Story by Suzanne Elliott/The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa will be up for sale on an online auction Sept. 23-25 with a minimum bid starting at $1 million.
The auction is by Ten-X Commercial, an online auction company. There is a $10,000 participant fee, according to Ten-X.
Lakeview representatives did not return multiple phone calls for comment Friday.
The property, built in 1950, sits on 412 acres and has 187 rooms. It also has 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 the property, which was renovated in 2015, was put up for sale. According to several social media comments, the property needs to be updated. In its marketing package, Ten-X said Lakeview is unencumbered and could be converted to a national brand.
Lakeview 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 in 1950 by Ward Christopher who built the initial 9-hole golf course next to Cheat Lake. An additional nine homes 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 will be required to pay a 5 % transaction fee, or a $40,000 minimum. Tours of Lakeview are by appointment only.