
The Par-3 Course
Lahontan Golf Club
About this course
The Par-3 at Lahontan Golf Club is Tom Weiskopf's short course companion to the property's championship layout, situated in the Truckee area of California's Sierra Nevada mountains near the Nevada border. Weiskopf, who designed both courses at Lahontan in the mid-2000s, created this par-3 layout to complement the main course while offering members and guests a quicker playing option that showcases the dramatic mountain terrain. The course sits at approximately 6,000 feet elevation in a forested setting characteristic of the Tahoe region, where ponderosa pines and granite outcroppings frame the holes. The routing takes advantage of the natural topography, with holes playing across varied elevations and incorporating the rocky, alpine landscape into the design. Weiskopf's approach emphasizes strategic short-iron and wedge play rather than simply creating a collection of similar-length holes, with distances and green complexes that require thoughtful club selection in the thin mountain air. The course serves Lahontan's private residential community, which developed around both golf courses as a high-end mountain retreat. As with many modern par-3 courses at private clubs, this layout provides an option for practice rounds, casual family golf, or abbreviated play when time is limited. The mountain setting and Weiskopf's design sensibility give the course a distinct character within the broader Tahoe-Truckee golf landscape, where elevation and natural features play central roles in the golfing experience.
Quick facts
- Location
- Truckee, CA, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 2001
- Designer
- Tom Weiskopf
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 27
- Length
- 992 yards
Getting there
Lahontan Golf Club sits in the high Sierra Nevada above Truckee, California, most readily accessed via Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO), roughly ninety minutes to the south, or Sacramento International (SMF), a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. For those arriving by private aircraft, Truckee-Tahoe Airport (TRK) offers a direct gateway just minutes from the club's mountain gates. The drive itself becomes part of the arrival ritual: leaving the valley floor, the landscape rises through dense conifer forests and alpine meadows, the air cooling and sharpening as elevation climbs toward 8,000 feet, until the exclusive gates of Lahontan appear among the pines - a threshold into one of the Sierra's most private and architecturally distinguished golf sanctuaries.

FAQ
Common questions about The Par-3 at Lahontan Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
The Par-3 was designed by Tom Weiskopf.
The Par-3 at Lahontan Golf Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at The Par-3 is 27.
The Par-3 plays 992 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The Par-3 is a 9-hole course.




