The Lido
The Lido is a resurrection story: C.B. Macdonald's original Lido Golf Club opened on Long Island in the 1910s and was considered one of the finest courses ever built—rivaling Pine Valley and National Golf Links—before the U.S. Navy demolished it during World War II. It existed only in old photographs and golf lore for eight decades.
Golf historian Peter Flory spent years compiling the most complete historical record of the original routing, and Tom Doak and Brian Schneider of Renaissance Golf used it to rebuild the Lido from scratch adjacent to Sand Valley—template holes and all, including the Alps, Redan, and Eden. The greens average over 12,000 square feet. Access is limited to resort guests, Sunday through Thursday.
The Template Holes · Alps, Redan & EdenThe Lido's whole identity is its template holes—versions of the Alps, Redan, and Eden that made the original course a sensation in the 1910s, rebuilt here hole-for-hole from Peter Flory's historical research. Golf writer Bernard Darwin once called the original "a wonder of which will never fade"—and losing it to the Navy in 1942 made it the most mourned course in American golf history, until this rebuild brought it back.
Sand Valley books golf and lodging together through the resort's own trip planner—submit your dates and a reservations team member locks in the itinerary. The resort is open May through mid-October.
Reserve at Sand Valley Reservations →Club members put The Lido on watch—when a time opens on their dates, they hear about it first.
🔒 A Club feature—see plans →Skip the portal entirely. Tell us the dates and the group—we’ll secure tee times, stay and the whole itinerary for you.