Tannanah Lake Golf Course Closed This Year

Golfers in the Hudson Valley have lost another top-quality golf course to play on......at least for this 2007 golf season.
The Tennanah Lake Golf & Country Club near Roscoe, NY joins The Monster and International Course at the former Concord Resort near Kiamesha Lake as golf courses that will not be open this 2007 golf season.
Both the International and The Monster golf faculties are undergoing renovations and a new club house and restaurant are included in new constriction at the former Concord location.
No specific reasons for the closure of Tennanah Lake have been given other then course renovations which include building new cart paths. No specifics have been made available as to when and if the course will re-open for the 2008 golf season. Attempts to contact the general manager at the course were not successful. The telephone number at the clubhouse is answered by an answering machine.
The closing of Tennanah Lake came as a big surprise following major construction last year that included a totally renovated clubhouse, an enlarged pro shop, an expanded dining area and grill and the addition of new outside dining decks.
Tennanah Lake was also famous for the 60-mile panoramic view of the Catskill Mountains.
Work on the golf course prior to the opening of the 2006 season also included extensive improvement of the sand traps.
The land for theTennahan Lake Golf course was purchased in 1910 by the Wolf Brothers and was opened for tourism in 1928.
In 1952, the nine-hole golf course was redesigned by Alfred Tull and expanded to 18 holes. Six of the original nine holes were utilized in the design.
One of the highlights at the course was the exhibition play of Sam Snead in 1952. Sam called the layout one of the longest and most challenging courses he has ever played.
The facilities are presently owned by Love Realty of New York and Florida and its CEO Burton and Lucielle Handelsman who teamed up with Manhattan-based real estate acquisitions firm Walter and Samuels and its chairman David Berley. They were not available for comment.
The course previously housed a Men's league on Wednesday and a Women;s league on Thursday.
A number of organizations held yearly tournaments at Tennanah Lake but have now had to seek other locations for their events.