Riversdale Golf Club
Melbourne, VIC | User Rating: 
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Riversdale is handily located in the suburb of Mount Waverley and easily accessible whether it is from the city (20 minutes on the freeway) or any other south eastern suburb of Melbourne. The fairways are amongst the best around with Santa Anna couch spread throughout and improved drainage means that even in the Winter the course will always be in good condition.
The dining facilities are tastefully appointed and overlook the course with large windows to help to create a sense of openness, which translates into a friendly and warm environment.
Riversdale Golf Club is also home to the Riversdale Cup, Australia’s premier amateur event, which is traditionally held each year at Riversdale over the Labour Day weekend.
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18 Mar 2011
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05 Oct 2011
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I played at Riversdale yesterday in a competition against the members. My last review in April, 2010 and there was some course works with Club house refurbishments going on, so I thought I would update.
I will say that one of the members I played with commented on area’s I’m going to mention so this is not just my belief….
The greens were reasonably slow and there were probably 3 or 4 greens where they didn’t have a good covering of grass and were quite uneven and bumpy. One example was the 10th green.
Bunkers are still quite inconsistent with sand levels but I was told that the green keeper is intending to commence a program of work on the bunkers to remove the weed and grass growing into the fringes of them.
The fairways were green and quite lush and the undergrowth has been recently reduced to assist in quicker play. (Reduced incidents of lost balls and delasys while searching)
One interesting thing I haven’t come across before was their score card. It has provision for a lotto type recording process where you put a line through the circle denoting your score and at the end of the round (members) put the card into a machine and their score is automatically recorded and displayed on a computer screen in the lounge. No need to record the details manually.
This round was the first time in a while where I have played from the genuine tee ground on the par 5 13th. Definately a different hole when played from this position and which brings the bunkers in to play.
The club house works have been finalised and the improvements are excellent. The view from the balcony overlooking the 18th green and the 1st tee (in the distance) makes for a pleasant time with a drink in hand.
Overall this course is enjoyable to me because of the variety of holes and the lakes/creek. It can be quite exhausting, especially in summer, due to the steep hills and I would suggest anyone who struggles to walk 18 holes would be best suited to a cart.