Want to take a swing at owning a golf course? Harker's Hollow is going out for bid.
Want to take a swing at owning a golf course?
Harker's Hollow, a 177-acre Warren County course first opened in 1929, will go out for bids July 11, according to a news release Wednesday from Max Spann auction house.
"It's not every day that an operating country club comes on the market," head auctioneer Bob Dann said in the release. Property previews are scheduled for this Thursday and next.
The country club at 850 Uniontown Road in Harmony Township, near the county fairgrounds, closed for a few months late in 2009 but reopened the following year after it was acquired by the owners of Apple Mountain Golf and Country Club, about eight miles away.
The course was designed by Robert White, the first PGA of America president. Reviews on various websites describe it as moderately challenging due to rolling hills along the Lopatcong Creek, but give poor marks for maintenance.
The country club portion includes a banquet hall, pub and restaurant, the auction house said. A liquor license is also part of the sale.
Harkers Hollow pro Pete Dachisen poses near the 1929 statue of Harkers Hollow Boy ahead of a 2005 tournament. (lehighvalleylive.com file photo) And if the prospective buyer isn't interested in maintaining a golf course?
The clubhouse and other buildings can be subdivided and repurposed, and the land sold off or used for agriculture, the auction house said in the news release.
More information on the property is available by calling Max Spann at 888-299-1438 or on maxspann.com.
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