​Coudersport Golf Club

COUDERSPORT GOLF CLUB-COURSE

 

The Coudersport Golf Club found its home on a former Gray Chemical Company farm. This 143-acre plot was ideal for a golf course. A natural spring provided a steady stream of cool water, a farmhouse offered potential for a caretaker's cottage, and a large barn could be converted into a clubhouse with showers for both men and women – an important feature as local women enthusiastically supported the project.

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Other existing structures and the land itself held promise with some renovation. An added bonus was a twelve-year-old evergreen plantation, perfect for landscaping the course.

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The plan was ambitious: clear land, remove rocks and build greens and fairways in the fall of 1935 for a spring 1936 opening. L.G. Soper oversaw construction, with Wallace Haupt and Sons tackling much of the heavy lifting.

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The course opened its doors in June 1936, welcoming approximately 80 members in its inaugural year.​