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3.8
284 Reviews (284)
5 Stars
67
4 Stars
148
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
86.2%
Recommend this course
242 out of 284 reviews
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3.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.8
75.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 16 reviews
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3.7
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
87.1%
Recommend this course
27 out of 31 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7030 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.8

River Bend Golf Club combines some of the most unique play in the area with a course designed to provide an exciting golfing experience for players of all levels. Beautiful oak trees and meandering streams give the golf course its character, with elevation changes, multi-tiered greens and challenging areas of forced carry-including water features-and areas of forced lay-up in a links-style course, especially on the front 9.  The back 9 is a more traditional golf course. All of this combined with the Texas wind makes River Bend a formidable challenge for even scratch golfers.  It's one of the only only true links courses in south Texas. The staff is super and the course is very affordable.  River Bend Golf Club has a unique practice facility that features an aqua range with an island green.  A large putting green makes the Maverick a super practice area.

Distance: About 33 miles southeast of downtown San Antonio and worth the trip.  Take Rt 181 from the Southeast side of San Antonio. Located off the 181 business loop (4th street here in the city), coming north or south off Highway 181.  The loop runs north and south, like Highway 181, and runs about 1/2 mile west of it.  The course and facilities are located in the Avalon Subdivision.

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Course Details

Year Built 2007
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tidwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
284 Reviews (284)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 8
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 7
Locals 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Wide open

Wide open fairways, some very long par fours, course is in reasonable condition for this time of year. Great place to warm up and hit balls - a unique island green. Nice place for a drink on the 19th hole. Excellent value course for the money!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Floresville Golf

I really enjoy this course for a small town. The staff I've run into aren't very friendly. Seem to kinda just want to push you out the door or hurry with the interaction. The course is laid out great! The greens are pretty dry and inconsistent. There is a grill here but that's about it off the course. Overall a pretty nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Same hardpan fairways, now featuring greens that are completely gone!

This place has always had pretty hard packed fairways that have a lack of grass, but the greens at least had some upkeep. It’s been a year or two since visiting, but this time around It was almost unplayable from the approach shot to the hole. If you want to brag about how far you drive the ball, this is your course. I had several drives roll out to nearly 375 after hitting the ground 100 yards shorter in carry. These concrete fairways haven’t been core aerated since the Eagleford was booming. Even at the $22/person I felt ripped off. Topping it off was the three six-somes they allowed on the course in front of us making the round take 4h40m. Tee’d off at 1:20 chasing daylight by the end with the back 9 taking 2h40m and the uncharged cart barely getting us back….sheesh.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ray's review

The attendant was terrible!! The counter had no one attending it. I waited for about 10min and no one came. The was a set of cart keys so I took them and proceed to get a cart. Some person started yelling at me that I needed to have checked in. I told him that there was no one there. He yelled at me that he was the person manning the check in. I told him that how was I to know that he was who I needed to checking with. I asked him if he saw me walk in to the club house and he said that he did see me. So I said that he needed to have followed me in to attend to the check in process. I said then lets go and chech me in so that I can start my round. He continued to bader me during the whole process of checking in. I asked him twice to lets just get this over with so that I could start my round. Even as I was walking HE CONTINUED TO BADGER ME!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Absolutely atrocious

$47 for 18 horrible holes on twilight. Please stay away unless you wanna play a course that feels like your own a farm league baseball field. I’ve never seen worse fairways and greens in all of my time playing golf. Staff was nice at least to make up for the atrocity when we stepped onto hole 1. Please save your money and sanity.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Worth less than what you pay for

This course was only $37 to play, but it wasn't worth that. The fairways were mainly hard packed dirt, with the occasional patch of grass. The greens were better, but still mostly dead and dried grass.

The carts were the fairly nice at least.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Round About

Good cheap place to play but need to drive a bit to get there. Tee times always available. Course layout acceptable on the front but a couple of holes on the back need to be reconfigured. Front conditions good back condition not so good due to the lower near the creek elevation. Quick pace of playing. If in the vicinity go for it!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions are way under average.
Great price but I’d rather pay a bit more and get a better course

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great shape

Probably the best price you’re going to pay for a course in the this condition. The value is outstanding.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great morning round

This course is wonderful I always have a good time at this course the pace of play could be better

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good conditions

Fairways and greens were in quite good condition considering the drought the area has been experiencing. Seems to be well watered.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway conditions

The fairways need a little love, the greens were absolutely beautiful, the bunkers were well taken care of. Just need to show a little love to the tee boxes and fairways and it's perfect. Nice quiet spot not to busy and the course does provide some challenges.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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