Day 1: Arrive and Get a Round In
Most groups fly into Reno-Tahoe International and arrive late morning. Don't waste the afternoon. Red Hawk Lakes or Lakeridge Golf Course are both within 15 minutes of the airport and play fast — perfect for shaking off the travel rust without committing to a 6-hour round.
Check into the Atlantis or Grand Sierra after your round, clean up, and spend the evening in the casino. Day 1 should feel easy — save your legs for Day 2.
Day 2: ArrowCreek — The Centerpiece Round
ArrowCreek is where you schedule your best players at their best. Two 18-hole layouts — the Hills and the Lakes — both with dramatic elevation changes and views across the Truckee Meadows. Morning tee time, 18 holes on the Hills course, lunch at the clubhouse, optional 9 more on the Lakes in the afternoon.
“ArrowCreek's Hills course is the round that makes first-timers book return trips before they get home.”
Day 3: Road Trip to Tahoe — Edgewood
Day 3 is the bucket-list day. 45 minutes south on Highway 50, and you're at Edgewood Tahoe — the course that hosts the American Century Celebrity Championship and consistently ranks among the top public courses in America.
Book the earliest tee time available. You want to finish before afternoon winds pick up on the lake. After your round, stay at Harvey's or Harrah's Lake Tahoe for the night — the south shore casinos give you a different energy than Reno, and it's worth experiencing both.
Day 4: One More Round, Then Home
Morning round before departure. Wolf Run in Reno is the right choice — 18 holes of rolling terrain through native sage, finished by noon, 20 minutes from the airport. Don't schedule anything that requires checkout before your tee time. That's the mistake that turns a great trip into a stressful morning.
The Mistakes to Avoid
Three things kill buddy trips: overbooking the schedule, underestimating elevation fatigue, and letting one person handle all the payments. Play four rounds in four days, not five. Drink more water than you think you need at 4,500–7,500 feet. And let GTHS handle the payments through the registration portal — the group coordinator should be planning, not collecting Venmo requests.
Budget: What This Trip Actually Costs
Real numbers for groups of 8–16, shoulder season (May or September):
- Budget (3 rounds, 3 nights): Red Hawk + Wolf Run + Lakeridge. Atlantis or Grand Sierra. ~$650–800/person.
- Standard (4 rounds, 4 nights): Lakeridge + ArrowCreek Hills + Edgewood Tahoe + Wolf Run. Atlantis 3 nights, Harvey's 1 night. ~$900–1,100/person.
- Premium (5 rounds, 4 nights): ArrowCreek Hills + Edgewood Tahoe + Old Greenwood + Coyote Moon + Wolf Run. Mix of Reno casino and Truckee villa. ~$1,200–1,600/person.
GTHS group rates save 15–25% across all tiers. The savings are largest at the hotel level — room block pricing at Atlantis and Grand Sierra runs significantly below retail on the same dates.
How GTHS Books This Trip
When a group requests this itinerary, GTHS confirms availability at ArrowCreek and Edgewood, locks two backup courses for the other rounds, and secures the hotel room block simultaneously — tee times and hotel are never booked independently because they fill together on peak weekends. Individual payment links go to each member. Group dinner reservations are placed at Atlantis Steakhouse. One contract covers everything.
The organizer makes one call. The group has one contact for anything during the trip. If Edgewood has a weather closure on Day 3, GTHS has a backup already identified. If a flight delay means missing the arrival day tee time, GTHS moves it.
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