Played this past weekend and had a blast! Before I go into my review, they have flipped the 9s since the last tiMe I have played and also have differe... » More

Played this past weekend and had a blast! Before I go into my review, they have flipped the 9s since the last tiMe I have played and also have different ownership and prices(lower). We got off right at our 8:03 tee time and had groups in front of us but didn’t have to wait on them much. So POP was a good pace.

This course is a Peter Jacobson design, but since they have changed ownership, you can tell the differences a bit if you have played prior to the change. The course was much more expensive compared to now which is about 79 on weekends. But we had gotten there and the range was still being picked by hand on some of the slips on the range, so getting used to the green speed and chipping was all the warmup we got.

Greens out here are in GREAT shape! Greens were very fast! Most greens on the front are fairly flat but on the back, there is much more slope and especially on greens perched up against the hillsides. They look one way but coming off the hillside the opposite. So getting some good reads is key out here to putt well.

Fairways were in great shape and this is the first course during Covid Times, that actually had sand available in the carts. Even with the morning dew, you could get some roll out on drives.

Tee boxes is where this course is lacking and not just on Par 3s, which on some were very mangled and chewed up and had small patches of grass. But there were a few Par 4/5s that had lil flowers on the tee boxes and even between the markers. But they were flat and true.

Couple holes on the newly back 9 are a bit gimmicky, 16 and 17 are two that stick out in my mind. Fun holes none the less but just an interesting finishing 2/3 holes . The short par 5 is a good finishing hole.

It’s a course I’d love to play more and more and would be in my rotation if I lived closer.
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I know I've made countless of Ridge Creek reviews, but haven't been out there in over a month. Distance Learning as a teacher and as a parent has been... » More

I know I've made countless of Ridge Creek reviews, but haven't been out there in over a month. Distance Learning as a teacher and as a parent has been VERY tiring, but was able to get out Sunday, October 4th. After being away from my home away from home course, I have truly missed this course! With the heat we've been getting hit with over the past few weeks as well as the smoke, Ridge Creek is in PRIMO shape! Might be in the best shape I've seen it in.

Tee boxes were in very good shapes(we played Blacks) and there was plenty of coverage, with little to no divots on most. Par 3 holes, of course there will be divots, but nothing crazy.

Fairways were running! They were hard and fast which makes for a great round if you put the ball in the right spots out here. There were occasions where I was 20-30 yards past my buddies, and they aren't short hitters, but it was their first times out here. There were a couple times where the ball bounced off the fairway and bounced high, not sprinkler high, but the fairways were just that hard. Taking divots out of the fairways were deep but very good club/turf interaction.

Bunkers have been fixed from earlier, in the summer. A solid layer of bunker sand/dirt in them, luckily wasn't in any to have to worry too much.

The greens were soft, but quick. I don't know who sets the pins up but when we played on Sunday, they had some pins in some TOUGH places, on some subtle but tough areas. Which made putting a challenge, which made the round that much better!

All in all, the course from tee to green is in GREAT shape, and hopefully with the cooling down and settling into Distance Learning, I can get out here more. But Weekend Warrior status is tough.
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