Tahoe Donner Men’s Golf Club
2025 Schedule of Events
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TDMGC is pleased to again provide a variety of events for the 2025 season. We offer something for everyone, covering the spectrum from social/mixers, friendly competitions, events that include family and friends, team events, opportunities to prove your individual skills, the chance to represent your Club at the NCGA level, and the opportunity to participate in the Match Play, Invitational and Club Champion. Take a look and mark your calendar now! More details to come in future posts as summer approaches.
TD Cup
May 3-4, 2025, Copper Valley Golf Club, Copperopolis CA
The Top 14 (plus 2 pros) from the 2024 TD Cup standings will compete in a 2-day Ryder Cup like format as recognition for playing in TDMGC eligible events and performing well over the course of the 2024 season.
Season Welcome Event
5/25/2025, Sunday 4pm (The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend)
This informal social get-together reconnects Club members after the long winter to celebrate the new golf season. Come see old friends and meet new members. Social only, no golf. Open to members of the TDMGC, TDWGC and 9-Holers along with their significant others or prospective member guests. Look for your invitation in May; participation will be limited and
RSVP is required.
The Ice Breaker
6/8/2025, Sunday at noon, shotgun start. $50 Entry Fee
Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green Tee Eligible Our annual season kickoff tournament and mixer is always a favorite and well attended. The name isn’t by accident – ice on the course is not surprising! Shamble format with teams assigned by the pro shop. Open to all TDMGC members; TD Cup Points awarded.
North Tahoe Cup – Tahoe Donner vs. Incline Village – First of Two
6/16/2025, Monday at 8:30am at Incline Village $50 Entry Fee – lunch included, plus Incline Village green’s fee A two-day match play competition between Tahoe Donner and Incline Village Men’s Clubs. 16 volunteers needed for the TD team. Open to all TDMGC members; no TD Cup points.
NCGA Zone Championship Qualifier
6/22/2025, Sunday at (noon tee times) $50 Entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Best two balls of a four-man team. Maximum index of 18.4 is allowed. Players pick their own teams. Open to all TDMGC members; TD Cup Points awarded.
North Tahoe Cup – Tahoe Donner vs. Incline Village – Second of Two
6/23/2025, Monday at 8:30am at Tahoe Donner $50 Entry Fee - Lunch included Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. The 2nd match with Incline Men’s Club played at Tahoe Donner. 16 volunteers needed, with priority to those who played in the match at Incline. Open to all TDMGC members; no TD Cup points.
TDMGC Match Play Qualifier For Season Match Play Championship
6/29/2025, Sunday at noon, tee times start. $50 entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Modified Stableford tournament. The top finishers compete in the TDMGC Match Play Championship. Qualifiers are seeded based on results and compete weekly during July and early August, culminating in a 36-hole Championship match to be played by August 19 to determine the season 2025 Match Play Champion. Open to all TDMGC members; TD Cup points awarded for qualifier tournament and bonus TD Cup Points awarded for Match Play.
NCGA Senior Four-Ball Net Championship Qualifier
7/11/2025, Friday at 12noon, tee times start. $50 entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Best ball of a two-man team tournament determines who will go on to represent TDMGC at the NCGA regional level. Players must be age 55 by early September, 2025, players with an index higher than 18.4 must play at that maximum. Open only to TDMGC members age 55+; therefore, no TD Cup Points will be awarded.
2nd Annual TDMGC Member, Member Scramble
7/13/2025, Sunday at Noon, tee times start. $35 Entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green tee eligible Pick a partner and come out and compete in a low stress 2 man scramble. Open to all TDMGC members; TD Cup Points awarded
NCGA Net Amateur Championship Qualifier – “Virtual” Tournament
7/22/2025 to 8/5/2025, $25 Entry Fee - Net stroke play open to all handicap Index levels (≤54). Players must sign up and play between July 22 and August 4. The winner will be sent to the NCGA Net Am Championship Qualifier Sept 11-16 (choice of different locations). The NCGA Net Am Championship will be played Oct 6-7 at Poppy Hills. Entrants will set up their own rounds, and each round must contain at least two members who signed up for the event.
Parent/Child or Senior/Junior
7/27/2025, Sunday at 9am, shotgun start. $60 - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green Tee Eligible Best ball of a two-person team. Two competitive flights: Handicap where both players have active GHIN’s, and Callaway where one or both players do not. Interpret the meaning of “Child” loosely – can be your own, a neighbor’s, or any “kid”. Anyone under 50 can pair up with anyone over 50 Open to TDMGC, TDWGC, 9-Holers and Tahoe Donner property owners and their guests!
TD Cup participation points awarded
Couples Tournament TBD 2025, Sunday at Noon, Entry Fee TBD by TDWGC - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green Tee Eligible Sponsored by the TD Women’s Golf Club. Open to all TDMGC members and their guests (male or female).
NCGA Four-Ball Net Championship Qualifier
8/10/2025, Sunday at Noon, tee times start. $50 Entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Best ball of a two-man team tournament determines who will go on to represent TDMGC at the NCGA level. Choose your partner or ask the pro shop to pair you up. Open to TDMGC members; TD Cup Points awarded.
TDMGC Club Dinner and Annual Meeting
8/16/2025, Saturday Evening Dinner included with Club Championship Entry; modest fee TBD for non-CC players and SOs. Whether you are playing in the Club Championship or not, all Club members and their significant others are invited to the Club Dinner.
TDMGC Club Championship
8/16 – 8/17/2025, Saturday and Sunday at 9am, tee times start Special Entry Form coming this summer; Full Passes and Packs apply, reduced greens fees for Weekday Pass holders. Individual stroke play over two days. Compete to be Club Champion by putting up your gross scores playing from the tips, or compete to be one of the Flight Champions by putting up your net scores playing from the Silver or Combo tees (seniors). Open to all TDMGC members.
Bonus TD Cup Points awarded
The Tahoe Donner Ryder Cup 8/24/2025, Sunday at Noon Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green Tee Eligible Hosted by the Men’s and Women’s clubs in alternate years. Two-person best ball match play, with two Red team players paired up against two Blue team members. Open only to TDMGC and TDWGC members (with active GHINs); no TD Cup Points will be awarded.
Tahoe Donner Invitational
9/4 – 9/6/2025 – Three Day Event – Thursday, Friday and Saturday Friday and Saturday at 9:30am, shotgun start. Special Entry Form coming this summer. Thursday includes putting and chipping competitions. Friday is a best ball shamble , and Saturday is best net ball play with an awards dinner banquet with spouses/significant others are encouraged to join. Open to TDMGC members and their male guests (active GHIN required); no TD Cup Points will be awarded.
The Tahoe Donner Memorial
9/14/2025, Sunday at Noon, shotgun start. $40 Entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green Tee Eligible Two-person scramble with 18-hole Handicap (both players must have active GHIN) and Callaway flights (GHIN not required), and a 9-hole “play-in-honor” flight. A portion of the entries go to charity. Open to TDMGC, TDWGC, and 9-Holers members and all Tahoe Donner property owners and their guests; TD Cup participation points awarded.
The Chapman
9/28/2025, Sunday at Noon, shotgun start. $30 Entry Fee - Full and Weekday Passes and Packs apply. Green Tee Eligible Two player team format – modified scotch, where each player tees off then each player plays his/her partner’s ball, then select one ball and finish the hole playing alternate shots. Men’s Club Member Flight and an Open flight. Open to all TDMGC, TDWGC and 9-Holers members along with all Tahoe Donner property owners (active GHIN required); full TD Cup Points awarded to Men’s Club Member flight; participation points awarded for Open flight.
But Wait, There’s More!
Wednesday Games (First Wednesday game June 4th 2025)
Each Wednesday through the season, June – September/October
Join fellow TDMGC Club members each Wednesday morning for a variety of fun, interesting, challenging and occasionally strange games. Casual yet competitive with a variety of skins, KPs, low gross and low net awards up for grabs. Look for the schedule to come out Spring 2025.
TD Cup
Qualify to participate in this Two-day event played each Spring The TD Cup recognizes members for playing eligible events and performing well over the course of the season. Points are awarded for performance and participation, and the top 14 players along with two Pros are invited to the TD Cup, typically a one- or two-day tournament with two teams of eight playing Ryder Cup-style. The Club pays for a portion of the cost (greens fees, dinner and lodging). A great way to kick off the new season each year!
NCGA 12-Man Team Match Competition
Thursdays through the season, at TD and travelling Looking for some of the toughest competition around? Look no further! TDMGC plays against other Club teams in our region on specific Thursdays throughout the season. Twelve players are chosen for each match, forming six teams. The format is intense – each team has three matches at stake: two individual matches along with the team match. Winner takes all for the day – the Club with the most points wins. Do well enough in the regionals and the Club team competes at higher levels, culminating in the finals at Poppy Hills. TDMGC has proudly performed consistently well in the past, and looks forward to carrying that tradition forward.
* Tee Selection
For those events that are “Green tee eligible” A player meets the green tee criteria of age plus index ≥85. If the event has partners both players must be “green tee eligible” to play from the green tees.