White Pine at White Pine County Golf Course

White Pine County Golf Course sits in East Ely, Nevada, at an elevation of approximately 6,400 feet in the high desert country of eastern Nevada's Great Basin. Designed by Bob E. Baldock and opened in the mid-1960s, the course serves the small community of Ely and the surrounding White Pine County region. Baldock, a prolific California-based architect who designed numerous municipal and public courses throughout the western United States during the mid-twentieth century, created a straightforward layout suited to the area's climate and terrain.

The course occupies relatively flat to gently rolling ground typical of the basin valleys in this part of Nevada, with native grasses, sagebrush, and scattered pines framing the holes. The high-altitude setting provides cool summer temperatures compared to Nevada's lower desert regions, though the growing season remains short and the course typically operates from spring through fall. Water features are minimal, and the design emphasizes open fairways and strategic bunkering rather than dramatic elevation changes.

As a county-operated facility, White Pine serves both local residents and travelers passing through this remote section of Nevada along U.S. Route 50. The course provides a traditional nine or eighteen-hole experience in an area with few golf options, functioning as a community recreational asset in a region better known for mining history and outdoor recreation than golf tourism.