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feels like a second course—400 feet of swinging elevation and glorious views the rest of the way. Pick your favorite hole on the back


nine—there is no wrong answer. No. 10 plays by a waterfall; No. 11 is driv- able but exacting; No. 12 is the longest par 4 on the course, but rewards you with maybe its best view at the green; and Nos. 16 through 18 may be the best fi nishing trio this side of Edge- wood—No. 16 is a short par 3 to a haunting green, No. 17 is a downhill Super-G par 4 over a pond, and No. 18 slaloms around a meandering creek for nearly 600 yards before pooling at a lake near the green. Timilick Club was sold in 2011, but that was no indictment on the golf course. A group called New Martis Partners out of Dallas, Texas alertly scooped up the club and its surrounding 450 acres, reinvent- ing and rejuvenating the property as Schaffer’s Mill. “We wanted to pay homage to the


The 18th at Schaff er’s Mill caps a terrifi c fi nishing trio of holes.


downhill, straight and curvy. Those emboldened by the thin air can ambi- tiously try to drive a pair of par 4s (Nos. 2 and 11), while the par 3s re- quire four unique shots, and the par 5s range from tempting to unreachable. But it’s when you reach the ninth


fairway that Schaffer’s Mill throws a changeup at you. The downhill hole hits the brakes at a green that danger- ously overhangs a pond, triggering an introduction to what


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father of Truckee, who was George Schaffer,” Bassett said. “What he did falls in line with what we did at the club. We’re a family-friendly facil- ity, and George Schaffer was a very big family man who helped build the town of Truckee.” Schaffer’s impact is easy to no-


tice—the gate to the development is located on Old Schaffer Mill Road, and his mill is in Martis Valley, next to Lahontan. The community opened as private


and remains so, although non-member play is permitted at Schaffer’s Mill on Mondays. More than $70 million have been poured into the property over the last two years, which now includes the bustling North Village, complete with a sports complex, sports shop, member bistro, fi tness center, treatment room and swimming amenities. The Hot Springs—an adult-only sunken spa with fi re pits tucked into a rock outcropping overlooking the 10th and 18th holes—opens this summer, and the South Village—including a feature restaurant and the sure to be popular Horn Bar overlooking North- star—is also planned to debut in 2017. “We have probably one of the most


recognizable and respected chefs in our area,” Bassett said. “He just does magic out of what is a relatively modest space. We can’t wait to see what he does once the South Village is introduced.” Membership also includes access to


the club’s 47-foot yacht on Lake Tahoe, as well as the ski lounge Base Camp at Northstar. “Tahoe really is a premier destination


for the Bay Area,” said Chris Matoska, vice president of sales at Schaffer’s Mill. “We attract people who enjoy all ele- ments of the Tahoe experience. “We get a down-to-earth, classic


Tahoe crowd. They are much more focused on being outside, being active, being outdoors with their family. We leave a lot of the pretention at the door. There are only going to be 450 families, so it has a very tight-knit nature.”


An artist’s conception of the South Village, which plans to debut in 2017.


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