Tahoe Thing to Do: Golf

Golfing is one of America’s favorite pastimes, and that’s true here too. With more than 20 Lake Tahoe golf courses, it’s clear that it’s a top choice for things to do in Tahoe when the snow is off the ground. (Kinda hard chasing that little white ball through feet of white snow!) While there are some totally private Lake Tahoe courses, most of them are open to the public, and a few of the private ones even offer a day or two per week for non-member play. But you don’t have to join a club to experience truly breathtaking Lake Tahoe golf courses. A few are more than 100 years old, meaning the trees that line the fairways could tell you a lot of stories! At every course, you’ll see exhilarating beauty: old-growth forests, rivers and creeks running through, mountain backdrops, high-altitude meadows, marshland and more. And the only hazard on golf courses in Lake Tahoe isn’t water. Huge granite boulders might also interrupt your perfect drive to the green. One of the most prestigious (and richest) golf tournaments in the U.S. is held here, The American Century Celebrity Golf Championship Tournament. And, unlike most tournaments where the winner gets the purse, this one is different in that the event raises money for various charities. That’s a hole in one!

Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course

Edgewood Tahoe Resort
Lake Tahoe Golf
180 Lake Parkway, Stateline, NV
(888) 881-8659

Edgewood Tahoe's lakeside golf course is the definition of a crafted golf experience. From the first hole to the last, every moment has been designed to provide golfers with one-of-a-kind challenges, natural marvels and championship-caliber memories. Home to the American Century Championship, Edgewood Tahoe’s golf course has challenged the skill of golfers since 1968. Visitors can expect four sets of tees ranging in length from 5343 yards to the expert...read more

Edgewood Tahoe's lakeside golf course is the definition of a crafted golf experience. From the first...read more

Ponderosa Golf Course

Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District
Lake Tahoe Golf
10040 Reynold Way, Truckee, CA
(530) 587-3501
Ponderosa Golf Course is a quintessential Truckee story. The 9-hole public course will be 60 years old in the spring of 2021 and was built by the residents of the town. The course was family owned for most of that half-century but was kept from being turned into a subdivision when the Truckee Airport District purchased it in 2008. Now Ponderosa is managed by Truckee...read more
Ponderosa Golf Course is a quintessential Truckee story. The 9-hole public course will be 60...read more

Tahoe Donner Association

Lake Tahoe Golf
11509 Northwoods Boulevard, Truckee, CA
(530) 587-9400

Sprawling Tahoe Donner and its 6,000-plus properties above Truckee are home to full-time and part-time residents and a year-round destination for visitors from all over who are drawn to its beautiful neighborhoods, vast trails, open spaces and unique amenities. With the world-class Cross Country Ski Center and Downhill Ski Resort open to members and the public in the wintertime and the Tahoe Donner Trail System...read more

Sprawling Tahoe Donner and its 6,000-plus properties above Truckee are home to full-time and part-time...read more

Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District

Lake Tahoe Golf
10981 Truckee Way, Truckee, CA
(530) 582-7720

Take a look around and it’s clear that Truckee is a special town: history, mountains, lakes, river and forests. But there are many hidden gems known mostly to locals. Those gems are kept shining by the Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District for the enjoyment of locals and visitors. Some of the amenities and facilities managed by the district are accessible for free, others for a fee. The...read more

Take a look around and it’s clear that Truckee is a special town: history, mountains,...read more