Name: The River Club
Address: 6600 River Club Blvd, Bradenton, FL, 34202
Telephone: (941) 751-4211
Rating: 3.6800

The River Club

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Andrew E

I played here June 20, 2020 and wrote a fair and accurate 2 star review of my experience playing this golf course. The owner, as he probably does with most negative reviews, said I reviewed the wrong course and flagged my review, which was removed by google. I know of at least one other person in the community this has happened to. I deducted a star for a complete lack of accountability and censorship. To summarize my prior review, the course was in fair shape at best. The fairways were in fair shape, the tee boxes were in poor condition. The course is a bit challenging, so the poor conditions made it an unpleasant round. The biggest issue was they had just begun an aerification process on the greens but failed to update their website to alert guests or offer discounts. The greens also make the course difficult, as they are all very small. Greens are tough to hit and the surrounding area around the green was also fair at best. Also, I want to emphasize other reviews and issues, many of which could have been addressed if the owner took accountability, rather than berating his guests who criticize the course. The round started poorly simply because of staff interaction. There is a sign at the front driveway to stop at bag drop, which was a foldaway table unattended. I took my own bags out, set them down while staff watched from a short distance away (There was no bag stand). I parked, put shoes on, and walked up to my bag, still sitting there, and still had to ask someone to put it on a cart. Then I paid my green fee and went to my cart, again no one to be found and no key in the cart. I had to wait until an attendant was back so I could show my receipt for a key and go to the range which is not a short walk from the clubhouse. I will also add, if you want to write a review, save that receipt and upload it. You can guarantee that the owner response will be that you are reviewing the wrong course. This course will not improve if the owner doesn't take accountability and most, if not all of my issues had already been raised by other guests and clearly left unaddressed.

Marishka Df

Very good and challenging course.Its been under new ownership since September 2018 so a lot of improvements. The course is well maintained and looks better every time I go out .There is a beverage cart circling the course with plenty of refreshing options for a hot day: from sodas and Gatorades to domestic and imported beers to a few options of excellent mixed drinks. The restaurant offers a good variety of tasty food, with lots of specials throughout the week, wonderful customer service and the full liquor bar.

marge bill

Nice. Course. Enjoyed a lot. Had the evening buffet wonderful ribsBBQ sauce was too near the desert. I heard of several people who thought it was extra chocolate sauce. Ruined a great chocolate cake experience

heather wolf

Great golf course. New owner has made some very positive changes. We love golfing here. They also have a great restaurant and bar area with very good food and drinks!

Steve Bloodsworth

Great place to play golf. Staff is friendly. Challenging course. Restaurant is ok.

Todd Morgan

What a treat. Priced very fair,great staffCourse was in excellent condition. Will gladly play again soon.

SunnySRQ Properties

The course is in excellent condition this year. Greens were smooth and fairway grass was in great shape. Sand in the sand traps varied in texture.

Edward Strickland

Course was above average. Very challenging at times too. Fairways, greens, and rough were very nice. Teeboxes could use some TLC. Overall a solid course to play for the price.

George Schiavone

The pro at this golf course is a joke. Don't waste your money. Cart girl was rude. Bag guy was no where to be found. Only upside to this place is there food. Had a cheese burger and fries very good cook.

Rick Rosenberg

Course is in good shape. Played it last May and it was not. Greens and fairways are nice but some tee boxes are rough. The biggest negative was the slow pace of play. Almost 5-1/2 hours for the round. They need to fix that before I go back.

Ronnie DeWitt & Associates

Very nice wait staff, good food, pleasant atmosphere

Rory Guilfoy

Not sure how I feel about it, left after the 10th due to slow play. A ranger regulating pace of play wouldve been helpful. Course was in fair shape, tee boxes needed leveling and a cut. Challenging layout that requires a lot of focus and a steady tempo between shots. Would consider playing it again out of season.

Jordan Andersen

Beautiful course full of beautiful nature. It's a course where u want to stay on the fairway. Good times.

Jim Nestle

Congratulations are in order to ownership and maintenance staff at River Club. I just played the course after being out of town for 6 months. I found the course to be in great condition. The greens are much improved and comparable to many of the private courses in the area. The fairways are in good shape and all of the nasty and unnecessary palmetto bushes are gone. It is obvious ownership has invested significant $$$ in the course. The best condition I have seen in five years. Keep up the great work. Great value and great condition!!!

Teresarose Suthland

Love going there for breakfast great service good food. Wednesday 9 and dine is just fabulous, all you can eat Italian night is my favorite.

Rod Andrews

Good layout found it challenging as a intermediate player. Fairways were in very good shape despite all the rain that we've had. Would have given a 5 star but was not informed most greens were sanded. Definitely a place to be played. Had a great sloppy Joe and mixed drink kodos to you all.

Mark Singer

Course not cut. Greens too slow. Play much too slow. Insufficient water available. 5 plus hour round. Will not be back until there are improvements.

George Conner

Solid 4.5...Would have rated a 5 if not for early departure of the courtesy cart and snack bar (at #11) closed. To be fair, both weekdays I played I teed off at 2:30. The staff is extremely courteous and friendly, the pro shop is small but well stocked, they have an excellent clubhouse and bar, a top-shelf instructional training program, and last but not least, the course is very challenging (7/10). The panoramic beauty of the landscape and architecture is well worth the price of admission, and the Friday night buffet is a value, not to mention, #prettydmgood!

Dave Craig

Will not be back. Can not get keys to golf cart until 5 minutes before tee times.

Mike Gonzalez

Course was in good shape. Price was good.

Lajos J. Hajdu

Elegant colf club near Sarasota

Brian Brice

I believe River Club should put more thought into having handycap. Grass on fairways were terrible. Fairways super low cut, was like hitting on matts..very slow group in front of us were holding up our group and 2 behind us. They never had rangers come out

John Voorhees

Course is playing long because of the rain. Greens are rolling well and in nice shape. Love this track. Good meal after in the clubhouse. Nice and helpful staff.

Natalie Dronova

Awesome semi-private club! Yes, they allow public to come enjoy this well maintained course. Not a blade of grass out of place, new carts with gps, nice range and potting green. Wonderful people ,from cart staff welcoming you in the driveway to pro shop and restaurant employees , to local residents .It is truly a diamond in the rough on its way to being perfect. The course itself is very challenging and still fast paced with plenty of mature landscaping with winding cart paths, hills and lakes. Very reasonable fees. As of right now the course is in such a great condition I think its much better then some of the more expensive clubs here in Lakewood Ranch - definitely a lot has been done since weve been here last time, so we will be coming back. Definitely recommend !!!

Mark Ruff

Hi Tony we played last week and the week before,the week before course was great love the fairways with plush grass on it,greens were fast,actually we were behind 2 foresomes they were ladies now I will say there are a lot of men golfers could learn a lot about playing ready from these ladies they move quicker than 90% of the guys that we play behind so great job ladies!!Then we played this past week and was a whole different game right off the first tee we had a foresome of men playing the blue tees first guy hits and ends up in the middle of the driving range,then the next guy hits dead left in the trees,next guy hits 40yrds in front of hims hits the trees. Then they all tee up again and do the same thing. We started at 1pm did not finish until 5:30,we did call the ranger but nothing got done. I really wish people would learn to play there tees or let you go thru, golf now a days has changed because everyone thinks they are a pro.But will say Tony the course in awesome shape,its just sad to play for that length of time because it really take the fun out of playing.

Donna Jean

Booked a tee time at 2:04 We arrived 45 min early like we usually do at courses..We went to check in and was told we couldnt until 15 min prior to our tee time. So we asked if there was a driving range, yes there was, we got a bucket of balls for $9.00.. which were old and dirty, but we couldnt take the cart..So we went and hit a few balls then went to get our cart and check in, got to the first tee, was 6 people there..Remind you when we got there 45 min ago, no one was there..I couldnt believe it..they just picked us up and we had to wait..We could not drive out on the fairways, so we had to walk to our balls..Not good conditions..We wont be back !!!

Dennis Sunberg

Hey Tony, just wanted to drop you a note regarding your property. We have been playing Greenfield for quite a while as one of our favorite courses. Due to T time restraints, we decided to try out the River Club last Friday. Wow, what a course. The condition was fantastic. Your staff is very courteous and helpful. We remember Kim as the cart girl at Greenfield, pleasure to be around. We played again this Friday and will hit it again on Sunday. Also, we appreciate the reasonable prices you charge. As a local, couple times a week adds up. We are warriors and take advantage when we can. I did not notice any membership options but would definitively consider it when available. Keep up the great work. We do appreciate it!!!

Frank Felix

Golf courses really good upper management not so

Marty Smith

New owner is trying hard to bring the course up to playing standards. 4 to 5 greens are excellent, the remaining ones are fair. Some fairways are good some not so good. Staff is very nice. I will return next year to see progress.

Random Laughs

The course, both fairways and greens, is in very good shape. The numerous large bunkers make this a fun a challenging place to play. We will definitely be back.

Mr. Reviewdood

Needs TLC! Tee box's not in the greatest shape, fairways are so-so and some of the greens have sandy patches. Layout of the course is great though and its a nice change of pace to have some undulations instead of always being flat.

Brian Pope

New ownership is doing a great job! Enjoyed Taco Tuesday and trivia last night. Maintenance on course vastly improved. If the old owner ran you off, give River Club another try.

Steve Vernon

Excellent food service for our Clubs events!

Mike Tetmeyer

Course in fairly good shape. No waiting. Played quickly. Cheese burger was good server friendly.

Skee Aharon

Hidden treasure in this area. New owner has made allot of positive changes for a great experience. A must play to appreciate.

Michael Gregory

Tony is the man. Great course, crowded now. He has done a miracle.

Jeri Kopin

The ' Not For Long ' Hidden Gem of Manatee County Golf Courses . If you haven't played at The New River Club you are truly missing out in a Re - Birth of a Beautiful Scenic Experience. With New Ownership in less then 3 months this Course is Not only a Challenge for the Experienced Golfer, but just as Welcoming to the Not so experienced. With Various Clinics to improve your game, to the New Menu & Specials on Wednesdays & All You can Eat Fish Fry on Friday Night. After over a Decade of being not open , the River Club ,'Half Way House/ Concession Stand ' is now Open ! Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Fresh Coffee & a Warm Greeting by The Staff make for a Enjoyable Day. Looking forward to New Golfing Memories as the improvements just keep getting Better !!!

Ginger Czubak

Love the many tee box choices. New owner has made nice improvements. Dinner menus are great and prices are reasonable.

Robert Birner

OK....not Grrrreat! Great wait staff though.

Tom Wroble

Up and comer. New management is doing wonders. Service is much better and course is already showing improvement. Keep up the good work

Karl Ott

Played this course with a good friend of mine who lives in Lakewood Ranch. We have played a few times before and for the money it isn't bad. Course is kept up fairly well, drinks are poured strong, and its convenient. Also the driving range is nice. The problem came that on this occasion they mentioned we would have to be done around 6:30p. We were literally the only ones on the course for the majority of the round and had the ranger constantly driving past us. It was strange that on every other hole we had him sitting in his cart watching us (from 3p-6:15p). At 6:15p the ranger said it was time to head in. When I asked why since we had until at least 6:30p, and it was still light out, he said 'it takes 10 minutes just to get into the clubhouse.' which is true since the course does not circle around on the 9th hole. When I told him I had never been kicked off a course when there was still plenty of light to play at least a few more holes he said 'We all want to go home'. So basically we were asked to get off the course because the ranger and clubhouse guys wanted to get out of there early on a Saturday. They were getting paid to be there and we had paid to be there so that didn't make sense to me. Next time we are in the area we will definitely find a better and more accommodating course to play on, even thought this one is so convenient to my friends home in Lakewood Ranch.

Jim Courville

Pretty good course, needs a little work in places.

Christina LaBeau

Great for golf and B Trivial!

me A

I live in the neighborhood, have for more than 5 years now. Have played golf here- course is okay. The staff were very disorganized and could not figure out which carts to take to the range, then switch out for the course, etc. The staff were not very nice either- it has a poor flow now with checking in, getting a cart, etc- staff should be more helpful with this process and not just assume everyone knows their odd way of doing things. My bigger issue is with the new owner. He has told neighborhood residents who have walked their dogs along the ponds for years, that they are not welcome to do so anymore. He also had a lady and her kids kicked off the tennis courts due to the 'insurance risk' per the employee he made go down and kick them off. The employee said this is all the new owner's decision. The courts were open and nobody playing there- should not be an issue. As a business owner in a community such as this, not very smart to upset the people who support and feed your business. We will not be supporting him anymore.

Jack Thoumas

The cart guy was smoking and ignorant . The man at the front desk was watching tv and I had to wait 3 minutes before he saw me. Good course though if only management was better.

Douglas Kopin

Under New ownership, A great work in progress, This is going to be the next hot spot when it comes to golf, a beautiful layout, the pro shop is being upgraded, the club house is getting renovations. Definitely a must on the play list.

Izzy Emmer

Nice course.

Tony Glaude

I'm really looking forward to playing here again, after Tony, the owner of Greenfield Plantation Golf Course, has taken over.Tony has transformed Greenfield into one of the best, well kept, courses in central, west coast Florida. River Club needs almost as much care as Greenfield did. While River Club is a very well laid out course, and has beautiful landscaping, some of the bunkers had water so deep, one couldn't find his/her golf ball. Furthermore, some of the concrete golf cart paths were in desperate need of repair.Once Tony takes over, I'll bounce back and forth between the two courses, and watch/enjoy the transformation River Club experiences.

Jim Wyness

Was on vacation and needed to rent clubs. 20$ no problem. Was told that some sets we're this year's Wilson clubs and some we're last year's Wilson clubs. Get to the course and not even 1 out of 6 sets were new or a year old. Hell most weren't even wilson I had a Wilson putter and a Wilson 6 iron and the rest we're 1970-1980 pings. Course layout was good but course was in better shape years ago.

Larry Dyer

Getting better but a long way to go.

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