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The '''Riverchase Country Club''' is a 192-acre private golf club located at 2000 [[Club Road]], off [[Riverchase Parkway West]] in the [[Riverchase]] planned development, near the confluences of [[Patton Creek]] and [[Dodd Branch]] with the [[Cahaba River]]. It was founded in [[1976]] and its golf course was designed by Joe Lee.
The '''Riverchase Country Club''' is a 192-acre private golf club located at 2000 [[Club Road]], off [[Riverchase Parkway West]] and near the confluences of [[Patton Creek]] and [[Dodd Branch]] with the [[Cahaba River]]. It was developed by the [[Harbert Corporation]] as part of the [[Riverchase]] planned development. [[John Cargill]] is the club's general manager, and [[John Carney]] is the golf pro.  


[[John Cargill]] is the club's general manager, and [[John Carney]] is the golf pro. The club's course has hosted the [[SEC Women's Golf Championship]], the [[Alabama State Amateur Golf Championship]], the [[Alabama State Four-Ball Championship]], and the [[Charley Boswell Celebrity Golf Classic]].
The club's 6,842-yard 18-hole golf course was designed by Joe Lee and opened for play in [[1975]]. The clubhouse and other amentias opened in [[1976]].


In addition to golf, the club offers facilities for racquet sports, a swimming pool, a 2,000 square-foot fitness center, and a dining room.
The club's course has hosted the [[SEC Women's Golf Championship]], the [[Alabama State Amateur Golf Championship]], the [[Alabama State Four-Ball Championship]], and the [[Charley Boswell Celebrity Golf Classic]].
 
In addition to golf, the club offers facilities for racquet sports, a swimming pool, a 2,000 square-foot fitness center, and a dining room and banquet facilities.
 
The club's swimming pool area was fully renovated in [[2019]]. In [[2021]] management of the Riverchase Country Club was contracted to ClubLife Management of Dallas, Texas.


The club property was annexed into [[Hoover]] in [[2023]] as part of a negotiated deal for the city to contribute 95% of the $3 million cost of making repairs to the privately-owned [[Lake Forest Circle]] and its associated dam, which is necessary to prevent future damage to a city-owned sanitary sewer line which runs below the street.
The club property was annexed into [[Hoover]] in [[2023]] as part of a negotiated deal for the city to contribute 95% of the $3 million cost of making repairs to the privately-owned [[Lake Forest Circle]] and its associated dam, which is necessary to prevent future damage to a city-owned sanitary sewer line which runs below the street.
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Revision as of 11:03, 16 February 2023

The Riverchase Country Club is a 192-acre private golf club located at 2000 Club Road, off Riverchase Parkway West and near the confluences of Patton Creek and Dodd Branch with the Cahaba River. It was developed by the Harbert Corporation as part of the Riverchase planned development. John Cargill is the club's general manager, and John Carney is the golf pro.

The club's 6,842-yard 18-hole golf course was designed by Joe Lee and opened for play in 1975. The clubhouse and other amentias opened in 1976.

The club's course has hosted the SEC Women's Golf Championship, the Alabama State Amateur Golf Championship, the Alabama State Four-Ball Championship, and the Charley Boswell Celebrity Golf Classic.

In addition to golf, the club offers facilities for racquet sports, a swimming pool, a 2,000 square-foot fitness center, and a dining room and banquet facilities.

The club's swimming pool area was fully renovated in 2019. In 2021 management of the Riverchase Country Club was contracted to ClubLife Management of Dallas, Texas.

The club property was annexed into Hoover in 2023 as part of a negotiated deal for the city to contribute 95% of the $3 million cost of making repairs to the privately-owned Lake Forest Circle and its associated dam, which is necessary to prevent future damage to a city-owned sanitary sewer line which runs below the street.

References

  • Anderson, Jon (February 9, 2023) "Hoover council OKs $3 million road and dam repair, annexation of Riverchase Country Club." Hoover Sun

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