Toiyabe Golf Club
About
Nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Toiyabe Golf Club (formerly known as Thunder Canyon Country Club and Lightning "W" Ranch Golf Course.) has a picturesque landscape of shimmering lakes, meandering streams, and towering pines. This course has a traditional layout that features contoured fairways and fast, generous greens. There are nearly 50 bunkers strategically placed throughout and water comes into play on 14 holes. Elevated tees provide spectacular views of Mt. Rose and Slide Mountain. The golf course is challenging but still player-friendly with seven sets of tees. In addition to the course, Toiyabe Golf Club also offers practice facilities that include chipping and sand practice areas along with an expansive putting green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toiyabe | 72 | 7166 yards | 74.3 | 138 |
| Nevada | 72 | 6731 yards | 72.1 | 133 |
| Washoe | 72 | 6431 yards | 71.0 | 130 |
| Forest | 72 | 6165 yards | 69.1 | 126 |
| Sierra (W) | 72 | 5522 yards | 71.5 | 139 |
| Combo (W) | 72 | 4974 yards | 68.7 | 126 |
| Tahoe (W) | 72 | 4811 yards | 67.7 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.1/135 | 577 | 159 | 498 | 551 | 367 | 203 | 409 | 177 | 606 | 3547 | 538 | 357 | 217 | 420 | 448 | 553 | 417 | 190 | 479 | 3619 | 7166 |
| Blue M: 72.0/132 | 563 | 155 | 458 | 508 | 352 | 176 | 386 | 158 | 581 | 3337 | 523 | 344 | 198 | 386 | 410 | 535 | 377 | 174 | 447 | 3394 | 6731 |
| Blue/White M: 70.0/128 | 542 | 155 | 424 | 508 | 328 | 176 | 339 | 131 | 581 | 3184 | 471 | 344 | 198 | 386 | 380 | 535 | 345 | 174 | 414 | 3247 | 6431 |
| White M: 68.7/123 W: 75.9/143 | 542 | 139 | 424 | 493 | 328 | 160 | 339 | 131 | 552 | 3108 | 471 | 325 | 155 | 328 | 380 | 489 | 345 | 150 | 414 | 3057 | 6165 |
| White/Silver M: 66.0/120 W: 72.6/136 | 449 | 139 | 287 | 421 | 328 | 133 | 339 | 131 | 552 | 2779 | 471 | 260 | 155 | 328 | 279 | 489 | 282 | 150 | 342 | 2756 | 5535 |
| Silver M: 63.8/117 W: 69.3/129 | 449 | 113 | 287 | 421 | 279 | 133 | 228 | 118 | 450 | 2478 | 367 | 260 | 151 | 260 | 279 | 418 | 282 | 137 | 342 | 2496 | 4974 |
| Silver Short W: 68.1/126 | 449 | 92 | 287 | 421 | 279 | 89 | 228 | 95 | 450 | 2390 | 367 | 260 | 121 | 250 | 279 | 418 | 282 | 92 | 342 | 2411 | 4801 |
| Handicap | 5 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
Course Details
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by jmichaelE1994 on 03/31/2026
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Photo submitted by u209208493 on 07/04/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161648559 on 06/15/2025
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Photo submitted by uMo74xxCJmioPfGHc28t on 06/12/2025
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Photo submitted by x3pzVqzozYxWLyL7cMa7 on 08/30/2024
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Hole 17 Photo submitted by u315305428 on 07/18/2024
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Photo submitted by drew1992 on 07/07/2023
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Photo submitted by drew1992 on 07/07/2023
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Photo submitted by Mort1969 on 06/19/2023
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Photo submitted by Mort1969 on 10/17/2022
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Photo submitted by u927741712 on 07/30/2022
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Photo submitted by u131696166 on 07/16/2022
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#8 par 3 Photo submitted by Mort1969 on 02/21/2022
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Photo submitted by William6279439 on 02/13/2022
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Photo submitted by Michaelyohn on 10/09/2021
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Photo submitted by u000003122247 on 03/29/2021
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Great views! Photo submitted by Wcrew97 on 10/22/2020
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Photo submitted by DrDavid2 on 09/09/2020
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Photo submitted by keithbarner on 05/27/2020
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Photo submitted by keithbarner on 05/27/2020
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Photo submitted by keithbarner on 05/27/2020
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Photo submitted by keithbarner on 05/27/2020
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Photo submitted by keithbarner on 05/27/2020
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Photo submitted by keithbarner on 05/27/2020
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Beautiful range view Photo submitted by Cops1998 on 05/31/2017
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View from the 1st green Photo submitted by Cops1998 on 05/31/2017
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View from the 2nd tee Photo submitted by Cops1998 on 05/31/2017
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View from the 2nd green Photo submitted by Cops1998 on 05/31/2017
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View from the 4th tee box, only 170 to clear the water Photo submitted by Cops1998 on 05/31/2017
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From the 5th tee box (note lots of water for a high-desert course) Photo submitted by Cops1998 on 05/31/2017
5 Hour Plus Round
The greens were in great condition. The restaurant was great. The course was generally good. The tee was delayed by 20 minutes and the front-9 took 3 hours. The back-9 was approximately 2 hours 30 minutes. The pro-shop and ranger did not address the pace of play.
We used to play the course multiple time in our summer trip and we used to recommend Toiyabe to friends.
Great course
Nice staff, course is well maintained. There's some areas that need better drainage.
Course play
The course is very challenging but fun to play.
Greens are difficult and fast.
Very nice course
Scenic but difficult!
Best staff, so friendly and inviting. Great course! Supper scenic, but those greens are brutal! In great shape but not a single flat spot on any of them! Was fun, friendly and challenging!
Hidden Gem
Toiyabe was in excellent condition and the price was very reasonable. Would have played again but it was about an hour from where we were staying
Staff and Pace of Play
Tee time was at 3:36pm. Plenty of time to play. Got stuck behind a group of guys in a bachelor party. Pace of play was extremely slow. Ended up waiting on every hole. Not anyone’s fault, the three groups ahead of us were all waiting. Never saw a Marshall, staff didn’t put any effort into speeding up the pace of play. The staff was more concerned with the wedding they were hosting and allowing the wedding party to take pictures. Absolutely not the wedding parties fault. Got to the 18th hole at ~8:06pm. Marshall came flying by as we were on the tee box. We were friendly and waved and said hi. He didn’t even acknowledge us and came in extremely rude telling us “stop playing, go return your cart it’s 8pm”. And drove straight past. Now look, I get it there’s a cutoff but the club sells tee times out till 6pm for 18 holes and nothing I saw said a hard cutoff at 8pm. If the club doesn’t enforce any kind of pace of play then are rude telling us to essentially get out without letting us play the last hole due to us being unable to play the round in a reasonable time then idk what to do. If you’re going to play here I wouldn’t book anything past 2:30pm because pace has been slow every time I’ve played here. For me, I won’t be coming back again which is a real shame because I think the course is great. This isn’t the only issue I’ve had with the club/staff but this is a long enough post.
Marshal
Tee time was at 3:36pm. Plenty of time to play. Got stuck behind a group of guys in a bachelor party. Pace of play was extremely slow. Ended up waiting on every hole. Not anyone’s fault, the three groups ahead of us were all waiting. Never saw a Marshall, staff didn’t put any effort into speeding up the pace of play. The staff was more concerned with the wedding they were hosting and allowing the wedding party to take pictures. Absolutely not the wedding parties fault. Got to the 18th hole at ~8:06pm. Marshall came flying by as we were on the tee box. We were friendly and waved and said hi. He didn’t even acknowledge us and came in extremely rude telling us “stop playing, go return your cart it’s 8pm”. And drove straight past. Now look, I get it there’s a cutoff but the club sells tee times out till 6pm for 18 holes and nothing I saw said a hard cutoff at 8pm. If the club doesn’t enforce any kind of pace of play then are rude telling us to essentially get out without letting us play the last hole due to us being unable to play the round in a reasonable time then idk what to do. If you’re going to play here I wouldn’t book anything past 2:30pm because pace has been slow every time I’ve played here. For me, I won’t be coming back again which is a real shame because I think the course is great. This isn’t the only issue I’ve had with the club/staff but this is a long enough post.
Windy and slow pace of the play.
Windy as above 25 mph and slow pace of the play forced us to quit after 12th hole. Bad weather seems to be like this whenever we drove up here the last four times. Very nice course but we will not coming back here again. We never finished the course and we found out that we are are not the only one.
Great Course, Challenging
The course is in great shape, nice greens, with challenges on most holes.
Perfect course- great views & layout
This course is very nice. Staff is helpful and knowledgeable. Pace of play is good. The facilities has a lot to offer. Now if I could only improve my game!
Great course slow play
This is an absolute beautiful course great views Fairway was in great shape and the greens are really tough, but we were on a six hour pace because they started a tournament in front of us and they weren’t pushing them along. Finally we got done a little over five hours because the tournament had ended.