The Lauderhill, Fla. club and its two 18-hole courses will close June 1, 2020. Years of operational losses led Victorville West Limited Partnership to determine that “golf course operations are no longer viable at Inverrary.” Inverrary’s East Course hosted 15 PGA and LPGA tournaments—including The Honda Classic, the 1976 Tournament Players Championship and the LPGA Phar-Mor Classic—since opening in 1970.
Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, Fla. and its two golf courses will close on June 1, 2020, Victorville West Limited Partnership announced. The “West” and “East” golf courses at the club sit on 292.5 acres and opened in 1970. They were designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
“After many years of operational losses where revenues have not been sufficient to cover the expenses, the club ownership has determined that golf course operations are no longer viable at Inverrary, and that it is time to redevelop the entire property to other permitted uses,” said David Husman, who is a partner in Victorville West.
The East Course is the “signature course,” where 15 PGA and LPGA tournaments were played, including the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic, The Inverrary Classic, The Honda Classic, the 1976 Tournament Players Championship and the LPGA Phar-Mor Classic.
“There’s an oversupply of golf courses in Florida and nationwide, and fewer people are playing golf every day,” said Nick Fortunato, General Manager of the Inverrary Country Club. “Almost 50 years after the Inverrary Country Club opened as a world-class facility, it is sad to see that it is no longer an economically viable enterprise. The Club will be open and in full operations until June 1, 2020 and will shut down effective that date,” he said.
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