Lake Tahoe, California / Nevada

North America's largest alpine lake sits at 6,225 feet in the Sierra Nevada, straddling the California-Nevada border. The water is famously clear. The golf season is famously brief. From late May through early October, five courses open across two distinct corridors: Edgewood Tahoe on the south shore, and a cluster of four layouts spread through the Truckee pines to the north. That compressed window creates urgency without pretense. Tee times matter here because winter is always coming. Altitude reshapes the...