University Ridge Golf Course

Despite the bad weather and terrible mosquitoes, UW Ridge did not disappoint. Excellent course conditions and challenging play. Always a pleasure to play there. Staff is friendly and helpful. Pace of play is good.

University Ridge course was worth the drive. Course was in fabulpous shape. Had not been a Badger fan, but after playing the Universities home course, I will be. Transition from Links to more standard american course going from front 9 to back 9 only magnified the beauty of the surroundings.

We made really good time on the front but it slowed down tremendously on the back - just under 2.5 hours. Unfortunately that was probably due to the cart path only in effect. Course was in great shape and they did well to try and dry out the greens after all the rain from the past week. Greens a little slow but that was expected. Staff was as always very friendly and helpful. Love playing this course.

GPS can be troublesome at times. Very nice layout and only wish to be able to play it again the next day. Staff very courteous.

Getting over the aeration of the greens a few weeks backs- getting faster
Rough coming in nice and thick
Bring your target game

This was the second time playing the Ridge this year and was shocked at how slow the greens are this year. This is supposed to be a "top ten" course in the state and right now with the greens this slow, it's in the bottom ten. Several friends have expressed the same comments and there is no way anyone should pay these rates until the greens get back to some semblance of normal. I'm serious, these greens are terribly slow!

Additionally, unless you are there for lessons, the pro staff seems disinterested in you as a customer. The food seems okay, but they don't have name brand sodas or gatorade type drinks.

Everything about the day was a great experience. The staff was friendly and the course was in great shape. Grabbed a burger and fries at the turn. It was delicious. Thanks for a wonderful day.

I will play U Ridge in the spring and fall to get good rates, but it just isn't worth it for the full rates. The greens are bumpy, uneven, and fairly slow. For a course that shut down to fix the greens, this is still not up to par in the competitive Madison golf market. The city courses have better greens in my opinion.

This used to be one of my favorite courses in the area. It's become a bit too expensive in recent years, so it's been a while since I played the course. The staff is very friendly. They re-did the greens last year and they are in nice shape. The rough was entirely too punitive for a course that is already challenging. Our group had trouble finding balls only a few feet off the fairway. The thick and heavy rough was very difficult to hit from.

Fairways are very playable. Second and Third shot can get you into trouble.

Truly a championship design with a good variety of holes. Aeration had been done recently on the greens, but otherwise in good condition. If you enjoy a challenging and well designed course, it's a must play.

Excellent course with many challenges. Course was in excellent condition. Staff were friendly and well organized.

One of the best courses in the region. It was opening day and they didn't cut the greens which made them very slow but they were green. Otherwise it was in good shape for this early in the spring.

Excellent course that is always in top shape. The front 9 is fairly open while the back 9 is heavily wooded. I would rate this the top course in the Madison area due to the excellent conditions and the beautiful piece of property the course is set on.

A very fun and challenging golf course. A great variety of holes. One of my favorite in southern Wisconsin. The course is typically in excellent condition.

Excellent course, challenging holes without being ridiculous. Course was very well maintained and the staff was very friendly. Will gladly play again.

Played here 15 years ago and loved it but was a little pricey. Well it won't be 15 years till the next time. It seems even better than last time. The course was in excellent shape and the green fast and true. At least as good as private clubs. Great mix of holes and with multiple tees I think anyone can enjoy it. As I live near Chicago I'm trying to think of reason to go back this fall. If not then, definitely next year. Sorry I waited so long.

For someone who can't afford to play at country clubs, this is as close as I can get. The course is very challenging, but playing from the white tees, I was not intimidated. The front nine is more open, and the back nine has more trees and very narrow fairways. There are several holes that have so many sand traps, that it provides many risk/reward moments. Avoiding the traps means pretty much giving up the chance for a par. But landing in the deep traps, especially following a rain could lead to double or triple bogey.

This course is beautiful. It plays quite long and has plenty of sand traps - so be ready!

Staff- Great staff friendly and nice

Range- Top of the line range with nice practice balls

Tee boxes- nicely mowed and level

Fairways- neatly trimmed well maintained

Greens- A+++++ they just replaced all the greens on the course

Pros- Well maintained course
Offers some challenging holes
The course has large industrial size fans that blow leaves off some of the greens which will be great in the fall part of the season.
Cons- The course is a little boring
the course does not have a lot of holes with water obstacles.

Price I paid $60
Conclusion- This course is a must play I drove 2.5 hours and was not disappointed.

Other course in the area I recommend, Legend at Bergamont