know that it is Bermuda grass in the fairways and it goes dormant until weather gets warm, looks yellow but still plays well.

JOHN THOMPSON

We played on a Monday morning. One person was working in the clubhouse. He was also the starter and snack bar operator. He was very helpful getting us signed in and gave us a quick review of the course layout. He gave our foursome a book which described each hole and how to play it. Green fees were $30 for seniors. The clubhouse was nice. We had hoped to have a breakfast sandwich before playing but the cook did not show. The practice area was good. It had mat and grass areas from which to hit. This is a very hilly course with hidden hazards and slanted fairways. Bring some old balls to lose because many shots to the fairways roll into the high weeds. The tee areas were in pretty bad shape with many divots. I give the fairways a "B". If you manage to stay in a fairway the surface was usually good. Greens were all different as to speed. Some were spongy and slow while others were fast. All had bare spots and ant mounds in them. I give the greens a "D". The traps had sand in most but it looked like a herd of deer ran through them. I give the traps a "c-". The course layout is very challenging. Traps are located in strategic areas that make you think. Hazards like tall bushy rough are located just over the horizon so you must study the hole before you hit your tee shot. Hole 10 is typical of many of the holes. You must hit at least a 200 yard drive over bush and trees to what looks like a postage stamp fairway way below. I give the course layout a "B". It is a very beautiful course. I would play here again but not soon.

Brian Durkin

River Downs Golf Course - A mixed bag. First of all, my buddies and I got discounted greens fee of $29 from a golf web site, so that was a plus. The setting for the place in quite beautiful and that is another plus. The folks working in the course were nice enough. The starter gave us what seemed like a 15 minute briefing. That may been to allow some the regulars to slip ahead of us. Nobody in the group remembered much of the briefing. The course itself is an interesting layout i.e. lots of contour, blind shots. What I did not like about the course was many of the fairways rolled off into the abyss. I mean some briarpatch thicket that Br'er Rabbit would have difficulty finding his ball in. So find the fairway or start adding up the strokes. Some the fairways had huge patches of bare dirt. The greens and fringes were generally slow and shaggy and a few had patches missing. Hole #10 is quite strange. From the tee you have landing area around 200-250 yards with a 100' drop from the tee area. Round played 4/27/2013 One more thing, the bunkers were the worst I've ever seen. Not a grain of sand, just powered clay and rocks...lots of rocks! My grades: Fairways: C- Greens: C - Bunkers F Layout: B + (for originality) Tees: C Staff and Clubhouse: B Price: B Overall: C

Greg Kopp

Literally the dumbest designed golf course I have ever played. Arthur Hills must have been drunk at the time. If you like getting penalized for 285 yard straight drives and terrible conditions this is the place for you. Shut it down and build more million dollar mansions. The ride in the cart with no regulator is the most fun you will have all day.

Jon Putt

Have played several times to find empty water coolers every time throughout the course. Pack your own drink. Course is in dire need of some TLC. This course has so much potential but the owner shows little interest and the employees follow with the same demeanor.

Josh Brenner

This course is a diamond in the... very rough. My understanding is that it is a Pete Dye designed course. It is quite challenging. They have done a few things over the last few years to make it a little easier but if you can't hit a ball close to 200 or more off the tee for the men, 160 for the ladies, this course will not set up well for you as there are a number of environmental areas to hit over. Lot's of elevation change and OB available on just about every hole. The course fairways are not in great condition. The greens and traps are not maintained particularly well. Patrons do not repair divots or ball marks. If you can look past the maintenance, it offers a challenging 18. I'd rather play here than some of the other local courses because of the high difficulty level. With a cart, 35 weekdays and 40 on the weekends. Difficulty level and play is comparable to The Woodlands in the Security area. Maintenance is poor.

Chuck jenkins

Very challenging

Amy Starliper

I played River Downs last Sunday 8/18. I found the course to be over priced at $48.00 per person and the conditions very poor. I went out as a single and ended up hooking up with a young man on #10. After we teed off on #18 we found it diffcult to get the carts up this huge hill with a massive incline due to the fact that it had rained earlier that afternoon. We made many attempts to get up the hill, however it became too dangerous and we made the decision to leave the carts at the base. After completition of #18 my partner went into the clubhouse to inform the associate that we left the two carts at the base of the hill on #18. He notified me in the parking lot that the associate told him that we didn't try hard enough and we didn't do it right! So now we have an over priced course in poor condition and unacceptable service. I assume business must be good to treat paying customers this way. I am local and have enjoyed playing this course in the past, along with many of my friends. After experiencing that type of service along with everything else I will not return to River Downs and will inform my friends to do the same. I hope the Golf Course can use this to better themselves in the future. Patrick

Jake Nichols

An all around nice golf course

Sander Goldberg

Original June 2016 A few years ago this course was literally a farm. But today it is coming back nicely. A few holes still need work, but I played there about 6 weeks ago and then 4 weeks later and noticed a big improvement in the fairway grass. Book online, or even call the club house and they may match the online price, which is the best bargain in golf in 50 miles at least. Added 10-24-18. It seems the new management, like the previous, after attempting to revive the golf course, has given up the ghost. This summer's rains haven't helped. There just isn't enough investment to make this work. If you have a dozen old balls and book with one of the discount sites like Teeoff, for $15 or less, then it would rank a little better than a day at the driving range.

Bill Glover

Lots of elevation changes and forced lay ups. Greens were in good shape and fast.

William Lieberman

Okay, it has rained a lot in MD lately. But... This place is a pit. We get there on a Saturday. They say that two holes are too wet to play and are closed. So, they gave us $10 off. So, that was good. However, what they did not tell use was that every fairway was mud with little to know grass. The tee boxes were a joke, again, little to know grass and a bunch of weeds. The greens were in decent enough shape, but the rest of the course was, frankly, unplayable. One hole that was "open" had no tee box, you had to hit from the drop area. Honestly, I have played here many times before and the course, while kind of a funky layout, was always in decent condition. There is simply no way I would play this now.

Brock Myers

They dont do much up keep

Tim Watts

Nice sprawling challenging course. Ride the golf carts through lots of woods and around massive homes. Grass was in horrible shape with many dirt patches, or in some cases an entire fareway of dirt with little pockets of dead grass. Friendly staff, typical snacks. Again, pretty challenging course.

Dwayne Weddle

Right off the bat, we were told they did not have enough carts so our tee off was delayed by over 50 minutes. Many of the tee box areas need a lot of work and on several, (4-5) holes, there is no green grass. Many of the fairways are burnt. We prepaid for 18 holes, four golfers and ended up only playing nine. They also allowed more than 4 golfers to a hole. We saw one eightsome on the course. The course has a lot of potential, its just not there but I for sure will not see whether it reaches its potential.

Chris Weddle

Absolute worst golf experience I've ever had. We showed up a half hour before our tee time just to be told they were out of golf carts and weren't sure when we would be able to tee off. Ended up teeing off 45 minutes after our scheduled tee time. During this time we saw 4 groups of 5-somes make the turn and at one point saw 8 golfers playing the 9th together. When asked why they are allowing this the lady at the desk said "once they're on the course there's nothing we can do about it". Break them up at the turn, send out a marshal, or don't let 5-somes tee off together are just a few suggestions. If that wasn't enough, the course is in terrible shape. Multiple fairways were nothing but dead grass, tee boxes are uneven and the greens are in dire need of a good rolling. The 6th green looked like someone was using it for chipping practice. We decided to cut our losses at the turn and didn't play the back 9 so I cannot comment on the shape of those holes. I cannot recommend this course to anyone and will never go back

David Russel

If you are looking for a golf course with filthy carts, unmowed tee boxes, barren fairways, and a closed 5th hole, this is the place for you.

Lisa Thompson

I like this club & it's well

BGill24

Course is tough, but rewarding and unique. Staff is friendly and welcoming. One of my favorite courses.

Adam Van Bavel

Course is in decent shape despite recent heat. Great value and challenging for most golfers

michael daniello

The young lady went over and above to accommodate us!

Ryan Colye

Don't maintain golfcart trailers employees are jerks and they like to frame kids for blowing up mail boxes

Brian F

Well, they had 1 person working the register and the grill. They had no cart girl on a Sunday. The water coolers on the course were filled with days old water (no ice). Course is tricked out, meaning there are a ton of carries and blind shots. It's not really that fun when you have a hazard 200 to 230 off the tee on every hole and you consistently have to lay up. Greens were decent. I will not be returning.

B Brooks

Well priced, challenging, and friendly golf course. Some tees and bunkers are in need of help but as a frequent player, every week you see more and more improvements. The greens are always in wonderful shape and love the new bermuda in some of the fairways. This is definitly a course you have to think your way around and not a grip and rip.

Jerry Leibowitz

Paid $45.00 and it was $35.00 too much. Terrible shape. Fairways and greens were horrible.

Rubio Argueta

Es un hermoso lugar para jugar está en buenas condiciones