Riverside Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA | GolfPass
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3.9
988 Reviews 988 Reviews
5 Stars
338
4 Stars
469
3 Stars
122
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
28
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
85.5%
Recommend this course
881 out of 988 reviews
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3.5
31 Reviews 31 Reviews
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
71.0%
Recommend this course
22 out of 31 reviews
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3.9
81 Reviews 81 Reviews
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.7%
Recommend this course
67 out of 81 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6957 yards
Slope 132
Rating 74.4

Riverside Golf Club is appropriately named. The course sits in a floodplain along the Trinity River with water in play on seemingly every hole. This is a combination links-style/traditional layout that is surprisingly difficult for a municipal course. Great holes abound on the Roger Packard layout, which requires the rare combination of length and accuracy when playing from the tips.

Holes 4-6 offer one of the better stretches of golf, starting with a 462-yard par 4 that is cut in the landing area by pesky fairway bunkers, and features a long approach into an elevated green that is surrounded by water and slopes back-to-front. Club down on no. 4 because leaving it short still offers the chance for an up-and-down. No. 5 is a good par 3, especially from the middle tees where it generally plays as a short iron. Watch for the front pin placement, which can leave you with a long downhill putt if the tee shot is too long. Water looms to the right but it takes a bad shank to dunk it in the drink. No. 6 goes 543 yards, doglegging left along the Trinity with water fronting the green. The tee shot must be long and straight, and anything too far right leaves a precarious second shot around the bend.

The back side is the more fun of the two, taking you through good combinations of holes that offer excellent birdie opportunities if you’re on your game. You'll need those birds when you come down the home stretch.

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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Packard (1984) Dennis Wise (1984) Larry Packard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.9
988 Reviews (988)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 46
Water Hazards 45
Forced Carries 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 37
Advanced Golfers 24
Beginners 15
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 47
Convenient to the City 40
Near Local Attractions 17

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Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course needs work

It took us 2 hrs 50 min to play 9 and we almost walked off. Thankfully, got around the slow group but they should have been marshalled. Nothing real special about this course but it is a challenging layout especially when it's windy as it's almost entirely north to south or vice versa. Green need work. Can't recommend it in its current condition

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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Prices up, quality down

This used to be one of the best bargains in DFW, with great greens (our groups number one priority, next to fast play). Unfortunately the greens, and the whole course has been taken over by weeds. Fairways are so so at best, and some of the tee boxes had been overseeded and the grass was longer than most places rough. Very disappointing, and not worth the elevated weekend rate.

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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions need work.

I know this is one of the cheaper courses and it’s good value for DFW but the poa annua coming up on the greens is concerning. The greens used to be better than other courses in the area, but it’s looking rough at the moment. Parts of the fairways are balding as well so iron play is very inconsistent. Finished about 30 minutes behind pace due to some slow player’s getting backed up throughout the afternoon but that is pretty normal.

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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

worse pace of play of any course

the whole course was backed up. always had 2 groups on a tee box and management would not do anything about speeding up the players causing issues. the tee times are too close together. greens are in good shape, sand is full of rocks on some holes, errant shots are always into another group. beware of booking on the weekend

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Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

greens are good and coming in

generally if fair conditions. Tee boxes need a lot of work and fairways are seeded and will come in about a month or so

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So slow, no range balls, not carts

It was a 6 hour pace on Sunday. They ran out of range balls, ran out of carts. They booked tee times too close together to maximize the cost, and the experience suffers greatly. And their rate stays the same.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf Course Slipping

Riverside has always been a great layout; very fun to play but built in the Trinity River flood plain, the course had had it's challenges with erosion. Unfortunately, it would appear as if the maintenance budget at Riverside is eroding as well. The bunkers, which are always in play, are unplayable. The greens which are always fast, were extremely bumpy. They need to be rolled. Fairways are okay, but there are some thin patches which isn't unusual for February. Saturday was a very pretty day so everyone was out playing; the round was slow and there were no Marshalls around to keep things moving. Bottom Line: ARCIS Golf need to invest some money into Riverside to return it to being the course it can be.

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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the round

Course was challenging, but attribute it to being a bad golfer. But was still fun course to play. There was a bit of a fair way pile up with the layout, tricky when you play like me. But moved on quickly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Been playing this course since it opened rules you need to know

Took my golf partner and his fiancé to RS for his birthday, they refused to rent us a second cart, the then proceeded to tell us no spectators on the weekend, when we offered to pay for her to play they refused then Said they didn’t have enough carts, although there were 2 rows of carts 6 deep. When we asked to play a later tee time to allow her to go with us, they refused.

Started us on 10 but sent our partner 2 some out 15 mins before us, so we had to travel 2 holes in to bring the other 2 some back to start, after that mismanagement, the marshal chased us down on hole 12 and told us to speed up, even though it was they’re fault we started late.

Course is in the worst condition of any in the dfw area, and no respect for senior golfers, won’t be back to this wasteland until the management changes. Disrespectful at the very least. Embarrassed to to even mention this outing.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Solid course. Greens ran smooth and fast. Few Bare spots in the fairways. Bunkers were hard and looked in rough shape. But fun layout overall and would play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great off season round

Good time and nice course. Got paired up with 2 good guys.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always A Day

First if you’re playing on a weekend you can’t expect to play alone. Course gets packed.. and if you see carts 6 deep it’s for upcoming tee times… carts run off batteries that take a while to charge. Sorry your gf couldn’t see you dribble the ball 150 yards down the fairway. And the guy who brought his dogs… cmon bro!

Anyway.. I try and play here once a week. Always shoot low. Greens never disappoint, (unless punched). I play weekdays so it’s never too crazy… sometimes it gets slow.. if you’re new to golf or have god forbid 6 people playing.. pick up, drop, or let people play through. It is the greatest game but I am sick of seeing people leave bad reviews on these golf courses for their own faults. Hope to see you out there, my name is shanti, go by Sean.. The wonderful lady working behind the counter is always a gem!
Oh!! Pick your tee boxes accordingly.. if you drive it 200-230… please play whites.. it’s ok we won’t laugh at you.. it makes the game faster.. 90% of you are white tee box guys.. you will have a better day for it.

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