Alta Sierra Country Club

Elevation changes throughout and mostly uphill approach shots really extends the length of this track. Very nice conditions across fairly wide fairways. The rough is a bit too punitive and deep so you might want to take a few extra balls. Greens very true and full of interesting slopes but a bit slow on this day. Somewhat out of the way location but worth the trip.

The elevation changes at Alta Sierra will really fool you. You must be prepared to club up and down for the fairly steep routing the course takes. Conditions were excellent and pace of play was 4 hr 15 min. I think this course is the best value for challenge and scenery I play. Recommended.

Played Alta Sierra GC for the first time last Saturday. Really enjoyable. Most holes are either uphill, downhill, dogleg left or dogleg right, some have both features making a majority of the holes interesting and quite challenging. The course reminded me of playing several Mountain golf courses in Lake Tahoe and Idaho I've played in the past. Almost every hole had pine trees guarding the left or right side of the fairways or both. The course rewards straight hitters and those in control of their ball flight. Those golfers that have 2-way misses going on are not going to score well here. Alta Sierra GC has a good mix of long and short par 4s and long/medium/short par 3s.

Pace of play was slow for a Saturday & course is pretty dried out adding some distance to long iron shots and drives. I walked the 18 and that was a good workout due to all the hills and slopes.

Cart fee was wasted since entire course was cart path only.

Punched fairways, cart path only on 40% of course, overall the course was in fair to poor condition compared to other courses in area.

The fairways were in the process of being aerated and the greens where pretty bumpy. Clubs should definitely post thes conditions in advance.

The weather was beautiful for our round, if not a little windy. Upon arriving at the course, my group admired the layout of the holes we could observe from the parking lot, specifically the breathtaking downhill approach to the 9th green. We were very excited to try this course for the first time after reading some glowing reviews here on GolfNow.

Once we got on the course, our opinion of Alta Sierra changed quickly. Fairways were extremely patchy; every approach was hit from bare clay in the fairway for the first 5 holes. Furthermore, the fairways were recently aerated, with no mention of this in the pro shop when we checked in. The greens were very patchy, with large inconsistencies in both grass length/density and green speeds. Putting became a guessing game from hole to hole; putts rolled with the same pace from the same distance would be 6 feet long on one hole and 6 feet short on the next.

Overall, very disappointed. Our local muni is better shape than Alta Sierra. Oh well. At least I had good company and good weather.

PS: Hot Dog at the turn was an F

Favorite course so far! Thank you for maintaining so well! We loved every hole, beautiful setting and pace of play. My only area of improvement would be keep the restaurant/bar open after 4 PM. We would have love to sit on your lovely deck with a beverage after playing.

This course is fantastic! It turns and winds through the pines. Some great holes with elevation changes and some great, challenging, yet reachable par 5s. Course is well maintained and the greens were immaculate for this time of year. I would go back again!!