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Conditions
3.2
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
2.7
Amenities
3.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7024 yards
Slope 142
Rating 74.5

Editor Notes: Course closed for business in 08/11/2016.

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mike Poellot Bob Moore (2000)

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 Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
354 Reviews (354)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Watching the Game 10
19th Hole Specials 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 78
Bunkers 71
Undulating Greens 56
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 72
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 58
Locals 45
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 61
In the 'Burbs 43
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is closing!

If I had known that this course was in such bad shape I would have not played it.It was like playing on concrete. The course is closing August 11th.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The worst

Wouldn't play there again
Your hitting off of dirt all day

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 08/08/2016

madgolf55,

We would like to formally apologize for the conditions of the course. Being that it is summer, we are undergoing some routine maintenance issues. We can assure you that we are constantly working towards improving these and hope that you will give us another shot to exceed your expectations. We care about your opinion and will work diligently to address these issues!

Sincerely,
Roddy Ranch GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Players golf course

Course is long and difficult from the tips. Right now the course is not pretty. Lack of water and money, I assume, has taken its toll. Bunkers are inconsistent, fairways are sparse, but greens are fantastic. Fast, smooth, and true. Still really worth playing and supporting to get these guys on their feet! Great course! New clubhouse and bar is a great addition. Best burger I have had in a long time and only 9$! Play it! You will love it!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 08/08/2016

tomsalkowitz,

Thank you for choosing to play with us and taking the time to send us your feedback of the course! As one of our golfers, we greatly value your opinion of us and are pleased to receive your endorsement. We want to apologize for some of the conditions and hope that you will bare with us as we continue to address them. We hope that you can come back for another round with us!

Best Wishes,
Roddy Ranch GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Stay clear of Roddy Ranch

Clear example of the drought issue. Of course, golf courses are the last place to waste fresh water. I understand water restrictions, just STATE the CURRENT Conditions of the COURSE. The Tees and Greens are somewhat playable, but the rest of the course is dead. Best to carry a mat to hit off of all around the course. Very disappointing to say the least. A waste of time, money, and gas to get there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 07/21/2016

first, we would like to thank you for choosing to play Roddy Ranch for you last round. we value your opinion and appreciate the feedback! we would like to formally apologize for the negative experience that yo had with us. we can assure you this this isn't our typical practice and are always striving to improve upon course conditions, pace of play and our golfers overall experience with us! we hope that you will find it to give us another shot at exceeding your expectations and coming back for another round.

sincerely,
Roddy Ranch GC Mgmt

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course needs more watering and pace of play enforcement

I've played this course several times and really like the course when the aforementioned are in check.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Roddy Ranch

The course was in pretty bad shape. It was very dry with fairways without any grass. I wouldn't recommend this course due to bad condition

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible

It took almost 4 hrs to play front 9. We paid for 18 but left after 9.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Please improve pace and just add water

As usual, the greens were lightning fast. They are only watering greens and fairways and the fairways were 50/50 green/brown. Much more wind than normal so course was even more difficult. We expected it to be slower than normal as it was a Saturday afternoon, but pace was very slow. Still one of my favorites, but please enforce pace of play and put some water on the fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hard and dry fairways

Course in bad shape, needs work to get fairways iback in playable condition

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

DO NOT PLAY

I PLAY GOLF TWICE PER WEEK, THIS COULD BE THE WORST GOLF COURSE I EVER PLAY IN MY LIFE. THE PHOTOS SHOW ON THEIR WEBSITE OR GOLF NOW ARE NOT CORRECT!!!
THERE IS NO GRASS ANYWHERE ON THE GOLF COURSE, I THINK THEY SHOULD CLOSED THE COURSE TILL THEY GET IT IN PLAYING CONDITION.
AFTER MY ROUND I WENT TO THE BAR AND THERE WAS NOBODY TO SERVE ME A BEER SO AFTER WAITING FOR 15 MINUTES I LEFT.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

What happened to Roddy Ranch

I have played this course since it opened in 2000. Have not played there in 2 months. It was in the worse condition I've seen. It doesn't even look like they are trying to take care of it.I love Roddy Ranch. Hurts me to write this.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Bit disappointed

Roddy Ranch was one of my favor course. I haven't play there for last two years due to drought in CA, and decisioned to play there again after a raining weter. Course still gave me enough challenge. However the course condition is bit disappointed. Water shortage took away the hazard, and fairway is really dry. Ball is often on a day spot on the fairway.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dry and dryer

This is a beautiful but challenging course. And playing in June proved to be too late to enjoy reasonably green conditions. In my humble opinion this course is in a dry area that also experiences a lot of wind. A double whammy which our current drought era is a challenge for the course. They're doing a lot right here in terms of the clubhouse and prices. But the course itself is woefully under watered and under maintained. There are a lot of courses competing for the golfer dollar now it seems to be having affect on maintenance. I will go back but probably not again until winter spring time conditions allow for better grass. Did I mention it was dry unbelievably dry.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 06/27/2016

Edward3962387,

thank you for playing your last round with us! we are pleased to hear that you found the course breathtaking! we assure you that we are constantly striving to improve course conditions and hope that you will come back so that we can provide you with our normal excellent golfing experience!

all the best!
Roddy Ranch GC
Management

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Where legends grow!.....but grass doesn't!!!!!

Laughable conditions.
This course is beyond a shadow of it's former self. I get that we are in a drought, blah blah blah, but this course seems to have suffered so much more than most golf courses in the area.
Brown, burnt out fairway, dirt bunkers, make for a very disappointing round of golf.
I used to love playing this track, when it first opened. First time back in over a year, and I can say with confidence, but disappointment, that I will NOT return to this once great course.
Money spent on a couple of new trailers with siding...AKA "clubhouse"
but no money spent for upkeep on the course. What a shame.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

They need to water the course and get new sand

Good price and friendly staff but the poor condition of the course overshadowed the positives. Fairways had lots of dirt patches and the sand in the traps seemed like dirt and pebbles.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Only problem I have with this course is you don't go by the clubhouse at the turn

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 06/27/2016

Matthew8460763 -

Thank you for taking the time to write us a review and give your feedback! We appreciate our golfers and we hope that you will come back soon!

Sincerely,
Roddy Ranch GC
Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time out!!!

Roddy Ranch is a well designed challenging course that tests your accuracy as well as your ability for proper club selection. The greens are fast and challenging the course itself plays firm due in fact to the drought there are some dry patches on the fairways but completely understandable. This creates some long drives as the course is hilly and the ball will bounce and roll more then normal. I had a great time enjoyed the entire experience including their grass driving range. The pace was slow as I had expected with a 12:58 fee time on a beautiful 80* day. Took 41/2 hours to play with a cart. I would highly recommend this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 06/27/2016

ogrob415...

thank you for the amazing 5 star review! we hope that you will come back to play with us again soon!

best regards,
Roddy Ranch
GC Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

"Roddy is always a test"

Roddy Ranch is always tough. Wind, fast greens,
Because of our drought, at least what I hope is the problem the course isn't looking good.
Fairways are below average, too many dead spots
Tiny frogs all over the greens near the water
14th green is dying, put it putted true.
It's a shame, I always play Roddy for the test, then the view.
I would recommend the course always but I would also let them know what I now know.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 06/27/2016

u000006797483-

Thank you for playing your last round with us! We are pleased to hear that the course layout is a challenge for you. We are sorry that the course conditions were not up to par at the time of your round! We can assure you that we will address the issues you brought up and hope that it didn't negatively effect your overall opinion of us! Please come back soon!

Best Wishes,
Roddy Ranch GC Management

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Layout, Slow Play, Course Needs Water

I love the layout of Roddy Ranch, so I'll always like playing it. However, pace of play has become a problem here, no matter the tee time. Also, the course is hurting a little as we go into summer with burned out areas and some areas most would deem ground under repair. So stay center cut in the fairway if you don't want to find yourself in a precarious situation.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 06/27/2016

rfblake-

Thank you for playing with us! We are glad that you always enjoy our course! We are sorry to hear that pace of play was not up to par last time you were here. We can assure you that we are constantly striving to improve every aspect of the course for our golfers! Please come back again so that we can provide you with our normal excellent golfing experience!

Best,
Roddy Ranch GC Management

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice value as always

Came out solo on the holiday weekend as I saw the $20.25 deal and said wow and jumped on it. The course is getting just enough water to keep it in good shape...love the recently renovated bar and outdoor deck...back nine pace slowed a bit as usual and I had a BBQ so left after 13 great holes

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
1f0d5c3c-564a-501a-a966-b57caca0452b
Commented on 06/27/2016

u000006263540,

Thank you for playing with us and taking the time to send us your feedback! We are pleased to hear that you booked a great price and were able to play before going to your cookout, we hope your day was a success!

Best Wishes,
Roddy Ranch GC Management

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