
Ridge Course
The Ridge Golf Course & Driving Range

About this course
The Ridge Golf Course & Driving Range is located in Barden Ridge, a suburb in the Sutherland Shire region of southern Sydney. The area sits on the elevated sandstone plateau characteristic of this part of New South Wales, where natural bushland transitions into residential development. Courses in this region typically work with undulating terrain and native vegetation that includes eucalyptus and coastal scrub. As a facility that combines a golf course with a driving range, The Ridge serves the local golfing community in the southern suburbs of Sydney. The layout likely makes use of the natural ridge-line topography that gives the venue its name, with elevation changes that are common to courses built on the Woronora Plateau. This type of terrain generally produces holes with varied lies and strategic interest derived from slope and natural contours rather than extensive earthmoving. The course provides accessible golf in a region bounded by Royal National Park to the east and the Georges River to the west. Facilities of this kind in suburban Sydney often cater to a mix of regular members, casual players, and those using the practice amenities. The driving range component suggests a focus on serving golfers at various skill levels, from beginners working on their games to experienced players maintaining their skills between rounds.
Quick facts
- Location
- Barden Ridge, New South Wales, AU
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 5,698 metres
- Difficulty
- 71/130
Getting there
Most travelers bound for The Ridge Golf Course & Driving Range will touch down at Sydney Kingsford Smith International (SYD), Australia's busiest gateway, before embarking on a southward drive of roughly 45 minutes through the sprawling suburbs of greater Sydney. The route traces the city's southern fringe, gradually leaving behind urban density for the quieter, leafier enclaves of the Sutherland Shire, where Barden Ridge sits tucked among low ridgelines and native bushland. As the Pacific Motorway gives way to local roads, the landscape opens into a surprisingly serene pocket of sandstone country - a welcome contrast to the harbor metropolis left behind, and a fitting prelude to a course that has carved its character into the rugged terrain of Sydney's southern highlands.

FAQ
Common questions about Ridge
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. Ridge is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Ridge is 72.
Ridge plays 5,698 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Ridge is 130.
Ridge is a 18-hole course.



