MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Unconfirmed reports say the Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa has sold for $2.25 million.
At this time the buyer is unknown.
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.
The current property 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.