len Oaks Country Club, golf course in foreclosure
BY TOM WITOSKY • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • JULY 24, 2009
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Glen Oaks Country Club — including the 18-hole championship golf course — is in foreclosure.

West Bank filed foreclosure papers against the club today, saying Glen Oaks Golf Club and Glen Oaks Owners Association had defaulted on loans totaling $7.7 million.



The country club missed payments due in May and June, according to the lawsuit, which asks for a sheriff’s sale of the property.

A statement by Ray Stewart, chairman of the club's board of directors, said: "Glen Oaks is in the process of reorganization. During the reorganization, there will be no interruption of service in Glen Oaks Country Club operations."

The lawsuit indicates the golf course, clubhouse and pool are part of the foreclosure proceeding.

No residential properties are included in the lawsuit.

The 18-hole championship golf course was designed by course architect Tom Fazio. It opened in 1995. The course was the site of the Principal Charity Classic, a PGA Champions Tour event, last month.

Glen Oaks Residential Community and Glen Oaks Country Club was formed in 1991, when a group of 10 investors converted 532 acres of farmland into the first gated housing development in the Des Moines area.

The entrance to the clubhouse features a 26-foot ceiling and a three-story circular staircase. Stone fireplaces, hardwood floors, and brass chandeliers were selected to enhance the country estate atmosphere.