Mount Pleasant Course

The Mount Pleasant Course is the older of the two golf courses at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods. It opened in 1895 as an amenity of the Mount Pleasant House, a Gilded Age hotel, and its nine holes were laid out by Scottish-born architect and professional Alex Findlay, with wide views of the Presidential Range. In its early decades the course drew some of the best players of the era, including U.S. Open champion Willie Anderson, U.S. professional Gilbert Nicholls and British champion Harry Vardon. The Mount Pleasant House was demolished in the 1930s, but the golf survived alongside the grand Mount Washington Hotel. In 1989 Cornish & Silva Golf Course Architects restored and updated the layout, reportedly with advice from Gene Sarazen and Ken Venturi. It remains a nine-hole, par-35 course of just over 3,000 yards.