About
Located about an hour from both the Monterey Peninsula and the San Francisco Bay area is Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Gilroy, a city known as the "Garlic Capital of the World" and just east of Santa Cruz. Eagle Ridge's 18 holes of modern-designed championship golf are set amongst the oak forest foothills since it opened in 2000. The golf course features six sets of tee boxes, 92 bunkers, three lakes, seven creeks and also features many multi-tiered greens so it can play as challenging as golfers of any skill level would like. Eagle Ridge Golf Club also features full practice, restaurant and clubhouse facilities.
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Golfer Photos
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The mistaken date, Dec 13, Photo submitted by tdinhnhan on 12/14/2025
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The Dec 18 tie time Photo submitted by tdinhnhan on 12/14/2025
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Photo submitted by LCarrera on 08/20/2025
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17th Fairway - typical of the course Photo submitted by johnwunderlich on 10/11/2024
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Photo submitted by johnwunderlich on 10/11/2024
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Desert style golf course Photo submitted by rodcarrillo on 04/04/2024
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Photo submitted by Realini on 11/10/2023
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Photo submitted by Realini on 11/10/2023
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Photo submitted by Realini on 11/10/2023
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Photo submitted by u000005918116 on 07/25/2022
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#12 and a great par 4. Photo submitted by ramilo on 04/18/2022
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mike howl and jason Photo submitted by Jsegura on 09/30/2021
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Photo submitted by u6467992 on 07/29/2021
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Turkey’s on the fairways Photo submitted by stephen9276204 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by elguapobond on 02/24/2021
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Photo submitted by elguapobond on 02/24/2021
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Photo submitted by elguapobond on 02/24/2021
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A birdie hole! Photo submitted by u000007953269 on 12/08/2020
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Even good golf rounds can provide photo opportunities. Photo submitted by lars3641133 on 12/04/2016
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Photo submitted by Keechan on 06/10/2013
Golfer Reviews
Greens are decent but that’s it
Greens were running semi fast but had some bare patches on them or dead spots and this is he highlights.
The rough was terrible, not mowed in days. I’m ok w it being thicker but the rough was very uneven. Plus it had a bunch of white flowers in them. To top it off, there’s tall wispy weeds growing in the fairways and rough. This is not part of the design.
For $120 on a weekend, it’s not worth it.
Horrible Conditions
The course is in awful condition. The fairways are patchy and where there is grass, there are weeds sticking up about a foot tall scattered throughout. There is not a single decent lie on the course no matter if you hit every fairway. The course layout takes the fun out of shot making and should have clearly marked yardages in multiple areas as layups and carry’s are so important on many of the holes. It honestly felt like a course that was once great and has been left to rot. It’s unfortunate.
Poor course condition
I've played here many time before and I have never seen the course so bad. They don't mowed the grass, Tee box included and weeds are growing out in fairways. Paying $113 for this course is worse shape than a Muni course. I wouldn't come back to this course even if it was half price.
I used to play here regularly, it was great, but after not visiting for about two months, I was disappointed to see how much the course had deteriorated. The weeds were overgrown, the grass was not properly trimmed. I also noticed many areas of turf that had been dug up by crows or raccoons, and the damage had not been repaired. It was very disappointing to see the course in such condition. Restroom for men was broken.
They let the course go!
I was very disappointed with the condition of the golf course. It appears worse than it did even a few months ago. Weeds all over the fairways, dirt patches throughout, greens in bad condition, etc. I told my brother that I won’t be going back unless I hear there is a vast improvement of the course. So sad.
Ok to play with a discount
The course feels tight. If you don't hit your driver straight then you might hit a house. The fairway has many weeds. When you ball land near weeds on the fairway still makes it a difficult shot. We played on Friday morning with aeration alert so the price was discounted. I don't think we would pay full price for this course in its current conditions.
Amazing layout but lacks course maintenance
If this course put money into the maintenance I would never play at any other course in the area. The track is amazing and has the potential to be one of the best courses for the tee time price. The overgrown crab grass, dead areas in the fairway, ruined tee boxes, and neglected bunkers make for a depressing round. I understand that the wildlife has a lot to do with the damage to the turf in some areas. But also, this is a community with homes. Those home owners allow children to ride bikes around the fairways and let their dogs roam free which also ruins the course. Greens are decent and better for this area but the fringe around the greens and bunkers is mostly crab grass. If you decide to play here just be aware that you can hit perfect shots and still not be able to find your ball do course conditions hiding your ball or giving you a mystery kick. Rocks in the bunkers make it not ideal to hit out of them and destroy your wedges. Please Eagle Ridge, just fix the course and the money will roll in.
The course is definitely worth a visit!
Price and tee times are very good during the weekday!
SO MUCH POTENTIAL
Play this course for the first time yesterday. I was so surprised that how much potential this course has and from what I heard it used to be in pretty good condition. This was the first time I actually experience getting disappointed in a course because not of the way I’m playing, but because of how much potential it has, it could be such a beautiful course and a top 10 in the Bay Area if it was only maintained and kept up. I don’t know why they don’t fix this course up. It was a really great layout and friendly staff. I really hope and wish they fix this course up because I would play here a lot more if they did.
If they continue to let the course be run down like this, I would suggest that they lower the price 115 is a bit high for the conditions of the course.
Worst maintained golf course over $30/ round. Weeds everywhere including greens. No collars, fairways were full of tall weeds, with several bare patches and thin turf. Superintendent and owners must not care about course. Sad because it is a great layout with a lot of potential but turf conditions are the worst. The course looks like their top priority is infrequent mowing at best. Los Lagos is in better shape!
Horrible Shape
I’ve been golfing for 50 years and have never come across a course in worse condition. There are weeds growing all over, and when you’re not tripping over them you’re walking through dead patches and dirt. The fairways look as if they haven’t been mowed for two months and whoever the ownership group is obviously doesn’t care about this place at all. Johnny Miller would be ashamed to have his name associated with this dog track.
Disappointed
It was once very nice, not anymore. Coursexis not kept up.
what happened
This course used to be a gem only 5 years ago. since new ownership its deteriorated quite significantly. Lots of weeds, greens full of pock marks. Course needs substantial watering too!!
Been discussing with other golfers
Eagle Ridge has always been a tough course to navigate for an older hacker like myself but given the deteriorating conditions and the recent heatwaves the grass is diminishing to the point of being unfair.
What was once beautiful seems to have declined
I played this course on a recent trip to California with my brother-in-law. The course was challenging, but fair. The clubhouse was very nice, and they have a beautiful putting green and a nice driving range. The course conditions were disappointing. The fairways and tee boxes were not maintained. There were patches of long grass all over the place, indicating that they had not mowed. It seems to me that this was at one point, a very high-end course that they have allowed to decline. For the money, I think there are better courses in the area to play. This course has great views and has the potential to be beautiful. Perhaps I just caught it at a bad time. I would play it again if I went back to the area to give it another chance.
Course condition is not good
Tee box was bad. There are a lot grass in the tee box. Some area in fairway did not have grass. It was not well maintained.