The Ridge Golf Course

We came to this golf course on Labor Day. It wasn’t very busy as I might have thought. It was easy to find with the GPS and parking was no prob. It’s not really a country setting, more of just off the freeway suburban. It has a big clubhouse with facilities for weddings and the like. The greens and fairways didn’t seem as green as they could be, but what with the drought and all, I guess that’s how it’s gotta be. The staff seemed friendly and all, maybe not the brightest, but they’re working at a golf course not a law office. We decided to have lunch at the restaurant, turns out they have pretty good fries here! There is a putting green right off the restaurant deck, so you can see people practicing and by the looks of it, they really need the practice.

Love to practice on the two putting greens; the range and enjoy talking to the friendly staff and dining on the patio overlooking the course, lovely. Enjoy playing the course but nine holes is more than enough for me, wonderful experience.

Great staff. Pretty well maintained. I only gave it 3 stars because they aggravated one of my pet peeves; they put a fivesome ahead of us. We did have to wait some.

Great restaurant with delicious food and fun events! beautiful course! definitely coming back here again just to hang out and have good food drinks, and entertainment.

Couldn’t be happier with this course. Father’s Day deal was perfect, $ 25 for golf and cart — fairways were really nice, greens perfect. My first time to play here, my son and I will be back! Thank you Ridge GC for making my Father’s Day perfect.

You simply cannot find a better golf value in the greater Sacramento area. The course is always very well maintained, beautiful, challenging and fair. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable. If you have not had a chance to play The Ridge… you should. (I almost didn’t want to write this review because, I like the tee-​time availability but I shouldn’t be that selfish).

This is my go to course. Great price. Course is always in nice shape. The layout is fun and challenging. The club house is as good as it gets. On top of that I took a golf lesson here and the golf pro is one of the best teachers around.

my favorite course in the sacramento area. reasonably priced ($ 50), pretty quick pace of play and typically in excellent condition. the ridge is one of the only courses that i would actually think twice about becoming a member at. i play this course typically once or twice a month mixing in dark horse on the odd weekends.
the ridge is extremely challenging and will literally eat you up if you make a plethora of mistakes. i have found myself in birdie territory just to have it blow up as a double bogie when its all said and done.
im a 12 handicap but on this course, more of a 14 – 15.

$ 25 after 3:30pm deal is a price that can’t be beat.

This course is challenging and kicks my ass more often than I do it’s. Good driving range and the course is usually in great shape.

We just had our daughters wedding at the ridge. The wedding turned out perfect. Matt was very accommodating. He worked with us on the small size of the wedding. The food was great and served hot! Everyone had a great time.
The only things we had a problem with was they dressed the tables with skirts that were used for a wedding 3 days earlier and weren’t cleaned first also the grooms dressing area is dark and kinda smelly like a basement. (but ok for guys)
They did fix the skirts to our liking before the reception. And the day was amazing. The outdoor area makes for great photos. We would have other events there in the future.

Great course. Awesome staff!!! I will be returning with friends.

This is probably my favorite course in the Sacramento area… The course has a great, scenic, challenging layout… Its affordable…
They have a nice driving range…
The food in the club house is tasty as well.
I will be back for sure…

This is my home course and my only gripe is the greens their bumpy and not maintained very well. The course could use a few add ons some landscaping would be nice a lot of the holes have overgrown bushes adding a visual nuisance to the tee shots on a few holes. The 2 and 9^th hole needs to be overhauled as the middle ravine adds an unfair obstacle and the fairways both slope towards the giant ravine which is a hazard. Overall it’s fun beautiful surroundings which is always a plus but if you have a beautiful course and bad greens thats a problem but on a positive note they just added a top of the notch gps system. I play here sometimes 2 times a week I know this course inside and out and the only issue is their greens i think their usga but not really sure.

I really enjoyed this course. It was in great condition and we had a beautiful day. It is challenging and fair. We encountered some slow play on the back 9 which throws my game off because we are waiting so much, a ranger speeding up tat would of been helpful. The greens were very unpredictable, some were very fast and some were slower. Beautiful course, I will be back.

Played this course on a Thursday a few weeks ago. Found it to be an excellent golf course. We were greeted cheerfully. Set up in our carts quickly. Had time to hit and putt to warm up — –nice practice facility. We went off as a five some on time. Had a great pace and finished in under 4 ½ hours. The course is challenging but fair. It was in excellent condition. Snake on the cart path scared my buddy to death as he came up on it quick. It was harmless. Paid $ 46 by reserving a week in advance. A great course to play on the way up to Reno. Cart girl made frequent visits which is always a good thing.

I finally played this course for the first last month. This is my go to course when I’m in the area. This championship course, which used to hold an LPGA event, is a gem at a very reasonable price (played the course for $ 25, twilight rate through
). The fairways and greens are in great shape (greens were being aerated but were definitely in good shape). The layout is challenging, every hole has a different look, however mis-​hits are not so forgiving, lots of trees and weeds. Overall this is a great course, probably one of the better courses in the area, and would definitely recommend this track.

I just finished 9 holes this morning and the course is in great shape. It loses a star or 2 because I was supposed to play 18 but because it took 2:45 to play 9 on a Wednesday morning it’s a bit ridiculous. The really lame thing was that there was no reason for it. I stood on the 6^th green after putting out and noticed there was nobody on the tee behind us, nobody on the 5^th hole, and nobody on the 4^th hole. I don’t understand why they didn’t spread the tee times out so we weren’t waiting on every shot. I never got in a rhythm and bailed after posting a really terrible score because of it. Good thing I had a coupon so it didn’t cost me much to play or I would have been even more upset.

We played a round today in bone-​chilling fog. Lots of hills, lots of sand, and the fairways are relatively tight. The greens were surprisingly fast for all of the moisture in the air — they were cut short for sure. I wasn’t that impressed with the course — it was relatively fair, but the constant elevation change and plenty of opportunities for sidehill lies began to grate; maybe I’m expressing sour grapes here since I had no game today. The course is kept in good shape, but the Auburn airport traffic pattern brings light aircraft over the course quite a bit (not as jarring as the 747 that buzzed by 1,000 feet off the deck at Cherry Island).
The marshals kept everybody moving, and we played a 4:25 round, which is alright. This was a decent course, and the food at the grill beforehand was actually really tasty (I reviewed the grill separately) — definitely NOT standard golf grill fare.
I’d play here again at the right price.

Tucked in the Sierra foothills and only minutes off I-​80, The Ridge is a solid, well-​kept and quite value oriented golf course. We played here on our way back from a Reno golf weekend, and on a Tuesday late afternoon, it felt like we had the whole course to ourselves. And for a whopping 30 bucks with a cart, I just felt that I had found a new friend.
The course plays quite tough as you have to deal with constant elevation changes and have to dodge multiple sand bunkers on every hole. I had spent more time in the sand on this particular day than I did the last time I went to Santa Cruz. First time experience, so it was expected, and future visits should command an easier thus familiar round.
My only gripe was that on the 18^th hole, from the tee box to the middle of the fairway, the left side stood this swampy marsh land. Not only did it pose as an obstacle (which I didn’t mind) but in the hot sun, stunk like stagnant decaying mud. I’ve heard that finishing holes should be breathtaking, but this took my breath away in the sense that I held my breath until I distanced myself from this murky pit of nastiness. The smelliest 18^th I’ve played to date.
Cool thing is that your 1^st beer back in the club house cost whatever you scored that day. I shot a 96, so my pint of Dos Equis with a squeeze o lime only cost .96 cents. On my next visit, I plan on paying way less than that. It’s called pay back, baby.