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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
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0
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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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Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Tahoe golf experience...

If you have never played here you're missing out. A really great course in a stiking setting.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

This is a fun and somewhat challenging course. A little pricey, but it is in a resort area, so understandable. Best thing about the course is the condition of the greens - fast and true. Staff OK, but not overly friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wouldn't pay full price but GolfNow price was acceptable.

Need to bring your own water. None on the course.
Yardage markers only on a few sprinkler heads and hard to find

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty scenery, good layout.

Greens need work, good speed, but bumpy, and they don't look healthy. Golf course is pretty wet. More direction on some of the holes. In other words the scorecard needs to have more information about some of the holes. I like the course but this was the worst shape I've seen it in.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great views, nice round of golf.

You can tell immediately how busy this course is from sun up to sun down every day the weather is decent.
First green looked a little thin in places. But overall the course was in very good shape.
I was a single paired with another vacationer and 2 local fellas who had played the course hundreds of times. They were very helpful in explaining where you wanted to go, etc.
The back 9 seemed a bit more difficult to me with holes 12, 13 and 14 providing plenty of challenges.
Oddly, the one hole that really needs to be looked at is 17. There just isn't an opening large enough to have a realistic chance to hit the green. At only 140 yards it just needs a few trees thinned out. Not that expensive or time consuming. Just Do It!
But again, I had a really nice round of golf here. You should to.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Greens are poor.

Beautiful setting.greens are in very poor condition.i have not seen it like this in years. Slow play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun to play

Challenging, but interesting. Course is in very good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

water, trees, and varied lengths make for an interesting day.

6:34am tee times Wed, Thurs, and Fri while staying in Lake Tahoe. Golfed front 9 on Wed, back 9 on Thurs and Fri. Quiet in the morning, beat the rush. Busy as I was finishing up about 8:30am. $39 w/cart not a bad deal for 9 in Lake Tahoe area. $7/small bucket of range balls a bit steep though. Only did that the first day. Greens just ok. Lots of ball marks not repaired. NOTE: Ball travels 16% longer in the air due to elevation. Affects club selection for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spectacular

Robert Trent Jones designed the back 9--Truckee River runs through the course--alpine golf at its best.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The rangers need to speed up play

Pace of play was ridiculously slow. Waited every shot on every hole. Tee times should be spread out more or rangers need to move hackers along.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic greens

Great course all around. The greens were in incredible shape if you get out on this course prior to 8 o'clock the whole course is yours

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in great shape

The course is extremely well run. Both sides had marshalls that were very friendly but keep play moving smoothly, very helped looking for balls. Well the Tahoe location is great the addition of a well maintained course and outside management team sure ended up with a 1 + 1 = 3 for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Would be a great course in the sunshine, but difficult in the rain.

Course was in great shape, the only draw back was drenching rain with a lot of standing water.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

this course is average at best

didnt love it, but didnt hate it. the location and appearance made me really want to play here. but after getting out there and playing, i really wasnt impressed. thanks to golfnow.com i only paid $42.50. any more than that and i would have been really upset. i shot a easy 88 after losing 3 balls on stupid shots. so its a course you can score well on. greens are a bit rough and the fairways are full of holes and bumps. makes it rough on your back if youre in a cart. layout is uneventful. no elevation changes, wide open fairways...etc. so, if you're looking for an amazing tahoe golf experience, this is probably not the place. if youre looking for nice scenery and an ok time out, have at it. it all yours!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great views and the truckee river.

I've played this course many times and always injoyed it. Flat layout with nice greens, just a bit slow but the snow did just melt. The staff in the club house and on the course were all great.It would be nice to call a food order in on 9 just to speed things up, but other than that had a great time and whopped my son by 9 strokes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

It was a GREAT afternoon and we ENJOYED every step.

The Staff 1st of all was Great ,! of the most Beautiful courses in the World hope to return next year more than 1 time .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great scenery!

This is a lovely golf course, with a beautiful setting. We followed a large tournament, so it was slower than normal. Great value for the price. The course was interesting, in good shape and not too difficult.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Awesome Mountain setting along the Truckee river

To be fair, I have played this course from the tips as well as the foward tees. (not family tee). I feel that it is a great test for the average and above player. Some beginners may feel overwhelmed by the shots required over water. The low handicapper may find it to be easy as long as all shots are directed accuratley, and there is some prior knowledge of the greens. Green speed not overly slow but not fast either.
Overall, I rate this track a big thumbs up. The down side is that they open late in the season and close early so get up there while the weather is nice!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice views. Good value for the money.

The course is in decent shape for a public course. May not be worth the rack rate of $87.00 but is a good value at $45 - $60. Staff is friendly. Has a driving range and a putting green. Good location from South Lake Tahoe. Nice mountain views. We have played there 2-3 times per year when we visit South Lake Tahoe. Best choice if you don't want to spend a lot of money and don't want to drive 45 minutes or more. Pace of play is slower than I would like but typical of public courses.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good if you get a Groupon, not if you pay full price

Course is in very good condtion, but very flat and not exceptionally challenging. I was expecting a mountain course with many elevation changes and uneven lies, but this course has none of that. We got a great deal through Groupon, but I would not play this course again if I had to pay full price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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