Dobson Ranch Gc
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4.2
2700 Reviews (2700)
5 Stars
1116
4 Stars
1107
3 Stars
320
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
59
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
89.3%
Recommend this course
2406 out of 2700 reviews
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4.2
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.2%
Recommend this course
71 out of 77 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
227 Reviews (227)
5 Stars
108
4 Stars
88
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.6%
Recommend this course
208 out of 227 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6593 yards
Slope 117
Rating 71.0

Dobson Ranch Golf Course is an enjoyable track suitable for all ages and abilities. The course has generous fairways and large greens. There is an abundance of forestry; not only are there trees lining the fairways but they are also situated throughout, making accuracy top priority. There are also water hazards and bunkers to look out for. Dobson Ranch Golf Course has a reputation for being immaculately kept and consistently being in excellent condition. On the premises there is also a convenient lighted driving range as well as other practice facilities. There is also a pro shop that carries a full line of discounted professional golf equipment.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Red Lawrence (1974) Jeff Hardin

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.2
2700 Reviews (2700)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent course

Beautiful course, layout and scenery

Staff is friendly, helpful, and accommodating.

We didn’t have to wait at all during the game, and there is excellency food & service to you during play.

Highly recommend Dobson ranch for quality and good value golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 171
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dobson carries on

They are spending money on tee boxes - lots of re-sods. Greens OK but lots of crabgrass everywhere so chipping tough.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Golf

Had a great day on the course. It was in perfect condition and the greens rolled very true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather

Maint. staff needs to be proactive, not reactive with the weeds

I've played here for 40 years. Love the people, the location, some of the new improvements and while the summer takes it toll on the course of which some could be avoidable, the biggest issue to me is the fact that the course maintenance always seems to be reactive when a proactive approach would be best for all involved. The majority of the course is inundated with crabgrass (including the fringes) which makes it nearly impossible to play the down as it should be. I'm not talking about nutsedge as that's an entirely different issue but the big firm clumps of crabgrass. This should be put on a PROACTIVE action plan to prevent what consistently happens every late spring and summer. There's no need for it.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 288
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The Ranch

Great muni. Pace of play, excellent. Greens were very good. Always a challenge to read them. Some bare spots in the fairway and a few to many weeds but very good for August

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

This course plays harder due to greens being difficult to make putts.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course is always in good condition

As usual the course was in good condition The staff is great. Been playing here for 25 years

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun day of golf, Except for....

Been playing golf for almost 50 years and this was the first time I was hit with an errant shot from another golfer.

The course has no way to prevent that, but it put a damper on what would have been a really great day.

I will still return to DR.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best all encompassing course for beginners/intermediate players in the valley in my opinion.

I go to the driving range @ Dobson ranch at least once a week & play the course multiple times a month. I believe that this course with all the amenities puts most other courses in the valley to shame…my main reasons for saying this is the course provides something fun to do for all skill ranges especially people just picking up the sport. While still maintaining a good expectation of course etiquette they allow you to play music while playing (speakers on carts), have music playing at the top tracer range, & a ton of mini games laid out for kids all through out the week. Dobson ranch in my opinion has perfected the balance of keeping the sport true to its roots and adding many draws for new and young players like myself to get invested without just struggling in silence on a boring range/course. My final point on why Dobson ranch is my go-to is the staff that makes the course run. All the people in the pro shop, restaurant, & maintenance staff are extremely friendly and willing to help you out at any point. Many of them have remembered my name at various points and will spark up a convo just to see how things are going, which really makes the course feel like a community to new players. Love what they’re doing at Dobson ranch and excited to see what they will do on the future! High recommended!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Fairway grass is a little spotty In several areas, but was playable.

The only complaint I had was the mowers buzzing around us a lot. On one fairway it was like a swarm of bees buzzing around us all the way up the fairway. There were 3 mowers. If they would stop while you hit it wouldn’t be bad, or keep moving, but when they stop and go in your backswing, it is nerve wracking.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

atmosphere

love playing here because the staff is always friendly and doing their best to improve the mood and setting. Course is well managed and has tricky greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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