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    Mountain Lake Country Club

    Lake Wales, FL Private

    Overview

    Seth Raynor built Mountain Lake, a millionaires’ winter retreat, in two stages, completing one nine in 1917 and the other four years later. As he did on all his projects, Raynor produced some “template holes” and some originals. At Mountain Lake, his par-3 fifth sports a very authentic Biarritz green and the seventh is recognizable as a Road Hole. But the par-3 11th, designed with a canted, slanted Redan green, has been reworked in recent years, with the front half of the putting surface flattened to create pin positions just above a 10-foot-deep frontal bunker. Restoration expert Ron Prichard and his associate Tyler Rae have been reclaiming Raynor features for over seven years, working most recently on perfecting the unique “circus ring” contour in the middle of the ninth green.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 6685
    Slope 135
    Facility Type Private
    Year Opened 1916
    Designer Seth Raynor/(R) Brian M. Silva, ASGCA/(R) Ron Prichard

    Awards

    100 Greatest the Second 100
    Best Courses in Every State

    Ranking history:

    Second 100 Greatest: Ranked 174th, 2019-'22.
    2023-'24 ranking: 193rd.
    Previous ranking:
    174th.
    Highest ranking:
    No. 174, 2019-'22.

    Best in State: Ranked 10th, 2015-'16, 2019-'22. Ranked 12th, 2017-'18.

    Current ranking: 13th.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.4

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.2655
    Character
    7.5531
    Challenge
    7.0089
    Layout Variety
    7.4984
    Fun
    7.6058
    Aesthetics
    7.2149
    Conditioning
    7.4276

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