Top of the World Golf Course in Lake George, New York, USA | GolfPass
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4.3
104 Reviews 104 Reviews
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
88.1%
Recommend this course
95 out of 104 reviews
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5.0
1 Reviews 1 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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1 out of 1 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews 19 Reviews
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.2%
Recommend this course
16 out of 19 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 6044 yards
Slope 117
Rating 69.9
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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Fairways Winter Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 5/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Charles Tuttle (1926) Ron Cutlip

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.3
104 Reviews (104)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Take lots of balls!

Greens are plush and beautiful. Fairways are OK and the rough is too thick. Lost numerous balls in the fairway and rough. Signage is very poor and the map on the card is useless. No comfort stations anyway so drink lightly. The cart paths are gravel and uneven, beware. The setting is magnificent with a beautiful view of Lake george from the 10th tee. I’m glad we chose to play here on our visit but there maybe other courses that are kore suitable.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Tee boxes

Most of the tee boxes were overgrown and clumpy.. Other than that the coures is a lot of fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Just came by to play golf, staying elsewhere in Lake George. Workers were very friendly but this was probably the most strangely designed course I’ve played in my life. Greens were in decent shape and the fairways and tee boxes were fine, just cut a bit too high. With that said, several holes on the course presented layouts that were pretty outrageous and fairways that never lended a flat lie. The 14th is a par 5 with a dogleg of about 100 degrees, 80 feet downhill with several big trees blocking an approach. Many of the greens were severely sloped and the 17th was by far the smallest I’ve seen in my life. Decent value for the price but if you’re looking for a more pleasant and standard round, this is certainly not the place.

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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great place to play golf

My wife's family has a reunion at Lake George every year. We have been going up there for many years and this year decided to go golf since my nephews are now older and like to play. We played a scramble, old guys vs young guys. I'm happy to say the old guys prevailed. It started to get really hot on back nine but in all we definitely would play this course again. One hole was weird (14) but rest were fun. We played the blue tees since my brother-in-law is a very good golfer. Luckily he was on my team (old guys) so that was main reason why we won. BUT, I did contribute to many holes which made me happy. In all, we will definitely play there next year! It's worth playing.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Course

Super fun course with very interesting layout. Course conditions are good, greens are very slow. You won’t be spoiled with prime fairways and greens, but the views are great and you will experience a fun round on top of Lake George.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Layout with Variety

Top of World exceeded my expectations as a Lake George area course. While many holes were tight as expected, there were also several very open/forgiving ones especially to start and finish the round.

Conditions were good enough but not so great amenities especially the putting green. What will bring me back is the overall layout and location to LG. Solid 4 star in my opinion. Course knowledge is also very valuable here with numerous blind shots.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Best about this place was the view

Nice view, staff was not overly friendly, course wasn’t well kept. The greens were in good shape. The fairways were mostly crab grass. Golf carts were old dirty and had bird poop all over them. Torn seats etc. They gave up in this place along time ago!

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf day in Lake George

Great time, great weather, not crowded, course in good shape. A must do if in the Lake George area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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