Incline Village (Gc At)

The alpine setting delivers what few mountain courses can—playable lies and strategic interest without the usual cart-path-only torture. Robert Trent Jones Sr. carved these fairways through towering pines at 6,200 feet, where the thin air adds 15 yards to every club but the lightning-fast greens demand absolute precision with your short irons. Lake Tahoe's sapphire waters frame several holes, though it's the risk-reward par-5 17th that separates the bold from the wise.