River Oaks Golf Plantation
831 River Oaks Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC
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Carved from 800 pristine acres stretching along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, River Oaks provides the ideal experience for golfers of all abilities. The Plantation features 27 exciting holes of golf designed by Gene Hamm and Tom Jackson, as well as a public driving range. Three nines are here to challenge the visiting golfers, each named for animals found in their natural habitats when the course was developed - Fox, Otter and Bear.Take your pick, and you’re sure to enjoy!
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Patrick (Glenville, N.Y.), 5 handicap, 07/12/2010
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This course is an absolute value for the price. The course was in great shape and the staff was absolutely wonderful.
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Russell (Kanata, Ontario), 18 handicap, 07/04/2010
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Art (Wilmington, Del.), 7 handicap, 06/05/2010
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The renovations to Fox + Otter removed a lot of trees and rebuilt the bunkers. The bunkers are very nice now. However, this is still a dumpy course, at the bottom end of MB. It might have some potential to get up to average, if they spend a lot more $. It's an OK course for a local's or sr. cheap rate, but don't bring your annual group there!
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Justin (Irwin, Ohio), n/a handicap, 06/02/2010
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Steven (New Bedford, Mass.), 12 handicap, 05/12/2010
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Course was in horrible shape - even after a renovation - very disappointed.
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Michael (Holly Springs, N.C.), 30 handicap, 05/05/2010
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Gilles (Terrebonne, Quebec), 22 handicap, 05/01/2010
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Greens in poor condition, no indication to reach hole # 1 on the blue course, no starter and too many foursomes at same time on tee off.
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Marty (Kitchener, Ontario), 15 handicap, 04/26/2010
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The course is too dried out. Not well maintained. Will not play there again.
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Robert (Ruby, S.C.), 20 handicap, 04/26/2010
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John (Erie, Penn.), 18 handicap, 04/23/2010
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We have played before. We knew was not well maintained. But much worse now. Will not play again.
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Donna (Pomfret Center, Conn.), 30 handicap, 04/13/2010
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Course was very playable. Expected to find more water on the course, but glad there wasn't.
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Derek (Lexington, N.C.), 8 handicap, 04/06/2010
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Course was terrible, greens were bumpy, and taken over by weeds, staff was very unfriendly, like we were bothering them, needs new management.
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Edward (Clark, N.J.), 22 handicap, 03/30/2010
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Wayne (Peabody, Mass.), 23 handicap, 03/27/2010
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Jeff (York, Penn.), 10 handicap, 03/23/2010
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Just played Bear/Fox ... Bear wasn't too bad, but I honestly can't believe they are charging money to play Fox. Hard, burnt-out greens, hardly any green grass anywhere, and newly placed sod everywhere. Don't waste your time. Wait till the renovations are done. Wouldn't have been so bad if they would have told us, but the fact they charged full price is just RIDICULOUS!
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David (Blackstone, Va.), 7 handicap, 03/19/2010
Our group rated the four courses after we played the last one. We ranked Eagles Nest 1st, Burning Ridge 2nd, Woodland Valley 3rd and River Oaks last. We all agreed the condition was not an issue at River Oaks, but most of the holes have water that really come into play. This was our first outing and we lost a lot of balls, but we all agreed, we wouldn't want to play it in the summer when we're really playing well. Just not a fun course. Too much like work.
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Frank, N/A handicap, 01/05/2010
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Tom, 12 handicap, 12/03/2009
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Linda, 14 handicap, 11/25/2009
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Play was ridiculously slow because they put the golf school group in front of us!
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Kenneth (Massena, N.Y.), 4 handicap, 11/21/2009
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Front 9 holes were in terrible condition, I was embarrassed to have brought three friends there. Back 9 was OK, but not good. Their third 9 holes were closed for repairs, think they need to close all 27.
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Carl (Edgewater, Fla.), N/A handicap, 11/11/2009
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Over seeded & wet so most courses were cart path only. My party played 2 courses before I got there, Possum Trot & River Oaks. We will never go back to River Oaks. Very poor condition.
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Karen (Titusville, N.J.), 13 handicap, 11/09/2009
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Not a good experience.Started off with a five some in front. Called the pro shop but it was 30 minutes later until any one responded. By the 14th hole 4 hrs. had gone by. I left the course.!!!
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John (Spring Hill, Kansas), 5 handicap, 11/07/2009
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Good course with some challenging holes. Some greens in good shape, some in not so good shape.
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Brian (Hamilton, Ontario), N/A handicap, 11/05/2009
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Greg (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.), N/A handicap, 11/04/2009
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Robert (Richlands, N.C.), N/A handicap, 10/22/2009
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Ed, N/A handicap, 10/19/2009
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Good course to play upon arriving. Easy to access and not overly difficult.
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Albert, N/A handicap, 10/19/2009
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This course has 27 holes but only 18 were open. Only 1 person was handling the pro shop and grill at the same time. We were told we couldn't play another 9 due to large PGA class of 60 going out and they wouldn't make any calls to other courses for us. Service was horrible but the course was in fair shape.
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Alex (Anderson, S.C.), 25+ handicap, 10/10/2009
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This was the worst round of golf I have ever played. Apparently, they had overbooked the course for some reason. Our tee time was scheduled for 1:30 but we got there early and were able to go a few minutes after 1. We played the first 4 holes in around 35 minutes, but when we got to hole number 5 we had to wait almost 20 minutes to tee off. Holes 5-9 took over 2 hours to play. That means that a round of golf at River Oaks would have taken me between 5 and 6 hours to finish. I was so disgusted about the idea of spending 6 hours on a course that I quit after the first 9. We then went into the clubhouse to see if there was anything we could do, maybe get a voucher or something to come back and play at a later time, but we were told that since we booked online we were not able to receive any help. The excuse we got when we went in was that it was the "busiest day of the year." October 8th 2009 ... not Memorial Day, Labor Day, the 4th of July, or any other holiday. If they knew that this was the busiest day of the year, which I don't believe, shouldn't they have been prepared to handle the crowd? As a result of my experience I will never play at River Oaks again and since I can't get any help for any problem that I have because I book online, I will seriously think twice before I use this site again.
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Ronald (Enola, Penn.), 8 handicap, 10/06/2009
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The Otter nine having opened the day we played was in excellent condition and a very challenging nine. Enjoyed the experience.
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Carla (Berea, Ky.), N/A handicap, 09/30/2009
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It was okay but too much construction going on right now; affordable, though.
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Jim (Monroe, N.C.), 18 handicap, 09/22/2009
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Course was in really poor shape. Not a course that I would ever play again.
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Mike (Burr Ridge, Ill.), 35 handicap, 08/04/2009
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I like the layout of the three 9's even though the Otter was not playable due to the ongoing repair and tree removal. I would like to play here again when the course is up and running.
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Jeremy (East Greenville, Penn.), 84 handicap, 06/19/2009
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Worst course I have played down here. Proshop was bare bones, starter could care less, maitenance crews were always in the way of play, course was in very rough shape from tee to green. Very difficult to find yardage markers. Almost thought about asking for a refund after first 9. Not worth $10, let alone $45, go play miniture golf instead.
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Al (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 12 handicap, 05/23/2009
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Jose, 18 handicap, 04/16/2009
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Eric, 14 handicap, 04/14/2009
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The course was a pleasure to play, but the carts and the clubhouse need to be updated. Other than that we had a nice day. We would play again.
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John, 12 handicap, 04/02/2009
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Horrible experience, I have never complained about a course condition before. But i went in and explained the the pro shop the issues i/we had. The greens on the fox nine we unplayable. There were "sand traps" in the greens, it was just bad. The bear course was alright, You live and learn, I/we wont be back to this course.
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Jim, 8 handicap, 03/28/2009
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Frances, 25 handicap, 03/21/2009
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We found the River Oaks course to be in very rough shape - lots of brown spots and bare grass on the tee blocks and fairways. It had rained heavily a couple of days before we played - some of the sand traps were still full of water and the sand was packed and gritty in all the bunkers. There are too many hugh bunkers on the course - especially around the greens. Most of the greens are very small. All in all, we would rate this course a 3 out of 10.
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Betty, 14 handicap, 02/23/2009
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John, 10,10 handicap, 02/23/2009
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Pete, 11 handicap, 02/10/2009
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Fun course & close to the airport. Our guys play there for the afternoon round as soon as we land. Don't go in expecting to play TPC Sawgrass, but it's a great little layout and good way to work the cobwebs off the game.
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Anonymous, 11/17/2008
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