Riverside Golf Course - Edmonton

Riverside’s course is in very poor condition this year. I played there on a weekday afternoon and many of the greens were scarred with dark dirt and fluff that made it quite difficult for balls to roll on. The bunkers were not raked and the sand was very tough and solid. I would compare hitting out of these bunkers to essentially hitting off of the cement of the cart path. The tee boxes on many of the holes were chewed up as well- either golfers not replacing their divots or the staff isn’t cleaning them up. As part of the CCT membership courses, this is certainly the one in the worst condition.

Best of the two city courses. Not as crowded as Victoria. Challenging course but not overly so. Very picturesque. Often see wildlife like osprey, coyotes, squirrels, etc.

? Super Slow Speed at Riverside | Budget 6 Hours to Play? Date: July 24, 2021 Tee time: 12.48 pm Finish time: 5.35 pm 2nd time playing at Riverside golf in 15 years. Appalling time required to complete game at 5.75 hours. Pro's: • friendly front end staff. • course in great shape; fairways are lush and well kept; greens have no dead spots but slow and choppy (as expected with a municipal course). • when lined up 4 tee times deep on hole 3 and thereafter, other golfers waiting were friendly and approachable. Con's • 5.75 hours to play, ridiculously long as I already budgeted 5 hours due to municipal course. • marshalls are quite friendly, but need to focus on super slow group and put them on the "clock". • other players lined up waiting to tee off advised this course is typically slow taking 5 hours to play, but today was super slow.

Greens are in great shape. Fairways just need time still early yet.

awesome place for XC skiing during winter season

Beautiful golf course Friendly staff

Super unfortunate first impression. I went with some friends who are all seasoned golfers with the intention of a fun first game. Upon arrival we were immediately questioned, and laughed at, by the course marshal about the pace we would be playing and we told him we would play best ball if needed, as this was my first game. We ended up being at a slower pace as we were waiting for a rather rowdy, but very kind, group in front of us. The group behind us rudely commented on how slow we were going as we were arranging for them to pass us. We explained that we were also waiting our turn as the group ahead of us was larger and a little slower. The older man in the group passing us explained that he was a course marshal who currently works at Riverside Golf Course and said that we were simply just not going fast enough and it had nothing to do with the people ahead. He told us we needed to play best ball "if we even knew what that was." As we finished our 9, (in 2 hours) I approached the first course marshal we met and told him the rude encounter we had with the other employee. I was hoping that the matter could have been dealt with then, but he simply had nothing to say and certainly did not apologize on the other staffs poor behaviour. As a new member to golf, and a female, I felt very intimidated by the staff at this course and felt this was a very poor first impression. I would not recommend this course to anyone who is not an older, white male, as you will not be taken seriously.

The golf course is in really nice shape. Fairly expensive for a municipal course. $81 to ride on a Friday whereas other courses charge around 50 to 60. The restaurant has excellent food and craft beer with good service. The pro shop staff were super friendly as well as the course Marshall.