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4.2
218 Reviews (218)
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Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
5.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6909 yards
Slope 149
Rating 74.7
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Rivers Edge Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Sunday Ultradwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Accolades

Reviews

4.2
218 Reviews (218)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 19
Drinks 16
Brunch 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 22
Forced Carries 15
Bunkers 12
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 18
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 13
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gotta love Myrtle Beach

Fantastic layout for this challenging course. Always love to travel to this area for the wonderful courses which make you think strategically regarding placement.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

River edge

Course was nicely laid out. Well conditioned. Over booked 5+ hour round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Golf Cart Issues

Great layout and fun course to play. Conditions were good. Only negative were the golf cart quality and quantity. There were about 30 players waiting at the bag drop because they ran out of carts. Staff said it happens everyday. We waited about 30 min. My cart blew a tire after 15 holes because of wear. Staff was quick to swap carts but brakes were defective in the new one.

With all that said, I’d play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout, loved it. Best I have ever played.

Best course ever seen. Tricky, diabolical, fun, nature on every hole. Finger sand traps in fairways, lots of sand, very good greens, Arnie's revenge is so crazy fun. Go, you have to go. Go.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

Despite a brief unannounced thunderstorm that disrupted our play during our round it was fantastic. The course was well maintained, holes very challenging and staff was very nice. Loved the layout of the course. Can't wait till I'm back in the area to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

fantastic views

great eye appeal
stunning views
# 9 very challenging and beautiful hole
difficult and very enjoyable

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Worth the drive!

Played after a terrential downpour with almost 3" of rain just before we teed off. Course was soaked but the layout, staff and surprisingly stellar greens made it worth the trip north. One of the best layouts in the Myrtle Beach area you will ever play with lots of opportunities to work on your approach and short game. Would play again and again and can only imagine how much fun the course would be on a better day. Really enjoyed our experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

First time to play River's Edge

In all the years I have been going to the Myrtle Beach area for the Myrtle Beach World Am, I had never played River's Edge. Made a point of playing it this year. I really like the course. Weather was nice but conditions were very wet. Except for being wet, the overall conditions were very good. Greens were a bit slow (but it is summertime in Myrtle Beach area). Some very challenging holes. I would like to play it again in the future since I think local knowledge pays off here.
The staff was very friendly and helpful.
River's Edge...definitely worth the drive up to play it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Try to play it every year when I come for vacation

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Soggy, but Fun

Played the morning after 2.5 inches of rain from the night before. The course was obviously soaked and cart path only. Was paired with another single and were sent out first in the morning. The course is laid out nicely with wide fairways that narrow down to tight greens. Considering the amount of rain, the greens were still in good shape and rolled well. This course is not one that you would want to walk as the holes are spread out, but was a joy playing with a cart.

Will be returning hopefully when the course is drier.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course still great

Even though greens were just pinched they putted pretty true kudos to maintenance crews

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Arnie would be mad

I have been playing this course since it opened in 1999/2000 and been playing every third year when I vacation in the area. As noted in a previous review, the "sand traps", were not what you expect from a premium signature course. Sand was non-existent, even grass trying to grow in the dirt. The Tee-Boxes were in the worse shape of the 6 courses that were played this week. With primarily sand in about a quarter of the tee-boxes. The on-course staff/starter contributed to an altercation with a member that I was paired with. The starter inserted a foursome in front of us, prior to our tee time, and then the two "members" starting arguing right on the first tee. Very embarrassing!! At this point I do not recommend playing this course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/12/2017:
Hello Chris, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Rivers Edge Golf Club and for the 3 star review. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played. We are also sorry to hear that you did not have a great experience with our staff. Your loyalty to our golf course over the past years is greatly appreciated and we will take this feedback to make improvements. We hope you give us the chance to earn your business again soon in the Myrtle Beach area.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Exceptional Course

If you are looking for a challenging course that will make you want to come back over and over again, Rivers Edge is that course. The layout and backdrops of the course are beautiful and Arnie's Revenge (9th hole) will make even the best golfers struggle. The fairways were crisp and the greens were perfect. Everything you could ask for from a course and even the price was not outrageous when using Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Layout, Poorly maintained

Had no problem with the layout---required some accurate distance control, some forced carries.

However, the teeboxes, sand traps, and greens were in really bad shape. We were joking about how you really wanted to avoid the "bunkers" since it was such a ridiculous lie.

Also the teebox on #15 (par three over the Marsh) was entirely sand.

Staff was friendly, and some of the views were great.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/10/2017:
Hi Stephen, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We are sorry to hear that we missed the mark on the course conditions. However, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the pace of play and layout. Your experience has been noted and will be used to make necessary improvements. We hope that you will give us the chance to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

What happened to this course???

What happend to this course since May 2016??? Clearly they stopped taking care of it! One positive is that it is one of the most beautiful pieces of land I've played golf on. The course...they completely gave up on it, the sand traps, grass has taken over where sand once was, the tee boxes had no grass, fairways were gone. Needless to say we were completely dissatisfied.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 07/05/2017:
Hello Brian, thank you for taking the time to review Rivers Edge Golf Club in the Myrtle Beach area. We are sorry to hear that you may not have enjoyed the current course conditions when you played, but we do appreciate that you still think the course layout is beautiful. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we hope you will see an improvement for your next round.
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Target Golf with great views

Accuracy is definitely a plus when playing this course.
Great water views with equally tough closing holes on the front and back nine. Your skills will be tested and risk vs. reward plays a big role in scoring at this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Time

Took longer than expected to get to the course. Booked on GN as a single and Arrived easily 20 minutes later than my tee time. tee times were booked solid and they still let me tee off as a single. Staff was well above par and the course was the best I've played yet. Challenging and well maintained. Had water coolers on like 5 tee boxes. last three holes ate me up good but was for sure worth the view. With out a doubt will be coming back!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

As always the course was in good shape! Some of the downhillers where fast. Greens great!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Excellent for the price

First round of the season. Down here on vacation. Tee time was early afternoon so basically had the course to myself. Course was aerated days prior but still very playable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/05/2017:
Hello Nicholas, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our course layout and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
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