Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club
About
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.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314160415115 on 04/17/2026
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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
Golfer Reviews
Greens keeper bad day
Some pin placements were ridiculous. If you didn’t make the putt it would roll back past you. I left 1 putt 6 inches short and it rolled back towards me and left me with a 15 foot putt. Additionally most greens were in bad shape. I’m hoping they get better in the next few weeks or that was the last time I played there.
Terrible Greens
They really let this course go. Most of the greens are just sand and a little poana. Fairways were just ok…not much grass either. For $75 there’s much better courses. Avoid this one until they completely renovate the greens.
Course conditions terrible
The greens up until hole 13 are just about unplayable. No grass and covered in sand. Seems like they have just been completely neglected. Sad to see cause the layout is fun but won’t be back until the greens are playable again.
Unplayable greens
The worse greens I have ever played. No grass at all.
No ball washers. No water available on the course.
Disappointing experience and I don’t see how the greens can heal anytime soon.
Disappointing
Pros:
1) golf cart was nice
Cons:
1) 15 minutes late teeing off due to backlog at the first tee, no starter present
2) course conditions were horrible, particularly the greens, dirt and sand everywhere
3) pace of play was slow, almost a 5 hour round, no marshals' anywhere, on a Sunday
4) no beverage cart, on a Sunday
5) practice green also in bad shape
6) just not worth the money, so cannot recommend, too many other courses to choose from
Don't play here, find somewhere else.
Greens
The greens are nothing but dirt with small patchs of grass terrible not worth the 65 dollars I paid.
the Greens need a lot of attention. There were maybe 2 or three greens that I would rate a 6 out of 10. Even the faiways are require a lot of work for this time of the year.
Money needed
The course has a nice layout. Greens are terrible but it looks like they are trying to get them in shape. Lots of weeds throughout the course as well as around the greens. Lots of manual labor needed to make this course special. Lots of downed tree limbs and generally just bad routine maintenance. Driving range was really bad as well. The range balls were filthy and you had to hit off mats that were like concrete. A sizable injection of money could do wonders for this course.
Lost the Greens Again?!
Was here in mid-February and the greens were fine and now they have lost them again. Not sure how that happened so fast. Most of the greens are now dirt and mud and very bumpy. The fairways are all hardpan along with the tee boxes. Very disappointed because I thought they were back on track but not anymore.
Very disappointed
This course has really gone downhill. I played here 6 weeks ago, and given that it was early spring, it was in decent shape then.
Range balls are filthy - don't they ever wash them?
Only 2 greens were actually GREEN - all others are just bare dirt with a few clumps of poa annua grass.
And the fairways are just as bad ... there are washed out areas all over the course.
No marshal on the course - our round was nearly 5 hours long.
No water on the course.
Mens' restroom in really nasty.
One good thing: Their sausage sandwich is to die for.
Save your money and your sanity - play elsewhere.
I know the management will respond with "Sorry for your experience; we'll try to do better" ... I've seen their responses elsewhere.
Disappointed
I drove 2hrs to play this course and was disappointed, and for the what they charge per person is NOT worth it. Tee boxes in bad shape , fairways we're not in good shape, and the greens were not really green . They more black . They ruled smooth and fast was the only positive. Will never go back
Greens are ridiculous
Consider an anthill. It’s almost like a pyramid. Now envision the flag at the top of the hill. If you don’t sink the put, it either rolls back to where you started or rolls off the backside. To make matters worse. The grass is almost nonexistent. So there is nothing to slow down the ball. Greens shouldn’t be easy. But, they should be fair.
LOTS OF LITTLE HILLS
GREENS ARE FAST. HILLS ARE CHALLENGING. ENJOYED THE ROUND