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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6926 yards
Slope 131
Rating 73.5

Tucked away between the mountains and foothills of the Gabilan and Diablo Ranges, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club enjoys a peaceful, secluded setting. San Benito County has been especially hard hit by drought and as a way to make the best of a tough situation, the decision was made to combine the club's two championship courses into one, more challenging layout. Golfers who loved the former courses need not worry. The best holes have been incorporated in the new layout along with the addition of some new and interesting holes, like the tough risk-reward seventh hole. The golf course has plenty of challenges in store including doglegs, strategically placed bunkers, tree-lined fairways, and water hazards. At just shy of 7,000 yards from the back tees, there are some long holes that are especially tough but you'll get some great mountain views from the elevated tees.

Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Blue grass
Greens Blue grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.5
242 Reviews (242)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
Brunch 10
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Elevation Changes 12
Undulating Greens 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Advanced Golfers 12
Seniors 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 9
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

San Benito gem

Nice layout, beefy par 3's, friendly residents, risk/reward opportunities, good eats afterward and golf staff was very personable and accommodating

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great golf great price in San Benito County

How can you beat the price of $26 per player for 18 holes with a cart?Great pace of play, course is well laid out and the staff was very accommodating. Post round beer, wings and calamari strips went down well. We’ll be back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good, quick Sunday play

Playing a public course in 4 hours 10 mins was a joy. The next most important thing is greens and they were in good shape. There was some distance between holes due to holes taken out of play. The course was 36, now 18 but with a cart that’s manageable. The restaurant was nice and the servers were very helpful. I would recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/06/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club in the San Francisco area. We're sorry to see the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and any additional feedback is appreciated so we can improve upon your future experience with us. It looks like you did have a smooth, quick round and friendly exchange with our staff, so we hope this improved your overall experience. Thank you for golfing with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day and good playing

We 4 had a great day playing without much delay, The course was green and pretty good shape. We stopped to have an early dinner and drinks, great food and service. They have eought room for celebrate an event.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/29/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club Resort - Gabilan Course, and for the 3-stars. We hope that you enjoyed playing our golf course and that it was in fair shape when you played. It looks like you had a smooth round and that it was a great value for you, so we are glad to see that. Thank you for recommending our golf course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 111
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
San Francisco Advisor
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

2.5 stars

Overall- The decision on what to rate this course was a difficult one to reach. Based on course conditions, solely, it would be a two. Factor in the cost, the pace, the staff, and the fun design and it can be considered a three.

Pace- Teed off mid morning after the early times and never had anyone in front or behind the entire day. 3.5 hours included an at the "turn" long drive back to the clubhouse to get drinks as water on course was scarce.

Conditions- The conditions varied greatly. Greens ran medium to quick, some were very bad, some nice and smooth, and some in between. Bunkers were crusty but had good sand bases, many had been neglected by players and left unraked. Tees, consistent coverage with some unlevel and/or divoted areas. Fairways mostly good with some bare areas and some unkempt areas. Rough was thick and unmown in some areas and uniform in others. There is a serious critter problem and there were many areas of the course with the corresponding damage from tunneling, feeding, burrowing etc.

Staff- Were all extremely nice and easily the best part of the experience.

Value- Good enough for us to drive over from the Central Valley.

Layout- Kikuyu on most of the course makes it play long for the yardage. Not knowing this was previously 36 holes it appeared to us as if the layout had been altered by abandoning holes and adding others. Apparently it is a compound layout of holes from the original two courses reduced to 18. A few of the holes may be described as quirky or unique depending on your pov, #7 and #10.

Amenities- Aging but well kept.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/29/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club Resort - Gabilan Course, and for the 3-stars. It sounds like the parts of the course may not have been in the best shape and we apologize that was the case. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. We are glad to hear that you had a friendly experience with our staff and that it was the best part of your experience. Thank you for choosing our course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 09/28/2017:
Hello, thank you for giving our course, Ridgemark Golf and Country Club, in the Hollister area, a three-star review. We are sorry to see that you may have had a poor golfing experience with us. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/25/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club - Gabilan Course, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the greens may not have been in the best shape when you played, but we are glad to hear that you still enjoyed your round. It also looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff, so we are glad to see that. Thank you for recommending our golf course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ridgemark Golf

Greens recently punched?
Fairways need tending.
Still a good value.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/22/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club Resort - Gabilan Course, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played, specifically the fairways, and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff and we are glad to hear that your round was a great value for you. Thank you for recommending our course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Cheapest local course

I learned to play golf here...This used to be a well kept course but it has lost some of its luster. Cross your fingers that they’ve cut the grass or you will lose quite a few balls. I went to the range last week and the practice putting green looks worse than I know how to explain, completely unusable. Poor maintenance of the entire course, not sure what happened over the last year. If you go on a day where they actually cut the grass and have been maintaining the greens, it’s actually a decent course that can be fun. Don’t expect a drink cart, haven’t seen it in about a year. And the snack shack is abandoned as well. If you’ve got the money go to San Juan Oaks up the road. You won’t regret it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Response from on 10/18/2017:
Hello Elijah, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club Resort - Gabilan Course, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is appreciated. Your loyalty to our course is greatly valued and we hope you will see an improvement the next time you are with us. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff and enjoyed the course layout, so we hope that improved the quality of your round. Thank you for choosing to play our course, in the San Francisco area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ridgemark

Decent course
Great online price
Would definitely come back

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/18/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Ridgemark Golf & Country Club Resort - Gabilan Course, and for the 3-stars. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our course and that it was a great value for you. It looks like the course conditions may have needed some work when you played, so we hope you see an improvement for your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They need to update the course, my GPS did only worked for a few holes, they went from 36 holes to 18.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hello Jorge, thank you for giving our course, Ridgemark Golf and Country Club, in the San Francisco area, a three-star review. We appreciate your feedback in regards to the course layout. Thank you for playing with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Value

Due to economic constraints and water conservation, the fairways are not plush, but the greens are mostly reasonable. My cart was a bit long in the tooth, but for the price, I find Ridgemark to be a fun round at an attractive rate. I am frequently paired with other golfers who have invariably been friendly and engaging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

what can I say it was 109%s on my birthday Round with a freind

Good round but got to hot and a little tired near the end but still managed to have some amazing shots on 12,13,14 15 17 &18. I used GolfNow.com to book thank GOD I had a friend in town for my Birthday . Because when I try to book by myself it very rarely and seldom happens with Golf Now.com and I like this course

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 09/05/2017:
Hello Gregory, thank you for giving our course, Ridgemark Golf and Country Club, in the San Francisco area, a three-star review. We are happy to hear that you had a wonderful time at our course. We appreciate your feedback, and we'll see you on the course soon. By the way, Happy Belated Birthday!
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is fun to play.

The course is in pretty good shape. Playing thru GolfNow it is a real bargain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great day at Ridgemark Golf

Couldn't of asked for a better day to join my buddies for an afternoon of golf. The Ridgemark golf course is a nice course to play, moderate to somewhat difficult but nice especially for a guy that can hit three good shots in a row and shank the fourth one. The course is well kept and the staff is great. Come and join us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great!

This is the second time I played this course and it's a fun course.
For an older course it's still in good shape.
Not overly booked so you don't feel pressure to hurry.
All in all with the nice Monterey ocean breeze it's a great course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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