River Hills Golf & Country Club
The northern gateway to the Grand Strand golf scene features a wide range of options for your Myrtle Beach golf getaway, but none with quite the blend of “old” and “new” that course designer Tom Jackson offers at River Hills Golf & Country Club.
River Hills offers a unique thrill ride of non-parallel fairways, rolling hills and recurring elevation changes (many as much as 40 feet). After having undergone a thorough makeover in 2003, River Hills now boasts a layout that’s more forgiving for the higher handicapper when played from the proper sets of tees, yet maintains an imposing look and feel.
A course that’s tailor-made for shot makers will also reward those who can keep it straight off the tee. Many guests opt to play conservatively off the tee here for the most enjoyable experience, with hybrids and long irons as frequently viable options. Make the 150-yard marker your aiming point if you’re unsure.
With a well-appointed clubhouse renovated in 2018 and plentiful practice areas surrounding it, you’ll feel right at home both before and after your round.
River Hills Golf Club featured new greens and bunkers in 2022!.
River Hills Golf & Country Club Course Course Reviews
recent reviews
Jim
Great course, very challenging and very fair.
Michael
Great track. The only repeat course for my group from previous year and it did not disappoint.
Greg
I thought River Hills was in really nice shape. It is a true test of golf, even from the up tees. My wife thought it was too tough.
John
Our first time at River Hills and we all were impressed and would play it again in the future. It was very playable, and the course was in good condition.
Andrew
Great layout. Course was in great condition. Pace of play (5 hour + round) was the only negative.
Adrian
It was really nice to play
Michael
Great course, good shape
Ernest
Great operation from start to finish by the staff... Nice course... We'll definitely play here again.
Ernie
Nice course... Friendly staff.. We'll play here again.
Joshua
Awesome course, great shape, friendly staff
Fred
Loved it
Jason
River hills was a fun course we did enjoy it
Luke
Great course, super helpful and kind staff. Course was in great shape and it's a fun layout. Really enjoyed our time there!
Russ
Very nice and well maintained course. Found it a bit odd and frustrating that we couldn’t take cart when we arrived. Range balls were far less than 40 for small bucket. More like 25-30. But the course was excellent. Layout and condition. 5* for the course. 3* for the cart and range experience.
Skip
Excellent golf course!
Louise
Best course of our 5 day visit
John
Enjoyed the course, work is still being done in the bunkers, but the ones that are done are wonderful. The greens were really slow.
Michael
Hidden gem. Very good condition, friendly staff.
M
A very decent course
Brodie
Challenging course In excellent shape
Peter
Tough course
Edward
nice course good layout greens putted good for being brand new, unfortunately a ton of rain fell a few days before i played and the course was soggy
Randy
Great value, well maintained, challenging while very playable
Allen
excellent course in great shape. the staff were extremely friendly and professional
Lloyd
Great course in fantastic shape. nice layout. Whites (well Garnet) were a bit long.
Timothy
Course is in fine shape
John
This was a narrower course with many doglegs. More target golf where you have to choose the correct clubs. Our experience was diminished by having to play as a twosome which meant to hit every shot (the other twosome never showed).
Zachary
Great starting out course for our 3 day trip.
Jason
Excellent condition!
Jeffrey
Very nice course
Steve
Excellent no wait, off early and not paired up
Steve
Excellent!!! Got off early, not paired up and no waiting!!!
Joel
Nice course -- a bargain at the price I paid
Lloyd
Great course try to play it every time I’m at the beach.
Chris
We had a good round of golf. Slow play but it was a beautiful day in late October. Cart attendant, who played basketball at UF under Norm Sloan, was a hoot.
Jordan
reasonable price for the condition. There were a lot of dry spots from the heat
William
Very good layout, but the greens were not cut fast enough. Very slow and grainy.
William
A well designed golf course, for any golfer. The only thing would be an investment of some capital. To speed up play, larger greens, bunkers need sand and the fairways in places need some TLC.
Marcus
Beautiful Golf course, Pro shop, Great Staff! Agronomy crew hard at work.
Dave
No bad, too much water.
Bryan
Love River Hills! Always an enjoyable experience there. Half the course was soaked because it’s overseed time but it’s a small price to pay.
Paul
Nice course, great layout
Charles
I like this course. Greens did have clumps of grass on them
Robert
Played this course many times. Very good condition . People are helpful nice and accommodating
Jim
Good course in great shape as of July 2019. Description mentions a lot of housing, but the subdivision was not an issue. Bunkers well maintained, greens very good.
Patricia
Love this course. I've played it twice and look forward to playing it again. Clubhouse is being remodeled. Once it is finished this is a place I might want to join.
Barry
Friendly staff, some good holes. Older course, some stress on greens...Little disappointed. Par 5 next to road (no 7) is a great hole, best on course
John
This is the third time I've played here and would come back again.
John
Above average fairways and greens. Below average tee boxes. Great staff
Bob
Really enjoyed it
Jerry
I’ve played it in the past and love the course. However, this trip I had to cancel tee time about 6 hours prior and had to accept a rain check. Not a huge problem.
Jerry
Jim
8 out of 10
George
Crowded and behind schedule to start. Round took over 5.5 hours. Very good practice area. Greens in good shape, rough spotty.
Kevin
well manicured, tight, great bunkers, ranger was a little crass,
Bradley
Very good.Still a little wet.
George
Great layout. Greens were fast and hard. Fairways and rough were in very good shape. But round took over 5 hours, 20 minutes. Usual excuses from staffs. Others told me they always overbook; staff said 8 minute increments but I doubt it.
Frank
Great course and love to play it everytime I come Myrtle Beach.
Roger
Beautiful course, great greens and lots of water. Challenging course but well worth it. Staff was great
David
Friendly, efficient, staff. Really like the variety of golf holes at River Hills.
Martin
The golf course was in great condition. Greens were excellent. Very challenging and interesting mix of holes.
Gerry
Well course was very wet and wind was blowing quite hard. We've played before in the summer and the course was great so time of year makes a difference.
Charlie
TPC is good but not in perfect condition, some obvious defects on both greens and fairway.
Kenneth
Always a great course, great shape, great staff. Pace of play is consistent at 4:15-4:30.
Stuart
We come here almost every year. Always in wonderful shape. One of my favorite courses in MB.
Sharon
Very ladies friendly tees and course! Great condition, staff extremely nice and helpful to first timers!
Al
Great course. Tough but fair. one of my favorites.
Ted
Course is in very good shape but still has some drying out to do from Hurricane Florence. Greens were slow but putted true. Staff is always very nice. Lot's of water & sand. Bring your A Game......
Karen
Great course, have played here several times. Staff is wonderful!
Walter
Course in great shape. Greens in good condition. Very playable. Enjoyable round of golf ,but if someone find the two yellow balls that somehow found the water. Please handle with care, apparently they are attracted to water--great day
Joe
One of my favorite courses in Myrtle Beach, reasonably priced and never disappoints. Love the grass from tee to green and course is in great shape
Jay
Great layout in spectacular condition! Fun course where no 2 holes are alike. Great practice area also! Very friendly staff inside and out! Would recommend no problem!
Bob
First time playing this hidden gem. Fairways, tee boxes and greens were in great shape compared to other courses in the area this time of year. Many challenging shots... for 39.00 plus tax well worth the trip....
Jim
Great course to play. 17 of us played on Saturday and the course was in great condition. There is a wide range of holes. The Par 5 17th is a classic. The staff is very friendly and great to work with. One of the best deals in the MB area.
Ted
Some very wet spots in a few fairways but no problem. Tee Boxes & Greens were excellent. Greens putted true. Overall condition very good. Staff very nice.
Jim
Course is in great shape. Staff is very friendly.
Ted
Course is in very good shape. A few thin spots on a couple of fairways. Greens rolled true. The bunkers need lots of work......
D
Course was pretty good - cart path only because of rain. Staff was good we were two so they sent us out before a large group.
David
This is a really well-run operation. Overall condition of the course was excellent. It's tough but fair. The staff is great, the practice facilities are great and the value is great. One of the best on the Strand.
Bob
It was a great course to play, everything was inviting.
Tom
Excellent.
Craig
Course in excellent condition and staff were friendly and very helpful.
Douglas
Too tight and unforgiving for our golf game.
Ron
Great layout, lots of water, staff was very nice. Great experience would love to do it again, aerated the greens a couple of weeks ago, when they come in it will be great.
Joseph
Interesting layout. Greens were receptive and in great shape. Tee boxes were crowned making it hard to find a stance conducive to the shot needed. Overall a great value.
Gene
Great course in great condition
Louis
The staff was friendly and the course was in excellent condition.
Denny
Nice course, well maintained. Lots of dog legs mostly to the left. Some narrow fairways are lined with homes, a slight miscue and you're ball is in their yard or worse, hitting their house. And with water near some of the greens, be sure to have extra golf balls. I appreciated the course layout/yardage card.
Ken
We have played at River Hills a number of years in the winter months. Always an enjoyable time. Will come back next winter.
Nick
River Hills is a wonderful golf course with several dog leg holes and lots of water. It also has well placed sand traps and tight fairways to cause you trouble. The course is in great shape minus the greens which were recently aerated and spotty from a fungus. They mentioned this to us in advance and gave us a discount because of it. Overall, I really enjoyed the course.
Nicholas
Course in good shape overall, fairways excellent, greens were Augusta fast almost rediculous fast. Nothing too memorable, wish I knew there were so many houses on course, thousand of houses , would have preferred something more secluded.
Alvaro
River hill, River Club, MBN KING COURSE, they worth it, Arcadian no good. bad maintence
Norman
PLAYED THIS COURSE ON A PACKAGE DEAL. THE LAYOUT IS EXCEPTIONAL AND OTHER THAN THE GREENS,WHICH THEY ARE LOSING RAPIDLY THE COURSE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE ME THE GROUP LEADER AWARE OF THE ALMOST UNPUTTABLE GREENS AND GAVE THE OPTION TO REPLAY OUR AM ROUND WHICH WAS AT FARMSTEAD AND HAD IMMACULATE GREENS
Greg
Fun course but the greens were in need of more attention.Narrow fairways that make you concentrate harder.
Kevin
The course is beautiful and I'd like to play it again when it's not quite so cold and wet. I suspect later in the Spring the course is one of the nicest in Myrtle Beach.
Michael
Beautiful layout, prettiest course we played, most helpful pros and starters, friendly, will come back to play this course
Kevin
Awesome course....love it...will play again.
Jane
Great course; we'll plan to play it again when we come back. We liked having pictures of the holes on a card.
Stewart
Very nice course, has slopes and narrow fairways similar to the TPC course. You need to hit your driver straight to be successful.
John
Very nice layout and well-kept.
Will
The course was in great condition; some of the best greens I have seen in Myrtle Beach. Everyone was very friendly and efficient. I will definitely play here again.
Bill
Nice course, lots of sand and water, would have made another selection if known
Eric
Course was very nice and in good shape. Would have perferred for the greens to be quicker.
Dorne
Beautiful course! Great layout. Great attention given by starters at tee time. Beautiful tees and fairways. Greens perfect. I would play again and bring friends. Thanks!
Tom
First time playing here, the staff was very friendly and accommodating. The golf course was in great shape from tee to green. Bunkers were very fair to play from. The greens were very receptive to approach shots yet when putting rather fast. My hats off to the golf course superintendent and their staff
Bill
Greens were plugged. We were not told when booking on this web site. And also it was cart path only.. so very slow and they booked twosomes behind us who were locals. And just because you are old and retired doesn't deserve respect unless you give it. Nasty local retired people, may cross this off our list just for that reason.
James
The greens were excellent - speedy and true!
Jim
Course was in great shape. This was a great steal for the price. Would consider playing this again.
Neil
This course was in great shape.Loved the greens.They were fast,putts rolled true.I was a little disappointed about some of the pin positions.several were about 2 from being illegal.This was a Tuesday-why make getting to the pin so hard.I think these green keepers are mad at someone.
John
Tees were nice.
Micah
Nice greens! Found the course very tight but some of that was me. Would like to play again and not hit the driver so much...score would improve by 5 or 6 strokes.
Christopher
I liked everything about my experience at River Hills Golf Club. Best greens I've putted on in years. Staff was friendly and the course was in excellent condition.
Pete
Over 6 days, we played 10 rounds of golf at 10 different MB courses. Overall, this was our best experience. This is a beautiful challenging course and it is in excellent shape. Perfect greens and fairways with the tee boxes good. Only Hole ##1 is a bit iffy. Some elevation change here. The course ranger was active here so we were able to play in just under 4.5 hours. Would highly recommend and would return.
Max
This course is simply amazing. Very difficult and in great condition. Players with no ball control may not enjoy this course but will appreciate its difficulty and will enjoy the beautiful holes. We will play this course again.
Gregory
Fantastic, but very narrow course. Course was in phenominal shape for March, greens were absolutly perfect. If you are a high handicap or wild off the tee, bring some extra balls and expect to be a little frustrated. I'm a 5 handicap and only used my driver on 4 holes (hit thru FW on 2 of those) due to the narrow fairways and extreme doglegs. Staff was very curteous, range and practice green were large and well maintained. They offer free yardage books at the clubhouse, highly recommend you get one if you have never played the course, a GPS will be extremely helpful as well. Overall, I would make the 2 hour drive again and again to play this tough course. Have fun on ##17 (draw or cut around the tree will leave you in position for a long iron into the green in 2) and ##18 to close out your day, extra club or 2 is recommended to reach the green on your approach to ##18 (caution off the tee, don't go thru the FW).
Dan
Course in great shape. starters easy going and attentive. Knowledgable, helpful proshop person. Wish I had purchased a yardage book for some hole playing tips before I started...or left my driver in the car
Antony
Nice course. Narrow, but nice water features and risk versus rewards on several holes.
Daniel
Hard to play
Brett
The course was great. Very challenging with the packed down bermuda rough near the water. It was very easy to lose a few balls. I loved the layout.
Ed
Had a great time at course again.
Matthew
Course was in perfect shape.
Dave
(Liked) everything, the pro shop, clubhouse, course.
Wally
This course is the favorite of all those we play in the area and we always make sure we play at least two or three times during our April stay.
Keith
Heavy rough.
Robert
The course was in great shape especially with all the rain recently, but there was a Member/Guest Tournament that we were not notified of. We played our first 9 holes in 90 minutes. The second 9 we were behind the tournament and it almost took 3 hours!
Mike
Played there years ago and the course is as tight as I remembered. Fairways and greens were in good condition even after all the rain before we arrived. Very nice layout.
Phillip
The course was in awesome shape, great layout, super friendly staff, awesome experience and absolutely loved this course & would highly recommend. Played multiple resorts in the state, and to be honest - this place puts them to shame.
Mark
Very nice course in housing development. Staff was excellent. Course was challenging but fair. I would not hesitate to return.
Michael
Nice course. Memorable Par 5 17th. Killer Bermuda rough especially around greens.
David
The course was aerated a week ago. Disappointed because it is a beautiful course. There should be a notes section when you review courses outlining aeration and/or other items that would affect your decision to play at the course.
Lucie
We would have liked to know that they had recently done maintenance on the greens and fairways.
David
Loved the course. They allowed a fivesome to play in front of us which created a wait on each hole.
Eric
Nice course. Enjoyed my round.
Jeff
Nice variety of holes. Challenging yet fair.
Ernie
Course was in superior shape. River Hills is a beautiful course with an extremely courteous staff. Difficult for an average golfer but a fun course overall.
Kevin
The staff, including starters, ranger, and clubhouse personnel were excellent. The golf course was in great shape, especially considering the 100+ degree heat. Overall, the course was challenging and fun for me and my son. We will definitely play there again.
Joseph
Clubhouse and starter staff very friendly and cordial. Always a plus to start round in good mood, as opposed to some courses that employ Gloomy Gus. Course was in great shape and well kept. Will definitely be a repeat customer.
Stephen
It was a good golf course. However, the course had aerated the greens 6 days before play. MyrtleBeachGolf.com failed to mention this when we booked the course and this made it nearly unplayable (not course's fault). They also failed to mention that due to this, the price of the greens fees went from 42 to 32. MyrtleBeachGolf.com charged us full price and almost ruined a golf trip to Myrtle!
Charles
Great course. Fairways and greens were excellent From check-in to tee off the staff was great. I will play this course again!
Kevin
Good track, especially for the price point. Slow day so let us play as 5-some. Finished in under 4 hours. Much appreciated.
Robert
The course was in very good condition. The staff was excellent and very friendly. The layout is a bit quirky, requiring that shots be hit in certain places, which makes it difficult for first time players to determine where to hit their shots. Lots of water. The pace of play was brutal, a result of poor golfers losing lots of balls in the woods and water.
Tony
We have played this course before and is one of our favorites. Staff are welcoming and course has that mature well groomed feel about it.
Steven
Condition was great.
Dan
Everything was excellent and I'll play again sometime.
Ronald
The pace of play was pathetic. The ranger said he was going to move the slow group along. If possible the pace got slower. I love the area but I won't play this course again. Conditions were OK but many of the women's tees were not playable. Many of the bunkers were not raked. Range balls were plastic.
Jim
Excellent greens. Sand was playable. Good pace. Great course - great rate. Each hole was fun and challenging. Will be back to play again.
Joe
Lots of water. Tight fairways. Difficult course.
Golffan911
Great course. Very friendly staff. Larry the ranger fished out our club from the pond. He was awesome. Will definitely play again.
Bernie
The starter, Dick Huffman, was quite the professional starter. Gave an accurate and thorough summary of the golf course. The greens were excellent considering it's still only January. The fairways were well cut and in great shape. You have a premium quality golf course that I've never played before and I've been coming here for over 20 years. I'll be back most assuredly.
Greg
This is a great track and quite challenging. Very much target golf. There was some overseeding that had not been mowed in the fairways but it did not affect play and the course was in great shape.
Joe
Nice staff, too many dog legs and houses for my liking. When people come to MB they want to use their $400 driver, not lay up at the bend in the fairway.
Randy
We had not been on this course in nearly 10 years, and after finishing our round, we are ready to go back. This course was in great shape. The greens were putting true and fast. The fairways were nice and mowed low with the rough in great condition as well. The par 5s were challenging and quite scenic. The added shrubs and landscaping around the tee area were outstanding. To me, these are the bright spots to a great round of golf. We will be going back again and again!
Mike
Course likes to book tee times on both #1 and #10 at same time which creates a lot of delays. Staff on course not pleasant at all and don't seem to understand how to coordinate course traffic well. Course seemed to be in good condition however because of the course management this was one of my worst golf experiences. Look somewhere else to play.
David
Tough course. Great condition. More info other than yardage on course card would have helped. Great experience. I have recommended this course to several people already.
John
Great golf course. This was the first time playing it and we loved the course. Everything was just great!
Sharon
Back nine is tougher than the front although we started on the back and scored worse on the front. Great course in excellent condition even after a very tough winter.
Bob
Great day.
Kevin
I love the layout, condition, and greens. However - the staff was terrible! We had a 7:56 a.m. tee time and they bypassed us and let another four groups go ahead of us! So we asked why and they got the tickets mixed up! Therefore they had us tee off behind another group at Number 10. Needless to say it took us over 5 hours to play a round of golf. The staff did nothing to get that group to speed their play up, nor did that group use proper etiquette and allow us to play through.
Jay
GREAT course with a lot of water. Enough sand at strategic positions. A most enjoyable play with the challenge to test a good golfer. Visibly pleasing. Would definitely play again.