Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada

STATELINE, Nev. -- Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, a public track built along the shores of South Lake Tahoe, is one of the most picturesque golf courses in the world.

This 1968 George Fazio design, which was renovated by his nephew Tom Fazio, has one great hole after another. Most of them have mountain views, many have water and the last few bump into the shores of ancient Lake Tahoe.

As the host of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Edgewood Tahoe is the place to be in July. The tournament features some of the best known athletes and actors in the world, and the party doesn't die down after the last putt is holed.

Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 18

The par-5 18th at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is a great risk-reward opportunity with a pond and bunker guarding the hole.

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Edgewood Tahoe GC - hole 1

The 436-yard par-4 first at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course doesn't exactly ease you into the golf course.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 10

The par-4 10th at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is a dogleg right with a treacherous pond running along the left side of the hole.

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Edgewood Tahoe G.C. - hole 11

Finding the center of the fairway on the short par-4 11th at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is the key to getting a good shot at the green.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 12

This uphill par-3 No. 12 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course can play as long as 205 yards.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 13

The 13th at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is a sharp dogleg-right par 4 with approach shot to an elevated green.

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Edgewood Tahoe GC - hole 14

With water down the left side and trees blocking the right side, a slight fade plays well off the par-4 14th tee at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 15

Trees and bunkers are the hazards on the uphill par-4 15 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

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Edgewood Tahoe GC - hole 16

Many consider the par-5 16th, which plays into Lake Tahoe, as Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course's signature hole.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 17

With the wind blowing off the lake, tee shots on the par-3 17th at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course are sometimes aimed at the beach to the right of the green.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 2

With a hazard down the left side, most players aim right off the tee of the par-4 second at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 3

The first of four challenging par 5s at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, the third plays uphill.

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Edgewood Tahoe G.C. - hole 4

The par-4 fourth at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is a good risk-reward par 5 with an unusual bailout area right of a stream that runs alongside the green.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 5

There's little margin for error off the tee of the tight par-3 fifth at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 7

The seventh is probably one of the most benign holes at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, but it's challenging nonetheless.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 8

Avoiding the tree in the middle of the fairway is one key to successfully playing the par-4 eighth at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 9

The ninth at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course is a difficult dogleg-right par 4 that can lay as long as 461 yards.

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Edgewood Tahoe clubhouse

Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course's clubhouse has an Alpine chateau feel to it.

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Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course - hole 6

With a lake fronting the green, position off the tee is key to the par-4 sixth at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

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