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River Bend YMCA Golf Course

Shelby, NC

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Designer

Russell Breeden, well-known in the world of golf course architecture, and one of the top senior designers of the 20th century, made a name for himself by designing courses that are friendly and enjoyable for anyone to play. Breeden, born in 1917, moved his family out of their home state of Virginia to become an assistant to Fred Findlay, a legend in golf architecture. After years of understudying and perfecting his skill, he ventured out on his own in 1961 to begin constructing courses with his unique vision. His hands-on approach was described by his wife as “someone who preferred to be in a bulldozer than at the drawing board.” Regional golfers agree that River Bend is one of the best designed golf courses in the western piedmont.

Course Overview

Opened in 1966 by Bob and Paul Porter, the River Bend YMCA Golf Course is one of the few YMCA owned golf courses in the United States, resting its ideals and mission on values of character building and self potential. River Bend is a beautiful 18 hole course surrounded by the mountains of western North Carolina. The course is ideal for anyone with a passion for a challenging golf experience and spectacular scenery.

River Bend utilizes many of the existing features of the area to provide a natural and aesthetically appealing golf course. The routing flows through the existing contours of the land effortlessly, thus creating a continuous succession of sensational holes.

The course offers four sets of tees that allow players to encompass a full range of opportunities to enjoy the game. River Bend offers exciting golf for players of all skill levels.

Below you will find the USGA Course Ratings, Slope Ratings and course yardage based on chosen tees.

The U.S.G.A. Course and Slope Ratings are:

Tees  Men’s Ladies’
Black 72.5/134  
White 69.8/130 75.7/139
Gray 67.0/119 72.0/126
Red 64.5/111 69.3/117

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Course News

2022 Holes-in-One

04/24/2022 Robert Gillott #3

2019 Holes-in-One

07/08/2019 Junye Ou #16

04/24/2019 Wayne Appling #16

04/10/2019 Gary Barnette #16

2018 Holes-in-One

10/24/2018 Jack Huss #12

09/21/2018 Brian Osteen #3

09/06/2017 Jake Scruggs #2 (temporary Par 3)

08/24/2018 John Verderame #16

2017 Holes-in-One

09/06/2017 Clyde Adams #12

06/03/2017 Jim Allgood #5

04/13/2017 Ken Cash #16

03/07/2017 Dan Brandon #5

Visit About Us for a complete list

 

2018 Club Championship

 

Mike Martin Championship Division

Dale Suggs Senior Division

Jack Huss Super Senior Division

41st Annual Dr A. Mickey Church Memorial Junior Golf Championship

Zach Byers Overall and Age 16-18

Albruey Melton Age 14-15

Will Spicer age 12-13

Thomas Spicer Age 11 and Under

Visit the Events page for information on our Summer Junior Golf Tour

Our Mini Verde Greens are beautiful

Visit the Specials page for updated offers

 

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River Bend YMCA Golf Course | 3005 Longwood Drive, Shelby, NC 28152 | (704) 482-4286

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