RIVERVIEW HIGHLANDS GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 Riverview, MI, USA
Designed by Bill Newcomb, Jerry Matthews
Riverview Highlands Golf Club's Blue Course is located in Riverview, a downriver community south of Detroit along the western shore of the Detroit River. The course was designed by Bill Newcomb and Jerry Matthews, architects who worked primarily in the Midwest during the latter half of the twentieth century. The facility operates as a public golf course serving the southeastern Michigan region.
The terrain in this part of Michigan is generally flat to gently rolling, characteristic of the glacial plain that defines much of the Detroit metropolitan area. Courses in the downriver communities typically feature mature tree-lined fairways and modest elevation changes. The Blue Course likely reflects this regional character, with routing that accommodates the local topography and incorporates natural drainage patterns common to areas near the Detroit River watershed.
As a public facility, Riverview Highlands serves a broad range of golfers from the surrounding communities. The course provides accessible golf in an area with a strong municipal and daily-fee golf tradition, part of the network of public courses that developed across metropolitan Detroit during the post-war expansion of the game. The Blue designation suggests the facility may offer multiple nines or routing options, a common configuration for public courses designed to maximize play capacity and provide variety for regular visitors.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Blue was designed by Bill Newcomb and Jerry Matthews.
Yes. Blue at Riverview Highlands Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Blue is 36.
Blue plays 3,220 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Blue is 114.
Blue is a 9-hole course.