Sugar Ridge Golf Club

I have played here before and the course was overall in decent shape. Fairways and rough were excellent and most greens were decent. I had to fix some previous ball marks not done by previous players. The biggest issue was the tee boxes, they were terrible. I played from the white tees and they were some of the worst in condition I have come across in a long time.

Sand traps had grass growing out of them. Greens had marks all over them. Price for the course was ridiculous. Staff at the desk did not greet us and barely spoke to us.

Don't be fooled by the yardage. Plenty of tight drives and hills for challenge. Most greens sit with hills on 3 sides so if you miss you're chipping off the downslope. Back 9 is much easier than the front but it is also laid out weird. Lots of distance green to tee on the back... Wouldn't recommend walking it unless you're really wanting a workout. Staff moved our golf now tee time the day before and still have us the discount. Overall a good friendly course.

Great for beginners

lefty friendly

The course is not bad at all. Good deal for the money. However, the grounds keepers were cutting grass and blowing the fairways as we were playing (and our tee time was 10:47 am). Feel like this should have been done either early in the morning or later in the evening. Overall this was a good deal and we would definitely play again!

While I understand that we have had a ton of rain lately, so cart path only was to be expected, the overall condition of the course was terrible. The fairways were spotty, the rough was overgrown to the point of it being unplayable, and the tee boxes were an absolute joke. I know Sunday afternoon is going to take a while, but 6:30 for 18 is disgusting. Our scheduled tee times were 12:09 and 12:18 our first group went off at 12:25 and we were ready at noon. The staff was friendly but the bar service was terrible. Got my order wrong twice. Very disappointed in my experience and don't plan on returning.

I played on a day that was fairly chilly, course was pretty wet, cart path only. Layout is par 37 front and 34 back, 71 par course. Plenty of dog legs, and water hazards. Most tee shots have to carry hazards, so I brought out the driver quite a bit. 4 sets of tees in fair condition. Some fairways were very soggy, hence the cart path only rule. Greens were large and fast for the most part, watch your speed! Over all had a good time. Will definitely be back when the course dries out. A lot of elevation changes so take at least 1 or 2 extra clubs uphill.

We had a break from the rain recently which allowed me to played early on a Sunday morning at Sugar Ridge. While it was a cart path only day, I felt that the course was is great shape, especially the greens. An added bonus was the fact I was one of the first players to drive their new EZ-GO golf carts. The seats were extremely comfortable and I really like the fact that it's equipped with dual USB plugs that allowed me to plug in my iPhone 6 and use my GolfLogix GPS app without fear of draining my battery. Loved all the wildlife I saw including a herd of deer (see pic) and a Tom Turkey showing off his feathers. The staff was very friendly. (see pic the ranger named John parking the cart.) There is also a picture of the USB connection. Looking forward to playing again when the weather improves.

Great course, its usually not too crowded, so the pace of play is great. I always enjoy the course because its so spread out. Also its just far enough out of town and private for me to enjoy.

Played here and enjoyed the course. It's tough. Lots of hills, many times you are teeing off and shooting way down hill. Its definitely fun. The staff was not very friendly, for that reason alone, i probably wont go back.

G Man

For being November this course was excellent condition. I would definitely drive the 45 minutes to come back again

As is expected in the fall balls are a little hard to find so pace of play was a little on the slow side at times.
Course was in good condition overall though.
Narrow fairways and blind holes make for a significant challenge since it was my first time at this course. Staff was very friendly and accommodating.

Course was in an excellent shape. Greens were in the best shape I had ever seen at this course.

The fairways are wide and accomodating for the occasional slice. Not too many hazards to get in the way of the approach to the greens.
The greens are good sized with a fair amount of break and somewhat fast. I managed to two putt most them.

Great lay out every time I lost my ball found two more. Course in good condition liked the up and down hills.

The course was a nice challenge. Which I like! Again well taken care of. Nice fast greens. The right roughs. Fairways perfect. Not one bad thing about the course. Plus the price was the icing on the cake! What a DEAL!

We wanted to play something new. We always play around greater Cincinnati and a lot in Northern Kentucky. Lawrenceburg is about 40 minutes from where I live.

My friend booked the tee time through GolfNow (always out mode of operation) and the price was very fair.

The short version... whoever designed this course and community is a genius. There are homes scattered around, BUT they are properly placed and far enough from the holes. Who builds a house within 20 yards of a green? Stupid. Not Sugar Ridge. WELL DONE.

The drive is really not that bad. It's within 10 minutes of the Lawrenceburg exit. The clubhouse area is really cool. They have an outside bar that we would have hanged at afterwards but since it was a holiday weekend I guess, it wasn't open. The staff was really nice and very friendly.

The practice area is not much to speak of, but it's a practice area. Who cares.

On to the course... There is a considerable drive between holes, but the signage is smart and easy to follow. The cart driving reminded me of Devou Park. Oh yeah, our cart had issues. We should have traded at the turn. Backfired almost every hole. That's on us.

My favorite is the course conditions. Whoever is in charge of maintenance... give them a raise! The tee boxes were a little worn out, but we played in the afternoon, so all the morning people hacked them up good. These are without a doubt the best fairways I have EVER played. If you keep it in the fairway you could almost use your driver again on the par 5s. They are that pristine. The greens are small compared to other courses, but they are immaculate. No ball marks to speak of and the marks that were there, people fixed them. It is not an easy course to play if you hit the ball everywhere. The rough is rough (like it should be). You will hit in patches of dirt. Keep it within 40 yards of the fairway and you'll be fine.

The layout... also well done. This was my first time playing the course, so I over drove some of the holes where you couldn't see the green from the tee box. The proximity to other holes is well done. You will hardly ever get hit into or hit into another group. Ladies will love this course too. The ladies tee box is very, very forgiving. There is a great mix of pars each with their own challenges.

I played bad. Mainly because I didn't know the course at all and I'm still getting my licks in on my new sticks. Figuring things out. BUT, I had a blast playing this course. I can't wait to go back.

Oh, it's close enough to the casino where it would be a great weekend for couples to play golf during the day and hit the casino at night.

Fun course with appropriate challenge. Greens are very nice. The tee boxes need some serious work. Fairways were okay due to lack of rain. Will play again.

The course is definitely a tough one. Challenge holes, narrow fairways. Fast greens. However we played twilight hours off of golfnos for a very cheap rate. When we got there we paid and went out to the carts, the only 2 carts left had been used and full of empty beer cans and just absolutely filthy. I went in and told the pro shop worker and he took his jolly old time to get us a new cart. The cart we then got was probably the oldest one there, had holes in the plexiglass window and the cart barely worked, at points I was nervous driving it because the breaks barely worked and it could barely make it up hills. Due to this junk of a cart we only finished 12 holes before they rushed us in and made us quit. Course was in subpar condition as well. Divots and ball marks all over the place
Maybe I will try out this place again not during twilight hours but as of now it's got an awful taste in my mouth.

Had so much fun this time we played a second round the same day. The entire staff was great. Courtney and Brittany, our bartender/beverage cart ladies were awesome.