Ranch Course at Genoa Lakes Golf Club
About
Ranch Course at Genoa Lakes Golf Club is a Johnny Miller co-design that's a short drive from its sister Lakes Course. The two courses will never be mistaken for each other though. Ranch Course is a pumped up course that's big in almost every way. There are over 300 feet of elevation changes and in excess of 100 bunkers around the course.
Miller and his design partner John Harbottle III put together a course that plays as bold and showy as Las Vegas. Only it's located in Carson Valley, halfway in-between the more nature resort towns of Reno and Lake Tahoe.
The bunkering can be severe on Genoa Lakes' Ranch Course and the mountain scenery can be even more striking. Even though it's not far from the Lakes Course, the Ranch Course is definitely set up in its own world.
Miller gives golfers a fighting chance though and often the latitude to decide their own fate. Ranch Course at Genoa Lakes is full of risk-reward holes. Most notable might be No. 18. This 561-yard par 5 gives you not one, but two shots (minimum) where you must decide how much lake you want to try and cut.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 73 | 7258 yards | 74.4 | 132 |
Green | 72 | 6801 yards | 71.9 | 130 |
Blue | 72 | 6310 yards | 69.5 | 125 |
Blue (W) | 72 | 6310 yards | 76.7 | 148 |
Purple | 72 | 5782 yards | 66.7 | 122 |
Purple (W) | 72 | 5782 yards | 73.8 | 141 |
White | 72 | 5249 yards | 64.9 | 114 |
White (W) | 72 | 5249 yards | 70.3 | 129 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 72.6/128 | 428 | 447 | 228 | 594 | 364 | 401 | 496 | 188 | 439 | 3585 | 429 | 466 | 555 | 318 | 260 | 489 | 167 | 371 | 618 | 3673 | 7258 |
Green M: 69.8/126 | 401 | 419 | 208 | 584 | 353 | 388 | 473 | 165 | 410 | 3401 | 394 | 447 | 531 | 281 | 212 | 478 | 144 | 339 | 574 | 3400 | 6801 |
Green/Blue M: 68.2/125 | 376 | 400 | 181 | 584 | 353 | 370 | 473 | 165 | 387 | 3289 | 394 | 394 | 531 | 281 | 212 | 451 | 144 | 339 | 527 | 3273 | 6562 |
Blue M: 67.5/121 W: 74.5/144 | 376 | 400 | 181 | 573 | 301 | 370 | 469 | 149 | 387 | 3206 | 358 | 394 | 498 | 265 | 180 | 451 | 118 | 313 | 527 | 3104 | 6310 |
Purple M: 65.3/118 W: 72.1/137 | 361 | 378 | 152 | 499 | 290 | 358 | 437 | 111 | 377 | 2963 | 331 | 380 | 486 | 209 | 146 | 391 | 101 | 283 | 492 | 2819 | 5782 |
Purple/White M: 65.0/113 W: 70.4/133 | 331 | 378 | 141 | 476 | 234 | 358 | 437 | 111 | 369 | 2835 | 331 | 380 | 486 | 208 | 146 | 351 | 101 | 283 | 463 | 2749 | 5584 |
White M: 63.5/110 W: 68.6/125 | 331 | 350 | 141 | 476 | 234 | 334 | 385 | 97 | 369 | 2717 | 309 | 346 | 440 | 208 | 112 | 350 | 80 | 237 | 463 | 2545 | 5262 |
Handicap | 1 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by djrobertsonnv on 10/30/2020
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Photo submitted by vandy0523 on 09/09/2020
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Back nine Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/27/2020
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Back nine Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/27/2020
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Photo submitted by Chris6503685 on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by Chris6503685 on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by Chris6503685 on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by Midnight0982 on 09/11/2019
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Great views! Photo submitted by kahanu on 08/29/2019
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Photo submitted by antofd on 07/28/2017
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Photo submitted by roguedog8 on 09/28/2016
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Only scenic hole for this out of the way course. Photo submitted by sawboston on 09/07/2016
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Genoa Lakes Golf Course Photo submitted by Tobin9907509 on 09/28/2013
Please water the course!!!
Was super excited to play here again and was appalled by the condition they've let the course get to. No grass anywhere tee boxes fairways...greens were so cooked by noon we nearly quit... Bunkers full of water or caked up mud... can't believe they are charging so much for a cow pasture
Awful
All the grass is dead due to a water problem. Only the greens are alive.
I do no recommend at this time
They told us the watering pumps went out .
Very dried out .Has not been watered in weeks .
Must be financial
I have played here many times in the past . The conditions are sad.
Will not come back this year
Wish we played else ware
People were nice cart girls .Carts were clean as well as the triolets
Don't waste your money
We should have looked at the reviews before we went there. Course is in horrible shape. Almost looks like the owners are out of money and can not afford to water it. Fairways are dead grass and the greens are just as bad. This course could be amazing but it is sad what they have let it become
Needs water
Would rather play any other course in the area. It’s extremely burned out. One hole it looks like they’ve given up on the fairway and a once par 5 is now a par 3.
More dirt than grass
A great course that is seriously hurting at the moment. Looks like they’re concentrating water on the greens to keep them alive, which are soft shaggy slow n squishy. One even had puddles on it. The rest of the course is dried out dead n mostly dirt.
This course is in bad shape
I don't know what the owners are doing with this course. Very dry (fairways & greens), either they don't have any water or they want it to go fallow. Had to find grass on fairways to hit ball to green on almost every hole, ground hard as concrete had hard time putting tee in ground. Half of greens burnt, Will not play their again until changes are made.
Fun Course
I live in Tucson so all of the water and hills were a wonderful change for me to play on. Playing the course for the first time was interesting. Greens were in very good condition and pretty consistent, fairways had some bare spots. Played 3 times and there was always a stiff wind blowing. Very special course with the water and mountain views.
Garbage Conditions
Tee boxes and fairways mostly dead grass, huge patches of clover in decent fairways, most bunkers were like cement and littered with rocks.
Dog track
Very poor conditions. Dry hardly any grass in fairways or tee boxes.
Dog Track
Course was torn to pieces and burned out all over the place. Fairways were full of weeds and bunkers were ponds. Tried to charge us for water cups…?
Views are awesome and layout is nice but they have let the course absolutely fall apart and still try to charge a premium.
Fun day!!
Exceptional staff; upbeat, friendly & accommodating!! Course is not in the best shape (sand traps are trashed & fairways really hurting) but greens are fine. Played in 3 hours and overall a fun day!
Poor ground conditions
We played this course before and it was pristine this time definitely disappointed tee boxes were dirt, sand traps rocks, fairways were dry and bumpy.!
Course needs water!
The course layout is nice overall. However, several greens are look dead, brown & dried out. Most greens & fairways are in dire need of water. Not a good value in its present condition
What happened.
Played this course many times in the past and always found it a tight challenging fun course. But it is all but dead now. All the greens are in poor shape. They are over half dead brown grass and rock hard. So had you don't want to land your approach shot on them because it Wii only bounce off. The fairways are even worst over half dead brown grass. It's not worth the time to play, much less pay the high fees to play. Washoe county public course is in better shape. Save your money and play there's.
Genoa Ranch Course
By the summer the course should be in much better shape. The layout is interesting and can be difficult from the back tee. Half of the course is on flat land and the other one is the mountain side. Again, it should get better in the summer.