Van Buren Golf Center

I came here for the first time a couple years ago and after I found out they had a puch-​pass, 21 large buckets for 100 $, I never ventured elsewhere. Tough to beat sub-​5 $ buckets (100ish balls). Not only that, they have great putting and chipping greens for practicing the short game and a fun little 9 hole course (par 32) when you feel like playing a quick round. At 10 $ a round, you cant expect Augusta conditions, but for the price, it is a steal. Staff are friendly, and the golf pro/​owner (Mike) is extremely knowledgeable. He will always go out of his way to make sure he can watch your swing and help you fix any re-​occurring bad habits. Great place to practice and play.

Played my first round here today, fun 9 hole course, well maintained greens, fair prices and frendly folks.

For disc golf this place is a zero! Course is 18 baskets set on 9 holes. At no time does the guy tell you the fees are only for 9. $ 15 for 9 holes on the weekend with a cart. Are you kidding me. The only other people on the course was a group of 9 playing in one group together on all the holes and they were all drunk. The guy working the «pro shop» is a jerk. The last thing I would do any day of the week is spend time or money at this dump.

Mike «the so called pro» is a major turd. Never have I experienced such rude behavior at a customer. He simply lacks tact. No matter the situation, an employee should never confront a customer as if they want to fight them. Mike you were simply out of .line, and the customers in front of me who’s son took lessons from you concurred that you exhibit over the top behavior. Try following your own advice and think safety first.

It was my 3^rd time here tonight and I drove on the crazy 91 fwy in rush hour traffic to get my practice in. I had the worst experience tonight and it will probably be my last time at this driving range. My brother and I were finishing up our bucket of balls around 730pm and the staff was cleaning up the range balls around us. Driving golf carts in our path and guys walking around the range in our path (almost hitting them a few times). It seemed like they were closing up even though there hours say they are open until 10PM! I was even more frustrated however when they turned off the lights on us and not even giving us a heads up that they were closing down. Worst experience and not supporting a driving range that treats customers that way. I mean at least give us a heads up that you’re closing early, to not even waste our time.

GReat little course. For the price it is hard to beat. LIghted driving range is pretty awesome.

Average, just ok. Location is their biggest asset. Also have a great putting green. They stop selling range balls an hour before closing time, which isn’t advertised anywhere. The guy working the pro shop told me he couldn’t sell me any range balls then his buddy asked for some tokens for range balls and he must’ve given him 3 or 4 right after telling me he couldn’t sell me one past 9 pm. It was 9:04… Why not hand me one, like you did your boy, and retain a customer?
I’ll be back but not loyal, as there are other ranges in the area with employees who have a little more tact. Why have a human sell the tokens? Should just be like a change machine.

We had a great day here. The wife and I both played a round with a cart for $ 34.00. Some of the holes are pretty tough. Some long par 3’s, dog legs, water, and natural hazards. The cart ran great and the greens were in great shape. We aren’t that great so it can take us a while but everybody was friendly and respectable. It’s obvious that people that are golfing here are just out to have a little fun and enjoy the course. The staff was friendly and helpful. No golf snobs here. All in all if you’re looking for a fun round on a short course, I highly recommend them.

Nothing really stood out about this place. Balls were a bit pricey if I remember correctly.

Excellent place to just hang out and hit some golf balls. Great value to play on the course.

This is a good spot to learn the game. Thier prices are great and they offer night time golf too! There are plenty of spaces at the range. The chipping green and putting area is awesome. Staff is friendly with golf supplies to shop. All in all, the coarse itself is good to start learning the game with little challenge. I would recommend this place to any gold enthusiast

My son was driving on Van Buren by the Van Buren Golf Center yesterday approximately 1:30 p.m. when a golf ball was hit and bounced on Van Buren, came up and cracked his Tundra’s windshielf dead center. He entered the Golf Center and was told by the curt employee that they were not responsible. He filed a police report. How can the Van Buren Golf Center NOT be responsible?!? I have lived in this area for 30 years and believe in patronizing our local businesses — but I would never patronize a business that has such a callous disregard for the property and safety of others. Shame on them!

Great price for a quick round of golf. $ 15 weekend rate includes a electric cart! Tee boxes are beat up, narrow fairways, but decent greens and some nice par 4’s. Keep your head up and ears open as balls are flying every which way, since the fairways are close to each other. If you don’ t hit straight, you will probably lose balls and could possibly hit cars driving by. Fun little course and good value!

I was so happy when I found this driving range. It is extremely hard to find a range open at night around here. The range itself is nothing fancy, just a well lit outdoor range. Trying to hit the car out in the middle is always fun!

The staff is terrible. No respect to the customer. Very rude and smug. We were down to our last 5 balls to hit. It was 9:58 and we were harassed twice that the range was closed. We would have been finished on time if we weren’t harassed.

Solid practice facility and a decent 9-​hole executive course. There’s a laidback and easygoing vibe here and the staff is always pleasant. Good driving range with lots of stalls and an area for hitting off the grass. Big practice putting green with chipping area. The course itself is in decent shape, considering the high volume of rounds that are played here. The tee boxes are really rough, so don’t expect much when you’re teeing it up, but thankfully the manicured greens make up for them. There’s also a shorter night course available for a quick round after work.
Rates are currently $ 10 with cart during the week and $ 15 with cart during the weekend. I’ve scored some awesome tee time deals on
, paying as little as $ 5 for nine holes and a cart.

Love this place. Great executive course. Perfect place to work on your short game and teach the kids the game. The practice green area is huge with plenty of room to chip.

For a driving range and practice facility in the middle of Riverside, I think this place is great! I have yet to play the executive course. YOu will not find a country club like facility, but for a simple place to practice your game, this place is perfect. YOu have to buy the multi pack driving range card to get your money’s worth. OTherwise, l its like $ 9 for the middle size buckets (probably about 110 – 120 balls).
The driving range is set up in covered stalls and uncovered. I have been there during rain and sun. Offers nice protection from the weather. The mats are usually in good to great condition. For the most part, the balls are in decent condition. They will replace them every so often. I tend to compare this range to the one near my house in Loma Linda (crappy balls and crappier mats). Mike (head pro) always makes sure things are in order. The other thing that I like is that you are hitting into grass (unlike the dirt in Loma Linda). My only complaints are that the tees are mostly low. I would bring your own tee if you like it higher.
Putting/​Chipping greens– Always in great condition. For a small practice facility, the grass is always green and runs smooth. They seem to take very good care of this and it makes for a great experience.
Lessons– I have taken a few from Mike and find him to be a stand up guy. He will definitely break you down and spend extra time working on your game. Don’t go to him if you are looking for high tech equipment. Also don’t go to him if you don’t want him to completely change your swing. He will also work with kids as well.
All in all, a great place to work on your game.

This is a fun course to play. As other reviewers have state, it’s not the best course. The Tee Boxes are awful, they only have 9 holes, the fairways are rough, and the «older» carts are beat to hell.
That being said, we still find ourselves going here. Its less than $ 20 during peak times to play, the snack/​beer cart is always coming around, its great to practice your short game, the greens are perfect, and the staff is great.
As an avid golfer, who doesn’t hold the condition of a course to high standards, I actually enjoy this place. At least for the price you have a staff and environment you can enjoy. That’s more than I can say for other courses in the area. (paradise knolls)

Our foursome went this morning to the driving range at the «Riverside Executive Golf Center» formally known as Van Buren Golf Center. We’ve played here several times under the previous management, and never had a problem. This morning though made it clear that this place is not worthy of a single customer. We all bought buckets of balls that cost $ 12 per bucket. Is there anywhere else on earth where you can go to a less than mediocre golf course, and get rear-​ended like that? After we completed driving, we went to the practice green. We were there no more than 5 minutes when a lunatic drunk practically ran up to us and insulted my son. He had taken a long putt, and this crazy person told me that if there was a divot left on the green that he was going to bill me. My son left not a scratch on the surface nor did anyone else in our group. All of us have played for many years, and most of the time at top-​notch facilities like Oak Quarry, etc. This guy claimed to be the owner, and tried to pitch lessons to my son after insulting him. I tried to verify if he was actually the owner, and he touted that his picture was on the wall in the postage-​stamp size «club house». I guess he’s too stupid to answer a question. He had a beer in his hand and smelled of alcohol, so that’s probably the cause. He then claimed to have «built the place» which I know for a fact is not true, since I used to go here under the previous owner. When I returned home, I called the course to verify if he was actually the owner, and they seemed to know who he was after I told them of a «drunk lunatic running around». They replied «Oh you mean Mike, yeah he’s the owner.» So, if you want to pay 4X the rate for a normal bucket of balls, or attend a crappy small course next to a noisy thoroughfare with noisy single-​engine planes flying over every 2 minutes, and then possibly have the joy of encountering an old wannabe pro drunk that runs around like a lunatic insulting the customers, than have at it.
As a followup now Steph J is threatening to sue me through Unilocal messages for telling the truth. She’s clearly either the lunatic I referenced in my review in cognito, or staff at the course. I base this on the one single Unilocal review they’ve ever written. FYI «Steph», I have video, so you may wish to cease making statements that i can prove are false.