
Rivers Edge Course
Rivers Edge Golf Club
About this course
Rivers Edge Golf Club sits in Shallotte, a coastal community in Brunswick County, North Carolina, positioned between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. The course was designed by Arnold Palmer and Erik Larsen, part of Palmer's extensive portfolio of accessible daily-fee and resort layouts across the Carolinas. The design takes advantage of the region's low-country topography, incorporating natural wetlands, tidal marshes, and stands of native vegetation that characterize the southeastern North Carolina landscape. The routing works through a mix of environments typical of coastal Carolina golf. Several holes play along or across wetland areas, while others move through corridors of pine and hardwood. Water features prominently in the strategic design, requiring thoughtful club selection and course management rather than overwhelming length. The layout accommodates a range of skill levels through multiple tee placements, reflecting Palmer's philosophy of creating courses that challenge accomplished players while remaining playable for recreational golfers. Rivers Edge serves the Shallotte area as part of the Brunswick County golf corridor, a region dense with courses catering to both residents and visitors drawn to the Grand Strand's extended golf market. The facility operates as a semi-private club with public access, typical of many North Carolina coastal courses that balance member play with tourist rounds. The setting provides views of the Intracoastal Waterway region's characteristic marshland scenery, offering a quieter alternative to the busier resort courses found farther south along the South Carolina coast.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in NC
Quick facts
- Location
- Shallotte, NC, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1999
- Holes
- 18
- Designer(s)
- Arnold Palmer, Erik Larsen
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,909 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.6/145
- Course Vaults score
- 7.7
Getting there
Rivers Edge Golf Club sits in the quiet coastal plain of southeastern North Carolina, most easily reached via Wilmington International Airport (ILM), roughly forty-five minutes north by car through a landscape of maritime forest and tidal marshland that gradually opens toward the Brunswick County lowlands. For those seeking a more discreet arrival, nearby private facilities serve the region, though the drive itself - a gentle descent from the airport through US 17 toward the club's position near the Cape Fear River - carries its own understated grace, the air growing noticeably salter and the pines giving way to live oak and cypress as you approach. The final miles wind through the small, unhurried communities of the lower Cape Fear, a transition that feels less like entering a resort and more like arriving at a well-kept secret tucked into the working waterways of the Carolina coast. Rivers Edge Golf Club emerges from this landscape as a destination that rewards those patient enough to seek it out beyond the busier golf destinations of the region.

FAQ
Common questions about Rivers Edge
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Rivers Edge has a Course Vaults score of 7.7 out of 10 based on 47 logged golfers.
Rivers Edge was designed by Arnold Palmer and Erik Larsen.
Yes. Rivers Edge is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Rivers Edge is 72.
Rivers Edge plays 6,909 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Rivers Edge is 145.



