Alta Sierra Country Club

Grew up in Sacramento area and began playing the game at age 5 and played collegiate golf all over the western US. Other than playing a little short at times this is one of my favorite courses aand when you combine the layout, green speed and course conditon I think this is every bit as good as courses you pay "king for the day" prices to play. Need to be able to move it both ways and at times must fit the driver into tight tree lined fairways. Their are some elevated tees which provide some aesthetically pleasing hang time. Overall, when you factor in cost for my money one of the best bangs for the buck in northern California!

I play the course frequently because it is around the corner from my house. The range mats are worn and not well maintained. Some of the staff are not real helpful Kacy is a great pro and excellent teacher.

They really need more water stations at the tees - only 1 that I remember on each 9, not even a faucet! Ball washers are sometimes not convenient to the tee.

the course was in great shape the staff was excellent the course was really challenging narrow fairways pretty holes and the views were awesome

A course with interesting holes, varied fairways, and it gave the golfer a chance to make par or better. Course is located in a beautiful setting in the forest.

Alta Sierra is a semi-private country club set in the hills above Auburn. It is a challenging par 72 track that is just under 6800 from the tips but encourages shot shaping and driving accuracy on the tee to moderately paced elevated greens. It is well worth the trip out of the valley to play this property.

If you don't mind afternoon golf, this is a great find. A country club course for only $25.00 (depending on tee time) and a cart included. This foothill course is a great challenge with accuracy off the tee a must. Great views and staff. The greens are true and the fringe is even and kept well.

A little remote, hidden in a hilly curvy road subdivision. Course in very fine shape, fairways cut diagonally like PGA courses. Very few golfers in P.M. We were the last to use their electric carts which were all being replaced by new ones. Ours looked like new, so in line with their overall attention to detail.

I like the serenity of all the ponds and wildlife. Isn't that why we all like golf so much.

The quiet CC atmosphere, up in the woods, is really nice. The course has some interesting holes, with great potential, but a few of the details are lacking. Most noticeably, the greens were very slow, there were puddles in the bunkers (with no rain), and a couple of the tee boxes were lumpy.
It was all pretty good, but I was hoping for more.
For similar feel, and better details, try Winchester.

I played solo this mid-Saturday afternoon round and was able to get around the very few golfers that were playing. The course has elevation changes with left and right dogleg tree-lined holes with some water. Although the course has difficulty, I was disappointed in the rather slow greens that the members like at this semi-private country club. It is worth it to play it at least once, but I will cross it off my bucket list since it is quite a distance from the bay area. If you do go, pay attention to the signs to the golf course or you might get lost.

If you get a chance to play this course, book it as it worth the drive to play a well keep course. You feel like you had just joined country club.

The course was in good condition in late April. It was a bit far from Sacramento (46+ miles) but worth the drive. The Golf Now rate made it an extremely good value.
Only "complaint" was that the greens were a bit slow and slower than the practice greens, so hard to judge speed.
The course is fair and has a good layout. Great for all levels.

The course was in great shape, the greens were a bit slow.Watch out for the water hole on the back nine, dont go right like I did TWICE.The staff at this course were all great from the cart boys to the starter. I would recomend this course to anyone I know. Went with my son we both had a fantastic day. And yes he whooped me.

The greens were much better than the last time I played there.
The course was in very good shape but the traps were wet and hard.
It's fun to play

I loved the course and it was in very good shape. The greens were punched in the last month and a bit slow, but OK.

Phenomenal course. One of my favorites already. Redwood lined fairways virtually throughout the course. Fairways are wide enough so that even slight mishits are still not in the tree line where you would have to chip out. Have already recommended this to all of my friends. Course is now semi-private with the public being able to play in the afternoon. Don't know if this applies to weekends also as I played on a Wednesday. Played in slightly less than 4 hours and had a wonderful time. A little off the beaten path being nearly in Grass Valley but well worth the trip. Pay attention to signs (both arriving and leaving) as it is a bit off of Highway 49 in a residential neighborhood. Cannot emphasize enough that this is a great course and should be played by all members of golfnow who live in the nearby areas.

always enjoy this beautiful course even with sand greens, time of the year, great feel on every hole, one, if not my favorite. now great savings with now.com. hope not too many read this and start crowding up my course, thanks golfnow.com

This golf course provides plenty of challenges from the gold tees. Because each hole has either trees or water on either or both sides, players need to keep the ball in the fairway. There's little forgiveness for an errant shot. The fairways are well-maintained with distances clearly marked. Greens were in near-perfect shape and quite challenging with ridges and fall lines that require a good eye and putting stroke.
Alta Sierra is a fun course to play, not just because it's well-maintained, but because many of the views from tee to green are spectacular. If you keep the ball in the fairway, you're going to be able to enjoy everything this course has to offer. One caution, watch out for the water on the 18th!

I would play the course again now that I have played it for the first time. Would like to see how the course plays a little later in the year. Like May or June.