Saranac Lake Golf Club - Lake Placid

Saranac Lake Golf Club is about the most relaxed golf facility you will ever find. This nine-hole course just outside downtown Saranac Lake in the shadow of Lake Placid offers yearly memberships for less than $300. The regulars are nice folks who just plain love golf.

It's also a very family-friendly golf course. Many a kid has learned the game playing with a parent or grandparent here. Not that it's a nine-hole pushover. Saranac Lake stretches to nearly 3,000 yards, with a number of forced carries and tight fairways - the par 36 is legit. This is beginner golf a veteran duffer can be happy playing.