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4.0
360 Reviews (360)
5 Stars
142
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
85.7%
Recommend this course
317 out of 360 reviews
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4.8
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
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3.9
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
82.4%
Recommend this course
56 out of 68 reviews
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Course Highlights
Lake Tahoe Golf Course impresses with a highly rated layout surrounded by stunning natural scenery that makes every round memorable. Friendly staff and recent course improvements in 2025 have kept fairways and greens in consistently strong shape.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6683 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.5

Lake Tahoe Golf Course stretches across a grassy mountain meadow, surrounded by the High Sierras, just minutes from the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Golfers can enjoy spectacular views of the mountains and the upper Truckee River. The golf course has a varied landscape of rocky mountains, native wetlands, and forested parkland.

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Course Details

Year Built 1959
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season April 15 - October 21

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.0
360 Reviews (360)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Patio Dining 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 18
Bunkers 10
Forced Carries 10
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Locals 17
Walkers 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Worth the Drive 14
Near Local Attractions 13

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Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing staff and great course

Wonderful experience. Lost my Volkey wedge, general manager Kevin went out of his way to help me and recover my club. Exceptionally customer service and friendly.

Course is super convenient when visiting South Lake, with an affordable range and good prices for the area. Conditions were great considering it was early in the season. Great layout and beautiful scenery.

Thank you for a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun!

Holliday weekend so it was pretty packed but the course was fun and the scenery was beautiful! Played an afternoon tee time and it was perfect weather. Fairways are open and greens are nice. Slower than they look but the cups hadn’t been cut in a few days and you could tell. My only suggestion would to bring some form of gps or range finder because it’s near impossible to tell how far out you are without markers visible in the fairways or on sprinkler heads near your shot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course in Absolute Disaray

The course has no irrigation and you are playing on fairways that are dirt, dry grass and rocks. There are fairways that are under construction and really not playable. This place is under staffed, poorly maintained, no matter what there apology is that us posted on the door. No one should be charged to play here and it should be closed until it is ready to resume it's original condition. Do not recommend that anyone plays here.

Called management, but no response. Never finished back 9. Just a mess.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sometimes you’re the bug sometimes you’re the windshield

The golf course at Lake Tahoe is very hard very narrow fairways water in spots on the fairways perform a creek very challenging course

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 768
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Chilly morning in South Lake

I play the course every spring as part of a media group. It's never in prime shape that early in the season (nobody's fault but Mother Nature). It was drier than normal and the greens were good. The fairways are always patchy with some rough spots. The setting without homes and the beautiful holes that interact with the river make up for any shortcomings.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in bad condition!

Course in Bad shape, fairway were terrible and green were just as bad. Need some warm weather

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rainy but good!

It rained off and on during the round but didn’t dampen our golf spirits. The course is recovering well from winter for their busy summer season. The greens had been punched recently but were in reasonably good shape. Fairways still a little patchy but a patch of good grass was always nearby. Rough was a little high and challenging. With snow still on the granite outcrops above the course, it was spectacular and always reminded you where you were. All a round excellent day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

UNSAFE FOR WOMEN

NOT SAFE FOR WOMEN!!!! Would have given 0 if allowed. Attended this course today for a quick 9 hole game with my husband. I usually caddy and drive the cart for him. Everything was going smoothly, until the 7th. I should have read the previous reviews on here about staff having issues with females. Husband noted one of the course staff had been following us and staring our way while smoking a cigarette, wearing a black beanie and sunglasses.

We drove across to our next tee off, and this staff member followed us. We were unsure if they wanted to talk or explain something to us, but they never approached even when we made eye contact so we continued our round.

As my husband went off to tee the 7th, this staff member approached me and began to yell aggressively. He had waited until my husband and I were separated to do this. He shouted that we had missed a sign that said to turn right, multiple times while approaching my cart. I was scared as this man was very aggressive and clearly had tried to catch me alone. I apologised for the error and drove quickly back to my husband. He followed until he saw my husband approach and backed off.

Other reviews on here seem to say the same things about an aggressive male staff member making women uncomfortable and even downright scared. We made a complaint to the assistant manager as it was Sunday and they said they couldn't do anything because this person's boss was not here!!! We should have called the police.

As we were leaving, we saw this staff member drive past in his caddy with a hose on the back and stare down our vehicle in the car park as we left.

We live near this course and never thought we'd have to experience something like this. We have asked a senior managed to call us, but by the looks of previous reviews nothing will be done about it. Ladies - Give this course a HUGE miss, dangerous behaviour that is tolerated apparently by management. I will never return.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

UNSAFE FOR WOMEN

NOT SAFE FOR WOMEN!!!! Would have given 0 if allowed. Attended this course today for a quick 9 hole game with my husband. I usually caddy and drive the cart for him. Everything was going smoothly, until the 7th. I should have read the previous reviews on here about staff having issues with females. Husband noted one of the course staff had been following us and staring our way while smoking a cigarette, wearing a black beanie and sunglasses.

We drove across to our next tee off, and this staff member followed us. We were unsure if they wanted to talk or explain something to us, but they never approached even when we made eye contact so we continued our round.

As my husband went off to tee the 7th, this staff member approached me and began to yell aggressively. He had waited until my husband and I were separated to do this. He shouted that we had missed a sign that said to turn right, multiple times while approaching my cart. I was scared as this man was very aggressive and clearly had tried to catch me alone. I apologised for the error and drove quickly back to my husband. He followed until he saw my husband approach and backed off.

Other reviews on here seem to say the same things about an aggressive male staff member making women uncomfortable and even downright scared. We made a complaint to the assistant manager as it was Sunday and they said they couldn't do anything because this person's boss was not here!!! We should have called the police.

As we were leaving, we saw this staff member drive past in his caddy with a hose on the back and stare down our vehicle in the car park as we left.

We live near this course and never thought we'd have to experience something like this. We have asked a senior managed to call us, but by the looks of previous reviews nothing will be done about it. Ladies - Give this course a HUGE miss, dangerous behaviour that is tolerated apparently by management. I will never return.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 156
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Getting better and better

The course is in very good shape this year, I’m glad management addressed the up-side down cup system versus the stirofom inset they are currently using (helpful hint, they should cut the stirofom down a couple of inches more so the ball doesn’t bounce out at times which happened in a Men’s Club event a couple of weeks ago)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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