Skene Valley Country Club sits in Whitehall, New York, a small town at the southern tip of Lake Champlain in the Adirondack foothills. The course was designed by Mark Cassidy, a regional architect who has worked primarily in upstate New York and New England. Whitehall's position in the Champlain Valley provides relatively gentle terrain compared to the surrounding mountains, and courses in this area typically feature rolling farmland character with views toward the lake and distant peaks. The layout at Skene Valley reflects the traditional country club model common to rural New York communities, serving both local members and seasonal visitors to the Lake Champlain region. Courses designed in this area generally incorporate natural elevation changes and wooded corridors, with routing that follows the existing land contours. The region's climate allows for a playing season that runs from late spring through autumn, with conditioning influenced by the valley's weather patterns. Skene Valley functions as a community golf facility in a town known historically as the "Birthplace of the U.S. Navy," referencing Revolutionary War naval construction on Lake Champlain. The club provides a recreational amenity in a region where golf courses are interspersed among agricultural land and small settlements along the New York-Vermont border.