Cypress Ridge Golf Course

What Cypress Ridge Golf Course does

Cypress Ridge Golf Course is an 18-hole daily-fee public golf course and event venue located at 780 Cypress Ridge Parkway, Arroyo Grande, California, in San Luis Obispo County. Founded in 1999, the course operates as a Peter Jacobsen Signature design built by the Jacobsen Hardy Design Team and is certified as an Audubon International Signature Sanctuary, with the layout featuring elevation changes, ocean views, and mature cypress trees on California's Central Coast near Pismo Beach, Avila Beach, and Paso Robles wine country. The property's core golf product is supported by a multi-level all-grass driving range, a putting green, a PGA professional-led Teaching Center, and structured Men's and Women's clubs with handicap and tournament services.\n\nThe business operates multiple revenue streams: pay-as-you-go green fees ($49–$109 depending on day, twilight, and walking/riding), practice-range buckets ($8–$15), an annual Loyalty Card ($275) and Annual Pass membership program, tournament hosting for groups and charities, and a full-service event venue — the Cypress Ridge Pavilion — that accommodates 20–250+ guests across multiple rooms and outdoor spaces for weddings, corporate meetings, holiday parties, reunions, and banquets. The customer base spans individual golfers (locals and tourists), recurring members, event guests, and tournament organizers across healthcare, education, and nonprofit verticals.\n\nCypress Ridge functions as a privately operated, single-property business with 11–50 employees. Distribution is predominantly direct-to-consumer via self-serve tee-time booking through foreUP software (foreupsoftware.com and teeitup.com), supplemented by walk-in and phone reservations (daily 7 AM–8 PM), organic social channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube), SEO on cypressridge.com, and an email newsletter. The firm is a member of the California Central Coast Golf Trail and lists regional sister-course partners (Cold Water, Morgan Creek, Ahwatukee) on its Partners page. Leadership comprises General Manager Nick Marino, Director of Golf Kevin Wildes, Operations Manager Cole Gibson, Head Superintendent Frank Lemus, PGA Teaching Professional Steven Day, Banquet/Sales Event Coordinator Jodi Sailors, Membership Chair Linda Walter, and President Sue Ratty-Seaman. No parent company, institutional ownership, or funding rounds are disclosed.

Name

Cypress Ridge Golf Course

Legal name

Cypress Ridge Golf Course

Website

https://cypressridge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cypress Ridge Golf Course operates an 18-hole Peter Jacobsen Signature public golf course and the Cypress Ridge Pavilion event venue in Arroyo Grande, California, serving individual golfers, members, tournament groups, and wedding and corporate event clients on the Central Coast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course & Event Venue

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAEAD

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Venues & Facilities (Stadiums, Arenas, Tracks, Complexes)

SECONDARYCRAMABAG

Golf Equipment, Apparel & Pro Shop Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Sporting Goods Generalist Retail

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf event venue
• Wedding banquet facility
• Golf tournaments
• Golf instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Arroyo Grande

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Green Fees: Revenue from daily play green fees charged to individual golfers. Pricing varies by weekday/weekend and walking/riding options with twilight discounts available.
2. Practice Range: Revenue from driving range balls sold in small and large buckets at the multi-level driving range.
3. Membership Programs: Annual loyalty card ($275) offering 10% discount on green fees and merchandise, range card, and complimentary round. Annual pass for unlimited golf.
4. Events and Banquets: Venue rental and catering services for weddings, corporate meetings, holiday parties, reunions, and other special events at the Cypress Ridge Pavilion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cypress Ridge Golf Course operates an 18-hole Peter Jacobsen Signature public golf course on California's Central Coast, offering daily-fee play, a practice facility, and a PGA-led teaching center. The property also includes the Cypress Ridge Pavilion, a full-service event venue hosting weddings, banquets, corporate meetings, tournaments, and special events. Membership programs (Loyalty Card and Annual Pass) and organized men's and women's clubs round out the core offerings.

Product overview

Cypress Ridge Golf Course is a single-property golf course operation offering an 18-hole Peter Jacobsen Signature golf course as its core product, complemented by a practice facility with driving range and putting green, a teaching center operated by a PGA professional, and organized men's and women's golf clubs. The business also operates event venue services through the Cypress Ridge Pavilion, hosting weddings, banquets, meetings, and tournaments for groups of 20 to 250+ guests. Golf membership options include a Loyalty Card ($275/year) and an Annual Pass Program. Course greens fees range from $49-$109 depending on day and time, with tee time booking available online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Public Golf Course

Quantifiable outcome

• Cypress Ridge Pavilion accommodates 20-250+ guests for events

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Cold Water Golf ClubminorOthersPartner golf course listed on the Cypress Ridge Partners page. Part of the regional golf course network on the California Central Coast.
• Morgan Creek Golf ClubminorOthersPartner golf course listed on the Cypress Ridge Partners page. Part of the regional golf course network on the California Central Coast.
• Ahwatukee Golf ClubminorOthersPartner golf course listed on the Cypress Ridge Partners page. Part of the regional golf course network on the California Central Coast.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Avila Beach Golf Resort: Public 18-hole resort course on the California Central Coast near Pismo Beach, offering daily-fee play, practice facilities, and event/banquet services to a similar mix of local residents and wine-country tourists. Most directly comparable in geography, customer base, and product mix.
• Monarch Dunes Golf Course: Public-access 18-hole course in Nipomo on the California Central Coast, competing for the same tourist and local daily-fee golfers as Cypress Ridge and offering similar tournament and group outing services.
• Pismo State Beach Golf Course: Public 9-hole course on California's Central Coast near Pismo Beach, serving a similar daily-fee tourist and local market. Slightly smaller footprint but directly comparable in business model and target customer.
• Hunter Ranch Golf Course: Public daily-fee 18-hole course in Paso Robles on California's Central Coast, positioned similarly to Cypress Ridge as a destination round paired with wine country tourism, and competing for the same tournament and group-outing business.
• Blacklake Golf Resort: Public-access resort course on the Central Coast (Nipomo) offering 27 holes, memberships, and event hosting. Comparable in daily-fee play, membership programs, and tournament/event revenue mix.
• La Purisima Golf Course: Lompoc-based 18-hole public course that is part of the California Central Coast Golf Trail, directly comparable as a Trail member and competitor for rounds-played from the same regional catchment.
• Chalk Mountain Golf Course: Public 18-hole course in Atascadero on the Central Coast offering daily-fee play, lessons, and group outings. Comparable in operating model and target customer to Cypress Ridge, with overlapping wine-country tourism appeal.

Broad incumbents

• The Links at Spanish Bay (Pebble Beach Resorts): High-end resort course within the Pebble Beach Resorts portfolio on the Monterey Bay, a broader incumbent in California coastal public-access golf. Significantly more upscale, but competes for the same destination golfer on the broader California coast.
• Troon Golf (golf course management): Large third-party golf course management and hospitality operator running dozens of premium daily-fee and resort courses. Provides a relevant scale benchmark for operating benchmarks, membership programs, and event venue economics in the same industry.

Regional players

• San Luis Obispo Country Club: Member-owned private club in San Luis Obispo, not a direct competitor for daily-fee play, but draws from the same local golfer population and competes indirectly for tournament and event bookings in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cypressridge
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5ihtCHzKv2TXPgbbhtiVrA
• Facebookfacebook.com/cypressridgegolfcourse
• Instagraminstagram.com/cypressridge

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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