LAHONTAN GC

The high Sierra Nevada setting delivers golf at 6,000 feet elevation where thin air turns 7-irons into 6-irons and approach shots require constant club-down calculations. Tom Weiskopf's routing weaves through towering ponderosa pines and granite outcroppings, creating natural amphitheaters that frame each hole with dramatic verticality rarely found in mountain courses. The par-4 16th epitomizes the design's brilliance, where a perfectly struck drive still leaves a downhill approach over a rocky chasm that separates hackers from players who trust their yardage book.