Northstar California Resort

Staff was super friendly. Had issue with my GolfNow reservation being not acknowledged by the course, so I showed up with no tee time, but they squeezed me in anyway and gave me a discount to boot. As far as the course, the second 9 was very difficult compared to the first due to much more rugged terrain. I played terribly, but not because of course conditions. I would recommend this course and hope to get a chance to play it again.

Back 9 is beautiful and fun to play, but, local knowledge is required.

Unfortunately we were treated like Interlopers. Booking on GolfNow tagged us has something other than Preferred Guests. We were told for an additional fee we could go out at a more 'preferred' time, so the Tee Box at the beginning stood open for about an hour --- a completely ridiculous response by the golf course to the good deal we got through golf now. Back nine is a very cool layout while front is barely average, so, overall a worthwhile round in spite of the silly management trick thet tried to pull on us.

Staff was friendly & helpful. A tale of two courses. Front nine was wide open & rather warm; back nine narrow had to lay up but was cooler. Good thing we had a 89 year old man who play the course 3 xs a week , was a great help to how the holes played

Beautiful views easier front 9 and challenging back 9 holes. It helps to read the tips when you play.

This is the second time we've played Northstar. We really enjoy this course. The facilities are immaculate. The carts are top-notch electric carts. They have an extremely friendly starter (Jim) who makes sure that golfers know the layout of the course and that pace of play is strictly enforced. We saw several rangers during the course of the day who were making sure that golfers were keeping pace. This was great as we played as a twosome and didn't have to worry about slow play holding us up. There were quite a few comfort stations on the course, so that wasn't an issue. Also, they had a beverage cart on the course and we saw her frequently. This is a a great course to play and we highly recommend it.

This course is like two different 9 hole courses, which I didn't care for. Some course design issues in my opinion. You should have a well struck and well placed tee shot bounding out of bounds off mounds and strangely angled fairways. This happened on several occasions. Greens were very slow and course was maintained to the level you would expect to find on the local muni. The staff was nice.

It is such a amazing and beautiful course. It was the first time, but I could play well because the direction on the score card was very detail. I wanted to go play again.

This is the second time playing the Northstar Course for me, and I found it better this time around. It is in surprisingly good condition considering how early it is in the season, and the rough made you pay for errant tee shots! It stacked up quite a bit on the back nine, which is the only complaint I have.

enjoyable afternoon of golf for my wife and myself. Played as a twosome and had a great time. Very friendly staff. A good, challenging golf course that is very playable and designed well to be fun, scenic and a memorable experience worth the value.

I was expecting a typical resort course type experience but the it was more of a muni -type. The greens were good but the rest of the course conditions were far from ideal. I played the Ponderosa 9 hole the day before and it's conditions far exceeded Northstar. Mats for the driving range - balls are not included in the green fee....

On a beautiful morning we played on this course. The staff greeted us, and although we were earlt we we were allowed to start as soonas we were ready. The course was in pristine condition. The layout with lots of doglegs was interesting and well built. On a few holes there were blind hazards which raised our score, but thR is all in the game.

Course was in great shape and played really tough on the front 9 with the wind blowing.

But overall was a great experience and thought the back 9 was a lot of fun.

The course was in very good shape and the tee times went as planned. Front nine is very different from the back side, which is a mountain feel with more trees.

We got a great deal and had a fun time. Well worth it.

slow as a 5 some was allowed in front of us. Thiscaused backup for several groups behind us and we were hit into 3 times. The fairways were narrow as the second cut on a lot of holes was high and made it more difficult for my twosome who ar16-20 handicaps

Very challenging course with beautiful scenery. Really fun course for an experienced golfer.
Course marshal tells you to play faster when you are 1/2 hole behind. Then when you catch up you wait hole after hole. Do not stop for lunch, under-staffed cafe will keep you waiting and then when you tee up at # 10 the Marshal comes back and says you are behind. Lunch is poor and slow. (they staff 1 person on a Saturday but have a marshal driving around telling you to speed up -- what the h-XX.). Marshal ruined the day: we are still talking about it. Probably need a new management team -- just saying. Lots of great golf at North Shore, no need to put with this.

Front side good, backside bad. Front is an open meadow with good routing and great views, back nine is jammed in and around houses, narrow, goofy layout with just a few straight forward holes, very pretty though. Can get very windy on front nine. Green are in very good shape and fast with some subtle slippery breaks but a true roll, good putters will like them. Staff is great.

nice course-good condition--played it to escape valley heat--back 9 more difficult--greens a little slow and hard to read but overall well worth playing--nice patio too

Front nine more open than the claustrophic back nine. Trees and elevation changes are challenging on the back nine. Great, friendly staff. Would play again but from the white tees.