Played 2/24. The course was in its average winter condition. Like many older SC courses there is a lot more kikuyu and St. Augustine grasses in the rough, fairways and around the greens. These firmer, stiffer grasses go dormant (more brownout)with colder temperatures. They will affect your drives and chips if you don't carry the ball (less rollout) onto the green, so club up. The courses will green up in the spring with more rain and warmer temperatures. Greens were medium fast and the River Ridge courses are a challenge worth the money to play.

Played 2/15/2024. Course in great shape even in the wintertime (good drainage). Tee boxes and fairways emerald green, green, green. The greens were very fast, tricky, but true. This course is well worth the money and a good challenge for mid-level golfers (80-100 players). Friday afternoon was crowded, but we still got around in 4 1/2 hours.

For a public course this course is in great shape. Congats to the maintenance staff and service staff. It is always a pleasant experience when we play this course. Greens roll true. Tees, fairways and sand are well-maintained. This course is a very fair challenge for seniors, youth golfers, and beginners (who want to eventually step-up to a longer course). The back is tougher (tighter) than the front nine. This setup gives the golfer time to warm-up his or her game. I have played many city courses this year and rate this course 7.0, overall.

Played course on 10/27/2021. Based on the condition of various other courses played over the past month I would rate this course at 5.5. Greens for the most part have recovered from recent punching and just need to be cut rating would be a 6.0, fairways at 5.5 with some bare spots, sand traps do need sand rating 4.5, and tees were currently being reseeded in some areas rating 5.0. Play moved fast with little waiting on tees and fairways. The Wednesday morning round took 4-4.5 hours. Starter and cafe people were pleasant and helpful. Overall experience was enjoyable for a busy golf course.

Played 7/15/2021, I had to literally move my ball on many holes to a decent spot in the fairways. It appears the front nine fairways, certain tees and greens have some sort of heat-related disease. It's too bad because the course was in much better shape just a few months ago. I definitely would rate it a 4.0. I like the course and will play it again because it is a good test of golf forcing a player to use a range of shots to score well.

GH

Fairway's, traps and tees were OK with a rating of 5 to 5.5. The course has some of the worst greens I have played on this past year (many bare spots, very inconsistent, bump-it-y, bump, bump, bump. Its a real challenge to two-putt these greens. I recommend a lot of overspin for your putts to hold the line. Play on this course Thursday morning was fast. Our foursome finished just under 4 hours.