Pros:
-DISCatcher baskets
-Plays quickly
-Good for beginners and intermediate players
-Active and friendly community
-Practice basket (across the driveway from 1)
-Signs, amenities, rubber tees, well marked mandos
Cons:
-Some fairways are pretty close to each other
-Navigation is not easy the first time through
-Segmented course creates poor flow
Other Thoughts:
This course in Incline Village presents an opportunity to play some laid back golf in the shade of towering pine trees and through some other local riparian foliage. A seasonal stream works it's way through the back half of the course. All of the pins are obtainable off of the tee.
The course begins in the lower part of the park, where you can find parking off the street or in the Rec Center parking lot if you like. After playing only two fairly wooded and brushy holes, you take a lengthy walk to the other end of the tennis courts to play the next segment of the course. This next segment is pretty easy to follow, but on at least a couple of the holes, it's a good idea to make sure you are throwing at the correct pins...several dips and hills obscure what may be your pin. I actually really liked this part of the course, holes 3-10 all play in this park-like section. With small rolling hills, minimal ground coverage, and simple holes with obvious objectives, these holes played fast and also provided an opportunity to watch other holes get played as well. Several signs indicate that this is a 'quiet section' for the neighbors, but no signs at the tennis courts indicated the same for them. The only noise we heard was that of the highway and screaming tennis children.
Beyond hole 10, the course once again enters a more brushy section of course, so be prepared for some minimal disc finding if somebody in your party is unable to keep the disc on the fairway. A local told us '5 is a good score on hole 11,' but as long as you stay on the fairway a 2 or a 3 is extremely possible.
The back 9 are a little more difficult to navigate than the front and having a map or another group to follow can come in handy...after hole 14 another long walk is in order to get you back to the first part of the course. These last 4 holes are probably the most challenging on the course (and maybe 14 as well) with a bit more length and bushes to run into trouble with. The course ends with little fanfare near hole one. We had a good time playing here, if only because birdies are tough to come by at most of the other courses in the Tahoe Basin.
If you are visiting the area with beginners or would like to have a family day out on the course, this one would be a good choice. As far as Tahoe being a destination for your vacation, I would place lower priority here as it is more of a community practice course, or try to fit it in between a couple of more difficult courses...your legs and your short game will appreciate the stop.