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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