Southern Ridge Golf Club
About
Southern Ridge Golf Club, formerly known as Bougainvillea Golf Club, offers some of the most stunning views anywhere in the valley. The South and Estrella Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop to the golf course. Southern Ridge is known for more than its views though, it has a unique layout that combines six par 3s, par 4s, and par 5s. The championship course plays to 6,751 yards. It offers a good amount of length for long hitters but it is still player-friendly enough for beginners thanks to generous fairways and large, undulating greens. Although the fairways are wide, don't be lulled into a sense of security. They are flanked with more than 50 strategically placed bunkers. There are enough challenges for an interesting round but it's not an overly difficult golf course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6751 yards | 71.2 | 119 |
| Blue | 72 | 6425 yards | 69.5 | 114 |
| White | 72 | 6103 yards | 68.5 | 112 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5051 yards | 63.2 | 95 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.2/119 | 372 | 530 | 412 | 200 | 174 | 377 | 500 | 218 | 520 | 3303 | 184 | 384 | 536 | 189 | 518 | 448 | 211 | 553 | 425 | 3448 | 6751 |
| Blue M: 69.5/114 | 360 | 512 | 391 | 190 | 162 | 370 | 493 | 192 | 505 | 3175 | 174 | 369 | 527 | 177 | 490 | 418 | 172 | 531 | 392 | 3250 | 6425 |
| White M: 68.5/112 | 343 | 482 | 350 | 181 | 152 | 318 | 470 | 185 | 484 | 2965 | 163 | 358 | 510 | 169 | 481 | 401 | 164 | 517 | 375 | 3138 | 6103 |
| Red W: 63.2/95 | 292 | 418 | 309 | 119 | 109 | 300 | 381 | 118 | 416 | 2462 | 142 | 303 | 414 | 114 | 427 | 325 | 124 | 452 | 288 | 2589 | 5051 |
| Handicap | 11 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
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New Ownership
Lots of work going on at this course. Tree trimming and general course maintenance.
Greens in great shape. fairways good for the most part. Some soft spots between the light rain and over watering.
Watch for continued upgrades from what I hear.
Under New Management
I have played this course for the last three years and this is the best I have ever seen it from tee to green, to include the pro shop and food court. Everyone was friendly, they have brand new gas golf carts and have added small flags to the pins for location. Still some overwatering but the greens are great and will hold your approach shot. For the price can not be beat. Get there and try it.
Thank you for the review! We worked incredibly hard in the off-season to ensure the course was in great shape and we appreciate that you took notice of this! Please come back to see us again soon!
Great course to play from a long layoff
I haven't played golf in almost six years due to health problems. Someone suggested this course. It was just right for me. I got tired so only played nine holes, but it was nice because of the holes being pretty much straight without hills. Nice course for a beginner or someone like me to start over again. The staff including the maintenance man were very courteous.
We're glad you're able to get back to golfing again! We hope to see you back many more times!
Worst Golf Course Ever
what a shame - it used to be an average to ok course 5 years ago when it was Bougainvillea. Now the course is in extremely poor condition, granted it was just re-opened from overseeding. Muddy water sitting all over the cart paths, every hole has huge bare spots which will never grow grass, fairways in terrible shape. The pro shop was very friendly however. Will not be golfing here again. Ever.
We apologize for your poor experience. We have just re-opened from overseeding and our maintenance staff is out there working very hard. We hope you will return again once we have gone through complete recovery and we'd hope to see you have a very different experience on your next visit!
What to say...........
The course was not what I was expecting... Dead fairways, horrible sand traps and the greens were terrible to put on. I know they are in the over seeding season, but we did not enjoy the round at all. We are returning in late October and will see if we will return. The only good thing is that the rate was really cheap, so we did not waste too much $$$$$.. Too bad as it was a great day for golfing. The staff was great, the drinks were cold and very affordable.
Thank you for the review and we're sorry that you caught us at a bad time! We've been closed for overseeding this week and hope to see you return once we have recovered from this process in late October!
Poor Condition
This course was in terrible shape. Many parts of the fairways had no grass at all. The bunkers were like concrete. Where grass existed, the cuttings were piled up like they were going to bale hay. We had a cheap rate, but it certainly wasn't worth settling for this bad a course.
We apologize for your poor experience. We are currently overseeding the course and it looks like you caught us at a bad time. Please reach out to us at southernridgegc@outlook.com. We would like to see you return again!
Very interesting course
Several short par 5's and most of the par 3's around 180 from the blues. I enjoyed the course and will be back.
We're glad you enjoyed your time with us! We are looking forward to your return!
Great conditions.
The course was a pleasant surprise. It is in very good shape for this time of the year.
It is a great practice course. Wide fairways with little sand or water it isn't the most difficult but a great course to work on your game.
When it says 6 of each the 6 par 3's are a little misleading as they typically long Par 3's so they aren't really preparing you for other courses unless you hit of the closer tee's.
No coolers on the carts is a downside when you are playing in 115 degrees. $1 Rolling Rocks helped though.
improvement
Course has made a great improvement and the greens are very good to play and challenging.
Great course for the price.
This course is great my son and I always play on this course. He is learning the game and loves it. The staff is awesome treat us really good. Awesome course and fun
Getting rundown
Fairways and greens fair but the total course is not in the shape it was in before the sale. New owners are not keeping it up like it should be. A lot of dead spots, weeds are taking over and it appears that it is not being mowed very often. At lest not as often as it needs to be. Large clumps of cut grass in the fairways. We have played this course several times over the years and this is the poorest we have ever seen it.
Too bad as it is (was) a nice course and at a reasonable price.
Hidden Gem
Southern Ridge is nothing short of a hidden gem, If the outer edges of the course were better maintained (unfortunately I find myself in that area quite a bit) and they had GPS availability it would be the best around. They staff was fantastic, very helpful and did all they could to ensure we enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for a great experience.
Great Expectations
Tees and faiways are in great shape. Stay in them. Greens were short and fast. Better bring your A game. We got a round of golf and lunch. I recommend the Tunafish sandwich. This is a fun course with 6 par 3's, 6 par 4's and 6 par 5's. Thinking you'll get a low score? Stay in the fairway and you might. The par 3's are well protected with bunkers. Good sand to come out. Believe me, I know. Par 5's allow you to stretch out a little but be warned, stay in the fairway. The 19th hole had $1 Moosehead draft to allay the scorecard woes.
Pleasant round of golf
Course not busy. Took our time and still finished in under 4 hours.
Good practice course.
Eh you get what you pay for. Anything over $20 is too much. Good for practice and brining out high handicapper friends. Bunkers are dirt and have a lot of small pebbles in them. These become deadly projectiles and make a funny sound when they hit your buddy in the shin. If your lucky you will land in one of the many fairway grassand bunker. These are old bunkers that have been forgotten about by the staff. It could be possible that the staff do not know that they are there because of all of the grass that has grown inside them. The tee boxes are so hairy that they will eat your tee. You need an extra long tee around 4" or you can tape two normal size ones to make a long one. Or you can just place it on the grass and it will be off the ground at least 3". Yes, I would play here again.
You get what you pay for!!
Well for $25 what can you expect! Tees, Fairways and Greens were Good!! If you are in the fairways its Average type course. The majority of the traps are terrible. There is standing water all over the place. Rough is either muddy or completely bare. Water damage is terrible all over the course, This place needs some major maintenance work. Layout is funny. 6 par 4's, par 5.s and par 3's.
Snack/Lunch area is only open till 4pm. Then its only beverage and snacks.
Sadly Rough!
Both the equipment (Golf Cart) and the course were in need of a fair amount of attention!
The small fairways were not bad and the greens were pretty good but anything off of the fairway was very unmaintained and rough! Even the cart paths were in a very bad state. Mud holes and standing water were pretty common. It was not worth the drive or the price.
Great deal
Course in pretty good shape as long as you keep the ball in play. Awesome deal for the price. Moved right along . 4 hour round.
S. Ridge
Tee's and fairways and greens were in good shape, still having trouble with the sprinklers flooding the cart paths. The rough is exactly that, rough. Traps were in all different conditions, some mud, some hard packed, some fluffy. Staff was very friendly.
The Fairways of Fountain Hills Package
The Fairways of Fountain Hills Package
The Phoenician Golf Around Package
The Phoenician Golf Around Package
That is correct! We are working very hard to ensure our course conditions can compete with the best of them! Come back to see us again soon and continue to watch for the improvement!