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Value
3.8
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6751 yards
Slope 119
Rating 71.2

Southern Ridge Golf Club, formerly known as Bougainvillea Golf Club, offers some of the most stunning views anywhere in the valley. The South and Estrella Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop to the golf course. Southern Ridge is known for more than its views though, it has a unique layout that combines six par 3s, par 4s, and par 5s. The championship course plays to 6,751 yards. It offers a good amount of length for long hitters but it is still player-friendly enough for beginners thanks to generous fairways and large, undulating greens. Although the fairways are wide, don't be lulled into a sense of security. They are flanked with more than 50 strategically placed bunkers. There are enough challenges for an interesting round but it's not an overly difficult golf course.

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bermuda/Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.2
535 Reviews (535)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Patio Dining 24
19th Hole Specials 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 52
Undulating Greens 30
Water Hazards 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 61
Beginners 52
Seniors 42
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 42
Worth the Drive 37
In the 'Burbs 32

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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value

The course is in fairly good shape for the price. The layout has some challenging holes. Off the fairways is a little rough but I consider it a slight penalty for not hitting the ball straight - It is still playable and fair. Some greens have challenging terrain. No blind shots or real surprises: You see what you need to do. For the money, this is one of the best values/deals in the Greater Phoenix area during the costly winter months.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 03/28/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are glad to hear that you found our course in fair shape and that it was good value for your money. We appreciate your feedback and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/28/2018:
Hello Jack, thank you for the four stars! We are happy to hear that you found our fairways and greens in good shape. Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens and Fairways in nice shape

This course is really showing it's age and the need for a large infusion of maintenance money. However, in contrast to early winter conditions, the greens and fairways are in very nice condition. The employees are very pleasant. No complaints here when taking the fees into consideration. Good value for a practice round.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 03/28/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We are glad to hear that you found our course in good shape and that you found it good value for your money. Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course Great Value

The course is a hidden gem and a great value. The pace was very good. We finished in under 4 hours. Friendly staff. Some long par 5s and challenging par 3s. The bunkers are tough. It was a really fun round and I’ll play there again.

Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/28/2018:
Hello Jeff, thank you for the four stars! We are thrilled to hear that you had a fantastic time out there and that you found our course good value for your money. We appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has great greens

The greens Good, not every hole had a ball washer if so no water or suds. Cart path poor with bumpy in and out. Water paddle in cart path. Real golfer don't play music on the Course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/21/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our greens and had an overall good experience. Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 187
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Good value

Course is flat and wet most of the time. No starter so golfers work it out themselves.
The staff is great but, over worked.
Food is very good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/19/2018:
Hello Ron, thank you for the three-star review! We are glad to hear that you found our course good value for your money, despite a few issues with the course conditions. Thanks for providing your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value.

Sometimes over watered. Otherwise fairways and greens in good shape. Played a round in 3-1/2 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/19/2018:
Hello John, thank you for the three-star review. We are glad to hear that you had a great golfing experience with us and that you found our course in overall good shape. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be a lot nicer

I really like courses that offer an equal number of par 3 par 5 and par four holes. This course fits that bill and as long as you are in the Fairway and on the greens you are good. Where there course falls short is outside of those areas is very rough, often unkept and not golfing conditions. This course has changed hands many times and currently it feels like all of the maintenance is being done around the clubhouse. Also note that the driving range is virtually non-existent as the course does not own the land. There is a beat up patch to play off of but the landing area is not developed. Staff is friendly...no ranger

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to provide us your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you did not find our course in great shape, but we are glad that you enjoyed our course layout. Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for the three-star review. We hope that you had a good round of golf. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 160
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Inexpensive place to play

Minimal cost, pretty easy to find, easy check in, pretty open, one hole with water,tees fair, fairways fair , roughs with sparse grass and are hard,bunkers with minimal sand , greens putted pretty good and almost always not flat around the hole, carts are well used but work, drinking water on course, water buckets for towels,just could use lots of TLC

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/15/2018:
Hello, thank you for the three-star review. We are glad to hear that you had an overall good experience with us the other day! We appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/09/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are glad that you enjoyed our course layout and had an overall great round. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Club House

We finished golfing at 4:30 and the club house was locked up. Couldn't use the bathroom or get something to eat or drink. Wanted to get a drink and watch the last half hour of the PGA golf tourney. Had to hurry to get to McDonalds to use the rest room. Unbelievable!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 03/09/2018:
Hello Kathy, thank you for taking the time to provide us your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you had an unpleasant experience with our clubhouse. We are sorry that this happened, but we hope that you will have a better experience next time.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

On the way up

I and my Sat golf buddy have been playing this course off and on for 9 plus years, course took a turn down a few years ago but have seen real improvement last year. I like the 3 par 3's, 4's and 5's per side. Could be a design idea for future courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/07/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four-star review! We are glad that you enjoyed our course layout and had an overall great time with your friend. Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to your return soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/06/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a rating. We are sorry to see that you did not have a positive experience with us the other day. We hope that next time will be a better experience.
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens great

This course is pretty darn nice in the fairways and surrounding the greens.
Get off the fairway and you'll find the dirt- not desert- just bald dirt.
I will play here a few more times in the next month.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/06/2018:
Hello Daniel, thank you for the four stars! We are glad that you found our course in good shape overall and that you had a good time. We appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/03/2018:
Hello Karin, thank you for the three-star review. We are happy to hear that you found our course good value for your money. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

good course

they need more ball washers. you could go several holes without a ball washer. one washer was without water so it was useless. the traffic light at baseline is a ;plus. everything. else was excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/03/2018:
Hello, thank you for the five stars! We are sorry to hear that there was a lack of ball washers, but we are glad that you still managed to enjoy your round. Thanks for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was in good shape

The pace of play was great and the weather was also great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/01/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are glad to hear that you experience a satisfactory pace of play and had an overall great time out there. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Southern Ridge golf

Golf was a last minute thought to practice our golf before playing 18 hole on Monday while vacationing from Montreal, Quebec. The staff were very friendly, and due to lack of golf carts available we decided to walk and carry our bags for the 9 holes. Wish the friendly staff would have mentioned how long a walk it was to get to the first hole though

Overall, we managed to have a great round and enjoyed their very good French fries that we brought home to accompany our chicken dinner.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/01/2018:
Hello Carol, thank you for the three-star review. We are sorry to hear that there was a cart problem, but we are glad that you still enjoyed your round. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again next time!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Value

This is the best, reasonably priced course in the valley!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/26/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are thrilled to hear that you consider our course to be the best value in the valley! We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon.
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