Review Date
June 28, 2009

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Reviewed by: empson13, Shoots in the 80s

Summary:
Shamefull/Beautiful course. Absolutely pleasant on the eyes as long as you aren't looking at the cart paths or the bunkers. I would estimate that 3 of 10 bunkers is filled with water, and one in particular on the back of a green is a swamp. The layout is fantastic and challenging. Bring extra balls, if you miss the fairway and the first cut, it's lost. Not a bad price, for the area.

Customer Service:
Staff were friendly and flexible. Couldn't ask for much more from them.

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Auburn Hills in Wichita, KS
Terradyne CC in Wichita, KS

Review Date
June 25, 2009

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Reviewed by: ScoobyDoo, Shoots in the 90s

Summary:
I will start out by saying this course has sooooo much potential. I have played here several times over the past couple years. The course layout/Design is great (Cart-Paths are a wreck, potholes everywhere) - I hope someone can put some money and time into making this course top notch b/c the potential is definitely there.

Review Date
March 20, 2009

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Reviewed by: Ronald Sfrisi, Shoots in the 80s

Summary:
I was a member at riverwinds for the 2004 to 2007 season. Without mentioning names the original owners expected granger from this place taking out a balloon morgage with just a lease on the property that was owned by West Depfort township.This course was great in every way for two years that I was there except for no club house. The third year showed signs of things to come and I found out later the owners secretly put the course up for sale. So they found a buyer and did not take of the course. No fertlizer no nothing. UMM, I found this info the fouth year when the signs of this pityfull course started to show disrailment. That year, also my last year,Was a joke. I found that the new owners were in the resturant buisness not golf the ground that the course stood was still leased and owned by west depfort township. So the second owners ether went under or was bought off. Who wins, West depfort. Now the Ron Jaworski group is going to manage riverwinds for them. The soga continues.

Customer Service:
The workers there were very nice and pleasant to be with. I was not there when the second owners took over in 2008 but by the other reveiws it got ugly.

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it started out like pine hill,the golden horseshoe etc. then ended up like mud lick arkansas down at the bayou.

Review Date
July 25, 2008

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Reviewed by: 1outta9, Shoots in the 90s

Summary:
Late last night I read the scathing Spring 2008 reviews of this course and thought to myself, "Oh, Sh**!", but it was too late to back out since I'd taken the day off and agreed to meet my brother there.
I'm glad I went.
Don't expect amenities. The pro shop is housed in a tennis club/B-52 hangar. Their inventory is 3 shirts and 1 sock. There is no range or practice green.
The cart girl sells (cold) beer out of a 5-gallon bucket and word is that state- record bass have been taken out of the potholes in the cart paths.
Go for the golf.
It's a great layout in obviously improving condition. The tee boxes and fairways are in great shape. The rough is fair. If you spray into the swamp grass, well, bring extra balls. Most of the bunkers have been rebuilt and there are 3 or 4 greens that still need work. Tons of equipment flying around showing me that they want to make a go of it.
Interesting holes, challenging shots.
Based on the April reviews, they're pumping some money into what could be a real nice course.
Good bang for the buck.

Customer Service:
Great staff. "Yeah, we were down, but tell us how you feel after you play."

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Wyncote, Penn National, Glen Mills

Review Date
May 22, 2008

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.33 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by: mporreca01, Shoots in the 80s

Summary:
(I have played Riverwinds frequently since it was built 7 years ago...about 4 times this year since February) Riverwinds is a course that changed ownership over the winter and the old owners did not take care of the course during their last 8 months of ownership. This is why the course got so run down. The initial conditions of the spring were horrible. The old owners took all there equipment, tools, etc.(including sand out of the traps) when they left over the winter. It took a while to get new equipment thus it explains the harsh reviews in April and May. The course definately deserves the reviews for how the course looked and played during this bad transitional period. Now let me tell you what a difference a few good weeks of care (and new equipment) does to get back on the right track. The tee boxes are fine, the fairways look great, the greens are recovering very nicely from being grooved(syringed??not sure if this is the right term) and only show a few bad spots on them. About 75% of the rough has been cut back and a couple more dry days and the rest will also be done. The sand has been delivered and sits behind the maintanence shed. Once the equipment comes in to do the work the traps will also be done. The cart paths have been improved a bit but do need some more correcting which the employees say will happen. The layout is incredible and will never disappoint. Overall big improvements have been made and the course is coming along nicely at this point. Needed improvements stand at Bunkers, cart paths, and continued care for greens, rough, and fairways.

Customer Service:
Very nice employees as usual

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Town and Country