Northstar California Golf Course

Nice course. It rained most of our round and made play slow. Still enjoyed the course, it has plenty of challenges. If you don't hit them straight, bring plenty of balls.

I usually play this course three times on my summer visits to Tahoe and did so last week. If anything, the course was in the best shape I can remember. Don't believe all the talk about the back side being more challenging, however. The meadow front nine plays longer, has more rough and is more open to the elements. It scores about two strokes tougher for me.

The back side is a wonderful trek through the forest with very gettable holes if you can keep the ball in front of you. The last six holes are the best string of holes on any course in California in my opinion. Instead of forking over $250 for Edgewood or $200 for Coyote Moon, go pay $70 at Northstar and have a nice dinner on the lake. You will feel a lot better about yourself. The clubhouse is very cool at Northstar too with some nice selection of draft beers after the round.

We played 27 holes on a beautiful day. The staff was great (one of the cart guys gave us an egg carton of found balls) and the course was in beautiful shape. Be aware this is like playing two different courses; the front 9 is wide open and easy. The back 9 is in the woods, narrow and there are blind shots. We got a $39 rate on golf now so I rated the value as excellant. At the standard rate it's still a pretty good deal comapred to ANYTHING at Lake Tahoe.

Very enjoyable round of golf. Back nine much more challenging. A bit slow on back nine. Marshall could speed things up

Friendly staff. Challenging, but interesting to play. front nines plays in meadows whereas back nine please in forest.

Course us in very good shape. Price cannot be beat for the value. Pace if play varies but even though our twosome had to wait on a few holes, we still got done with 18 in about 3 and a half hours. Front nine is mostly flat and open, almost links like, back nine is in the trees / more mountain golf requiring precise shots with long irons / hybrids vs driver. Greens are in good shape as well. Overall, would highly recommend especially during the week.

This a beautiful and we'll maintained mountain course. A great value. The staff is very helpful and friendly.

Love playing here, it's like playing two different golf courses. Front nine is wide open, the back nine is more narrow and challenging. The course is in great shape, the staff are super friendly.... What more could you ask for?

The golf course is in great shape and very affordable. Everyone was very helpful. From the moment you check in though the end of your game.

Front side a little boring back side worth the price.

Northstar is fun course with it's two different types of 9 holes of play. Very friendly staff.

This is a delightful golf course with two distinctly different nines. The front was a links style that played very difficult because of the high winds (15 -25 mph). The back nine was narrow but protected from the wind by a beautiful forest. There were many blind tee shots on the back nine but reading the scorecard hints was helpful. Great value (for the price of a single at The Mountain executive course in Incline, two played at Northstar).

The front side is a prairie course, open yet challenging, well laid out, interesting. The back side is cut through the trees but did not have enough buildable land. Some landing area are so small you can't believe someone calls it a golf hole. There are at least four hole where you are asked to hit a 150 yard tee shot and then hit a 160+ yard shot to elevated green that you cannot see. I believe in strategic golf, but this is just not that. If you need to play here, play the front 9. Maybe they will open it up, but right now, I will pass. There are much better options in the area.

Course is in great condition except there is still sand on front nine greens. The rough is tall and second cut can be challenging. Staff was excellent. Good knowledge of the course. Great views too. Bring your A game.

Course in very good condition considering time of year. Greens faster than Reno/Carson City courses. Well worth the drive!

Northstar is a great track. I booked the tee time the day before through golf now. Somehow the tee time did not get sent to the actual course because when we arrived, they did not have us on their sheet. However, the pro shop staff was extremely helpful and once I showed them my confirmation email, all was well.

As far as the actually course goes, I always enjoy Northstar. The greens were a bit slow but they rolled as true as can be. The fairways were in phenomenal condition and my wedges cut through them like warm coconut butter. I would definitely recommend this course to all.

NO MAINTAINENCE OR CARE IS BEING CONDE TO THE COURSE. COULD BE A GREAT COURSE OTHERWISE.

The front nine has wide fairways and is fairly level. The back nine has narrow fairways with lots of trees and ravines. The fairways and the greens are all well maintained. The greens reasonably soft, but very fast. Some are tilted so that a missed putt can mean a longer putt coming back.

The day that I played the course held a shotgun start. This made the play a little slower than I expected. Also, As we started play on hole number 11, we were confronted with the most challenging part of the course right away. I think we would have played better starting on number one.

All in all, it's an enjoyable course and I would gladly return.

Excellent course, would recommend it to anyone of any skill level

The value and the course was a bargain. We were just driving thur Tahoe enjoying the lake and decided to look on line for a golf course close by at a reasonable rate. We found it. The course was in great shape and it was a beautiful day. We were right behind a tournament, so we waited some but joined up with another twosome behind up so we didn't have to wait at all.
The staff was very friendly and gave us lots on tips. We will be back again next year to this course.