Cedar Ridge sits on the east bench of Cedar City, against the red hills that wall the upper edge of town along 900 North. The course is operated by Cedar City Leisure Services as the city's public eighteen-hole course — the only municipal layout in Cedar City — and at par 73 stretching to 6,902 yards from the back tees, it is one of the longest public courses in southwest Utah.
Five Par-5s and the Red Hills Backdrop
John Evans routed the course with five par-5s, the same configuration that pushes St. George Golf Club to par 73. The fairways play through cottonwoods and across natural drainage cuts that come from the bench's runoff toward Coal Creek. The red hills that give the eastern half of Cedar City its visual frame sit directly above the back nine — sandstone walls, juniper-and-piñon slopes, and the kind of late-afternoon light that the high-desert elevation produces.
The Home Course for SUU Golf
Southern Utah University's men's and women's golf teams use Cedar Ridge as their home practice and competition course. The pairing is convenient — SUU's main campus is roughly a mile west of the course on Center Street, and the men's and women's teams play out of the same clubhouse. The relationship has shaped the course's reputation as a serious tournament venue, particularly for college-tier events that come through the Utah PGA circuit.
Cedar City Golf at 5,800 Feet
Cedar City sits at roughly 5,800 feet — significantly higher than St. George's 2,800. The season is shorter (April through October is the reliable window) and the conditioning shifts with the elevation. Summer rounds are cooler than the desert courses to the south. Winter brings genuine closures on the worst-weather days. Greens speeds and ball flight both react differently than what visiting golfers expect from the lower-elevation Washington County courses.
For visitors stitching together a multi-county Utah card, Cedar Ridge is the Iron County stop — a public-access eighteen at municipal rates, with college-tier conditioning, against the red hills that anchor the east side of the city. Pair it with Coral Canyon or Sand Hollow on the way back south, and the trip stretches across both major southern-Utah golf markets.