
Valley View Course
Valley View Golf Course
About this course
Valley View Golf Course sits in the small town of Whitehall in upstate New York, near the Vermont border at the southern tip of Lake Champlain. The course was designed by Carmine Midolo, a regional architect who worked primarily in the northeastern United States during the mid-to-late twentieth century. Whitehall itself lies in a rural agricultural valley, and the course reflects the rolling pastoral character of this part of Washington County. The layout occupies terrain typical of the Champlain Valley region, with modest elevation changes and open farmland views. Courses designed by architects like Midolo in this era and region generally feature straightforward routing that works with the natural land, incorporating mature trees, seasonal creeks or drainage areas, and practical green complexes suited to a community facility. The setting offers views toward the surrounding hills and, depending on the property's specific location, may provide glimpses of the broader valley landscape. Valley View serves as a public course for the local community and visiting golfers exploring the Lake Champlain corridor. The facility represents the kind of accessible, unpretentious golf common in smaller upstate New York towns, where the course functions as both recreational amenity and social gathering place. Golfers here find a straightforward test of the game in a quiet rural setting, well removed from the more traveled resort areas to the north near Lake George or across the lake in Vermont.
Quick facts
- Location
- Whitehall, NY, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1995
- Designer
- Carmine Midolo
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 2,863 yards
- Difficulty
- 34.3/116
Getting there
The journey to Valley View Golf Course begins at Albany International Airport, roughly an hour's drive north into the pastoral farmland and rolling hills of Washington County. The route follows the Hudson River corridor before turning east through a landscape of weathered barns and open pasture, the Adirondack foothills rising gently to the west. This is quiet, working countryside - far removed from the Adirondack resort belt - and Valley View announces itself with an understated ease, tucked into the rural fabric of Whitehall where Vermont lies just across the state line to the east.

FAQ
Common questions about Valley View
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Valley View was designed by Carmine Midolo.
Yes. Valley View is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Valley View is 36.
Valley View plays 2,863 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Valley View is 116.
Valley View is a 9-hole course.



