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.
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Golfer 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
Golfer Reviews
Amazing
Best overall course for beauty, speed of play and staff friendliness. Course is in great shape and for the price amazing. Definitely bring your game.
Pretty Course...Great Price
Beautiful course for a great price. Pace of play was great and the staff were all friendly and helpful. We would definitely play it again. Thanks for a great day!
Attainable grandeur
Like a high end course but reasonably priced. Well kept and sneaky fast greens. Would definitely play again.
Swamp Land
As with all Duncan Golf Management courses you need to bring mud clothes. The course is a mess. Standing water on virtually every hole. Plugged lies and mud balls all day long. What used to be a great track is now being destroyed by massive amounts of over watering. This s an everyday occurrence. Over watering is ruining everything. Including the greens. Such a shame.
Great Course
A really great course in the Reno-Tahoe area,
demanding and rewarding, amazing layout.
Only down side was the greens. They were bumpy and beat up. The fairways have puddles of water on certain areas. Overall a great experience.
Play often, but miss the GPS on the carts that were there last year.
Perfect weather and beautiful scenery but challenging game, totally enjoyable.
Weather in the high 70’s with 10mph breeze. The design was interesting and challenging layout on the mountain hills. There were quite a few bunkers surrounding the greens that makes it more fun. Greens were not consistent, some fast but the others too slow. Also some greens needed more close attention. Fairways have quite a few wet spots due to overwatering. Some lakes need more chemicals and clean water flowing to eliminate strong ordor.
Seems like every body came out to play golf and the management must be over jealous to accommodate too many players. The pace.very slow but most players don’t seem to mind much and the players were very kind and courteous.
The pro shop staff were helpful and friendly and the starter, Darryl, was very friendly and made the players feel comfortable.
We will definitely return here when it wouldn’t be too busy, although we have to drive up 170 miles. We love to travel to play this game.
Again, thanks for making us possible to play at a such a super nice golf course.
I like the course I have played it before.The rough was longer than usual, I like it made it a little harder to play. Fairways were very nice shape, beautiful day wonderful company had a great time.
A stout test
Layout is spectacular, and conditions are likely very good most all the time (recent rain before play had wet areas within bunkers). Although holes play long (every par 5 has carry over water hazard to nearby green), they still demand shots to be hit "on line" (placed). To hit it otherwise will lead to inflated scores on every single hole.
This is not a course to "find" your game, rather it is one to "test" your game.
bad greens
First time back playing this course after the VID. Course has a lot of standing water. Very disappointed in the greens. Not up to Toiyabe standards. Slow, bumpy and what appears to be damage from players not repairing ball marks. I love this course because of the greens, now I will have to reconsider.