Eagle Ridge Golf Club

2951 Club Drive,

Gilroy, California 95020

  • Office

    +1 (408) 846 4531
  • Pro shop

    +1 (408) 846 4531
  • Golf pro

    Scott Krause (Director of Instruction) / Stuart Spence (Head Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Rural countryside, residential and woodland.

  • Designer:

    Johnny Miller, Ron Fream & David Dale

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7005
5959
5102
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
74.2
70.1
70.7

Location

Latitude:

37.001216

Longitude:

-121.611008

How to get there:

28 miles SE of San Jose

From Hwy 101 in Gilroy take the Leavesley Rd / Gilroy Premium Outlets exit and head west on Leavesley Rd. After o.5 miles turn left onto Monterey St. After o.3 miles turn right onto 1st St. After 1.5 miles turn left into Santa Teresa Blvd. After o.8 miles turn right into Club Drive. After 0.7 miles golf entrance is on your right.

Eagle Ridge Golf Club

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1999

Eagle Ridge Golf Club: At just over 7,000 yards from the tips and with several tight and testing holes, this Johnny Miller designed golf course will ensure your game is given an excellent workout.

Located at the southern end of the Santa Clara Valley and bordering the foothills of the Santa Cruz range, you will enjoy picturesque views onto wooded hills, and vistas across the valley, especially from the layout's higher elevations on the more undulating back-nine. Most of the course retains a pleasantly natural feel, even where some holes are flanked on one side by housing.

The front-nine loop introduces many of its defences right from the start: expansive and stylish bunkering, wide creeks (often tree or bush filled) to be crossed en route to seriously undulating greens, and a few unnervingly tight drives to make, not least at the par-4 3rd and the perilously narrow and long par-4 9th. This is not a "woodland" course, but there are sections, like the tree-clad valley you play up and down at the 8th and 9th holes, where trees and smaller bushes have a habit of getting in the way, or swallowing-up your ball if you are too wayward with tee and approach shots. On two occasions ponds skirt alongside the greens: first, at the long par-4 5th, and again at the par-4 12th, where an arched bridge provides the hole with its distinctive backdrop.

This excellent, varied and testing Miller creation has the capacity to raise you up or grind you down; the outcome probably depending on how carefully you pick your way through the tough closing five - about as testing a stretch of golf holes as they come.

List of courses: Around San Francisco

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes: weekdays $69; weekends $89. Golf cart included.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted Mon-Thur. Golf cart compulsory on Fri-Sun for pre-twilight tee-times.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Lying at the southern end of the Santa Clara Valley, Gilroy is best known for its garlic crop, and often referred to as the "Garlic Capital of the World." The annual Gilroy Garlic Festival features various garlic flavoured foods, including garlic ice cream. Gilroy also produces mushrooms in considerable quantity.

Approximately eight miles northeast of Gilroy, lies the famous Victorian resort of Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs, a California Historical Landmark. Gilroy is also home to the Gilroy Premium Outlets, a large shopping centre consisting entirely of outlet stores.

Where2Stay

  • Hilton Garden Inn GilroyAAA 3-Diamonds

    6070 Monterey Road, Gilroy, California 95020

    +1 (408) 840 7000

    Visit website

    The Hilton Garden Inn Gilroy, located just off Hwy 101 south of Silicon Valley and San Jose, is well located for exploring local wineries, shopping and golfing. The city of Gilroy is home to the renowned Gilroy Garlic Festival.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Eagle Ridge

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      San Juan Oaks; Cinnabar Hills; Coyote Creek

  • CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort

    One CordeValle Club Drive, San Martin CA 95046

    +1 (408) 695 4500

    Visit website

    CordeValle is a secluded luxury retreat in an extraordinary setting. Infused with country club charm and superb amenities including a luxury spa and world-class championship golf course, the resort is a beautiful sanctuary in harmony with its natural surroundings.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      CordeValle

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Eagle Ridge; San Juan Oaks; Cinnabar Hills; Coyote Creek; The Ranch.

Find a course

Or

Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

Who's Who

Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

Popular videos

You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.

Hamburger GC - Falkenstein, Germany

WINSTONgolf - Links course

Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)