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 |
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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
Decent challenges poor management
The course was in great shape for this time of year. High winds are obvious here. Biggest negative is the yardage markers, or the lack of them. Not one hole had yardage markers anywhere, makes sense there aren’t any PAT or PGA events here since you MUST rely on a range finder. The course is over watered like lakeridge, I played black tees and 6 holes was on standing water, the other tee boxes were far from flat. The practice green is useless, every putt is about 2-4’ incline and decline, nothing like the course speed either. Get some yardage markers out there and we are good! Challenging course just shouldn’t challenge your guessing game with approach shots and blind corners. Dayton Valley has it beat unfortunately.
Windy! Had a start time after 12:00. The wind was fierce. The course is layed out nice. Well kept. Fast greens. Hidden hazards for the first time visitor.
Great course
Lucked out with a perfect day and very little wind. Only complaint is pace of play. Could not finish the last few holes because of darkness and teed off at 1:00. Golf is a 4 hour round MAX people. Drive to ball, get out of cart. Hit ball. Repeat. C'mon man!
Great course
We were really impressed! Great conditions. Obviously, wind is a factor, but it's one of our favorites.
Hidden secret
Excellent golf course always. The only complaint I have is the bar employees that have no clue what is on their menu. Also someone that doesn’t know how to count money back?
Amazing course
Always a treat to play this course. Definitely a hidden gem. The locals know the course well so reserve early. The only issue is it gets windy often.
weather changed
I made Tee time week prior to going the weather was suppose to be 68 and sunny. A front came in making it a high of 58 and overcast. The course wouldn't let anyone out until 12 so we got started 15 minutes late. There were so few people on the course game pace was fine.We had a cover and a heater so it wasn't that bad, but had I not a pre-paid tee time I wouldn't have went. As for the course it's in good shape and I play it often, I like it.
Delay and lack of golf cart
1 hour delay with my tee time. When it was my turn they did not have enough carts so half of my group left early and I waited another 10 minutes for a cart to arrive. I finally received my cart and went to tee box. When I arrived my group was still on the 1st hole waiting for the group ahead to finish putting.
This continued through out the round. We eventually ran out of day light when we arrived at 14 hole and finish the round early.
Over Booked
The course was beautiful. Challenging layout. Overall the course was good, the staff was good, the prices were fair. The complaint is the same as all the other courses in the Reno area. They seem to over book the course. We teed off after lunch. We had to wait 20mins for a cart. They were all in use from the morning golfers. Once we started to actually golf..we had to wait on every single tee box for the group in front of us. We decided to jump a hole in front of the slow group in front of us. That didn’t work. The course was stacked up 3 or 4 holes in front of us! Dozens of groups waiting to tee off. So we fell back to our original spot. Golfed for 5.5 hrs and only made it through hole 14. It got dark on us about 6:30. So we had to leave before even finishing our round. Only got to play 14 holes. Disappointing.