Alta Sierra Country Club

The service in the bar is always pretty slow, especially when making the turn!!! They’re really under staffed, the bartender/waitress has to handle everything from serving restaurant customers and golfer making the turn!!!

Hadn’t played this course in over 5 years. Was a nice day so wanted to play a round. With all the rain wasn’t sure what condition the course would be in, was pleasantly surprised. The greens were in great shape, bunkers had water in some but most were in good condition. There were wet areas in some of the fairways but there had been a lot rain. The majority of the fairways were in pretty good shape. I will be back.

I give 3 stars due to the fairway conditions & no food / beverage in the morning (off-course amenities) both of which equates to the “value for the money” selection. Honestly, maybe 1/2 to 25% less greens fee would have been applicable. I understand the rain we've had this winter, but I want to return sometime this summer to see if conditions change. Maybe the greens fee would fit then. Most of the fairways are not just extremely bumpy (soil conditions for the area?), but a lot of grass clumps everywhere. Other fairways were shaggy & apparently not cut when the opportunity arises (in between the rain?). There were only a few really bad soggy spots I noticed though. Using the cart, I was trying to stay on the path to avoid bouncing all day in the fairways, but a lot of paths are cracking like tree stumps are pushing up, so I still bounced (!). I just took it easy. The conditions allowed a lift & clean, but the clumps require moving the ball anyway or most of the time you're going to chop at the ball. The greens were well taken care of for the conditions though. Very consistent. The bunkers weren’t too bad considering the weather & most had enough sand but rain filled some too. Greenskeeper staff were out & friendly during my play. That's cool. I admire what they can do with what they have available under these conditions. The snack bar / restaurant wasn't open until I made my turn & got a cold sandwich (forgot her name but she was wonderful). I expected to grab a granola or something early from the pro shop to start my round but they do not have anything in there. Nice shop, but no snacks. Eric was there & he was very courteous & professional to me. I like the layout. Enjoyed the elevation changes. Again, I want to see how different the course plays in the summer. Not sure this is actually a Country Club anymore though. This is a lot, but hope it helps.

with that in mind you can expect cart path only and wet/muddy conditions with grass not perfect in fairways and such.The red clay type dirt they have under the grass is very sticky and thick creating alot of touch shots unless picked perfectly clean off the deck.It can certainly slow down your swing making shots come up short constantly.Greens rolled pretty good since they were slightly long and pretty damp and trying to get the speed down was particularly challenging.all in all it was a fun round considering other parts of the us are freezing or covered with some I am grateful CA is a golf oasis year round andeven though conditions aren't perfect they do allow us to play and still enjoy it.Our round about 4 hrs 45 mins our foursome was constantly waiting for the twosome in front of us but we still finished in less then 5 hrs and give ya time to talk but it can be frustrating when people start bunching up behind you due to two people who just don't get they need to stay up with group in front of them but they don't really marshall this course leading to those situations

I’m a member at a few clubs from Florida to California & was really in awww with the lack of care the course has for rules or pace of play

They claimed it was slow due to cart path only

I walked 18 holes in 3 hours & 20 minutes at a home course running 6700 yards

The issue with this course is you get the kids coming and hitting 2-3 off the tee box

2-3 approach shots after they shank em

And the Marshalls don’t ever hold anyone to the pace of play set per hole

Pace of play was deathly slow. Seemed like this is the place newbie’s come to play, young kids without golf etiquette. Needs a Marshall. Fairway grass was thin and muddy, tee boxes weren’t amazing and greens were bumpy with long grass. Bunkers are hard packed mud with poor drainage. Layout and design was challenging, could be a nice course with better management all around.

The course was in great shape considering the several days of rain prior. Some bunkers had some standing water but that was probably expected. The greens were in great shape.

Great layout greens were in great shape, but 5 hours 20 min!!! There were Marshall’s out but to no affect. Loved the layout and scenery but 5 hours 20 min!!!!

As always the course was in excellent shape!!! Unfortunately maybe Alta Sierra's management & board members should have seminars/classes on golf course etiquette!!??!! I was playing as a public single behind a threesome to start, the course was fairly busy!! So I assumed that they would ask me to join their group or at least let me play through(neither occurred)??!!?? At the end of the front nine one member of the group stopped play, which they became a twosome,,, again assuming true golf etiquette I was expecting them to say something or let me play through,,,, but nope they just kept playing and holding my game up!!??!! 🤔🤔😡😡🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️