Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club

To many 5 somes on the weekends. Marshal didn’t let us play through nor did they. Ended up being a 5 hour round.

A quick update on course conditions since my January review . Greens are fast and smooth as usual but are starting to show signs of needing aeration. Still, they remain a strong suit of the course. Fairways are dormant but very playable. Sand traps actually have SAND!!!

The Maintenance crew was out today dumping sand in a few of the bunkers so it looks like they are in the process of upgrading the bunkers to quality sand. Sweeeeet!!

After that the only thing the course needs is a lake or two. Clubhouse is the best in the valley with Pheasant Run being a close second. Nothing else even comes close. Staff is always super.

The greens are fast and true and the bunkers have sand.... This public course is the one of the best that I’ve played in the Central Valley.

First visit to the course. Started out hitting some balls on the range. Nice facility all around. There are other game improvement areas that I did not take advantage of. Driving range and practice green were very nice. Starter was friendly and introduced me to my playing partner. I planned to play the White tees but was open to playing Blue. My partner recommended Blue based on avoiding certain challenges that would come into play from shorter tees. The Blue tees very very challenging but a bit longer than what I'm used to. No fault of the course as they hey word is challenging. Conditions are nice all around. Fairways are rewarding. Rough is punishing.

Overall, the course is just a bit out of my ability level and I consider myself better than average. Cost of round is pretty high. However, the course is a very nice experience. You get what you pay for here. Very challenging course and first class facilities.

We had a great golfing experience. The course is very score friendly and pace of play was great. Highly recommend this course and look forward to playing it more often

Always a decent course on the Central Valley stop. Cencalhack did an excellent job describing conditions and the layout of the course. Greens remain the strong point of the course. They are fairly large with some challenge but predictable breaks. Carts offer pin sheets with greens broken down into thirds so the pin sheet will just give you a front , middle or back location.

Fairways are dormant but still very playable. Tee boxes on the par 3's were all in need of some Maintanence. they were horrible. All of the other tee boxes were decent. I agree, the course plays harder than it suggests. The main thing here is keeping your tee shot in the fairway and out of a fairway bunker. as long as you do that it's a very scoreable course in that there's not much trouble around the greens outside the traditional bunkering

Ridge creek also makes you feel like your actually at a GOLF course and not just a random field with 18 flagsticks. By that, I mean, they have a nice rock waterfall entrance, a great practice area (grass range, multiple chipping and full wedge stations) and the pro shop & restaurant buildings actually have some nice architectural design to them.

Yes, this course is in the middle of nowhere but it doesn't feel like it once you enter the grounds

Also. I've only played here mid week so POP is always great

IMO this is the best architecture for all courses in the central San Joaquin valley. From each tee you can see what options the designer has provided to you; chew off as much or as little as you want. Greens are receptive and fast!

My biggest complaint is the SUPER thick rough that is WAY too penalizing for a golf course that does not need such defense. Play this track from the back tees and it offers all the challenge you'd ever want without needing the thick stuff.

Will continue to play there, but would like to see it mowed down in the high areas to be more golfer-friendly :)

November 17

Greens are a bit soft but are in very good condition. Lack of play and the perfect fall weather has allowed the course to speed the greens to the point where you really have to pay attention. The size, undulations and speed make for a challenging day.

Fairways are dormant and have tight firm lies.

First cut of rough is dormant but has been left alone which is helpful for keeping balls out of the native unplayable grass.

Native grass unfortunately continues to thrive and is green thick and nasty. Any ball hit into these areas (which are everywhere) are almost always lost and result in delays and increased pace of play. I realize that for aesthetics and challenge they are necessary, but it would be ok not to continually water them. Allowing them to thin out would be a huge boost to PoP.

Sand as always is very good and the deep bunkers both in the fairway and greenside are challenging.

Tees are level with dormant or semi-dormant coverage and little to no divot damage.

One of the group members pointed out the absurdly low slope rating from the blue tees (116) and we debated if the system was in need of adjustment to not emphasize length as much or if the reviewer never left his cart lol. This course is definitely more challenging from the blues than several other local tracks with higher slopes.

Great golf course! Fairways were awesome and greens were fast. Whenever I can get a chance I try and head out to this course because it never lets me down.

This is the best public course from Bakersfield to Fresno, go there, you'll love it.

I live 30 miles from this course and I am a Rewards member. Pace of play is usually great. Recommend golfers to play this course.

My son and I love this course. Very well manicured, always in beautiful condition. Very challenging course but worth every penny! Recommend this course to everybody.

This had to be one of the best in the valley and definately the best golf course between Fresno and Bakersfield.

Very tough course but very well maintained. Tricky greens to putt but roll true. Had a great time. Definitely be back soon.

I hope the course stays with the new changes.

The course is very lush right now. Those of you that have played here before know that the course is normally set up to imitate a very hard fast links style.

Greens were softer than normal and were holding shots and allowing for some pull back on well struck shots. They were rolling smooth and slower than normal at medium speed. The speed is actually a good thing because these greens are huge with many slopes and swales. Less 3 putts equal faster pace of play. The only damage was from neglectful golfers (how can we educate the non avid players?) and it was only in areas where people tend to hit more shots on the surfaces.

Tees all lush, green, level and very few areas with any divots.

Bunkers unlike most Cen Cal tracks have sand and it is consistent throughout and very playable. The depth of the bunkers is very challenging, anything from chest high to one where I was standing 10' above the player. The fairway bunkers are not much shallower and most of the time hitting into one is a blast out with a sw and is equivalent to a penalty with no real chance to advance.

Fairways are very different than in the past. Before they were very firm and fast with lots of rollout. Now they are longer and softer and make the course play much longer but also keep shots from going off into the nasty fescue. Less ball searches equals faster pace of play. Great coverage all around.

Rough in the past was non existent until you reached the heavy native areas where even finding the ball is a coin flip. Now there is an intermediate cut that helps keep balls in playable areas. Again, less ball searches speeds up play.

The longer cut in the fairways combined with the new cut of rough is an excellent move by the course.

Ridge creeck is by far,a hidden gem,great training facilities we're you can develop your stroke.Great place!!