Lake Placid Resort founded in 1895 by Melvil Dewey. “The Club” grew into a resort of some 1,200 acres by the early 1900s and could easily accommodate 1,000 guests. There are two 18-hole courses and an executive 9-hole course, the 45 holes providing a variety of golf not often matched by other resorts.

The resort was purchased in 1996 by the Serge Lussi Family of Lake Placid and since then many exciting improvements have been made including a new club house, state-of-the-art irrigation, bunkers reconstructed, tees mounded and additional length added to the fairways.

The Links or Lower Course was designed in 1909 by Seymour Dunn, a Scotsman and very important figure in golf history. Dunn, was also the architect, club maker, teacher, author and director of the Lake Placid Club for 21 years.

The Mountain Course was originally designed in 1901 by Alex Findlay of Scotland. In 1929 Alistair Mackenzie, another Scotsman, whose philosophy was “Good golf promotes good health,” remodeled a few of the holes on the course. Originally a physician, Mackenzie abandoned medicine and spent the remainder of his life designing and remodeling courses throughout the world including Augusta National and Cypress Point.

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written by: Peter Martin