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Dobson Ranch Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 72 | 6593 yards | 71.0 | 117 |
| Middle | 72 | 6176 yards | 69.1 | 113 |
| Forward | 72 | 5598 yards | 71.34 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.1/123 | 561 | 434 | 384 | 183 | 528 | 403 | 175 | 408 | 569 | 3645 | 363 | 417 | 193 | 498 | 197 | 352 | 425 | 213 | 490 | 3148 | 6793 |
| White M: 68.9/119 W: 74.7/128 | 516 | 407 | 352 | 149 | 478 | 388 | 146 | 391 | 549 | 3376 | 333 | 350 | 164 | 465 | 166 | 333 | 358 | 168 | 468 | 2805 | 6181 |
| Red M: 66.0/112 W: 71.8/122 | 506 | 364 | 336 | 128 | 468 | 358 | 122 | 363 | 400 | 3045 | 304 | 317 | 148 | 443 | 156 | 319 | 339 | 152 | 422 | 2600 | 5645 |
| Gold M: 65.1/110 W: 70.1/120 | 411 | 364 | 330 | 125 | 422 | 360 | 118 | 358 | 387 | 2875 | 301 | 315 | 149 | 438 | 157 | 308 | 339 | 151 | 418 | 2576 | 5451 |
| Handicap | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by LADIVELVETSWING on 07/09/2024
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Progress Photo submitted by LADIVELVETSWING on 07/02/2024
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no better way to start our day! Photo submitted by u314162344812 on 06/11/2024
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Trash! Photo submitted by u024012942 on 10/04/2023
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Christmas Eve Round Photo submitted by JAmes6239673 on 01/15/2023
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Photo submitted by u3505615 on 04/25/2022
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Number 3 looking in from fairway Photo submitted by Blake83 on 07/03/2020
Always injoy play at Dobson. Keep up the great job.
Hello u596191004,
I am sorry to hear we let you down during your last visit to our facility. If you could give me a call on my cell at (925)980-1006 I would love to hear more about where we fell short. I hope you give us another chance soon after overseeding.
Best,
Andrew Frazier
Director of Sales and Services
Dobson Ranch Golf Club
Preceeding round
Even though the course has the grass cut low for future seeding it was very Playable. The ball would roll farther if in the fairway.
If you “skin” it don’t offer tee times
The driving range was nice and the practice green was ok. The course was very, very dry with grass clippings blowing all over the place. I’m my opinion, the course should already be closed go over seeding. It was hard to enjoy the day with these conditions.
Hello Pauli22,
Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your most recent round with us.
Unfortunately overseeding and the preparation required are unavoidable in Arizona this time of year. We typically use all channels available whether it is over the phone, online in our booking notes, and in person at check in to inform our guests about current course conditions during these times. We understand that sometimes we still fall short, and it sounds like on this day we let you down by not giving you notice ahead of time so you could make an informed decision. For that I am sorry, and take full responsibility. I would love to have you out again after overseeding if you're willing to give us another chance, so please give me a call on my cell phone at (925)-980-1006 and I would appreciate the chance to talk about your recent experience.
Best,
Andrew Frazier
Director of Sales and Services
Dobson Ranch Golf Course
DRGC Being Readied for Overseeding
It was a surprise to me and my playing partners (as well as the Starter) that the course was already being scalped in preparation for the annual overseeding. Tees, fairways and rough were all cut to ground level, making it a challenge to properly strike the ball with solid ground beneath the ball. As they had already stopped watering the course, it was nearly impossible to insert a tee into the ground. The ball most-definitely rolled well, given the conditions, but making the ball stay on a dry green was difficult; however, greens did roll true, with fair speed. Sand traps only had a dusting of sand on the surface. Pace was good (just at 4 hours), with a full complement of players on the course. Value was reasonable, but it would have been nice to know beforehand that the course was in transition, allowing me to consider alternative options. Suggest waiting 3 weeks before playing there, allowing the grass time to grow/mature; noting cart path only restrictions will be in place for awhile after that….
Hello TMarcacci,
Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your latest visit.
We do everything we can to inform our players about our overseeding preparation over the phone, in our online booking notes, and in person. That being said, we understand that sometimes we make mistakes and not all the info makes it to our golfers like we hope. It sounds like we let you down and for that I take full responsibility.
I would love to have you out after overseeding so you can give us another change, so please give me a call on my cell at (925)-980-1006 so I can hear more about your experience.
Best,
Andrew Frazier
Director of Sales and Services
Dobson Ranch Golf Course
Great value for the money
My group really liked the layout. Playing at this time of the year, ground crews are working extra hard to prepare for overseeing. Playing conditions were pretty good and we look forward to coming back again after the winter grass grows in.
Staff was extra helpful. There was a snag in the tee time reservation system and we ended up with 5 players. They accommodated us and we kept our side of the bargain by playing ready golf. We finished in 4 hours and the group behind us was not in sight. Hats off to the staff for accommodating us.
TRASH
Second time playing this course. the first time the pace of play was ridiculous. This time the course was in the process of being scalped for overseeding. The pro shop should have told me this. I would never have paid $54 for this trash. Left after 9 holes! Sandtraps were thin dart on concrete. The whole course was a dirt trap. Fckn disgrace!!
B+
An Above average golf course for price and conditions. It was a busy day and there’s some sort of waiting here and there, but my round only took 4 hours 15 minutes. Not bad at all. I will play here again.
Fun course
Always super friendly here! Great practice range and practice greens! Course condition on this round was just okay due to them prepping for overseeding next week. Greens were actually running pretty smooth and fast. I'll be back
Not for the public
Convinced me to buy a smash pass and ranch card thinking it would make golf more convenient. They’ve shut down the course and range multiple times without any word besides a Facebook post , they shut it down for random social media events and college practice . Would not recommend buying any memberships from them because it does not grant you access on a majority of the days .
Hello Jay,
Thank you for taking the time to share this review with us.
The Ranch Card and Smash Pass are programs designed to make the course more accessible to everyone by making the cost of golf and practice significantly lower over time. Every so often, our course does get an inquiry for a tournament for charity, Junior/College events, as well as traveling leagues. Anytime we have an event like this, we post about it through every outlet we have available as well as blocking all tee times so that there are no booking conflicts.
The same applies for the driving range, as we host corporate outings, junior clinics, women's clinics, community events, and more but they don't often take the entire range. Anytime there is limited space on the range we post on social media and send emails to our opt in customers.
While we are always working to improve, we understand that we can't be perfect and sometimes people have back luck in showing up only to find we are hosting an event, or have a longer wait than normal to use the facility. I would love an opportunity to make this right with you, so please give me a call on my cell phone at (925)-980-1006 at your earliest convenience.
Best,
Andrew Frazier
Director of Sales and Services
Dobson Ranch Golf Course
Not bad
Staff is very friendly. Driving range is mats. Course has a decent layout. Fairways a little skinny. Greens in nice condition.
Legendary Dobson Ranch!
I routinely play the legendary Dobson ranch with white ice. Last time out he shot a 39 on the back from the tips. Also the bunkers have the finest sand - ice hit an 18 foot backspin shot from 40 yards out on number 6. A lot like sevvie ballesteros.
The vibe here is amazing. Thank you for continuing to provide an amazing experience.
Ace diamond
Terrible Condition
Couldn’t find much grass in the fairways, mostly dirt. I’ve been here in Scottsdale for two weeks and played here based on the reviews. This course is by far the worst one I’ve played. Non member green fees with a cart are way over priced based on the poor condition of the course.
DOB Ranc
I went as a single, as always teamed up with some good players that were very nice and friendly. I did forget my rangefinder, and when I came back the following week, I was able to retrieve it from lost and found from the cart barn employee by the name of Mark, this just tells you that the staff is honest, hard-working, and a pleasure to be around
Great course, great value
Great facility and course, I love to play here! Highly recommend!
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Hello u794155099
We understand that seeing the beverage cart once is less than ideal, and unfortunately when we get busy the time it takes to make it around for her goes up. In order to address this, we do have on course delivery every day for food and drinks but it sounds like we failed to mention this at check in.
I am sorry to hear we let you down during your last visit to our facility. If you could give me a call on my cell at (925)980-1006 I would love to hear more about where we fell short. I hope you give us another chance soon after overseeding.
Best,
Andrew Frazier
Director of Sales and Services
Dobson Ranch Golf Club