Northstar California Golf Course

Excellent, very scenic course in great shape and a friendly staff

A nice little course that's really fun to play. The front side is relatively flat and easy, getting you loosened up for the back nine that goes up and down the hills, with a dog leg and creek and practically every hole. Lots of fun.

Played Friday afternoon on our way up for vacation. Staff was friendly but it almost seemed like they were closing up for the night and it was only 4pm. The course itself was really nice, like other reviews mentioned both nines are polar opposite. The back nine is really tight but fun. They have the best twilight rates around for the area, but as for their earlier rates I would say other nearby courses give you more bang for your buck.

This course was well maintained. Front nine is beautiful in a meadow with some challenging holes. There are elevation changes on most par 3s. Back nine is very challenging due to the lay ups on the holes, and trees.

We had a heavy thunderstorm and were not able to finish play but the course was in very good condition and we will try to get back as soon as we can.

From the time we dropped our clubs at the bag drop to the final drink on the patio, our golf experience was terrific. The course is in excellent shape and combines a flat, challenging front nine with a forested, hilly back nine. Even with the unexpected rain and hail shower, it was a great time. The staff are experienced, friendly, and helpful. Beautiful resort course.

The course is moderatley challenging. More so the back nine which has narrow fairways small greens and up and down hills. The front nine is flatter in a beutiful meadow.

I used my driver once on the back, and for most all of the non par three on the front.

A course of two completely different nines; front and back.
Most enjoyable.

The course was easy to find. The reception staff and the starter were very friendly and helpful. The front nine and the back nine were completely different in features which made it interesting. It was quite hot that day. The beverage buggy was circulating very quickly. At the end of the round, there were staff cleaning our clubs. Great.

We were in town for the weekend and decided to play. Bring plenty of balls. This course will reward those who are conservative and accurate with their shots and punish the heroes who try to bomb every shot. There is a dress code and the staff is pretty friendly. The Marshal hounded our foursome through the entire round even though there wasn't anybody in front of us or behind us, but he was very kind about it.

A lot of people describe this course as "Jekyll and Hyde" This is very true! With the front nine being open and forgiving and the back nine being tight and technical.

Haven't played it in 20 years or so. The trees are have grown on the front 9. I would play it again if given the chance. Pace wasn't too bad considering it was Friday afternoon.

Really nice course, but it's little early in the year, so it's wet. The second rough is well...rough...and unmowed, so forget about any balls that go in there! The meadow half of the course is fairly straightforward but that rough will eat some balls. The mountain part of the course is pretty challenging and you can't see the flagstick or the green from a lot of the tees. The woods will chomp on your balls here...fun course, great staff but take some extra balls! Couldn't beat the deal anywhere else around here, so becoming more of a course expert later today.

Good staff almost too easy going. No enforced dress code - most other players observed in tee - shirts and work out shorts. Not very professional atmosphere. Die hard traditional golfers would not like it. But course in good shape and a quick play. Excellent value.

Good mix of open meadow and tight timbered holes. Great value, especially their twilight or golfnow discounted rate. Staff is super friendly, one of the nicer tahoe courses, and definitely the best priced.

Interesting layout, but one that needs to be played more than once to avoid unpleasant surprises. Great place to practice both links and mountain style golf. If you tend to spray your shots, bring lots of golf balls.

The course was very, very wet. Almsot marsh like in some places. We try to play there at least once a year. It was in much better shape in previous years. The people in the pro shop and restaurant are always so friendly and helpful.

2nd nine more challenging but intereting and fun. Very friendy and helpful staff. We plan on returning again soon.

The staff did not represent the course well. Rude, inattentive and hassled our foursome through out the round. After the round the staff were still awful in the club house and bar. We won't be back.

The Northstar golf course is is a course of two faces. The front nine takes you out into the meadows with just a flavor of Alpine trees while the back nine is target oriented mountain golf.
Just when you think the course offers you a blessing in the form of flat to gently undulating holes with great views of the Truckee meadows and basin, you hit the 10th hole.
From there, the difficulty is magnified as the tall pines line the fairways and undulations turn into something much greater.
I have always found the back nine to be a great measure of how good a golfer's game is. Play the back nine at bogey level and you are a better player... The lower the stronger a player you are.