MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The online auction for the historic and spacious Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa begins Monday.
The online auction company Ten-X Commercial says the minimum bid is $1 million and a $10,000 participation fee is required.
The 412 acre complex was built in 1950 and has 187 rooms, two 18-hole golf courses with spectacular views. Plus a 40,000-square-foot fitness center, Legends Sports Bar & Grille and Fusion Restaurant, 36,500 square feet of meeting and event space and many swimming pools.
Information for Ten_ Commercial says the property is unencumbered and could be converted to a national brand.
The property is owned by a Morgantown partnership and managed by a Philadelphia hotel management company.
The resort was founded in 1950 by Ward Christopher, he built the initial 9-hole golf course next to Cheat Lake. An additional nine homes were added in 1954.
In 1958, Sam Snead won the West Virginia Open and set the course record of 67. In 1971, Jack Nicklaus played Arnold Palmer in an exhibition match and tied the course record and in 1984 Lakeview and golf course architect Brian Ault designed the Mountainview 18-hole golf course.
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