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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
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 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

I like this course the best in the Brentwood area. Good layout and challenging, but fair.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 12/21/2017:
Thank you for the awesome review! We appreciate the great compliments as Deer Ridge being one of your favorite courses in the area. Don't forget to check out our Christmas Day golf special in, play for only $29 on Christmas Day!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 12/04/2017:
Thank you for the 4-Star review. Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
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 Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 12/21/2017:
Thank you for the 4-Star review! Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shocking pace of play

Shocking pace of play. First 3 holes in 1 hr, front 9 in 3hrs. They sent someone out but all he did was drive past everyone and ignored the issue.
The issue being drunk idiots playing multiple shots a hole, putts on the green and all round slow play.
This is always an issue here, no one is ever speeding up play.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 12/04/2017:
Thank you for your honest review. We appreciate the feedback and we will take a closer look into any pace of play issues at the course. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Deer Ridge is in good shape right now but starting to get soggy in some spots.

Conditions were great yesterday when it s briefly a short-sleeve weather.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/21/2017:
Thank you for the review. We appreciate your patience as the course is starting to dry out. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again this holiday weekend!
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Up to Par

Right up to par with the other course in this area.
Norman

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/21/2017:
Thank you for the great review! We appreciate the great feedback regarding the other courses in the area. Don't forget to check out our online holiday sales on our website starting Nov 24th! Thanks for coming out!
Played On
Reviews 7
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 Average
Response from on 11/21/2017:
Thank you for the review! We appreciate the great feedback, don't forget to check out our online holiday sale starting on November 24th!
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nov 11 golf.

I was over an hour late for my tee time due to an accident that closed down the road that I was on, for 2 hours.
I called the pro shop about 30 minutes before my tee time to let them know that I’d be really late. The pro shop staff was sympathetic and entirely accommodating.
As soon as I arrived, they set me up and got me right out on the course.
An entirely enjoyable round and other than for 1 rough fairway (# 10, I think), the fairways and greens were in excellent condition.
The only thing that I’d say was in need of work would be the bunkers- somewhat light on sand.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/15/2017:
Thank you for the great review. We are so glad our staff was so accommodating for you today. We appreciate the great feedback and we are looking into some of our bunkers on the course. Thank you so much for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Like this course

Played here three times this year. Greens and fairways always in good shape, watered and mowed. Sand traps need more sand. #16 hole is pretty, but the left side trap has tall grass??

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/15/2017:
Thank you for the great review. We appreciate the great feedback and are glad that you enjoyed the course today. Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sliding downhill

I have been playing this course for 12-14 years and the last year the course has not improved. Yes, there is sand in the bunkers but some fairways - notably #10 - are awful! The greens are good. The announced consolidation with Shadow Lakes to one 18-hole track could be good but with no on course cart service, and who knows what the practice facility will be - or not... hard to get excited about going here.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/03/2017:
Thank you for your honest review. As we continue to work on improving the course facility we hope that you will give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 10/24/2017:
Thank you for the honest review. We hope to see you again in the next few weeks so that we can increase your overall star rating. Thanks for coming out and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

course is ok but no marshal to enforce speed of play

it was very very slow couldnot play more than6 holes
since there was a big group of high school kids ahead of us -many of them very beginners . had to forego the hot deal --and quit after few holes

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/16/2017:
We apologize about the slow play today, we have taken note of the situation and will see if there is anything we can do next time the high school team plays in the afternoons. We do appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A perfect Brentwood Golf Day

Great value, friendly staff and surprisingly really well groomed greens! It was a perfect October Golf day in Northern California, no wind, lazy sun and mid day golf with a well spaced flight of players. I had a great time, shot a respectable 86 from the blues (please, there are no mulligans in golf, nor do-overs for missed putts). I even kept the language down despite blatant robberies that cost me more than my share of three putts. Did I say that the greens were in really good shape? They were and legitimately challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/09/2017:
Thank you for the awesome review, It sounds like you had a wonderful time at the course today. We appreciate the great feedback regarding the course conditions and hope to see you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course in great shape

I’ve played this course for 10 years and it’s in the best condition I’ve seen it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 10/09/2017:
Thank you for the awesome review! We appreciate you taking notice in many of the changes at the course. Thanks for coming out!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Need Improvement

Dear Ridge has always been a nice course, it has been longtime since I played last week, I was little disappointed there was no yardage sign at any all tee box, also only few holes have ball washer another thing is the 150yard marker are not noticeable.
with some of the course around Brentwood are closing
I feel Dear Ridge need to improve so it can attract all the customer around the area.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/09/2017:
Thank you for the 4-star review and feedback. We appreciate you coming out and we will take a closer look into some of the yardage markers and see if we can come up with a better solution. We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor conditions

Not only was the round extremely slow (5:45), but the conditions were not good. The greens hadn't been cut and were extremely slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/04/2017:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We are currently looking into any pace of play or maintenance issues at the course. As we continue to transition into our cooler fall months we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Brentwood golf

This is the worst shape I've ever seen this course. Fairways are long and the same for the greens. Hole 10 hasn't seen a mower in about a week. No fairway just rough. Very sad to see. Might not play this course ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 10/02/2017:
We are sorry to hear that your experience was anything less than 5-Stars. We are currently working on improving course conditions and transitioning into our fall months. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again in a few weeks once the course has fully transitioned.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just OK due to Sand

They should inform players that they have sanded the greens. Most courses do that. Also, some courses offer additional discount when the greens have been sanded. Otherwise, I always enjoy playing Deer Ridge. I will miss the back nine when they combine with Shadow Lakes. Also, some of the "regulars" are a little pushy about hitting into forward groups. We finished in 4 hrs so we were moving along.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/26/2017:
Thank you for your honest review. We appreciate the feedback and we will make sure we notify golfers in the future of any aerification alerts. We apologize for the inconvenience and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Buyer Beware !!!!

Booked a nice priced "hot deal" on Golf Now, but very disappointed to arrive and find 18 holes of sanded greens ! ( No aerification notice provided !)

The greens were unplayable.

Shame ! Shame ! Shame !

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 09/22/2017:
We appreciate your honest review and apologize that GolfNow did not update their tee time notes regarding the recently required aerification at the course. We will make sure this is updated next time we aerify. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were very nice and true, Course excellent.
And terrific staff and I enjoyed my round.
Overall, I'd recommend the course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/26/2017:
Thank you for the honest review. We appreciate the great compliments regarding our course and staff, please come back and see us again this weekend!
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