River Oaks Golf Course

The course was in very good shape considering the drought we are going through. Greens were dark green and in amazing shape.

Good course overall. But then young staff who are in charge of maintenance for the course were constantly riding around on golf karts off the gravel track and interrupting our game by swapping our flags. Very annoying.

The course is nice, and relatively easy. There are quite a few rough spots on the tee boxes and fairways. Would be a really nice course if it was in better shape.

Great course. Great staff. Course is in nice condition. See a little wild life while playing.

Love the course! Have played here for years and it is great! However, after reading the comments about new management and the garbage attitude and customer service I received from the guy in the pro shop over the phone when inquiring for a tee time on Sunday, all of the comments are adding up. No real rush to go play there now. Disappointing.

Brutal new management. Used to love this place for either rounds with friends or to take my kids but it's gone soon downhill this year fast. It was a great family course that was fairly well kept and had some very fun holes. But now... They have all tee boxes closed and did not seed or spray anything as they have let them become piles of mud. No aerating done either which is strange because any manager that knows anything has done that early season this year. Expect to hit fairway and have your ball stop in mud 80% of time while in bounds. They have not blown out any leaves or anything this year. Popped by there on my way to work with the snow and notice that they didn't even tarp any greens before the snow! Expect the greens to be trash this year. The sand traps are not even playable as they haven't filled them up in a very long time. The fringes are 4 different colours and half mud. I would not be surprised to hear there is absolutely no maintenance person working there right now. New manager this year is a 20 year old who is running the place into the ground. Manager was driving around the course drunk last weekend and I saw him interrupt the group putting on a hole beside us.. they looked upset but I would have been furious with how it happened. I don't expect him to go anywhere as he must be family with owners or something. Just a shame as this course has so much opportunity if they brought in a pro to manage. I will be playing John Bloomberg instead as they seem to actually have it together this year. Bit closer to me too but normally I would have gladly made the drive.

River Oaks has a nice layout for a course but appears to be poorly run. During my two visits this year, I was left scratching my head with some of their decisions. Some of the obvious complaints would be not having a beer cart on the course on a Saturday, not having a marshal on the course to ensure the proper behaviour of its visitors, having employees not wearing masks in the clubhouse despite a mandatory mask sign on the front door, etc. I feel this course is at a cross roads with its identity. Judging by the price you pay they appear to take themselves as a serious course, but judging by how it's run (beer cans found on the fairways, groups of 8 permitted to golf together, tire skid marks around the green, etc.) it's more of a party course.

Close to Winnipeg, decent drive. I walk while golfing so to me a walkable course is good quality, I appreciate this. Spring golf rate so nice touch there. River is high this year but still very playable course. No real signature hole to write about. Restaurant is fair and decent. Enjoyable par 3 holes. Good to get out for first game of the year.