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3.4
218 Reviews (218)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
53
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
69.8%
Recommend this course
159 out of 218 reviews
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3.8
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.4
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
3.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 5 reviews
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3.4
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
68.8%
Recommend this course
22 out of 32 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6097 yards
Slope 132
Rating 69.8

Formerly known as Antioch Golf Club.

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Valley Ridge Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.4
218 Reviews (218)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
Elevation Changes 6
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Seniors 9
Beginners 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 13
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
First Time Playing

First and last

Short staffed, for one.
The GM needs an attitude adjustment. Very short and rude.
Logan is helpful.
I was happy to find a course open this time of year. Sadly, not sure I would go back.
My friends spoke highly about the improvements they made the past year, it’s an okay course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Forgiving yet Some Difficult holes

I am 25 yrs old and have been playing fairly sparingly the last couple of years. I am looking to playing at least once a week during the spring and summer. There are some fun holes on this course and many that have openings for slicing or hooking drives. Being Feb. 22, grass was muddy in a lot of spots, but the greens were in nice condition. I rarely track every stroke with honesty when I play l, but today and going forward I am going to do so. I shot a 96 today with a handful of short putts id like back. I will return soon to improve on this score and break 90.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 95
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Good one for a quick round

Pleasant for a good score round and fast.
Many short par four hole for low score, I got my lowest score

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has lots of challenging.

This course is not crowed.That’s why very smooth for me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awful greens…

The greens were not ready for players. I usually take early morning tee times due to the improved pace of play. Usually the starters prevent us from teeing off early because the landscapers are taking care of the course. At this course, the landscaper was two holes behind us, so as a result the greens were all soaked and it was a complete waste of money. If you choose to golf here, don’t go early in the morning! Worst experience all summer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/14/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience. We apologize for the inconvenience you encountered with the condition of the greens and the timing of the landscapers. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our services in the future.

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the course that keeps disappointing

I love Valley Ridge and it’s disappoints me at the same time. The conditions have just declined over the years. It’s generally in good shape, but the golfers do a terrible job of fixing their divots so the greens are average at best. Sand is basically non-existent in most bunkers. The cart paths are atrocious and bordering on dangerous in spots. It still retains its Muni feel but the course itself needs some upkeep. All that being said it’s a fun course to play especially when pace of play isn’t killing it. Holes 6 and 16 will be the most memorable, but some the short par 4’s are fun if you’re eagle searching. It’s a short track that can be a fun 3 hours or long and horribly paced 5.5 depending on who’s playing that day. I’ll always come back because it has a special place in my golfing heart, but the visits will be rare when similar dollars will get better pace of play in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/04/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Valley Ridge. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any disappointment you've experienced with the declining conditions of the course. We understand your concerns about divots, bunker sand, and the cart paths, and we will make it a priority to address these issues. We're glad to hear that you still find the course fun to play, especially when the pace of play is good. Thank you again for your review and for your continued support of Valley Ridge.

Played On
Reviews 6
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/15/2023

Hello,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.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/31/2023

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 Valley Ridge Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

I will never play here again.

Lots of comments about "rude employees" in these reviews. YEP. I had 8 people trying to play here Tuesday, June 27, 2023. I called and made the reservation, and was told there were leagues that day, but as long as we had reservations before 2:00 we would be able to play 18 holes. I even called a second time (different day, different employee answering the phone I think) since my people were making a big effort to get together to play. "We will be able to play 18 holes with the 1:48 and 1:57 tee times we have?" "Yes, no problem". So we get there on the actual day and the girl at the bar (where we are supposed to pay for our greens fees... bad sign!) says "Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you can only play nine holes". After many of my friends drove an hour to get there! Then we ask if we can play one nine twice, since we're trying to get our "event" in, she says maybe, but she needs to ask the "Manager". She brings this guy out and he must be the rude person people are talking about (or the leader of many of these types). I tell him what I wrote above, and he says "Our staff didn't say that". And I'm like "Do you think I'm hearing things, or making this up?" He says "A lot of people claim our staff has said things they never said". OH MY GOODNESS. Nice response. So I'm either insane or a liar, right? Anyhow, the guy is completely non-accommodating. Not concerned about our plight at all. So we booked somewhere else on 6/27/23.

BUT, I have played there before many times.

Here are some reasons you might want to play Valley Ridge Golf Course:
* Fun layout at a reasonable price.
* You like the jeans-wearing sort of crowd, with no judgement (in fact laughter) on bad shots.
* You want to be in a league made up of this sort of person.

Here are the reasons I'm never playing there again:
* Because I TOLD the "Manager" we would never be coming back if he didn't try to help us. He didn't care.
* Extremely slow pace quite often.
* Extremely dry/poor conditions often.
* The course is set up to make money from these "good old boy" golfers who aren't anything close to good golfers. Now I certainly hit my share of bad shots, but as the saying goes, "Play well, play fast. Play poorly, play faster". The golfers at Valley Ridge do NOT follow this credo.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/10/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had with our staff regarding your reservation and the miscommunication that occurred. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and we will address the issue to ensure better service in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/27/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u314160221315. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Valley Ridge Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/26/2023

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 Valley Ridge Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 128
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 128
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Valley Ridge

Friendly staff
Poor signage in multiple locations
Be careful playing here, several holes are lined up next to each other, making it common for other groups to be hitting in your fairway.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/21/2023

Hi Emm! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Valley Ridge Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Valley Ridge…

Beautiful scenery and challenging holes. Course could use a good watering. Tee boxes hard! Hammer in tees. We are in a drought-worth mentioning. No cart person (concessions) on course. And no starter nor ranger/s/.
Noted single sand doubles playing. Yet overall pace of play wasn’t bad! Definitely wil play again!👍

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/31/2023

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Valley Ridge Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

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