RIDGE CREEK DINUBA GOLF CLUB
3018 Ridge Creek Drive | Dinuba CA 93618
www.golfridgecreek.com | 877.465.3891
Course designer: John Fought
FG Signature Series Ranking: 31 Northern California

It's almost a jarring sight: 18 Scotland-worthy heathland holes smack in the middle of California's Central Valley, a half hour south of downtown Fresno. But then you stand on the first tee of Oregon-based John Fought's latest Golden State creation, and you realize Ridge Creek is right where it belongs, and exactly what Central Cal players needed. A student of England's great inland tracks from Sunningdale to Wentworth as well as American classics such as Pine Valley and Pinehurst, Fought brings all his knowledge and passion into play, turning formerly dead-flat farmland into a stirring string of holes that reveal his well-known penchant for placing fairway and cross bunkers in just the right strategic spots, no matter what tee you're playing — and his way with big, free-flowing greens that allow all manner of approach, including old-school run-ups. And the fun doesn't stop at the final putt; Three Fingered Jack's restaurant dishes out solid casual cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner.