Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club

The course at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Club in Plano, Texas, was designed by Jeffrey D. Brauer, a prominent architect who founded GolfScapes in Arlington, Texas, in 1984 after starting his career in Chicago. A past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, Brauer has designed over 50 courses, including several in the Dallas-Fort Worth area such as Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Cross Timbers Golf Course in Azle, Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, and Indian Creek in Carrollton, as well as notable layouts like The Quarry at Giant's Ridge in Minnesota and Wild Wing Plantation's Avocet Course in South Carolina.[Course Website](https://www.ridgeviewgc.com/about), [D Magazine](https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1997/june/people-the-game-builders/), [ASGCA](https://asgca.org/learning-from-the-pros-and-handling-criticism-jeffrey-brauer/). Completed in late 1996 and opened in 1997, it was developed for the City of Plano in collaboration with the IRI Golf Group through Brauer's firm.[GolfPass](https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/3237-ridgeview-ranch-golf-club), [D Magazine](https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1997/june/people-the-game-builders/). The city retains ownership and has leased operations to various managers over time, including Century Golf Partners (noted in staff histories from 1996-1999 and 2008), C-Bons International Golf Group (part of a portfolio sold around 2023-2024), and currently Encore Leisure Group.[Plano Agenda](https://plano.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=9738&MeetingID=3563), [The Real Deal](https://therealdeal.com/texas/2023/01/16/epic-texas-golf-course-portfolio-up-for-grabs/), [Encore Leisure](https://www.encoreleisuregroup.com). The course features more than 80 renovated bunkers, though specific renovation dates and leaders are not documented.[All Square Golf](https://www.allsquaregolf.com/golf-courses/texas/ridgeview-ranch-golf-club). No major professional tournaments or notable historical moments are publicly recorded.