Dublin Ranch Golf Course

So my husband and I got married last year 11−8−14 and we were supposed to have our reception and ceremony here however me and husband decided it would be best to have just a ceremony (church) and then have the reception next year. Kris was very nice on keeping our deposit and move it for a different date. Me and my husband decide to look around to find something cheaper and more in our budget. So far Dublin Ranch Golf Course was going to price us at around $ 8000. Once we looked around we found something cheaper $ 4500. We then called DUBLIN RANCH GOLF COURSE to let them know that we decided to go with another place that was more in our budget. THEN KRIS LETS US KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A «NEW PACKAGE» that would be more In Our budget. If we would have not mentioned we have found another place, she would have kept the same price$ 8000. We decided to go with them because if the great view and because it Was more in our budget $ 5100 not counting the $ 1000 down payment. The place was wonderful for our wedding reception 8−1−15. The GOOD WAS GREAT everybody loved it. I was really surprised on how polite the staff was. We had a lady ask us if we wanted a plate with food to go and we said yes… It turned out when we got home that she wrapped the remaining cake for us and not the food –_​– I wasn’t too happy about that and they are getting 3 stars because of what happened with the lady and because of the whole budget thing

Well manicured short course with 12 par 3s, I’ve played here many times and pace of play is usually good. Staff is always friendly and accommodating.

I have played this course several times when in town.
The Good:
1) Always in good shape. Fairways and greens
2)Challenging although mostly Par 3’s
3)Pace of play always been good
4)Requires course management skills
5)Nice staff (mostly)
The Bad:
1) ALWAYS windy (for me at least)
2) A marshal (Jake) who took it upon himself to warn me about slow play after I played the front 9 in under two hours and saw NO BODY behind me (or in front of me for that matter). I talked to the GM about it after my round. he was nice about it and apologized, but it kind of put a damper on my day. To be fair, that was the first time I had any issues with any of the staff at this course.
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Fun course to play especially if you’re working on your short game. You’ll have 11 par 3’s to hit on which include changes in elevation. The greens were in nice shape and the fairways were smooth. Unless you shank it, you should have a nice lie.
Besides the actual golfing, the course also has some good views overlooking the Dublin/​Pleasanton area. Staff is friendly and accommodating. I would definitely recommend playing here.

If you’re seeking a smaller track to really hone the finer points of your golf game, this is the place to go!
The longer holes are not easy either.
Can’t spray the ball here. Precision, modesty in shot selection, and solid putting pays here.
Never difficult to get on, even on the weekend, and prices are reasonable.
$ 30 for a week day round, $ 50 for a weekend.
Plays very quickly!
I can play the front in one hour, without rushing, as a solo.
Less than three hours for a weekday round.
Come check it out!!!

Great course in great shape tha greens are looking really good. Not too windy today. Friendly nice staff, always good to golf here.

Have played a lot of short courses that were not well maintained from tee to green and were set up to be easy. But Dublin Ranch obviously takes loving care of the entire course, and the setup just goes to show that short doesn’t mean simple! I played with two women friends, we took our time reading putts, but still finished in well under four hours. We were all pretty excited to be breaking 80! Note to walkers: Cart tends to be included in green fees, but I think in cooler weather the course is quite walker friendly.

This course has beautiful scenic views of Dublin and Pleasanton. It’s generally in really good shape and well maintained. The biggest issue is that this course is not a full course. (It is a par 63). This is disappointing. It’s decent if you are ok with a whopping 11 par 3’s, short par 4’s, and only 2 par 5’s. As a result there are a lot of hacks that play this course so they can feel better about their score. As a single, you will likely be paired with «Mr foot wedge for a snowman», «Mr. drop the ball wherever I please» & and «Mrs. neon color balls». It has potential for greatness if they convert it to a regulation par 72 full course. Until then, it attracts the circus and doesn’t get more than 2 or 3 star reviews. Again, excellent views of the valley but it is as disappointing as unwrapping underwear or pink bunny slippers on Christmas morning.

Thank you Brad for helping us arrange our small golf get together ³⁄₂₄.
Six ladies from around the East Bay had a fun, extra play day and found the course in great shape.
Even though it appears a short course it is very challenging; need to return and do it again.
Views are stunning and it’s peaceful.
Thank you again for a fun, thrilling day!!!

This place was pretty terrible.
We were trying to get to one of the tees and didn’t realize we couldn’t ride our carts to there. One of the maintainence staff happened to be playing golf with his buddies was behind us and yelled at us for going off the main course.
Getting yelled at didn’t bug me as we were in the wrong. What did bug me was his buddy who basically implied my friends and I (all of us are Asian) didn’t understand English, because you know our skin color prevents that kind if thing.
It was one of those moments in your life that are so racist you really ask yourself, «Wow, did that really just happen? Are people still really that ignorant?»
So needless to say if those are the types of people they hire they’ve lost my business.

My apologies for the late review, but I do feel obligated to write this since this is where we got married! I noticed the bad review they got for a previous wedding and I can say that my experienced was completely different. My wife and I got married here on 10÷8÷11. We decided to go w/​Dublin Ranch b/​c of the location, scenic view, clean facility, and staff. Robert was our coordinator and the person we were with contact in planning our wedding at this location. We had no trouble reaching him for questions and help in any way. He was also able to help us find a arch rental company b/​c we wanted one at the ceremony location.
Right before our big day, our butterfly company (we decided to supply butterflies to our guests to release for wedding) told us that something went wrong and that they had to ship them overnight to our wedding location. This means that we had to get this ready at the last minute. However, Robert assured us that they were going to take care of this for us and this helped us quite a bit since we had so many things to worry about right before our big day. Keep in mind, there were specific instructions to handle and care for these butterflies since they were being shipping and used at a specific time.
In the end, everything worked out great! During our wedding Robert was constantly by our side keeping us on schedule, reporting us on what was going on, and things we could not see. One thing that he did that was above and beyond was that after our ceremony. Our guests were sitting around and had no place to go in the big time gap between ceremony & reception. I was not present for this, but after talking to my father, he was able to rent the bar room for our guests last minute! I think this saved our guests from their wait b/​c everybody was enjoying themselves w/​drinks and EVEN coffee. I was told from the staff that they weren’t even supposed to serve it coffee, but they made it happen anyways! There was also plenty of room for our violinist who had set up in the corner to provide music for our guests.
After the wedding, we received many compliments from our guests about our wedding and we have thank to Dublin Ranch and their staff for making this happen. We will never forget this day.

I had high hopes for this venue in regards to my wedding, but once they fired my wedding coordinator Catherine everything went down hill.
My vendors were to have access to the facility at agreed upon times starting as early as 1pm, yet my day of coordinator was not allowed into the facility until almost 2:30. Set up was pushed back and the Dublin Ranch staff did not help with the setup duties as expected.
My mother spent the entire time pre ceremony running around doing set up that Dublin Ranch should have done. My mother was not able to greet guests or take part in the pictures because she was doing the work Dublin Ranch should have been taking care of! Also, I specifically asked to have all pictures taken down in the reception area this was not done affected the lighting boxes my DJ set up.
My mother ended up setting up everything on the patio for cocktail hour even though I gave instructions on how it should look and where the linens should be placed. My mother proceeded to ask the staff for assistance and the bartender told my mom «I cannot help you with anything because I am new and do not know what to do.»
I gave VERY specific instructions on who was allowed in the reception hall prior to 6:15pm, and yet people were allowed in as they pleased and multiple guests saw me in my gown prior to the ceremony. When my family or day of coordinator asked for help from the Dublin Ranch staff they refused and told them that they were not allowed to assist in any way.
I was promised by Robert specifically that all golf carts would be stopped below the ceremony site and not be allowed on the path behind the ceremony. This did not happen and the Dublin Ranch staff is also seen on the cocktail hour patio as my brother and I are walking out to the ceremony site.
In my contract it stated that golf balls and clubs would be provided during cocktail hour for my guests, this was also not completed in a timely manner and guests missed out.
The bartenders were completely incompetent and ruined the cocktail hour! Many guests could not get drinks during cocktail hours, received the wrong drinks and /​or were told that they could not have a drink because the bartender did not know how to make it. The male bartender was serving drinks to minors; my brother in law is 17 years old and he was served an ALCOHOLIC beverage twice without even a question of age.
The servers were short staffed, there were three servers and one could barely speak English.
In my contract I was given tray passed wine with dinner complimentary for booking so far in advance. Tray passed wine was never served and no one had anything to drink when dinner started and nothing to toast with during the toasts.
I was told by one of the servers that the kitchen staff broke plates with chicken on them so the chicken had to be cut in half to serve my guests. On top of this coffee was not put out until 9:30, almost two hours after dinner! I was also made aware that pieces cake and full drinks were thrown away when people were dancing.
In regards to dinner, the dressing on the salad was wrong and the sauce on the steaks was missing, so in essence people were served half servings of chicken and the salad and steak were not what was listed on the contract.
I was also promised that golf carts would be made available for pictures during dinner, and yet the groom and I were forced to walk most of the way and then the day of coordinator finally found a golf assistant to help us find some.
I also find it very unprofessional and tacky that the staff felt the need to start clean up and break down during my last dance song, which was a very meaningful moment for the groom and me.
At the very end of the night 5 wine bottles, a butane lighter and two personalized cigar cutters in the reception area went missing! On top of this at least half of our bottom tier of wedding cake was left over and we never got it back.
Last but not least we were promised a wedding day coordinator as part of the package and because the venue fired theirs in November we never received that part of the promise and had to pay for our own.

We originally chose Dublin Ranch fourteen months ahead of our wedding date for two main reasons: the view and the day-​of coordinator Catherine. The setting was nice and the price seemed fair.
Things began to unravel when we were notified by Catherine that she was no longer working for Dublin Ranch approximately 6 months prior to our wedding date. It was at this time that the Director of Operations, Robert Yee notified us that he would become our primary contact and that they were working quickly on hiring another venue coordinator.
A few months later, we visited the venue for our food tasting with several of our friends and family. The experience was terrible as the food was tasteless and the meat was very tough. It was at this time that Robert notified us that their tasting food is leftovers from previous events that are frozen when the event is over. We were less than pleased, especially when he also informed us that they still had not hired a wedding coordinator (which was included as part of our wedding package) and we were only 90 days away from the wedding.
At this time, we decided that it would be wise to pay the extra money and hire our own day of coordinator since the venue was obviously not going to take the initiative to do so, and also considering that Robert was less than cordial throughout the process.
The day of our event we noticed right away that things were not in order. Our coordinator was rushing around trying to complete several set-​up tasks by herself and when we asked the Dublin Ranch staff to help her, they simply ignored us. We also asked that the doors to the reception hall be closed for set-​up but they were not and so guests entered into the room upon arrival, giving the appearance of poor planning. Our guest book/​gift table was not completely set-​up until 10 minutes before our ceremony was set to begin, and that had to be done by my mother-​in-​law. Unacceptable.
We were also promised that golf carts would not be allowed up the 18^th green during our ceremony. FALSE. Many guests commented and took pictures of golf carts and golfers playing less than 100 yards behind the alter as the ceremony took place.
Included in our wedding package was passed wine, however no wine was served and so our guests had the pleasure of toasting with water. The salad we originally ordered was not the one served to our guests. We had approximately 30 servings of wedding cake that are unaccounted for, even though Robert claims it was not discarded. The chicken plates that were served to our guests were half the size of a typical chicken breast, noticeably smaller than the one presented to us at our tasting.
My 17 year old brother was not properly identified at the bar and served an alcoholic beverage TWICE. We have since reported this to the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, especially since the venue denies the matter however the bartended openly admitted he served him.
To make matters worse, when these issues were brought to the attention of Robert and Dublin Ranch they essentially denied all accusations and refused to agree to any kind of resolution. As understandable as it is to make mistakes, it makes matters worse when there is absolutely no effort to ensure that your clients are happy with the product/​service they received.
We would NEVER recommend this venue for your wedding due to the blatant lack of professionalism and complete incompetence demonstrated by the staff alone.

One of the easier places to get on and still have a first class experience. I love the service and the staff are all nice. The course was in excellent shape. It was all cart path only today probably due to all the rains we have had but I can understand as they like to keep their course in nice condition. They have some great deals on golf stuff in the clubhouse and it is cheaper there than in some local golf stores.

Will get bad news out of way first: «the range» is a net with 15-​yard hitting area and they charge you for the privilege of hitting balls into said net. For a nice place, this is cheesey. Mc-​mansions line the course. You know, all the brownish ones that look the same out in the ‘burbs.
Other than that, place is great. Just because it is short does not make it easy. Many of the par 3s are 190 or 200 yards long. It has 3 par 5s of like 540 yards. Everything is in good condition with fair and fast greens. Very challenging.
What I liked most about it was we played on very crowded day after Thanksgiving. Management spaced us out enough so that we never ran up on another group and no one ran up into us.
Now if I could only get my father-​in-​law to stop hitting into our playing partners. I want to play this place again.

Fast greens
Manicured grass from tee to green.
Wide fairways
Awesome view

I’ve been coming to his hidden gem for a few years and the course has always been very well maintained and the staff courteous.
Why this is one of my favorite courses:
1. Par 63 — 5079 yds from the blue tees and 3917 yds from the red tees. Great for mixed groups (I drive 160 the boys drive 250).
2. Spacious — the course is spread out on the hillside and I don’t ever recall hearing «fore».
3. Challenging — plenty of wind, undulating fairways, deep bunkers and slick greens to keep you second guessing your club selection.
4. Serene — only the sound of birds chirping and some holes offer great views of valley.
5. Well maintained — Just pull in to the parking lot to see immaculately kept gardens of blooming flowers to see how they take care of the course.
6. Not crowded — Only once was play a little slow, most of the time the mornings are surprisingly empty.
To number six above, we like to pretend that this is our own private course but I’m willing to share (if you promise to keep pace of play). Enjoy!

We attended a wedding here last weekend…
The place was ok, the grass was still wet as we walked to our seats…
There was a full bar paid by the bride and groom…
The reception area was plain and boring…
The person in charge was kind of rude…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…

Here’s the deal… if you go here expecting to play a full length, par-​72 round, you’re going to be disappointed. Quote from the website — «This Robert Trent Jones Jr. par 63 layout boasts eleven unique par 3’s, five solid par 4’s and two demanding par 5’s. Skilled club selection is critical, with most players hitting every club in their bag during their round. «
Okay, so now that we know that it’s a short course, riddled with par-3’s (pretty much every review mentions it), let’s move on.
This course is in great shape. I mean really great shape. The fact that they’re able to keep it in this type of shape with a $ 25 – 35 round is something special in its own right. It’s a mixed bag on the greens, but I generally dig them. They all roll fairly well and are faster than your average muni for sure.
So the two things that I don’t like about this course…
Where it’s situated on the hill in relation to the valley coming out of Hayward and Castro Valley makes it a giant wind tunnel in the afternoon. I’m all for some challenge from the wind, especially on a short course, but it gets ridiculous here at times.
Secondly, and this sort of contradicts my earlier «Okay, so now that we know that it’s a short course» comment, the course is short =). The problem isn’t so much the length, but you know that on any course, the par-3’s are the log jam. Throw 11 par-3’s into the mix and you’re going to drag things out. Don’t get me wrong, it won’t be a 5 hour round, but for a par-​63, expect a standard timeframe that you’d expect from a full-​length course. It’s too bad they couldn’t take out a few stretches of the 1000+ homes that went up in this area and just have expanded to a longer course… because then this place would be great.
Long story short, I’ve played here a number of times and will continue to do so, but it’s not the first course that comes to mind in the morning when I say, «Where to play today?».

I have played golf all over California from the worst goat tracks to pebble beach. I have never been treated so rude by some one in the pro shop.
We go to golf courses to get away from reality. To get away from our jobs where our customers our always rite! I will never return And spend one of my hard earned dollars to a place that makes me feel a’s if it is a privilege to play there instead of having the privilege for me to play there