Sleepy Ridge Golf Review
Designer: Matthew Dye 2005
https://www.sleepyridgegolf.com
801-434-4653
730 S Sleepy Ridge Dr Orem, UT 84058
Utah Golf Guy Grade
| OVERALL | 7.50 |
| BEAUTY | 7 |
| VALUE | 7 |
| PRACTICE FACILITIES | 8 |
| CLUBHOUSE | 10 |
| PACE OF PLAY | 6 |
| CONDITIONS | 7 |
| FRIENDLINESS OF STAFF | 8 |
| FUN | 7 |
| NOT INCLUDED IN OVERALL – DIFFICULTY | 6 |
| TEES | OUT | IN | TOTAL | RATING | SLOPE |
| BLACK | 3514 | 3533 | 7047 | 71.17 | 123 |
| BLUE | 3216 | 3127 | 6343 | 68.9 | 115 |
| WHITE | 3061 | 2986 | 6047 | 67.9 | 110 |
| YELLOW | 2573 | 2555 | 5128 | 66.9 | 113 |
| RED | 2471 | 2370 | 4841 | 66.9 | 113 |
Course Summary
Welcome to the Sleepy Ridge golf review. The Links of Sleepy Ridge was a pleasant surprise. Built on over 80 acres of Wetlands in Orem, Utah this golf course is both beautiful and well designed. The clubhouse is majestic and grandeur resembling the classic structures in Scotland. The practice facilities are above average with a good size putting green and a decent driving range with chipping nets and yardage markers..
Playing 7047 yards from the tips, this course is not overly long or difficult. Stay out of the trouble spots (swamp; bunkers and water) and you can shoot a very good score. Long hitters can overpower this course by hitting over these forced carries and past the fairway bunkers where the fairways are wide open. Even shots in the rough don’t pose too big a problem as the ball sits up nicely.
Specifics
Tee boxes – a bit lumpy but are overall in good shape. Beautiful views of the mountains and on most holes you are able to view the grand clubhouse in the distance.
Fairways – The fairways are in decent shape with no major brown or dead spots. The fairways are generous and don’t add extra pressure to strike the ball perfectly on every swing. The majority of the driving holes have at least one fairway bunker which needs to be avoided. Almost have the holes have dogleg angled fairways. The rough is light and forgiving. Stay on the grass and you can shoot a very good score.
Greens – The greens are also in decent shape with no major brown or dead spots. Many of the greens are extremely large, and tiered with various slopes and shelves on the back sides. The sheer size of these greens could pose a threat for some 3-putts. They were a tad slow (as you would expect in October) but rolled smooth. I would say that the greens in general had a 20% less break than what my read was due to the time of year.
BEST HOLES
Signature Hole - #11 Par 4 356 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Birdie
A beautiful, elevated tee shot with a forced carry over water. From the tips, you must carry over 200 yards to clear and reach the fairway. This is a short Par 4 that slopes downhill so you can attempt to bomb the drive and chip up for birdie or play a 225 club and hit a soft wedge close to the pin. Water runs all the way up the right side of the hole from tee to green and surrounds the back edge of the green so be careful to not fly or hit the approach shot thin.
Trees line the left side of the hole and a fairway bunker is conveniently placed on the left side for those who overcompensate the tee shot. The green is narrow in front but opens up in the back and is relatively flat.
When speaking with a member at the pro shop she stated that the #11 green is where her now husband proposed to her. If this hole is good enough for a proposal, it is good enough for the signature hole.
Clubhouse Pick: #11
Most Beautiful - #11 Par 4 356 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Par
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Clubhouse PIck: #11
Birdie Time - #2 Par 5 496 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Par
A dogleg left par 5 that plays shorter than its yardage. Hit it short of the fairway bunker on the right and you will have about 210 yards left to an elevated green. Right side of the fairway gives the best angle to reach the green in 2. A small bunker covers the front left side and the green is large and deep. A small ridge runs across the middle but the green is mostly flat.
Clubhouse PIck: #2
Likely Bogey - #6 Par 4 441 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Bogey
This fairway turns into rough on the right side and the rest of the fairway becomes extremely narrow about 160 yards from the hole. It is recommended to layup with a 200 yard club to make sure you land left and in the fairway. This leaves you with a 170 yard approach into an undulated, sloping green. 2 bunkers on the left side and water is present directly behind the green. Short is better than long on the approach.
Clubhouse Pick: #15
Best Par 3 - #12 163 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Par
An elevated tee shot into a sloping upward green from front to back. Another hole that has water lurking behind the hole so make sure you choose the correct yardage. Short grass is found in front and right of the hole. Green is large and especially deep so make sure you know the distances.
Clubhouse Pick: #12
Best Par 4 - #9 393 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Par
The best way to describe this hole… FUN! This hole flirts with me that the green can be driven from the tee as it never looks as long as it actually plays. Even for those who can bomb, it would take a 275 yard carry over water and marsh which would need some height to stop the landing. The safe play is to layup using a 220 yards club to the middle or right fairway. The approach shot is then a soft pitching wedge into a very deep green. Marsh and water are present along the right side of the fairway making the approach a forced carry over the wetlands.
Clubhouse Pick: #11
Best Par 5 - #17 526 Yards
Utah Golf Guy score - Par
Decisions need to be made before the initial tee shot. 2 Large bunkers sit on the right side of the hour glass shaped fairway. Perfect position is to bomb the tee shot directly over the most left bunker (on the right side), leaving a good angle to reach the green in two from the right side of the fairway. From the tips; bunker is 275 yards out so you will need a BIG stick. Going middle or left fairway leaves you with a forced carry to this slightly elevated green. The approach shot needs to be straight or you risk going into the wastelands both on the left and right. A bunker protects the front right side of the green.
Clubhouse PIck: #2