The Lakeview Golf Resort, one of the Morgantown area’s better-known resort properties, is officially going up for sale an online auction Tuesday, with bidding scheduled to conclude Thursday.
The sale has a $10,000 participant fee, according to Ten-X Commercial, an online auction company based in Irvine, Calif., that is running the event. Ten-X officials could not be reached for comment Monday.
Lakeview, built in 1950, sits on 412 acres and has 187 rooms, but is mostly known for its two 18-hole golf courses — Lakeview and Mountainview. Other resort amenities include a 40,000-square-foot fitness center, Legends Sports Bar & Grille and Fusion Restaurant, 36,500 square feet of meeting and event space, several swimming pools, as well as direct access to other outdoor recreation options.
It is not known why Lakeview, which was renovated in 2015, was put up for sale. However, Lakeview’s general manager told The Dominion Post last November the resort was going seasonal.
She explained that meant the resort would close from November to mid-March, with the exception of the golf course and fitness center.
In its marketing package, Ten-X said Lakeview is unencumbered and could be converted to a national brand by its new owner.
The resort is owned by LA Lakeview Associates, a Morgantown partnership, according to Monongalia County documents. The property manager is GF Management, a Philadelphia hotel management company.
Lakeview was founded by Ward Christopher, who built the initial 9-hole golf course next to Cheat Lake. An additional nine holes were added in 1954. Sam Snead won the West Virginia Open and set the course record of 67 in 1958, according to Golfer’s Lifestyle Magazine.
In 1971, Jack Nicklaus played Arnold Palmer in an exhibition match and tied the course record and in 1984 Lakeview commissioned golf course architect Brian Ault, to design a second 18-hole course — Mountainview.
According to Ten-X, the winning bidder at the auction will be required to pay a 5% transaction fee, or a $40,000 minimum.
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