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Jerry Streim
River Vale
2008-03-30
Do Not Recall (cart included), played on Tuesday, March 2008 at 2pm
Don-t get me wrong, River Vale is a nice course. They recently switched 9s and the pace of play is a now better. They are in the process of doing work in the clubhouse and adding a bar so it should look nice.
The course has added some length this year (2008) extending tee boxes on #2, #5 (I forget which others) A Donald Ross design that has been refurbished a few years back. The course has a good mix of some tough holes and some good scoring holes. The front nine has two relatively easy par 5-s that are back to back and are preceded by a par 3. This stretch of holes is a good time to score well. #9 is a par 4 with a tough uphill approach over a pond to a green that slopes hard back to front, a tough green to hold.
On the back nine, hole #10 (the old 1st hole) used to be the hardest opening hole in the area (IMHO) but now is a good hole where par is a great score. #14 is a long (235yd. blue tees) to a big green but the hole always gives me a problem. #15 is a real tough par 4 and is the hardest hole on the course, a blind tee shot w/ the approach to an elevated green. #18 is a 3 shot par 5, nothing special here but the green is a bit difficult.
Would travel: 10-20 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Average course for the area
Do Not Recall (cart included), played on Tuesday, March 2008 at 2pm
Don-t get me wrong, River Vale is a nice course. They recently switched 9s and the pace of play is a now better. They are in the process of doing work in the clubhouse and adding a bar so it should look nice.
The course has added some length this year (2008) extending tee boxes on #2, #5 (I forget which others) A Donald Ross design that has been refurbished a few years back. The course has a good mix of some tough holes and some good scoring holes. The front nine has two relatively easy par 5-s that are back to back and are preceded by a par 3. This stretch of holes is a good time to score well. #9 is a par 4 with a tough uphill approach over a pond to a green that slopes hard back to front, a tough green to hold.
On the back nine, hole #10 (the old 1st hole) used to be the hardest opening hole in the area (IMHO) but now is a good hole where par is a great score. #14 is a long (235yd. blue tees) to a big green but the hole always gives me a problem. #15 is a real tough par 4 and is the hardest hole on the course, a blind tee shot w/ the approach to an elevated green. #18 is a 3 shot par 5, nothing special here but the green is a bit difficult.