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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 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pin place ment

The course is fine the pin place ment is always bad there’s no consistency as far as where they put the pins. They tend to put them on hills which makes it impossible to make putts. Other than that everything else was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 06/05/2018:
Thank you for your honest 3-Star review. We appreciate the feedback and will take a closer look at any pin issues on the course. Thank you for pointing this out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

a good round spoiled

Deer Ridge is a perfectly acceptable muni experience. Good condition...some interesting holes. What always irritates me about my experiences here...usually 2-3 times a year....is the pace of play...5+ hours and douchieness of the players. For example, we trailed a twosome the whole round...who consistently played slow...took repeated drop shots when missing forced carries to the point that they were probably playing par 4's at 9 by the time they landed on the green. When asked to keep up with the group in front...they responded by flipping us off. I shoulda beat them to death for that. When they drove off the 18th green, they waved at us. They weren't so bold in the parking lot. Thi course needs marshalls on the course. I probably wont be back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 06/05/2018:
Thank you for your honest review. We appreciate the feedback, we will take a closer look at any pace of play issues out on the course. We are sorry for any unacceptable players that you encountered today and hope you will give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Brentwood golf

I was a single playing with a 3 some. I knew it was going to be bad when two of the three didn't show up until the start of the second hole. These guys weren't in golf shirts and shared one set of clubs. No golf shoes and gym shorts. Before we tee off on the second hole they say it's there first time playing. I was done. Took over 20 minutes to finish hole 2 and I took my bag off the cart and called the club house to pick me up. I played the back 9 and fished before the 3 hole 8. No marshal to move them along 6 hour round for anyone behind them. I know things are bad there but give membershis away for a few marshals.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/29/2018:
Thank you for your honest 4-Star review. We appreciate your patience as the course has received a lot of play this peak season. As the course continues to transitions into the hot summer months, we appreciate your patience and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/29/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round!

Course was in great condition and staff was very friendly.

The pace of play was great, perfect day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/29/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review! We appreciate the great feedback regarding our staff and pace of play. Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/29/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review!
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/21/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review! Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This used to be a good course

To be fair we paid $32. The course is interesting and has some challenging holes and greens. If it were maintained better it would be worth a return. There was no sand in most traps. Since no driving range they touted their chipping area which was impossible to use as completely unmaintained. No marshal or if so never was seen to speed up slow groups ahead.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/14/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We are currently working on many of the things you have presented in this review. The greens have come along way and we appreciate you noticing the changes. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friday

Always fun playing this course staffs are friendly and courteous. Greens are getting better and layout of the course is fun to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/14/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our course conditions and our excellent staff. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 05/14/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review! We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

local course

Deer Ridge is an excellent golf course for a public course. I would play it again and again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/08/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review! Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun times

Course was in great condition. Play was slow on the front nine. Appeared to be a tournament of some sort. Had a great time otherwise

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/08/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review! We are so glad that you enjoyed your challenging round today. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/08/2018:
Thank you for the 4-Star review! We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 100
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is a fun track but not what it once was

I still enjoy playing this track a lot but the condition of the course isn't as nice as when they sister course(Shadow Lakes) was still open.I find the courses in brentwood are becoming less attractive and the best ones are closing down(Roddy Ranch and Shadow Lakes)which were the two real challenge courses here.But its still a fun place to come play a round if you can find a deal on it and its not gonna be warm in the bay area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/08/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

very busy for mid-wek

I realize the Delta has lost several courses over the last 18 months...but this was truly shocking. Noon tee time....foursomes sent out every 10 minutes...which wouldn't be problem if the skill level was higher. But, its a muni...and player skill is all over the board. From topped tee shots to ball searching caravans on every hole. If you want to do that folks...have more Marshalls on the course to keep groups moving along. I quit at 13 after 5+ hours.
The greens were a little pokey after aeration...get the rollers out folks...they looked good..but didn't roll well.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 05/01/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We appreciate you pointing out any pace of play issues at the course, we will definitely look into this further. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No range, no amenities, poor condition

Wow, this place is really going down. I predict is not long before it goes away. Course conditions in spring should be much better. Greens are rough and slow, sand in traps nonexistent, fairways and tee boxes are mediocre at best.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/01/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We appreciate your patience as the course has received a lot of play this peak season. As the course continues to transitions into the hot summer months, we appreciate your patience and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deer Ridge golf

Very nice day to play, greens were quick and well groomed. Pace of play was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 04/25/2018:
Thank you for the 5-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding course conditions. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow Play but course is in good shape

Aggravatingly slow round (5:45 hours), but not too surprising for a Saturday afternoon. Course is in nice shape. Bunkers need work. Weather was awesome. Cafe was closed when we finished around 6:00.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/25/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We appreciate you pointing out any pace of play issues at the course, we will definitely look into this further. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/25/2018:
We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try so that we can increase your overall star rating.
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Too Slow

We play this course often since it is close to home, and the price is right. I know it's usually slow on weekends, but today was ridiculous. They let a five-some play in front of us, not ony were they a five-some, but an extremely poor playing five-some with no sense of pace of play, and they should not have been playing from the blue tees. We watched at least a few of them looking for their ball on the hills sides on almost every hole. No marshalls were found anywhere

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Thank you for your honest 4-Star review, we appreciate the feedback and your patience regarding the pace of play today. Thanks for coming out and we hope that you will give us another try in the near future.
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