Sierra Nevada Golf Ranch

Once home to Little Mondo Ranch and later a skeet range and shooting club, the Sierra Nevada Golf Ranch in Genoa was designed on 300 acres of grazing land by golf architect John Harbottle and opened for play in 1998. It features over 300 feet of elevation changes in a par-72 layout.

The course's white sandstone tee markers are branded with a cattle skull trademark. Six different tee boxes are positioned at each hole, with the longest ones playing 7,358 yards at a slope rating of 137. The holes themselves have been given names familiar to the Old West, such as Stagecoach, Jackrabbit, Cattle Drive, and Tombstone.

Indeed, everything about the property has a distinctly Western look, from the stone and log entrance to the ranch-style clubhouse. The pro shop is adjacent to what looks like a saloon-type bar with saddles used as bar stools. "Home on the Range" here means practicing at the driving range facing Job's Peak. A practice putting green is available, too.

The Sierra Nevada Golf Ranch is located at 2901 Jacks Valley Road, Genoa, Nevada 89411. It can be easily reached from Carson City by taking U.S. Highway 50 south and turning right on Jacks Valley Road for five miles.