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River Bend Links
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About River Bend Links
River Bend Links opened in 1998 and was designed by Clyde B. Johnston, ASGCA. The par-72 layout plays to 6,923 yards and is built in the Scottish links style, a rarity in the mid-South region.
The course is also set up to accommodate golf tournaments and company outings.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,896 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.3 / 127 slope
- Opened
- 2012
- Difficulty
- Average
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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||||
| Black | 374 | 543 | 377 | 173 | 517 | 403 | 433 | 190 | 419 | 360 | 538 | 412 | 176 | 374 | 569 | 413 | 198 | 427 | 3429 | 3467 | 6,896 | 72 | 73.3/127 |
| Gold | 342 | 507 | 347 | 158 | 496 | 370 | 406 | 171 | 389 | 335 | 500 | 390 | 160 | 350 | 543 | 388 | 171 | 394 | 3186 | 3231 | 6,417 | 72 | 70.9/123 |
| Blue | 329 | 475 | 325 | 144 | 475 | 349 | 381 | 158 | 374 | 316 | 480 | 369 | 150 | 337 | 508 | 363 | 158 | 369 | 3010 | 3050 | 6,060 | 72 | 69.4/118 |
| White | 295 | 438 | 297 | 130 | 429 | 315 | 343 | 147 | 333 | 281 | 439 | 335 | 129 | 299 | 460 | 327 | 144 | 333 | 2727 | 2747 | 5,474 | 72 | 66.6/110 |
| Red | 270 | 411 | 267 | 118 | 407 | 270 | 311 | 129 | 306 | 258 | 412 | 300 | 114 | 265 | 422 | 296 | 102 | 296 | 2489 | 2465 | 4,954 | 72 | 64.3/101 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at River Bend Links
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 73.3 | 127 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| Gold | 70.9 | 123 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 38 |
| Blue | 69.4 | 118 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 35 |
| White | 66.6 | 110 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Red | 64.3 | 101 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 |
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