The Bridges Golf Club

Golf was excellent and course is good consider the drought situation. I book through golfnow but they did not disclosed that that they just aerated the putting greens. useless to use putter , i end up using wedge to putt. its all sand hardly any part of the green can be seen, club house staff are great , but the lady in the driving range is awful no manners at all. Her word is your coupon for free range bucket is not valid, then did you play today? ok like check, what's your name? no pls no smile , just a smirk in her face.
no manners at all .

The greens used to be one of the better ones. Now they are marred with brown ball marks and are soft as a sponge. Ants are plentiful on the greens too... The course conditions have worsened and I may not play here again.

I can see myself having more fun playing my local muni course.

A 136 rating from the white tees tells you the course is built as a tough tract. Difficult fairways, hard to recover from a bad shot and unforgiving greens. Even with a good tee shot, your ball will roll off the fairway. Will take a long time to erase the memory of this round and return to Bridges.

classic Johnny Miller. Long carries on shortish holes that dogleg around hazards. This is a course for better players or those that can hit it straight off the tee. Otherwise you need to pack a dozen balls and br prepared to lose them all. Coursr was in good shapr. Greens were the fastest I hace played in the Bay this late summer. Pin placements can be tough on greens that blend into the surrouno. Some interesting slopes out there. You need to play a few times to feel comfortable with half of the terr ahots out here. I will play again.

This was my first time playing this course. It's a nice course, but extremely challenging. We played on Labor Day and the course was crowded. They definitely could use a marshal out there to speed up the pace of play. We watched several groups search extensively for lost balls which seemed to be the cause of the back up. The greens were a little rough, but that could have been because it was late in the day over a holiday weekend? Narrow fairways so you have to be accurate!!

Bridges is a challenging course but fair. Really fun course. Layout is very well designed and every hole is different. Off the tee the course is fair and you generally have one side to miss a tee shot. I think #16 is the biggest green in the entire Bay Area and it quite impressive. There are some quirky holes that have some large forced carries like #14 where you have to hit a iron off the tee short of the ravine (unless you can bomb it with at least 260 yard carry) then have a 190-210 yard shot to an uphill green. Not the best of designs but is the one-off of a well designed course.

It is especially tough when the wind picks up from the south. The course was designed predominately to have wind from the north-west so it when it blows from the south, it ticks up the difficulty.

Condition is pretty good considering the drought conditions. The greens are decent but slower than I like (I like them really fast so most can ignore this) and they do have a lot of pitch marks on the greens from a lot of play. Otherwise, they roll decent. Bunkers are very good in comparison to most public courses and they use very good sand.

Pretty good facilities. They have a great putting green that is gigantic and very undulating. Range is good but off mats.

Played with 2 other young gentlemen.
Enjoyed the course, outings, nature, and experiences. Although we are having worst dry season ever, course was well kept. It is worth playing here and need to be very strategical about what you going to do. As a first time playing...we felt we could do better next time. (Who wouldn't?). Anyway great playing here....had more wind then I thought.

Played at noon, and paired up with another single on the first tee. The range is the best around. The fairways are lush and green despite the CA drought. Greens were mediocre, usually better. The course is extremely challenging yet fair if you play the correct shot. Pace of play was good considering how hard the course is. Skilled golfer will find this course a challenge, beginner may be frustrated. Good value for one of the most scenic courses in the East Bay.

Hate to say this but The Bridges is slipping from the ranks of greatness. Each time out this very challenging
layout even for the low handicapper is slipping away from once fabulous course conditions.

This is an interesting course. This round I played with a member that guided me around the course and it changed my opinion of the course completely. If you don't know the course it is really unfriendly....good shots get penalized, blind shots, etc. if someone tells you where to aim, etc, changes this course a lot...
Greens were sandy and slow, but rest of course was in excellent shape considering the drought....much better than I expected.

Greens pretty torn up...no one repairs ball marks or divots. Many blind shots and difficult carry areas. Not a very fair design. Extremely challenging for mid and high handicap players. Nice, helpful staff...and beautiful views. If you play smart you can get survive!

Be prepared to hit the ball straight or with a draw (right to left) or you will be pulling prickly things from your pants and socks the rest of the round after trying to find your ball in a canyon. It's an advanced course with great par fives for a long hitter...otherwise, be thankful you scored par.

Friendly staff, good course, but can be quite challenging. Bring extra golf balls.

The course layout is very bad, you forced to drive carts over curbs on cart paths several times a hole.. Really. Not cart path only. Very strange. A few holes you have to drive backwards towards players hitting balls behind you and over a curb to get to cart path. Very bad layout and not fun. Play anyplace else. Unbelievable and bad. Course is in ok shape. Greens poor. Overall bad golf course.But great cart person.
BOTTOM LINE, OVERPRICED AND NOT GOOD GOLF COURSE, REALLY NOT WORTH PRICE!

Have played this course 10 or 12 times and the course conditions are always good. That said, the area is consistently windy and the course design calls for well placed and executed shots with steep penalties for misses. Some fairways are wide and more forgiving while many are narrow. The rough is fairly narrow bordered by thick, unplayable brush throughout. Missing the fairway by 10 yards will more often than not lead to a lost ball. Premium is on placement and keeping the ball in play. Greens are undulating and generally roll good. Higher handicaps will find this to be a frustrating track and may run out of golf balls but better players will enjoy the challenge of being rewarded for good golf shots.

The Bridges is the total package, an excellent facility. The golf course is challenging, interesting, fun to play, and has a good mix of holes. It has fine practice areas (the best putting green I've seen anywhere), friendly & competent staff, and the facility looks beautiful. I always see and feel the high quality of The Bridges as I approach the entrance. It's a very pleasing place to play .

Tough course, well maintained. Bring lots of balls...

First, you must bring a lot of golf balls to play this course, you are going to lose a few. Some folks will lose a lot.

The course was in great shape, especially compared to other courses due to water shortage, they seem to have plenty of water for this course. The greens were in good shape but the slopes make it very difficult to putt.

Be prepared for a lot of hiking, the tees and greens all have approaches where you will be required to climb steep embankments.

The staff and facilities were outstanding, very friendly and helpful. Facilities are clean and well maintained.

Difficult course for the first time visitor. Tee shots are not as they appear and placement of your tee shot is imperative for a decent score. Hit it too far and it goes past the turn or runs out of fairway. Hit is to short and it does clear the barranca.
Greens are in above avg condition. Actually a bit slower than what you would expect. Fairways are in good condition but unfairly sloped sometimes even when you are in perfect position. The second time you play, you will shave 5 strokes, just knowing where to hit the tee shot.

As a 15 handicap, I played from the gold tees. There we many holes where the fairway started at 180 yards. Many holes with forced carries on a par 4 the required a layup. May holes had blind shots and hidden hazards.