Roddy Ranch

I’m not a golfer — but I eat. Its hard to find a great place with really good food in Brentwood — this is it, The burgers kill. They are worth the wait! Best burger in east county!

Had a tee time at 11:30, okay was slow for a week day and finish in 4 hours. The course layout nice, slight hilly lies, fairways, tee box and green are better than average. But course was a bit muddy from the rain and soft. Driving range is all grass, chipping area and putting area good sharpe. Didn’t see any cart girls. Price is always a great deal $ 14.49 and doesn’t matter what time of year. I will be back again.
Note I will rate all the courses in the area and my next round will be deer ridge country club.
Update this course ranks #2 in the area.

Absolutely Devine ! We came to eat at the restaurant and enjoy the view, The food was amazing and FRESH! The staff was incredible and funny ! Loved it !!! All of it! We will definitely be back !

This is a great little hidden gem in between the valley and the bay. Today was my first time playing at the course. I played in a group of 16 split into four foursomes.
Me: 11.7 hdcp golfer, 18 holes 5−12x per month
Pros:
The layout itself is very challenging. There are lots of elevation changes, fairway bunkers strategically placed in your landing zones, and rough fescue making flared shots almost impossible to find. It’s a beautiful place to play with views of the valley. As far as layout and course conditions go, you are paying an 80 dollar course for 30 dollars.
Customer service was great. Pro shop was kind to me. They seemed to have upgraded their clubhouse since the reviews I read. It’s still trailers, but they’re grouped together and connected. It’s not like you’re walking into a cramped trailer at ma and pa’s driving range. It’s VERY nice inside. Even a kid on a cart on the 18^th who worked there was helping me find my ball in the rough. He wasn’t even a Marshall and I’m sure he had a work agenda to do. But he stopped to help out.
Cons:
–They play country music blaring from speakers as you play up to the clubhouse. Now I know this course sticks to its country western theme which is awesome, but when people want to golf, lots of them want concentration so that they can play and enjoy their game. Because the last three holes are near the clubhouse, you hear the music for about 30 – 45 minutes. Which is GREAT if you like country music. Otherwise it can get distracting, even though I know it’s part of their theme. But if my friend who listens to gangster rap decides to open a golf course with a Compton theme, it doesn’t mean he should blare NWA from the speakers and subject the music to everyone playing the last three holes.
–I read on golfadvisor that someone’s cart died on the course, and it took 30 min for management to send them a new one while they waited and let groups pass. I thought «wow, bad luck, but maybe it’s a one time incident…» And as I was leaving today, I was buying a logo ball (as I always do for courses I play for the first time) and low and behold someone is calling the clubhouse from their cell phone. They’re stuck out on the 14^th hole with a dead cart. Cmon Roddy, your course is hilly but I’ve played MUCH hillier courses with what seems like miles between each hole (like the Ranch in San Jose). Their carts work just fine. Charge your carts fully before sending them out, and if a group finishes take the cart in and give a later group a new one. It’s not that hard.
–no refreshment cart. I understand it’s winter, but it was a nice day. And I believe for all courses that don’t send you to the clubhouse at the turn, you should have a cart making rounds. ESPECIALLY on a Saturday morning, ESPECIALLY on a crowded course. You’re losing hundreds of dollars daily. Not everyone has time to eat or drink after the round in the clubhouse. Especially after 5 – 6 hr rounds.
Pace of play:
I wanted to address this topic separately because it’s mentioned several times on several sites. Pace of play was a big thing. When playing a course for the first time I *always* do research on the layout, yardages, and reviews on Unilocal and golfadvisor. There were many warnings about pace of play, but I didn’t think it would be an issue. However it was for us. Like another commenter said, though, they stick their tee times pretty close together. This allows them to charge as cheap of green fees as they do (28 – 30 bucks on weekend late morning). This is the downside to that. The course gets a little crowded. If you want to play a 130 – 140 slope course in as good a condition as this one in less than 4 hours, you can go somewhere else and pay almost double.
But in addition to this, the course naturally invites bottlenecks due to the layout. For example, hope 6 is a midrange par 5 reachable in two. It’s 512 from the whites and 550 from the blacks, but it’s a very downhill tee shot adding several yards to your drive. BUT the kicker is there is thick fescue on both sides. When you have a short par 5 with a downhill drive staring at you, inevitably you try to smash one. And with over swings come hooks, slices, tops, anything but the fairway. For those that stay on the fairway lying 220 out, they *still* wait for the green to clear before attempting their 3 wood that inevitably goes 24 yards.
Furthermore, the hole after this one is a short relatively easy par 3, and the hole before this one is a short relatively easy par 4. So you get groups ahead of you peeling away and groups behind you lining up.
I’m not describing my group or the group ahead of me, I’m explaining what a sequence of holes like this can do to pace on a course, which it does here. It has nothing to do with marshals or player skill or anything. It’s just the nature of the course design.
All in all: great course, and minus a few quirks here and there, it’s definitely worth the money. I will return

Just an awesome place for a round of golf or practicing your swing, or if your hungry… They have an awesome bar & restaurant! Folks here are very friendly and accommodating! Food is great! They have a beautiful deck in the back with great views! Great place to just kick back!

Yes the course is a tad rough around the edges, give yourself a good lie and swing away. The layout is superb and very challenging. Appreciate the topography and silence of the location. Pace of play seems to be dictated by the design of the course and if you are not having a good day this place will eat your lunch; greens are tricky, I watched putts break uphill. Rumor has it most putts break toward the ranch/​valley. Front desk was extremely courteous and service oriented; very professional. Deals to be had online and after 1 pm it seems to open up. Thanks Roddy!

Not a bad course, but pace of play is a joke. This is my second Saturday of 5+ hours for 18 holes. If there is a marshall, he doesn’t regulate play. And yes, I’m currently golfing (waiting), I am 3:45 in and teeing off on 15. Needless to say I won’t return!

Green are still coming back from being punched couple weeks ago but the course is still in great shape! Great course and challenging!
I like that they are working on the dry spots on the fairways and always trying to make it better.

Life isn’t always perfect… but you knew that already. What matters to me is not what little small thing might have been better, but what a business owner’s response is when you talk to him about it.
I had the chance to have a long conversation with the owner of Roddy Ranch about a very minor issue and was really delighted by several things:
1) Accessibility. How many times do you get to sit down with the owner (…of ANY business) and chat about what you think of the business?
2) Genuine care. Undeniably, they care at Roddy Ranch. They care about your experience, and they care about your satisfaction.
3) Wisdom. Roddy Ranch knows there are lots golf courses in the Antioch /​Brentwood /​Pittsburg area. They are working hard to stay in front of the pack in terms of quality, value, competitiveness. As a business person, I’m glad they know they have to earn my business.
4) Long-​term vision. When their solar panel project is completed (very soon!), Roddy Ranch will be the first 18-​hole course in the United States to be completely off the grid. I know that may not be significant to everyone, but I’m really encouraged by that and think a few others might be as well.
Anyway, I’m delighted that this business gets it — they want to continue to earn my business and realize what that takes in an environment of stiff competition and lots of consumer choices.
Great work, Roddy Ranch.

Played this course for the first time today. Beautifully laid out, fantastic vistas and challenging greens. The traps are more like waste areas with little sand. But that was to only drawback. My Ace on the 3^rd hole may be influencing my review but overall, it is a destination spot on my list of preferred courses. Two thumbs up.
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Meh. I’ve experienced better. Seemed like a mens club upon arrival to the trailers. Saw a group behind us get halted for their tee time due to a playoff for a tournament of people shooting 13’s on a par 4. Back up of 7 carts on the first par three, leading us to getting shelled by the people behind us playing in. Marshall had a fit not due to pace of play which came close 7 hours, but driving cart onto last dry fairway. Won’t be back. 2 stars due to have lagunitas on tap.

Enjoying a charity golf tournament for Newberry Block and I’m loving the interior club house of Roddy Ranch. Gorgeous bar, nice seating area and the golf course is great. The staff has been so cheerful and helpful. I highly recommend playing here. Plus, beautiful views from the course of the delta and surrounding areas.
The new facilities are very clean, beautiful tables and chairs, matching wall colors, nice interior sound system, granite bar, very roomy, it’s set up well for events and I’m actually pleasantly surprised.

I golfed here earlier today and I must say WOW! The clubhouse attendants were so nice and approachable. As for the course, I thought the course was challenging and very nice. Considering we are in a drought the fairways for the most part were nice and green. I would recommend this course to my friends and I will be coming back for sure. 5stars! Great job Roddy Ranch!

I am giving them 5 stars because of the customer service shown by the owner through out all the reviews. I have been searching for a course to schedule a day for my husband and his 3 buddies to celebrate his 50^th birthday on September 26, 2015. I have been reading reviews from the surrounding golf courses and I am very impressed with the owners reply to all the negative feedback. I’m big on Customer service as I am a Real Estate Agent and customer service is top for me. With this said, I think this is the course for my husband and his friends, hopefully I can get them scheduled in for that morning.

Always loved Roddy. Wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone who has just started playing. This is a players course. It is very tough, but fair. I’m a little sad the drought has really taken its toll and the fairways have suffered, however it won’t detest from this great challenge of golf. 24 bucks on golf now on a tuesday at 1. Can’t beat that deal for how great of a course you are getting. It is pretty far out there if you are willing to make the drive, however my advice is do it. The views are great, the course is in solid shape, and the challenge is real. Good luck out here, there are many high numbers out there, especially 16 if the wind is playing into you.

Decided to check out Roddy because my little brother is trying to get use to the heat for his upcoming tournaments. Our tee time was at 1050 and we arrived early to get some practice in. The range is grass which is great, it’s a little beat up but what do you expect it’s a grass range and this place is busy. Maybe it was bad timing but I noticed the other side of the range is being managed and looks great. Would of liked to use that but oh well. The practice putting greens are great and the speeds match on course which is always a plus to me. Hate practicing on greens and then you get on the course to find out they are different. After about a hour it was our time to tee off. First things I noticed is how you can tell that the drought has really affected this place and that sucks because I’m sure this place was beautiful when it first opened and it sucks to see humans destroy things once again. I have Much respect to the man with the vision to create this place. Fairways are decent but slowly dying out, the brown on the rough and hills definitely didn’t bother me but playing off dirt does at times. The balls rolls well out here and even when you hit a fairway you have a possibility of rolling into some areas that are just plain dirt. The only other problems I had was the bunkers. I only hit one thank god, but every single one I passed was straight mud and some had water in them. I can understand one or two not taken care of but if you have 5 marshals on call all day then maybe you should have them call in those problems instead of only worrying about players and where they drive. Another problem is divots, NOBODY at this place fixes anything. I saw so many unfixed divots and it was so depressing because I’m a firm believer in keeping the course in good shape. Other than that this course is great. Cart people are on point and the scenery was great. I will definitely come back one day because I believe every course deserves a second and sometimes a third chance. I love golf and if you do to then stop being human and take care of your courses and please set a better example for the up and coming youth. Thank you again Roddy Ranch and I hope God blesses you with water soon.

Friendly Staff
Nice Course
Great Value
We live in San Jose but don’t mind driving for a fun round of golf.

This jewel of a golf course has lost is luster. I’ve played Roddy Ranch over several years. Earlier it was wondrous, lush and rightly called a «jewel.» The fee was $ 70 plus but worth the money. Fast forward to my round this past weekend — Nov. 2014. Started with lunch at their indoor eatery. The attendant took 15 full minutes trying to figure out problems with her computer to place my order. Another guy waiting was frustrated and left. The sandwich was more of an appetizer than a real meal. But, we’re here for golf so never mind the food.
The range was great since it has real grass and not mats. Looking good. Feeling good. Get to the first tee box and then the experience takes a dip. Pros — if you use Golf. now, your green + cart fee can be real low — around $ 30. Cons — there are so many areas on the course that are not maintained. So many second shots to greens were from patch areas that after a while I really just wanted to lift the ball onto something green. Lots of other golfers must feel frustrated too because no one was fixing their divots. So divots everywhere.
Bottom line — great value using Golf.now. But now you get what you paid for — not the old jewel.

I dig this place. One of the best public courses to play in the East Bay region IMO. RR always played firm & fast whenever I played there (admittedly always during summer) even before the USGA encouraged courses to say that brown is beautiful. RR is just a real fun track to play. I’ve always loved that it plays firm & fast & allows for some fun tee & approach shots. It can get windy get there but many holes seem to play downwind (except 17 which is a beast into the wind) .
If it matters to you the facilities aren’t the fanciest but get the job done. The pro shop & 19^th hole are trailors. No large elaborate clubhouse if that’s important to you. One of my favorite memories was the cost of your 1^st beer was the score you shot, 79¢ beer! (but not sure if they still have that promo). Range is serviceable, hit off some beat up grass with some beat up balls but this place is about the course!
It seems that people have commented on pace of play. I’ve always played weekday afternoon rounds (cheap rates at this time) and haven’t had problems with pace of play but as with public courses in the area that if it’s any good it’s probably real slow but can’t comment for sure.
Also walking is allowed and I played with a guy who walked but I’m not sure I’d walk it & I think golf is better when you walk.
IMO Doak 5 – 6 although I think Mr. Doak may rate it lower since he’s privileged.

I play here with a few women’s groups, we like Roddy Ranch very much. Its a tough course (long) for women, but fair. Great views, nice people. They always give us a good rate too!
The western theme is great and the pro shop has nice things. Give Roddy a go!