Progress continues on 19th Hole Sports Pub at Los Alamos golf club
Fresh bar tops and new flooring show 19th Hole is nearing the finish line, but permits and safety signoff still stand between the pub and opening.
New bar and counter tops, plus brand-new flooring, showed clear progress inside the future 19th Hole Sports Pub at the Los Alamos County Golf Course clubhouse, but the space still was not ready for service. The county has set June 1 as the target for full-service operations, with a soft opening possible in May if licensing approval came through, and the remaining work still centered on permitting, safety considerations and other final operating steps.
The pub will occupy a 4,318-square-foot restaurant space inside the Los Alamos County Golf Course Clubhouse at 4250 Diamond Drive. The lease package valued the property at $107,950, or $25 per square foot, and set monthly rent at $8,996. The county first sought statements of interest on Sept. 5, 2025, and 19th Hole Sports Pub LLC submitted the successful response dated Oct. 10, 2025.
County solicitation materials said the operator was expected to provide restaurant, cafe and snack-bar service, beverage cart service, catering and banquet service for tournaments and special events. That makes the reopening more than a simple restaurant turnover. It restores a public-facing amenity tied directly to golf play, clubhouse traffic and the county’s summer event calendar.
The restaurant and the adjacent community room were still under maintenance, and reservations for the community room had been shifted to the Fuller Lodge Reservation Office while the space was being prepared. Outside food was allowed for community-room events, but alcohol service in that room still had to come through 19th Hole because the county golf-course liquor license remained in place.
The project carries added weight because Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op is not starting from scratch. The co-op opened in 2015, began with 100 original members and later grew to more than 1,200 lifetime members. County material also noted that it had paid off member loans and reported record sales close to $1 million, giving the golf-course pub a more established operator behind it as the summer season begins.
That matters for golfers, clubhouse visitors and county residents who use the golf course as a gathering point. A working pub and food service operation can keep more spending on site during tournament weekends, family outings and evening stops after a round, rather than sending visitors elsewhere in town. The timing also lines up with broader course work, after spring 2026 warranty maintenance began March 23 and was expected to last about five weeks.
The physical buildout now looks much farther along than before, but the opening still depended on the last regulatory and operational clearances. For Los Alamos County, the finish line was close, yet not crossed.
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