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Value
4.1
Layout
3.1
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Pace
4.0
Amenities
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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 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course and weather were both really good.

Overall the course was in good condition. The layout could be confusing to a first time player. We ran into a slow group the last 4 holes that we waited on but it didn't bother that much. The staff was very friendly and down to earth.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were super bumpy

Fairways were spotty lots of lies on dirt.
Green were recently aerated & super bumpy no mention of that at booking.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/23/2017:
Good morning Steven, Thank you for taking the time to review our course. We regret to hear the course conditions and experience with our staff were not up to par. We're glad to see you enjoyed the course layout and friendliness of our staff. We hope you give us another shot in the future!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Exceptional value

At $25.00 incl cart this was a super special. Very friendly and accomodating staff. Course in great condition. Will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not Worth The Drive

I found a tee time for Saturday morning while staying near Monterey and invited a friend to join me. Quite disappointed to find it was good part of an hour to get there and then course had been aerated and tee time hadn't noted that. Course was also in really rough shape. Lots of weeds and rough that balls got lost in. Local guys we played with were helpful or we would have been lost. They said course isn't worth $30. Especially disappointing after paying $20 for a great experience at Laguna Seca the day before!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/27/2017:
Good morning Pete, Thank you for taking the time to review our course. We're sorry to hear that the course and facility conditions were not up to par. We are going to escalate your feedback to the proper departments to make the necessary improvements before your next round. Thank you for playing Ridgemark Golf and Country Club and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 43
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
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

This is still a fun course

I and my buddies have played this course before it was modified and a few times after. Like I said the course is still fun and nice but we don't like the way its now set up. There is no flow to it as you have to ride for long sections between holes and also cross some of the resident streets while playing the 18. We are just average golfers and really don't mind but we liked the way it was set up before. Staff is always friendly and the bar and restaurant are awesome. Great day!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/01/2017:
Thank you Jesus for the feedback and four star review! We regret to hear the course conditions were not as enjoyable as they should have been. We will look into that issue mentioned and will also relay the staff friendliness rating over to our clubhouse to improve the service we offer our golfers. We are happy to see you found value with you tee time with us and we hope to see you back again soon here at Ridgemark Golf & Country Club!
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6some played

This is not right to allow 6some two flights in a row.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/27/2017:
Thank you jbra for the feedback and three star rating. We are sorry to hear about your experience with us and that it was not as enjoyable as it should have been. We will focus on the issue mentioned and hope to see you back again soon, happy golfing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golfer 2

This course is not the best of shape. I would give this course a score "C" because the way you have to navigate the course to play 18 holes. For the fees, I would expect a resort environment.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/24/2017:
Hello Mick, we apologize the conditions and layout of the course were not up to par. We will escalate your feedback to the necessary departments. We hope you give us another shot in the future. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in decent shape for all the rain

Greens and fairways are decent even with all the rain, good drainage to most of the course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet day but challenging

Good layout and has a unique design. After playing this course I would recommend using a GPS program as many holes have hidden hazards.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

much better ground conditions than last year once greens are in condition will play more often

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value. not walkable.

great value. Because there are long gaps between some of the holes (they pieced together holes from the two old courses), it is not a course to walk. Course in pretty good shape but some greens were thin. There are no refreshments or sandwiches available after 9 holes because you are miles from the clubhouse and there was no refreshment cart (might be available on weekends). Gorgeous weather for golf on Dec 29. worth the drive.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 01/05/2017:
We are sad to see the course conditions were not up to par for you. We will notify our staff and fix things accordingly. Please come again soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Do not play there

Absolute trash, do not play there... Greens are bumpy plus fairways look shredded...

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/23/2017:
Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for your poor experience. We assure you this is not the standard we strive to achieve and will address it at the course. We look forward to having you back soon and making up for this experience.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excessive player

I have played the course alot and wish that the greens would be fixed. The greens have been in bad shape for far to long a time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Coarse Course

Who ever said 1 is better than 2. Oh and getting rid of refreshment carts that sucks. Then close the refreshment stands that helps. I used to play there 3 times a month now I play 1 time every 3 months. I won't be renewing my membership there, is sad to think of the old days golfing there and looking at what hapend now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/12/2017:
Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for your poor experience. We assure you this is not the standard we strive to achieve and will address it at the course. We look forward to having you back soon and making up for this experience.
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