Lodge of Four Seasons

Had a great day playing this challenging Ozark layout. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in great shape. Watch out for the sand traps! Soft and deep sand.

Course in very good condition. Staff were great! There was a tournament being played on a Friday which made the pace of play extremely slow. Overall it was a good time.

I believe the course is an old Robert Trent Jones Sr. Layout. Some holes remind me of RTJ, Jr. holes on Alabama Golf Trail. I think it probably best architectural layout at the lake. Greens usually are very moderate in speed but roll smooth. Staff has always been friendly with me, from counter to bar to bag drop. Love the course!

The Ridge has a great layout and it is a fun course to play. Unfortunately, they will not spend a dime to maintain it or make improvements. Every bunker on the course is unplayable. Tee blocks are 50/50. The fairways were decent when I played it. The clubhouse is surrounded by weeds a vegetarian to the point of almost looking like an abandoned property. This place was once awesome.

A fun course. Fairway grass was a bit long. Staff were awesome!

Pros: cart girl was nice

Cons: everything else.

I’ve played some bad courses in my day, but this one takes the cake, dollar for dollar. For $130 to play on a Saturday morning you’d certainly expect bunkers to be raked, grass to be cut, etc.

Crabgrass everywhere, long rough that was uncut rather than intentionally cut high, even the tee boxes had both of those same issues. Personally, I didn’t find the course layout great either. Nothing in particular stood out as nuanced aside from the par 3 over “the cove”.

I’d suggest spending roughly the same amount of money on one of the other local courses or far less money for the same sub par conditions somewhere else.

Solid course but not a great value, especially for the conditions we played on that day. It is entertaining and a blast to play but not worth the $95 we were charged. Great customer service and friendly staff. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any water available out on the course but they did provide free bottles of water.

The greens were the best part of the track. They rolled fine, unfortunately, many had a ton of poorly repaired ball marks. The tees boxes were mostly good but felt like a number of them were not flat. The fairways were patchy in sections and could use some upkeep. In addition, the cart paths were broken up in big sections and need repair work. Hole 4 is the long par 3 over the end of the lake. The wind is tricky there and is a fun hole. The opening and closing holes run right next to a busy road so beware of errant shots! Lastly, many of the ponds were flat out nasty looking, smelled rotten and need to be dredged out or something.

We got stuck behind a threesome and a foursome and both groups were bad AND slow. That led to a round lasting around 4:45.

We would not have went IF we would have known it was cart paths only. Course should have been closed for the day. Tree limls down from storms. Too hot for older men to do cart paths only.

Most fairways were not mowed. Course was in terrible condition .Would not go back .Wasn't worth 40.00

The fairways and greens were in good shape. Fairways werewide and I liked the layout. There was no sand in the bunkers, mostly rocks. Cart paths need some work.

Perfect day to play and good course to play on. Easy check in and staff were on the ball, helpful and friendly. Tee boxes are in good shape. Fairways were good, just a few spots here and there kinda bare but that's the odd, not the normal. Areas around the greens were splotchy on a few holes. Greens were excellent. Full, lush and rolled true. Love the greens. I guess people were scared off the day we played as it was carry path only, so pace of play was whatever we wanted it to be. Cart paths were good and smooth for the majority. Carts were in great shape. Love the seat cushions and thigh support on them. Will play here again sometime this year for sure. Overall, I'm awarding 4.5 out of 5.

I remember reading somewhere, Golf Digest maybe, that one can tell when a course is declining by observing the bunkers. Bunkers are a high maintenance/budget item and one of the first things to ignore when becoming cash strapped. The Ridge bunkers are unplayable. More grass and weeds than sand. One had a small tree growing in the middle. And not a few, but all bunkers.

The layout is fine, picturesque even but the course has declined this year. Tee boxes have gotten sparse. Fairways were decent. Some of the greens were also spotty/bare. The practice green was moved recently and it is very bumpy.

On the good side, we got tee times for only 40 dollars. Playing anywhere for 40 bucks nowadays is a bonus, even on a poor conditioned course. And the staff we dealt with were all friendly, professional and trying to make the most of a less than ideal situation.

I try to look on the positive side. If you get a good rate and your choice is playing here versus not playing at all, play some golf and have some fun. Just have low expectations and all putts 4 feet or less are gimmees.

Very cool course and layout is called the ridge for a reason but needs to be taken care of way better and charge you a little bit too much for the shape of the course that it is in

Pleasantly impressed with this course for the great price. Challenging by playable and picturesque. Staff absolutely friendly. Rained but still had a great time.