{"id":1466,"date":"2015-06-11T21:47:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T21:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/jaystuller\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2015-06-12T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T13:22:58","slug":"the-mother-of-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jaystuller\/golf\/1466\/the-mother-of-dragons","title":{"rendered":"The Mother of Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1d8f8a4455fdcd5c2c1900a0784a23b1\"<\/a>With mild apologies to visitors expecting to see yet another photo of scantily-clad and golden-locked Daenerys Targaryen, the following is not at all about\u00a0Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and the Queen of Meereen, but instead is\u00a0an update on The Dragon golf course at the Nakoma Resort, in the California High Sierra about an 80-minute drive\u00a0north of Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n

After last year’s High Sierra Media Golf Tour, I posted a fairly comprehensive piece on the somewhat controversial golf course and its surrounding residential development, the link to which is below. \u00a0In short, the property’s original owner wanted North America’s toughest golf course, thinking the challenge\u00a0would attract the game’s bravest\u00a0players. \u00a0It did. \u00a0But the Dragon scorched so many so badly, that few returned for a second chance. \u00a0And when Winter came in the form of a recession starting in 2008 – – to keep up the Game of Thrones metaphors – –\u00a0the economy around\u00a0Truckee and Plumas County showed all of the life of the White Walker’s Army of the Dead.<\/p>\n

But enough of HBO. \u00a0Last year the resort at Nakoma was showing real signs of life, thanks to maintenance and \"th\"<\/a>design changes that softened the course and aggressive marketing by the property and its public relations agency. \u00a0The resort’s Villas saw an ever-increasing occupancy rate. \u00a0And now,\u00a0work is nearly completion on\u00a0a new 42-room Lodge, which is being built to complement the resort’s existing amenities and its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Clubhouse. \u00a0The 23,701 square-foot hotel features raw and natural materials such as tumbled travertine, antique woods and stone, as its widows overlook the Dragon’s eight green. \u00a0And with staff already hired and in training, the hotel should open by mid-summer, 2015.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, at the resort’s Wigwam Room restaurant\u00a0– –\u00a0sitting around a massive stone fireplace within the dramatic spire that characterizes the clubhouse\u00a0– –\u00a0continues to serve exceptional fare, with a fine selection of wines. \u00a0At a recent dinner I had the stuffed pork loin, bathed in a creamy mushroom sauce and in portions I couldn’t finish.<\/p>\n

For a much more detailed look at the Nakoma, click on Nakoma Has the Wright Stuff<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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