Merlot/Chardonnay at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, California, USA

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3.9

379 Reviews (379)

5 Stars

194

4 Stars

141

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Conditions

4.3

Value

3.3

Layout

4.1

Friendliness

4.6

Pace

2.8

Amenities

3.4

73.8%

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About

Holes 18

Type Public

Par 72

Length 7106 yards

Slope 135

Rating 74.8

Satellite Layout

Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
Black	72	7106 yards	74.8	135
Blue	72	6686 yards	72.9	130
White	72	6259 yards	70.9	126
White (W)	72	6259 yards	75.3	133
Gold	72	5240 yards	65.8	118
Gold (W)	72	5240 yards	69.5	121

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Scorecard for Merlot/Chardonnay

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Black M: 74.8/135	426	195	391	444	549	454	442	168	524	3593	396	305	219	381	582	452	182	470	526	3513	7106
Blue M: 72.9/130	415	170	368	421	518	426	422	151	505	3396	381	277	193	363	565	425	162	421	503	3290	6686
White M: 70.9/126 W: 75.3/133	397	131	349	394	487	404	404	131	490	3187	345	261	171	345	534	404	141	394	477	3072	6259
Gold M: 65.8/118 W: 69.5/121	279	96	268	315	436	336	345	111	419	2605	264	229	137	282	461	323	124	368	419	2607	5212
Handicap	3	15	13	7	11	1	5	17	9		8	18	12	10	6	4	14	2	16
Par	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	5	36	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	36	72
Handicap (W)	11	17	13	9	3	7	5	15	1		6	12	16	14	4	10	18	8	2

Course Details

Year Built 1996

Golf Season Year round

Architect Rees Jones (1996) Steve Weisser (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Clubs Yes

GPS Yes

Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Golf School Academy Yes - "Poppy Ridge Golf Academy"

Teaching Pro Yes

Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Walking Allowed Yes

Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2014 #15)

Reviews

3.9

379 Reviews (379)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:

Drinks 28

Patio Dining 24

19th Hole Scenic Views 23

Course Challenges Include:

Bunkers 48

Elevation Changes 46

Undulating Greens 36

This course/club is great for:

Advanced Golfers 39

Wildlife/ Scenic Views 33

Locals 25

This Course's Location is:

Worth the Drive 50

In the 'Burbs 15

Convenient to the City 13

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

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suh12300

Played On 04/23/2018

Reviews 12

Handicap 20-24

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Response from Poppy Ridge Golf Course on 06/28/2018:

Hello, Thank you for leaving us a 5-star rating. Remember to book your next round with us soon.

Rohit5783350

Played On 04/21/2018

Reviews 7

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Amazing Poppy Ridge!

Poppy Ridge is a fantastic course for any golfer- enough challenges and superb layout!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Response from Poppy Ridge Golf Course on 06/28/2018:

Hello, Thank you for your kind words and feedback. We're glad to have met your overall expectations in staff friendliness, course layout, course conditions, value for the money and off-course amenities. Thank you for your business and come back again soon.

u000002911516

Played On 04/21/2018

Reviews 3

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Top of the East Bay

Best value in the Tri-Valley, with 3 great 9-hole courses. Very well maintained, drains well which is important during the spring in Northern California.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from Poppy Ridge Golf Course on 04/30/2018:

Hello, Thank you for giving Poppy Ridge Golf Course a 5-star rating. We are happy to have met your 5 of 5 star rating in pace of play & course layout. Here at Poppy Ridge Golf Course, we do try our best to keep the greens well maintained for our golfers. Remember to book your next round with us soon.

u000002951811

Played On 04/12/2018

Reviews 2

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Greens need to be better

No notice given from GolfNow about green conditions. Zin greens recently sanded and annoyed yet ok smooth . They other nine merlot had. No sand but very bumpy since green core work maybe awhile ago .Very bumpy greens and inconsistent speed . Would not have played here if I knew . Yes go ahead and blame golf now . They normally notify of recent work on greens though . Ps no one said in the pro shop about recent work . Neither the starter who couldn’t figure out my tee time . Disappointed. Poppy is better than this

Conditions Fair

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

Response from Poppy Ridge Golf Course on 06/28/2018:

Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback. We would like to apologize for no notice. We will work on this and in order to make room for improvement. Thank you for business and please allow us to make it up to you.

Sihawker

Played On 04/04/2018

Reviews 9

Handicap 10-14

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Previously Played

Windy weather

Used cart

Great test

We played 27 holes and loved each of the nines. The course is a test for sure but there are holes that are also great for a par or maybe a birdie. Some really cool holes out there. Loved number 9 on Chardonnay and Zinfandel finished to a green near water. Lost a ball on one of them.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 04/08/2018:

We hope it wasn't in the water to finish up on Zinfandel! Thank you for sharing your experience from another great set of rounds at Poppy Ridge, Sihawker! We hope you come back to take on some of those challenging holes again soon!

Buzz68

Played On 04/02/2018

Reviews 3

Handicap 25+

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 04/04/2018:

Thanks, Buzz! We're glad you had another truly amazing experience at Poppy Ridge and we hope to see you back again soon!

bobpimm

Played On 03/30/2018

Reviews 2

Handicap 15-19

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Great courses (27 holes) -- great conditions. Best in the area.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 04/04/2018:

Thank you for reviewing your 5-star experience at Poppy Ridge, Bob! We hope you've had a chance to play all 27 of our holes and will see you back again for another round soon!

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dlewis62

Played On 03/18/2018

Reviews 20

Handicap 10-14

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Ready for Spring

Overall the course played as good as it could due to the recent rains. Very wet and cold conditions, but the course layout is challenging and workable. The greens were in great shape, tuff due to the weather. Looking forward to playing the course again when the sun come out.

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Average

Amenities Good

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 04/04/2018:

We're ready for spring at Poppy Ridge! Thank you for reviewing your last trip out to the course, dlewis62! We're glad you enjoyed the conditions during your round and look forward to having you back!

u7544247

Played On 03/09/2018

Reviews 3

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 03/14/2018:

Thank you for rating another great round at Poppy Ridge!

WayneJ17

Played On 03/05/2018

Reviews 56

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Top 1000 Contributor

First Time Playing

Poppy ridge

Played here with my son in-law and we both enjoyed the course. They were cart path only or we would have went for the golf board experience of surfing while golfing.....maybe next trip to California. Definitely recommend playing here

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 03/10/2018:

Thank you for your 5-star review and recommendation! We're glad you and your son-in-law had a great day at Poppy Ridge and hope you'll be back to surf the fairways soon!

roxon98

Played On 02/23/2018

Reviews 17

Handicap 10-14

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Windy weather

Used cart

Good course. Had a good game, though it was very windy.

Course is in good condition. Greens are a bit slower than expected, even with the very strong wind that day. Since it was windy, not many people played. We 2-some finished 18 holes in 3.5 hours.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/28/2018:

We're glad you enjoyed the course, despite that pesky wind, roxon98! Thank you for rating Poppy Ridge 5-stars for your quick round this week!

gerry8228664

Played On 02/22/2018

Reviews 5

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Windy weather

Used cart

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/26/2018:

Thank you for coming out for another great round at Poppy Ridge, Gerry! We appreciate your rating your experience 4-stars.

CharlieMoran

Played On 02/21/2018

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/26/2018:

Thank you for rating your experience at Poppy Ridge, Charlie! We hope you'll be back out to #PlayPoppy again soon!

ad781

Played On 02/17/2018

Reviews 35

Handicap 5-9

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Nice layout

The layout is great and the staff is outstanding. But the sand traps are the worst I've ever seen. It's like somebody just dumped a load of sand in the bunkers. Way too fine and soft. Some fairway bunkers had no sand in them. I don't understand how such a great course could have such awful bunkers. Please fix.

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/20/2018:

We will! Thank you for your feedback, and we're glad you enjoy the course layout at Poppy Ridge!

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ivandia

Played On 02/17/2018

Reviews 17

Handicap 15-19

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/20/2018:

Thank you for rating your last visit to Poppy Ridge, Ivan!

u000003703403

Played On 02/11/2018

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/16/2018:

Thank you for rating your last visit to Poppy Ridge 5-stars!

keck84

Played On 02/05/2018

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Good Course

Played here a bunch of times. Course was in really goof shape for the winter time and pace was great today. Always a good time

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/09/2018:

Thank you for rating another great round at Poppy Ridge this winter, keck84!

Peter6012648

Played On 02/05/2018

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Awesome 27 holes available to play. All have a level of difficulty and uniqueness while being very fair.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 02/07/2018:

Thank you for sharing your 5-star experiences from your visits to Poppy Ridge, Peter! We're glad you have enjoyed playing all of our rotations and hope we will see you back here again soon!

Riceball300

Played On 01/15/2018

Reviews 9

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Great layout

Great GC for the hot deal price! The greens were a bit slow for me , but always a challenge no matter what speed.
Overall great Course!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 01/18/2018:

Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience, Riceball300! We appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear you enjoyed another great round at Poppy Ridge!

Wooltron

Played On 01/14/2018

Reviews 15

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Great pace of play. Only had to wait on a couple shots all day. Course was in pretty good shape. Greens seemed a tad slow. Bunkers were excellent. It was a great experience overall. I will be back soon.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

Response from #PoppyRidgeGolfCourse on 01/17/2018:

We're happy to hear you enjoyed your visit #PlayPoppy experience, Wooltron! Thank you for rating us 5-stars and we look forward to seeing you back again soon!