Truckee might also be the capital of golf for NCGA members.


the driving range, which was built by Coore-Crenshaw’s uber-talented green shapers. When Coore saw the finished product, he called it the pret- tiest driving range he had ever seen. The driving range is a visual speed bump, slowing down every gawking car that drives past it on the way to the golf shop. The range is so im- pressive that it has to be played as a course, so on Father’s Day, it’s routed into a fun par 3 loop.


S BEST


Old Greenwood


Base Camp


for a Golf Trip + + + + +


tateline and South Lake Tahoe are filled with fun things to do, from the casinos and never-end- ing nightlife to the sensational


shoreline along Emerald Bay and Camp Richardson. But the pick- ings get slim on the golf front after Edgewood Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Golf Course. That’s not the case for North Lake


Tahoe, which is a 40-minute drive around the east side of the lake, or a more casual 90 minute cruise through the cute towns lining the west shore. The quality and volume of courses


in and around Truckee is truly staggering—worthy of its own buddies’ trip. And while North Lake Tahoe is quieter than South Lake Tahoe, there is a fun “Ale Trail” that connects you to breweries and restaurants via mountain biking, hiking and even kayaking and paddle boarding. Truckee might also be the capital


of golf for NCGA members. Incline Village, plus Truckee’s


Montreux


Coyote Moon, Old Greenwood (which also features GolfBoards) and Gray’s Crossing all offer special NCGA rates. Talk to a foursome and each player could legitimately have a separate favorite course. Coyote Moon is the most spec- tacular interpretation of mountain golf, with holes shaped around giant boulders and towering pines that also charge up and down hills like a


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