The River Club
About The River Club
The River Club is a family-owned public golf course in Bradenton, Florida, operated by the Soletti family. It does not offer memberships of any type, including annual, seasonal or practice-range memberships.
Designed by Ron Garl, the layout is recognized for its large mounding and tree-lined fairways set among attractive surroundings, making for a course that plays as a challenge while remaining fair. A driving range is on site and is also open to the public.
Food and beverage service is available, and the course positions itself as an accessible Lakewood Ranch golf experience.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,840 yards
- Tees
- 6 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.5 / 148 slope
- Opened
- 1988
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 4 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 13 | |||||
| BLACK | 416 | 203 | 539 | 368 | 586 | 354 | 432 | 173 | 340 | 404 | 420 | 200 | 525 | 430 | 174 | 400 | 516 | 360 | 3411 | 3429 | 6,840 | 72 | 74.5/148 |
| BLUE | 396 | 182 | 510 | 356 | 542 | 322 | 382 | 170 | 308 | 394 | 374 | 171 | 500 | 398 | 167 | 380 | 488 | 320 | 3168 | 3192 | 6,360 | 72 | 72.1/140 |
| WHITE | 362 | 155 | 476 | 316 | 507 | 298 | 350 | 150 | 276 | 284 | 348 | 160 | 484 | 386 | 148 | 358 | 454 | 304 | 2890 | 2926 | 5,816 | 72 | 69.7/129 |
| SILVER | 342 | 135 | 451 | 274 | 416 | 288 | 332 | 140 | 266 | 282 | 330 | 152 | 428 | 355 | 136 | 352 | 440 | 299 | 2644 | 2774 | 5,418 | 72 | 67.8/126 |
| RED | 322 | 106 | 392 | 246 | 376 | 254 | 294 | 81 | 246 | 276 | 295 | 135 | 395 | 328 | 104 | 328 | 414 | 164 | 2317 | 2439 | 4,756 | 72 | 64.3/121 |
| ORANGE | 250 | 106 | 325 | 246 | 330 | 205 | 229 | 81 | 200 | 220 | 222 | 135 | 310 | 265 | 104 | 328 | 314 | 164 | 1972 | 2062 | 4,034 | 72 | 61.6/114 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at The River Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK | 74.5 | 148 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 50 |
| BLUE | 72.1 | 140 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 45 |
| WHITE | 69.7 | 129 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 39 |
| SILVER | 67.8 | 126 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 36 |
| RED | 64.3 | 121 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 31 |
| ORANGE | 61.6 | 114 | -10 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
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