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    Martis Camp

    Truckee, CA Private

    Overview

    Back in the 1960s, a forest south of Truckee, Calif., served as a location for the filming of the popular TV western “Bonanza.” Now, the area near Lake Tahoe is a gold mine for impressive golf experiences, with a half-dozen high-end public courses, including PGA Tour host site Old Greenwood, and a couple of private gems. And in terms of gold, the standard for golf-and-ski living in all of America is Martis Camp. We say that emphatically because nowhere else can residents and their visitors play a mountainous and challenging Tom Fazio layout—Scottie Scheffler won the U.S. Junior Am here—and when winter arrives, take a quick shuttle from home to a private ski lift for the slopes at Northstar. Fazio has called this site one of the finest natural pieces of property on which he’s ever created a golf course. It has pines, firs, hemlocks and rocky outcroppings on nearly every hole, particularly the 18th, where the clubhouse sits atop a 70-foot-high wall of granite behind the green. Fairways are broad, though hazarded by squiggly bunkers in certain spots, and some greens have trunks of tall Ponderosa pines uncomfortably close. So gorgeous is Martis Camp that one critic called it “a private-gated national park experience.” The many amenties feel both natural for the setting and fanciful at the same time. The 18-hole putting course, now popular among high-end resorts, is among the best of its kind, winding through the multi-million-dollar properties. There is an 18,000-square-foot Family Barn that hosts activities all year long—the Beach Boys have played there—along with bike and walking trails, and a private beach and dining option on the shores of north Lake Tahoe. Three restaurants on site, ihcluding one for fine dining, can keep you on the property for days, and there's even a cool "Lost Library," a cozy cabin tucked in the woods, replete with relaxing porch swings, that offers a quiet escape. Bonanza? Martis Camp fits that bill.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7766
    Slope 143
    Facility Type Private
    Designer Thomas Fazio, ASGCA

    Awards

    100 Greatest the Second 100
    Best Courses in Every State

    Ranking history:

    Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2013.
    2023-'24 ranking: 134th.
    Previous ranking: 145th.
    Highest ranking: No. 145, 2017-'18, 2021-'22.

    Best in State: Ranked 17th, 2013-'14, 2023-'24. Ranked 18th, 2015-'20. Ranked 19th, 2011-'12, 2021-'22.
    Current ranking: 17th.
    Previous ranking: 19th.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.4

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.3967
    Character
    7.4447
    Challenge
    7.4298
    Layout Variety
    7.4337
    Fun
    7.3871
    Aesthetics
    7.7422
    Conditioning
    7.6148

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