Northstar California Golf Course

We were excited to play Northstar for the first time - well not impressed at all - course is not in good shape for the cost to play - it is not a forgiving golf course at all - course knowledge is a must on this course. We were given a very poor photo copy of a score card with recommendations on where to hit listed on the edge of the card - most of the recommendations were cut off and could not read. For the cost to play as well as high cost of food/drink, this course should be much better.

The back nine can ruin your day. Target golf on the back to be sure but if you have never played there you'll have no idea where your targets should be. Even then, you'll need to be on your game to score. If you're just out to kill some time in a nice setting? Maybe. But then there are other choices. The front nine is basically flat and wide open but you still need to hit fairways to score. The two nines couldn't be more different! But hey, it's golf. And who said it should be fair? ;') (I won't return, however.)

Northstar has a great layout, but is not maintained well. The greens had a lot of weeds in them, the bunkers were not maintained at all. The scorecard was a paper copy. For $140, the experience was extremely disappointing.

My experience at the Northstar GC was like playing two different golf courses. The front 9 is pretty straight forward. Wide open and laid out nicely. The back 9 is a different story. The lay out is a lot different from most courses I play. I had a great deal of difficulty with the design. For me…it just didn’t flow well. That’s just my personal opinion. The staff are very nice. For the price this was not a great deal.

Front nine is like a cow pasture. Fairways and greens in poor condition. Back nine is much better. Won’t go baxk

Rough long around greens. Greens spongy and slow. Good family value with kids or grand kids.

Use golf moose deals for best price.

Currently not in best shape. Surprised because it’s July and not May/June after thaw. It was fun once. Probably wouldn’t go back.

I am so impressed with the condition of the course!! It was a big wet winter and Northstar did a great job putting together the best conditions I've seen in years. The greens look great and play true! Great atmosphere all around! Nice job Northstar team. If you haven't played the area I would recommend Northstar, they have really good online rates and in my opinion the best views.

Best conditions I've ever seen in the 15 years ive lived and played in Tahoe. Hats off to the maintenance team for doing such a great job, especially after this winter. Greens rolling true. Staff in pro shop is vey friendly and starters are helpful. Pace of play is a little slow but its Tahoe golf so its slow everywhere. Wish the outdoor bar styed open a little later to accomodate the turn if you start after 330 but i get it, syaffing is tough right now.

It is early for a mountain course to recover from the winter snow. Fairways were a bit thin/sparse in places. The greens were very good, could be faster.

The support staff were excellent, engaging, courteous very friendly.

I would definitely play here again.

It seems as though the course has really improved in the last year or so. The fairways are tight and the rough is thick, so a little challenging, but greens are pristine! Overall a great experience and we will be back soon!

I've been playing here since 2015 when I used to work at the resort, and I have never seen early season conditions quite like this at Northstar. The team has done a great job with summer preparations and the place is polished and the greens are great for mid-June in Truckee/Tahoe. Definitely suggest playing a round if you're in the area which will give you the High Sierra golf experience and won't break the bank like some of the local competitors charging $250+ for similar conditions/experience.

We were staying in South Lake Tahoe and looking to play golf within a reasonable distance from where we were staying. It was a Thursday and there was a Hot Deal so we decided to give it a try. We were really hesitant to try this course because a previous reviewer said that the pro shop staff were snobbish to them because they had booked on Golf Now. I have to say that from the attendant that greeted us un the parking lot to the pro shop staff, everyone was very friendly and helpful. I never sensed any hesitation about the fact that I had reserved my tee time on Golf Now. The course was in good shape. The pace of play was great. We never waited on anyone nor had anyone pushing us. We did let a single play through once. We finished in about three hours. The course layout is a little tricky sometimes but there are directional arrows painted on the cart path (I wish all courses did this). It was a fun course and we will play there again sometime.

Course condition is gorgeous and challenging. Ready for tournament play. Nice job Northstar!

Course layout is very good even though it’s short yardages. I really enjoyed playing this course. Only problem was a lot of tiny dandelion is glowing on the green. It’s tiny enough not much bothered but sometimes it’s your putting line so I have to take a leaf out.

Great option for a nice course at under $100 which is somewhat hard to find in Tahoe these days...

Front 9 is open with nice martis valley views and the back 9 is pretty challenging with mandatory fairway landing zones for an chance at a par for the hole.

Course was in good shape for late season outside of a few mushy spots because we had a super-rare summer rain the night before. Greens had fallen pine needles all over them, probably from said rain, and could've used a quick leaf blower to clear them, made putting a process to clear your line but not that big of a deal.