Thendara Golf Club

Set in the Central Adirondacks just south of Old Forge, Thendara Golf Club presents a split personality that today’s visitor can feel from the opening tee: a classic, open-fronted nine from the early 1920s followed by a tighter, wooded back nine from the 1950s. The facility operates as a semi-private club with daily-fee access, a full-service grill room, golf shop, practice putting green, and a small practice range. At 6,446 yards (par 72) from the back tees, the course plays shorter than many modern layouts but defends par primarily with contour—especially on the front-nine greens—and with tree-lined driving corridors after the turn. The front nine’s broader playing widths and small, rippling targets encourage ground approaches and creative recoveries; the back nine shifts to a more aerial, corridor-golf test. Seasonal operations (roughly May–October) are the norm in this mountain setting, and the club hosts Central New York PGA section events and various amateur competitions. For a visitor, the present-day experience is a study in contrasts that reflects how, when, and by whom the two nines were built.