Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 9
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 9
The ninth hole at Clear Creek Tahoe doglegs left around a rock pile to reveal this green. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 4
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 4
The large hump in the middle of the fourth green at Clear Creek Tahoe makes putting difficult. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 7
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 7
The seventh hole on the Clear Creek Tahoe golf course climbs uphill surrounded by unspoiled natural beauty. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 8
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 8
The 172-yard eighth hole on the Clear Creek Tahoe golf course is called "Deception. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 11
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 11
The pond left of the 11th green is the only large water hazard at Clear Creek Tahoe in Nevada. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 13
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 13
The 13th hole at Clear Creek Tahoe is called "Contemplation" because of the view beyond the 13th green. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 15
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 15
A wetland hazard cuts in front of the 15th green on the Clear Creek Tahoe golf course in Nevada. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 16
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 16
Three bunkers protect a wavy green on no. 16 at Clear Creek Tahoe in Nevada. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 17
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 17
Picking the right club is difficult on the 148-yard 17th hole on the Clear Creek Tahoe golf course in Nevada. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 18
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course - hole 18
The finishing hole at Clear Creek Tahoe is a big par 5 that boomerangs to the right to an elevated green. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course: A Coore & Crenshaw beauty near Carson City in Nevada's High Sierras

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Golfers will appreciate the beauty and solitude of the gallery at Clear Creek Tahoe -- thousands of Jeffrey, Sugar and Ponderosa pines. These majestic evergreens line the fairways of a pure Coore & Crenshaw design 45 minutes south of Reno, Nevada.

Architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have delivered an alpine golf course that can be walked. High points of the subtly rolling land alternate between tees and greens, mixing in uphill climbs with downhill thrills. Tee shots from the elevated third tee take their time before falling to the fairway far below.

Rough edging give the bunkers and waste areas a natural look. A rock outcropping guards the corner of the dogleg at no. 9, a sweeping par 4. The greens of two par 3s -- the 148-yard 17th and 200-yard fourth holes -- roll wild and wavy like the surrounding mountains. Good luck making par.

Clear Creek Tahoe, which opened its golf course in 2009, is gearing up for growth mode. The private club will break ground on a new clubhouse this summer and soon begin offering real estate on its 1,576 acres, featuring 268 estate lots and 98 more for mountain cottages.

Members will have access to a world-class practice facility and Twin Pines, a former lodge on the shores of Lake Tahoe that serves as a summer getaway for lake lovers and a base for skiers at Heavenly in winter. A state-of-the-art wellness and spa component will be built with an ongoing commitment to conservation and sustainability.

Jason Scott Deegan has reviewed and photographed more than 1,100 courses and written about golf destinations in 25 countries for some of the industry's biggest publications. His work has been honored by the Golf Writer's Association of America and the Michigan Press Association. Follow him on Instagram at @jasondeegangolfpass and Twitter at @WorldGolfer.
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Clear Creek Tahoe golf course: A Coore & Crenshaw beauty near Carson City in Nevada's High Sierras