River Downs Golfers' Club
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 6723 yards | 74.2 | 135 |
White | 72 | 6269 yards | 72.1 | 131 |
Gold | 72 | 5813 yards | 70.2 | 128 |
Red | 72 | 4944 yards | 70.4 | 122 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 71.8/134 | 500 | 419 | 156 | 417 | 539 | 373 | 185 | 408 | 579 | 3576 | 380 | 170 | 570 | 338 | 195 | 430 | 356 | 496 | 212 | 3147 | 6723 |
White M: 69.5/130 | 482 | 395 | 133 | 385 | 476 | 366 | 163 | 378 | 542 | 3320 | 370 | 150 | 545 | 320 | 166 | 415 | 313 | 475 | 195 | 2949 | 6269 |
Gold M: 67.5/122 | 455 | 370 | 113 | 349 | 445 | 352 | 136 | 363 | 525 | 3108 | 347 | 115 | 519 | 311 | 137 | 385 | 275 | 445 | 171 | 2705 | 5813 |
Red W: 70.4/132 | 434 | 311 | 96 | 336 | 424 | 245 | 112 | 325 | 430 | 2713 | 320 | 110 | 420 | 250 | 109 | 293 | 239 | 420 | 70 | 2231 | 4944 |
Handicap | 15 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
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You can’t beat 40$ for Saturday morning golf Although, You can tell they are trying to recover it, but the greens looked like they hadn’t been cut in about 2weeks. There were also an abundant of giant dirt patches in the fairway, some were just astounding with how big they are. Tee boxes were in rough shape, and the traps were rock hard. With all of that said, if I was a beginner or something and didn’t care about conditions, I would come back. The track of the course has So much potential it’s almost sad to see what they’ve done with it. Also the staff is super friendly from what I saw and they did work on the cart path so it’s not bumpy like other people said.
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Fairways sux
The coarse looks like crap way all the fairways were dead grass. Looks like they over fertilized it. Some greens has holes that were covered wit straw in the middle of the green. Not worth 50 dollar
Hello, markstr35. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing River Downs Golfers' Club.
Course is cheap for a reason and staff/owner has issues..
Course is in terrible shape. The greens are pretty good but that's it. Tee boxes, fairways even the rough was an issue. Patchs of grass everywhere and hard dirt. Staff wasn't friendly at all. They treat you like your a problem if you get a hot deal. Will never return here and will tell everyone I know not to come. To be honest it's not worth the $35 hot deal even to play some cheaper golf. They way this place is ran reminds me of courses that are no longer open.
u797476945, we’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile. Please contact us directly at the pro shop at (410) 526-2000 Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Challenging course
Course was challenging, very difficult terrain, gold tees were placed closer than indicated marker. Greens were in good condition. The fairways need maintenance. The cart path definitely needs maintenance or upgrade. The terrain made cart driving very difficult and bumpy.
Hi thatamericandude,
Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.
We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.
Thank you for visiting and playing at River Downs Golfers' Club. We hope to see you again soon!
Hello, davijoe20. Thank you for visiting us at River Downs Golfers' Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Lots of Elevation Change on Fairway
Course condition is getting better and better after years of going down hill. The greens were pretty good for winter conditions. The fairway grass was dormant but in good shape. The course layout is tough if you have never played here before. Lots of elevation changes and a few tee shots that require less club. This course is growing on me, but I would not recommend for a beginner. Cart paths are rough and a few sand traps look to be in early stage of being redone or eliminated.
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We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
Hello, Pepaw829. Thank you for visiting us at River Downs Golfers' Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Great greens
The course has a great layout and very challenging. Lots of fun playing the course.
Hello, RGC6FC6705DC963D54C0. Thank you for visiting us at River Downs Golfers' Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
I won't come back
I looked past all the negative reviews thinking it can't be that bad, but it was. From the moment we stepped on the putting green and had staff accusing us (wrongly) of not paying in front of other customers to the shoddy condition of the course (looks like they can't afford to pay a proper grounds keeping crew to mow and invest very little in upkeep) to the extreme unfairness of the course set-up (it's bad when perfect shots are penalized unnecessarily) to the slowest greens I have ever played, this course just simply isn't worth your time or mine. It seemed to be worth driving 30 minutes out of my way and giving it a shot with a seemingly very fair weekend price of $40 on GolfNow, but I now see why there are so many negative reviews. I will definitely be taking my business elsewhere, and that's a shame, because it does not have to be that way. It's sad to see so much potential go wasted with a nice piece of property and interesting design. This place really needs to get its act together and think about why customers are so displeased. Repeat business is what will save River Downs. Otherwise, it will continue on its downward trajectory.
Hello, qkRRpeCGCcYMpkKdWN2r. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and we will share your comments with our staff. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160070925! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Downs Golfers' Club!
Great layout but I would love to see this course in good shape
This course has a great Arthur Hills layout like some of the other courses I have played (Waverly Woods, Links at Lighthouse Sound, etc...). I have played this course a number of times and was never impressed with the conditions. There was a lot of dead grass on the Tee boxes and fairways, and the greens were very slow. Apparently, this course was very nice at a time, and it would be delightful to see it in the shape it once was in.
Fun Course
I have played this course several times and it is both challenging and fun. There are several tricky holes that require you to hit accurate tee shots in order to have a chance at gettin to the green. I played recently and was extremely disappointed about the condition the course was in. It was a Sunday night after 5 and we payed $27 for only 9 holes which seemed high to me but I was willing to pay in order to play. A few holes in I noticed that the greens had been aerated which was odd because it had not been mentioned to me before paying. To me this isn’t a big deal but to some it could be. In addition to the aerated greens, there were several tee boxes, fairways, and greens that were in need of major repair. On several holes the length of the grass on the tee box was as long as the rough and covered in crabgrass. On a couple of holes there were areas of dead grass filled in with sand. I have no issues with the course in these conditions other than the price was not reflective of the conditions. I enjoy playing here but it was certainly disappointing to see the less than standard condition of the course.
Hi, samiam6611. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing River Downs Golfers' Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Hello, englikedacntry. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing River Downs Golfers' Club.
Awful course
This course is my high schools home course and after playing it three times throughout this summer, I understand why all the golfers always complained about how we got stuck with this course. The staff was rude and were not wearing masks, which I don’t really care about, but they require guests to wear them when they aren’t. Had some decent food. The course has a very tough layout and has so much potential if they took the slightest bit of effort to care for the course. Tee Boxes were torn up, fairways are very patchy, and the greens are also torn up. The carts were in bad shape and my friends that I played with died in the middle of the 6th hole. This course is just not worth the money.
Great corse
When you first walk in the staff is very helpfull the rates are low and the corse is great. The fairways are new carpet like bermuda grass. The bunkers are full of new sand and it just looks great. The food is suprizeingly good for a golfcorse. It is a challenge but its still fun
Character beyond compare
Put aside your preconceived notions that River Downs is in disarray. The changes that have taken place on this course in the past 7 years under the new management are astounding (far more than just the name changing back to River Downs from Framcis Scott Key). The course itself sits just over the Baltimore/Carroll county line and is well worth the drive. Most fairways have Bermuda grass, and it takes quite well in the Maryland summer humidity. All bunkers have new sand, and those that don't are scheduled to be sodded over/ sanded within the next few months. Course is challenging, but by far the best in the county. Each hole has a personality to it, and can be played MANY times over without feeling monotonous. Staff is not only friendly, but highly knowledgable of the game as well. The food isn't necessarily full meals, but makes for a great snack before or after play. Carts are partially gas club cars, but mostly new Yamaha gas carts. Overall, River Downs is on its way up and is doing fantastic. I would highly reccomend this course to anyone who would consider themselves a novice golfer, i love every single time I play here.
Treasure
I played this course in December on a 50 degree day. The course was still in great shape. New improvements were going on alot of brush was being cleared away, sand bunkers looked like they had all new sand in them. The grass in most fairways was still soft like walking on carpet.
Very scenic, fun course!
Best kept secret in the area, I drive about 40 minutes to play here and its worth every minute. Very fun challenging course thats almost never crowded..
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Jdimua! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing River Downs Golfers' Club!