The ClubCorp-operated facility will close its doors on December 20, noting that the closure is a business decision. Three local clubs, Deercreek Country Club, Marsh Creek Country Club and Queens Harbour Yacht & Country Club, are offering preferred memberships to University Club members.
The University Club of Jacksonville (Fla.) notified members this week that it will close December 20 after 48 years in business, the Jacksonville Daily Record reported.
Operated by Dallas-based ClubCorp, the club occupies the top two floors of the 28-story Riverplace Tower. Dining and club functions are on the 27th floor, with athletic facilities on the 28th floor and the ground-floor concourse level, the Daily Record reported.
The letter to members, dated September 15, is from Everrett Butler, regional vice president of ClubCorp. The letter said the ownership and members have weathered “many ups and downs during our nearly half-century of service to the Jacksonville community.” Butler wrote it was a business decision that was not easy, but one that is necessary, the Daily Record reported.
ClubCorp spokeswoman Patty Jerde said late Wednesday the club has “enjoyed a positive and supportive relationship with our landlord and neighbors” but made a business decision to close. “We will treasure the memories of the great relationships that were made with the members of the club and the community for years to come,” Jerde said.
A membership town hall meeting is scheduled at for September 28 to explain an opportunity to relocate memberships to one of three clubs within ClubCorp. Three local clubs—Deercreek Country Club, Marsh Creek Country Club and Queens Harbour Yacht & Country Club—are offering preferred memberships. Members must apply at those clubs before December 20, the Daily Record reported.
If members do not want to continue a home club membership, they can learn about a traveling benefit program called ClubCorp Travel. Employees will be referred to other clubs in the area and to colleagues in Jacksonville’s hospitality industry. A farewell event will be planned for early December, the Daily Record reported.
“This isn’t ‘goodbye,’ but rather ‘until we meet again’ as I look forward to seeing all of you at one of the select clubs within the ClubCorp family,” he concluded, asking members to call the club with questions.
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