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Written by Paul Raymore
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Tuesday, 30 May 2006 |
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 The abundance and variety of golf at Tahoe-Truckee’s 6,000 foot elevation is truly exceptional. From the nine-hole Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach designed in 1924 by the renowned Scottish golf course architect John Duncan Dunn to the brand new Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Old Greenwood in Truckee, duffers can find a course to match their abilities.
Between Truckee and North Lake Tahoe there are more than a dozen public and private golf courses. And that’s not even counting the Feather River area courses about an hour north of Truckee.
Starting in Incline Village, the serious golfer will find the Championship Golf Course. This par-72, 18-hole course was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and opened for play in 1964. In spring 2005, $4.8-million in improvements to the course that Jones once described as the ideal mountain layout were made.
Topping of the work was the completion of the new $7.9-million, 23,000-square foot Chateau clubhouse.
South along Tahoe’s shore, those looking for a quick game will find Tahoe City Golf Course. The 9 hole course has wonderful views of Lake Tahoe, so make sure to take your camera.
Up Highway 89 in Olympic Valley is the Resort at Squaw Creek and its 18 holes, all surrounded by the peaks that make up famous Squaw Valley USA, site of the 1960 Winter Olympiad.
Further up the road in Truckee there are numerous courses. From the Coyote Moon and Tahoe Donner courses above town to the new Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Old Greenwood.
For those who have tested all the courses in Truckee and the North Shore, more challenges await along Highway 89 north. Away from the summer hustle around the lake are four more top-notch courses: Dragon, Graeagle, Plumas Pines and Whitehawk Ranch
Truckee
Old Greenwood Golf Course
12011 Old Truckee Airport Rd.
Truckee, CA
1-800-754-3070
18 Holes, Par 72, 7,542 yards
Coyote Moon Golf Course
10685 Northwoods Blvd.,
Truckee, CA
530-587-0886
18 holes, par 72, 7,117 yards
Tahoe Donner Golf Course
11509 Northwoods Blvd
Truckee, CA 96161
530-587–9443
18 holes, par 72, 6,968 yards
Northstar-at-Tahoe Golf Course
Basque Dr. Off Northstar Dr.
Truckee, CA
530-562-2490
18 holes, par 72, 6,897 yards
Ponderosa Golf Course
10040 Reynold Way
Truckee, CA 96161
530-587-3501
9 holes, par 72, 6,036 yards
Incline Village
Incline Village Championship Golf Course
955 Fairway Blvd.
Incline Village, NV
775-832-1144
18 holes, par 72, 6,910 yards
Incline Village Mountain Course
Golfers Pass Rd., off Mt. Rose Hwy.
Incline Village, NV
775-832-1144
18 holes, par 58, 3,440 yards
Kings Beach
Old Brockway Golf Course
Highways 28 & 267
Kings Beach, CA
530-546-9909
9 holes, par 35, 3250 yards
Squaw Valley
Resort at Squaw Creek Golf Course
400 Squaw Creek Road
Squaw Valley, CA
530-583-6300
18 holes, par 72, 6,815 yards
Tahoe City
Tahoe City Golf Course
251 North Lake Blvd.
Tahoe City, CA
530-583-1516
9 holes, par 33, 2,700 yards.
Highway 89 north (Graeagle and vicinity)
Dragon Golf
18 hole, par 72, 7,077 yards
1-800-368-7786
http://www.dragongolf.com
Whitehawk Ranch Golf Course
768 White Hawk Dr.
Clio, CA 96106
(800) 332-HAWK
www.golfwhitehawk.com
18 holes, par 71, 6,950 yards
Plumas Pines Golf Resort
402 Poplar Valley Rd.
Graeagle, CA 96103
530-836-1420
www.plumaspinesgolf.com
18 holes, par 72, 6,421 yards
Graeagle Meadows Golf Course
P.O. Box 310, Highway 89
Graeagle, CA 96103
(530) 836-2323
www.playgraeagle.com
18 holes, 6,725 yards
Photos by Emma Garrard/Tahoe World
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 June 2006 )
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