Riverbend Golf Complex

Played here yesterday. The course is definitely a «locals paradise.» Everyone seemed to know everyone else. The proshop was tiny but that’s not really a big deal. Just don’t expect to come and buy a bunch of merchandise.
We played the black tees, because the course rated as pretty easy, and it played that way. Shot 75 after a month of not playing at all.
Course was in pretty okay shape. Not much ground under repair, fairways and rough was in good shape. The greens look like they were punched two, maybe three weeks ago but have started healing. The biggest on course issues were the bunkers, they were very firm and had very little sand in them.
For the money I would definitely play here again. Having recently moved to this area I would be interested in joining a men’s club but didn’t see any paperwork about it anywhere at the course.

Good 9 hole beer course. Lots of errant balls. Crowded. Slow play. But if your looking for casual round. Nice walk. This is the place.

This is not an elite course like Chamber or Newcastle. But for your neighborhood hacker course this is my favorite. Conditions usually good but doesn’t dry out after a rainy day. So it can be muddy with lots of plugged balls. Lots of hackers here, I got hit by a ball before and even have a hacker walked to my hole and hit my ball. I had to chase him down and yell at him. I played with a grandma and she almost got hit and she walked to the ball and stomped on it until it disappear. Too funny. Just your friendly neighborhood course. Oh, they allow 5somes and once I was stuck behind a 6some. That group just grew and grew. After 5 ½ holes only got to 16^th hole, I just quit. Don’t expect etiquette. My last round, when I got set to hit my ball, the guy I played with would start scooting right behind me at my line of sight in the tee box. I should be thrilled that he admired my swing to get in so close to watch me. So many stories from Riverbend. At the end, staff is friendly and laid back.

Service Exceptional. Had some bumps in the road but manager really looked into the issues and went above and beyond to take care of things. Nice Course and friendly staff.

Causal course with laid back staff. If you are looking for fair prices and unpretentious people this is your course. The buddy and I brought our wifes out for a round with carts and had a great time. Nice open fairways and easy greens. The ladies played well and it was a good time. Then we enjoyed a couple beverages with the nachos and curry fries on Mick’s patio to cap off the evening, not too shabby for some hungry buzzed ‘grown ups’.
I recommend this course to anyone that’s not a very serious golfer.

I’m a beginner and have only played the 9-​hole course. The layout is good: it is flat without hazards so you won’t lose any balls here. The staff are pretty friendly and the course is only ten minutes from I-​5. Also, a kid-​friendly golf course.

Love it.
Friendly staff.
Nice, easy Par 3 for beginners.
I always enjoy my time here.

I would say the par 3 is a fun little course for beginners. I have been golfing for a long time and took my really good friend who just learned how to golf and she had so much fun playing. I do want to try the 18-​hole to see what it is like. I didn’t like how are the grounds were. The balls don’t stick they bounce, and they move fast. Just an example I could barely stick my tee in the ground when I went to tee off. JEEZ! My only other complaint is at the beginning of our round the service providers made it seem like we needed to rush. IT’S A PAR 3! If the sign says good for beginners and children they need to lay off a little so we can enjoy our golf game. We started out rushing and I felt really bad because it was my friends first time and she was doing really well but I didn’t want to fall behind and then we ended up waiting for the group ahead of us who was taking their sweet time before they would tee off each hole. It was a bit frustrating.
I will still go back because it is a good place to start the year at and I have a few friends learning to play so it is a fun course for beginners.

I was not a huge fan of this place although for the price I couldnt refuse to give this place a shot. Apparently this is where everyone goes to golf around this area which clutters up the course. The fairways werent the best in my opinion. Id give it ⁶⁄₁₀ for condition. The putting green was in decent shape.
The golfers that were around us were probably one of the worst I’ve had to play around. No one was yelling Fore and the group behind us were constantly hitting into us. They must not have known golf etiquette because the whole course was backed up and we couldn’t really go anywhere.
I’ll eventually give this place another shot hoping my experience is slightly better.

Decent option for a round of golf. The course layout has a little something for all skill levels. A fair amount of short, straight par 4’s for beginners; a few well-​placed doglegs, drives over water, and some tricky greens for more advanced players. The course was kept up fairly well. Comparable to West Seattle’s landscaping management. It’s the type of course where you can score really well if your game is halfway on, but can lose a lot of shots very quickly if misfiring.
Not a particularly long course. I think a little over 6800 yards. And driver is possible on the majority of holes. Not a lot of course management is particularly needed. Driver + 9-​iron/​wedge on a lot of par 4’s. And you’re not going to get much spin on the greens.
The things that I didn’t like:
Dear Riverbend: PUT SOME FREAKIN’ WATER JUGS ON YOUR COURSE. There is ZERO water on the course to drink, unless you stock up with their bottled water at the clubhouse. Ridiculous. By the time I finished the front 9, I just wanted water and nothing else. So, be prepared and bring a thermos filled with water. I’ve played the shittiest of the shit golf courses before, and they even had water jugs.
Also, they stopped serving food and beer at 2pm! On the weekend! We had a 1:40 tee time, saw the drink cart roll by the #1 tee and figured we’d see them plenty of times to get a beer on the course. Nope, never saw her again. Finished the front 9, and the food grill and drink carts were completely closed. Oh, you were hungry? Too bad. Wanted a Saturday afternoon golf beer? Shit outta luck. 2 o’clock on a weekend!!! Are you kidding me? So be sure to eat beforehand if you have a tee time around lunch, or bring a snack if you tend to get hungry after noon. Oh, and stop by the store and pack a few beers into your golf bag if you want to have some suds on the course. Completely asinine.
I liked this option for a weekend golf outing until the no food + beer fiasco hit, and severely docked my interest in possible future rounds. There will be many other courses I’ll play before returning here. But if someone suggested a round at Riverbend, I wouldn’t say «no». I’d just come prepared… like a camping trip.
Weekend costs for 18 holes: $ 30/​walking, $ 42/​cart

Course doesn’t present any challenge for me, but I was with a group who play to a much higher handicap, so off to Riverbend we went. Course was in decent shape, and the greens were better then I expected. Big thing here is the value, you can often get a 18 round for around $ 20. If you are looking to get your game in shape for the upcoming summer, you could do a lot worse then a few practice rounds here…

Where do I begin …
Oh yes. I’m giving this place 5 stars and I HATE GOLF!
Here’s a brief story:
I need to learn how to play golf because my industry has a lot of golfing events and my manager thought it would be really beneficial for me to learn the sport. I agree — it would be — but I am 26 and have never had ANY interest in the sport. Not watching, not playing, not even mini golf!
Now we get to Riverbend. It’s great! I was given a lot of information about golf instructors here too. Josh, one of them, is just awesome! In just 4 lessons I went from never holding a driver to smashing the ball 190+ yards. I learned so much and enjoyed the course, the driving range, the putting green, etc. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience and everyone that works there is friendly and helpful.
I’ll definitely be going back to practice my game here. (Oh and the views of Mt. Rainier from the course aren’t bad either!)

Riverbend in Kent, WA is a pretty nice course, and especially for the price! I played on a Thursday afternoon. The tee time was at 2:15, and was charged $ 20 for 18 holes, I thought that was a bargain! My group only had 3 members for this day, so we were paired up with a funny old man named Jesse! The guy thought we all were going to drive it 300 yards, but soon after our first shots, his perception was incorrect and we all joked about it :-D
Holes 5 and 6 had some major construction going on, and were using temporary tee boxes and greens, which sucked. A ton! The greens were full of sand, and the ball would bounce like mad on those ones. Other than that, I’ve got no real complaints about it. The fairways were kept in decent condition, but not the best. And now I will tell you a nice little story about Hole 16, a 160yd par 3. I hit my 5-​iron off the tee box, landed about 3 feet from the hole, and drilled it in for a birdie! tweet tweet!