Empire Ranch Golf Club

First off, I have played empire for years. I am local and I have always enjoyed the course. Its not the hardest layout, but greens are always in good shape, and the holes have enough diversity to keep things fun.

Lately, their staff friendliness has really dropped off. They know they are the only public course within 15 miles and they act like it. My experience Saturday included (1) a rude check in at the front desk (2) being asked to share a cart with another single. Not a huge deal, just it was done in a forceful way... and when moving the other golfers stuff, the check in guy grabbed his wallet and personal items without asking. This other golfer was angry and railing about the cheap empire ranch for the first 4-5 holes.

(3) No water on the course on a Saturday... when I mentioned it to the marshal, he didn't care or do anything. He just drives away and no water is on the course the rest of the day. People are paying $46 per player, and you don't bother to provide water!! Come on guys!

On another note, PLEASE GET NEW RANGE BALLS or stop increasing the prices on a bucket of balls!

Treating people like they are a customer would go a long way at Empire. It would have vastly improved my experience.

OK, rant over. I will likely go back and play again soon. Most staff there are good.

I play ER several times per month. The course tee to green is in poor shape. My experience is the course is normally in excellent condition. My understanding is a new superintendent has been hired. I hope so because that was not the ER I am used too. The greens are still in good shape.

On a hot day it was nice to play this course where you were not pushed and could maintain a pleasant pace. The carts were well maintained and clean. The course was challenging enough for a fun round of golf.

Over the past 8 months the course has deteriorated. Even under new superintendent, improvements have not been made. sprinklers leak, dry spots stay dry and dead in fairways. These guys need to get their act together or the course will become just another poorly maintained public course.

Now don't get me wrong I play empire pretty often, more out of convince than the fact that I like it. I don't know why but the prices are absolutely rediculous. Today they wanted $68 for a round 5 days after punching the greens! I said you've got to be kidding me I want to play golf not eat a surf and turf dinner and play. The greens were in terrible condition and they wanted $68!!!! The tee boxes are in bad shape right now the fair ways are full of dead patches and crab grass is taking over the course... for $68 buy a bag of weed and feed on me and take care of the place please! You are the only course in the area and if you're going to call your self a premier course and wanted to change outlandish rates you better look like it. Great customer services is what keeps me coming back. But get it together Club Corps

Course was really wet some places. Really dry in others. Fast greens but not in good shape. Some tee boxes had weeds in them. Over grown water hazards.

Three players before were playing two or three balls and there was no marshal to keep them in line.

Great staff, course conditions, food! Always enjoy my round here.

Afternoon round with good GolfNow price. Pace of play felt worse than it was. 4.5 hours with a wait on 15 of the 18 holes. Ranger was pleasant but useless.

I have played this course for a few years but it has fallen into disrepair.

I was overcharged at the counter $10. The person was a little overwhelmed because f a line. He offered me a rain check, the problem is I can only use that $10 rain check on golf. I wanted to use towards golf balls during my next round and could not. My next round was for a tournament that I had to pay on-line. This was a big hassle and the staff should have just refunded my money. I do not play this course often.

Empire Ranch is a good course, typically in good condition. Only issue is sometimes it's a bit crowded and pace of play is slow.