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Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club
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Ridgeview Ranch is a Jeff Brauer design that opened in 1997. It’s friendly to the average golfer because there are rarely forced carries of water or sand to reach the large greens, making short approaches good candidates for easy ups and downs.
The design rolls through hills and trees, incorporating two creeks that come into play. The fairways are average-sized and flat, although there are a few surprising elevation changes for this flat part of north Texas. The course rolls through a housing addition and some of the holes are very tight.
Nos. 7 and 11 stand out in particular. The 7th goes 161 yards over White Rock Creek to a sloping green. No. 11 is tough because is plays well over 400 yards uphill into the prevailing wind.
Other notes: Carts are mandatory on weekends before 2 p.m. The cemetery next to the No. 3 green has graves dating back to 1800 and a historical marker to commemorate the settlers commissioned by Stephen F. Austin.
Getting there : From Dallas, travel north on the Tollway and exit Spring Creek. Turn right and drive 5 miles to Independence. Turn left and drive north to Ridge View Dr., then take a right and the course is on the left.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7025 yards | 74.1 | 136 |
| Blue | 72 | 6529 yards | 71.8 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6135 yards | 69.9 | 131 |
| Silver | 72 | 5335 yards | 65.6 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper M: 74.5/138 | 399 | 558 | 467 | 347 | 149 | 517 | 161 | 376 | 439 | 3413 | 570 | 482 | 220 | 332 | 398 | 438 | 556 | 193 | 423 | 3612 | 7025 |
| Blue M: 72.2/132 | 366 | 536 | 436 | 344 | 125 | 474 | 136 | 357 | 418 | 3192 | 542 | 438 | 195 | 306 | 347 | 414 | 529 | 174 | 392 | 3337 | 6529 |
| White M: 70.6/129 W: 76.0/133 | 343 | 513 | 401 | 322 | 115 | 453 | 118 | 333 | 413 | 3011 | 514 | 391 | 173 | 295 | 334 | 394 | 496 | 172 | 355 | 3124 | 6135 |
| Silver M: 66.8/116 W: 71.5/124 | 309 | 491 | 353 | 273 | 98 | 395 | 100 | 288 | 309 | 2616 | 449 | 357 | 116 | 282 | 323 | 327 | 478 | 76 | 311 | 2719 | 5335 |
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by u314165855197 on 03/22/2025
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Photo submitted by bergjeff on 10/31/2023
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Photo submitted by BigTexBirdie on 07/26/2023
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Photo submitted by BigTexBirdie on 07/26/2023
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Can’t make is up Photo submitted by George941 on 05/27/2022
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#16 tee box... the majority of the tee boxes are like that.. Photo submitted by Eric9078409 on 04/10/2021
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10th fairway. Par 5. Nice hole. Photo submitted by Sam Sherstad on 06/07/2016
Wide open
Love this place. Beautiful open fairways, nice greens and very little water. Great value also
2 things knocked a full star off each, 1st Sitting on the first tee and teeing off 45 minutes after Tee time, especially in this heat, is very frustrating, need to move people along the first tee and/or move people past the first hole if they are late or not ready. 2nd, its feel like temp over 110, you really need to get some water out on the course, thats not safe for your customers to not have any water available on the course. The course is in great condition and the greens are great. The track is fun and challenging, but those are 2 small but mighty issues.
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Greens need some work
Course layout is great. The greens had sand all over them. Short putts were bouncing around. The guy working the pro shop didn’t seem to be happy to be there. We tried engaging in conversation, but he wanted nothing to do with it. We saw our first beverage cart on the 12th hole. It was Fathers Day and close to 100 degrees out. It would have been nice to have self serve water if the course was not going to provide beverage service on the front 9. We paid $66 for greens fees. A more appropriate price should have been around $50 based on the conditions.
Hello, thank you for visiting us at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
No Water Dispensers on the Course?
Absolutely ridiculous that there’s no water dispensers on the course per “corporate policy” 100 degrees outside and no water, except for the $3 per bottle water at the grille or with the beverage cart.
No starter, no marshall and no water means I won’t be back.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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Greens were Awesome
I play this course all time. The price and the course is what makes me keep coming back.
Hi, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club!
Greens in good shape
Play Ridgeview on a regular basis and the greens are much better than earlier this year. Quite a few leaks and wet spots, but really didn't affect our play.
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Good, But Greens Can Be Better
Overall course conditions were pretty good. Played the twilight round and no drink cart. Kind of hot to be sweating that out during this time of year. Staff was great and all other things considered, a very good value for the money.
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Great course
Course is in top shape. Always a great place to play.
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Bring water!
103 on Sunday and not one drop of water on the course. And no cart girl until the 15th hole! If someone dies out there, it will be the course's fault. $72 bucks for this. Not again.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about water on the course is important to us. As we begin the season, we are working to develop the best way to provide our guest with refreshments. We do allow outside drinks. We do not allow outside alcoholic beverages. You are welcome to bring your own bottled water, Gatorade, or another refreshment as long as it is alcohol-free. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Terrible conditions, overpriced and won’t book weekend singles
6/8/2022 - Updating my review. I wanted to go back this weekend, because despite the terrible conditions and the overpricing, I do like the layout. Lots of open tee times for Saturday, but now they won’t book singles. I emailed the course manager and he didn’t even bother answering.
2/27/2022 -This course is close to home, has a great layout, and I can generally get a tee time, BUT it is consistently in the worst condition of any course in the area. I’m not even sure they have a greenskeeper on staff anymore. Just a crew to mow. It’s a struggle to find a level spot on the tee box, and they have little grass left on them, because they don’t water them. Typically, there are broken sprinkler heads, so soggy areas next to greens. The greens are horrible. They are overrun with poa grass, so all tufted up, and your ball will bounce and be misdirected several times on most putts. Last spring I was told that was a result of the freeze and they would work to recover them. It has been over a year and nothing has been done. They are actually worse.
Combine the poor conditions with wild overpricing. They did away with the weekend senior rate, because they could. This last weekend, I paid $72.47. Would have been more with range balls, but they said the range was closed again, because the picker was broken (again). Compare that to prime weekend time at Westridge the week before. The course is in good shape, with GPS on the carts and a $9 medium bucket of balls hitting on grass, it was $73.87.
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We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
Hello, Dennis. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
Terrible
Dont play here. Ter times 7 min apart. Worst experience on a. Ourse.
We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.
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Built into the flood plain course
Property developers use the housing area flood plain for golf courses, and Ridgeview is typical of this. Creeks cut across most of the Par 3s, and runs along the boundaries of most holes. The greens are in bad condition, certainly the worst I have seen in North Texas, with the exception of Duck Creek. The elevation changes drastically. Lastly, the carts are in poor condition, one employee admitted the parking brakes fail on most carts.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly. Thank you for visiting Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club.
Hi. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Wow - What has happened to this course???
Pretty disappointed with the quality of the greens - really terrible shape and frankly not worth the $40 we paid to play! Really disappointed with the condition of the course - the City of Plano should be ashamed!
We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.
We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.
Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
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