Toiyabe Golf Club
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toiyabe M: 74.3/138 | 577 | 159 | 498 | 551 | 367 | 203 | 409 | 177 | 606 | 3547 | 538 | 357 | 217 | 420 | 448 | 553 | 417 | 190 | 479 | 3619 | 7166 |
| Nevada M: 72.1/133 | 563 | 155 | 458 | 508 | 352 | 178 | 385 | 158 | 581 | 3338 | 523 | 344 | 198 | 386 | 410 | 535 | 377 | 174 | 447 | 3394 | 6732 |
| Humboldt M: 71.0/130 | 542 | 155 | 424 | 508 | 328 | 176 | 339 | 131 | 581 | 3184 | 471 | 344 | 198 | 386 | 380 | 535 | 345 | 174 | 414 | 3247 | 6431 |
| Forest M: 69.1/126 W: 74.9/146 | 542 | 139 | 424 | 493 | 328 | 160 | 339 | 131 | 552 | 3108 | 471 | 325 | 155 | 328 | 380 | 489 | 345 | 150 | 414 | 3057 | 6165 |
| Sierra M: 65.9/119 W: 71.5/139 | 494 | 113 | 342 | 482 | 303 | 133 | 280 | 118 | 470 | 2735 | 417 | 306 | 151 | 299 | 327 | 454 | 321 | 137 | 375 | 2787 | 5522 |
| Washoe W: 68.7/126 | 449 | 113 | 287 | 421 | 279 | 133 | 228 | 118 | 450 | 2478 | 367 | 260 | 151 | 260 | 279 | 418 | 282 | 137 | 342 | 2496 | 4974 |
| Tahoe W: 67.7/120 | 449 | 92 | 287 | 421 | 279 | 89 | 228 | 95 | 450 | 2390 | 267 | 260 | 121 | 260 | 279 | 418 | 282 | 92 | 342 | 2321 | 4711 |
| 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 |
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Great views! Photo submitted by Wcrew97 on 10/22/2020
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Photo submitted by dyblee 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
First day of Winter
Had a frost delay. The starter let us know where we were in the schedule for teeing off.
As can be expected, the greens were a little beat up. Matched us with another twosome. Very nice guys and fast players. 3 1/2 hours for 18 holes.
Great value for your money.
This place is in Washoe Valley and nestled against the Sierras. The views are magnificent and it winds its way through homes, but they rarely come into play. It is a challenging course for average golfers, but it plays well and fast for all levels.
This course is challenging with scenic beauty
Always enjoy this course but miss the GPS on carts!
Amazing course
If you are lucky enough to play when it isn’t windy wow! Thanks Trevor and coworkers
Nice Day
Unfortunately started 45 min late due to frost. Once we got out there though it moved at a nice pace.. Challenging fun course, second time playing, enjoyed it.
Worth the drive
This is a challenging and fun course to play and worth the drive out to Washoe Valley. I play here every time I visit Reno. Afternoon wind can make it interesting, but the course layout is spectacular and requires almost every club in the bag. The facility is great, the staff friendly and the service is top-notch.
Love this course with a beautiful backdrop
This is a great course with excellent conditions given the time of year .But they need a marshall to check perople going so slow we had a group of 4 guys in front of us three holes behind and they refused to let us pass I guess because we were a foursome,but we had to wait for them everyhole and most of the time it would takje them three shots each just to get far enough we could tee off which lead to us barely finishing before dark and ruining our tempo of course
Great course
Very impressive course, great layout and well maintained. Greens are super soft, and still fast. 2nd Duncan managed course this week, they really know what they're doing. Golfnow needs to update their info, there are no GPS carts used here. The only negative i have with the course is no yardage marker. Wasn't as big of a deal for me, I have a GPS app on my phone. But without that or a range finder, you're stuck guessing.
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