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Conditions
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Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6302 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 09/2019.

Nestled at the base of Mount Diablo, Deer Ridge Golf Club wanders through rolling, oak-dappled hills. The course has several challenging holes but the hazards are balanced by more player-friendly elements like wide, forgiving fairways and generous greens. There is also plenty of room off the tees and at just over 6,300 yards it is a manageable length as well. Though it is gentle enough for beginners, the thoughtful routing and hilly terrain keep it interesting for low handicappers. Deer Ridge Golf Club's front nine is more open and slightly less difficult, but the back nine gets a little trickier with more trees and more dramatic elevation changes coming into play. The terrain gives each hole a unique character and different challenges. The wind can also be a major factor. Good course management will be well rewarded.

Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Winter Rye
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Andy Raugust

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared or golf type shirts required; No blue jeans, no cut-offs; Ladies appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
475 Reviews (475)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Watching the Game 11
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 45
Elevation Changes 42
Undulating Greens 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 56
Seniors 28
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 37
Worth the Drive 29
Convenient to the City 25

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Deer ridge golf

They were very hospitable allows us to add a fifth guy without breaking us into two groups. Overall the course was well maintained we started at 11:12 on 4/14/2018. Due to the course length we played the far back tee which made the slope 135. The course was deceiving as it became much more difficult on the back nine. It is paramount that u stay out of the rough as to find a ball is fruitless for the most part. There is a premium on shotmaking for sure as errant shot will be punished especially on the back nine. My only complaint is that the greens were really slow and maybe need to be cut down more. If that happens this course will be a true beast. I intend to return later this summer. C. Tray

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate you coming out to see us!
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deer Ridge GC-fair, challenging course

This is my favorite course in the area. Well maintained, friendly staff and competitive golf fees. As a single digit golfer, this course provides me a good challenge. Just wish they can fix the tenth fairway which has been the only achilles heel for this course. The greens are also recovering nicely from a recent aeration done as part of regular maintenance. With a couple of course closures in the area, this has become my home course, a pretty good one!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review! We are so glad that you enjoyed your challenging round today. Thank you so much for the feedback on price and our great staff. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course great value.

For the frequent golfer this is outstanding value. Play is usually at a descent pace and the course plays to most levels of golfers. Not a course for beginners, but with some experience can be quite fun. Adding a driving range would be a plus, but I understand the restrictions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review! We are so glad that you enjoyed your challenging round today. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were sandi

For the 35 dollars plus fees to play was to much for the condition the greens were in. Slow lots of sand still very rough hard to putt on to keep ball on line as the ball bounces it’s to the hole cost out of line for conditions

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/11/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We appreciate your patience as we have received a lot of play this peak season. As the course continues to transitions into the hot summer months, we appreciate your patience and hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Disappointed

Disappointed because there was no notice that the back 9 and the restaurant were closed. We could only play the front nine twice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/11/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We apologize if you were not notified beforehand of any maintenance issues on the course. We will try to post this on our website and tee times going forward. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/11/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/11/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/11/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I wasn't aware that the greens had been punched recently and haven't fully recovered, lots of sand and slow putts. A few of the greens are weed infested and will require a lot of work to get them back into nice condition. The pace of play was way too slow for a course this easy. We played as a threesome and had 3 twosomes in front of us so it should have been a nice pace of play, Not Really! The twosome directly in front of us gave up after 8 holes and even that didn't help. This place seriously needs a marshall. On the plus side I really liked the layout and would like to play it again when the greens are recovered. The sand traps could also use some rehab and an infusion of sand.

Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/11/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We apologize if you were not notified beforehand of any maintenance issues on the greens. We will try to post this on our website and tee times going forward. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Maintenance needed

Tee boxes are terrible. Greens are pretty bad as well. Back nine is dry. Hole 10 is about the worse I've seen. I will not be returning.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/05/2018:
Thank you for your honest 4-Star review, we appreciate the feedback and your patience as the course is transitioning into the Summer months.Thanks for coming out and we hope that you will give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not bad

Overall the course layout and the challenging holes made it fun. We were informed to greens were punched. No biggie. But making the turn to 10, and whoa what a difference of up keep. Fairway was not a fairway but a plot of land. Looked like it hadn’t been touched in months. The entire back 9 wasn’t that way, but def different from the from 9. Greens were good. Would love another shot at it when the greens weren’t sanded cause they kept you guessing.. shot 74 first time seeing. I will play it again when I’m back in the Area

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/05/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We appreciate the feedback and your patience as the course is transitioning into the Summer months.Thanks for coming out and we hope that you will give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/05/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review! We are so glad you had your low round at Deer Ridge. Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/05/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review! Please come back and see us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 04/05/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars.Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sanded greens

If I had known the greens were sanded I wouldn’t have played.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/11/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review, we are sorry you were not notified beforehand of any maintenance issues on the greens. We will try to post this on our website and tee times going forward. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 03/26/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/26/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is a deal

Found a great deal on golf now for around $20 for 18 with a cart, it was lightly sprinkling and the course was playing just fine. I’d definitely recommend this fun course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/26/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review, we appreciate the great recommendation! Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play on weekends

We were following a group that was as much as 2.5 holes behind. No marshals to keep the pace of play moving. Took 6 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/14/2018:
Thank you for the feedback, on slower days we do not usually have a marshal on duty. Please make sure to call the golf shop if this occurs again and we will e sure to send someone out. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I Will Keep Coming Back

I really enjoy playing Deer Ridge. It is always in good to great shape. It is challenging, and great for all levels. Pace of play is usually very good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/14/2018:
Thank you for the great review! We appreciate the great feedback and hope you enjoyed your challenging round.
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