A rendering of the new clubhouse included in plans submitted to Cherry Hills Village. (Public records)
As Glenmoor Country Club adds a new clubhouse, it will lose some of its staff.
The private club, which is located in Cherry Hills Village at 110 Glenmoor Drive, told the state this week it will lay off up to 110 staff members — roughly 73 percent of its total — before starting a $35 million renovation of the club’s main building.
According to Monica Mueller, the club’s director of human resources, the majority of layoffs will begin after Dec. 15, the day Glenmoor hosts its last banquet event. The cuts will continue through New Year’s Eve, she said.
Mueller said the club may not necessarily cut all 110 positions. The exact figure depends on how much needs to be shuffled around the clubhouse in preparation for construction and how the club operates in early 2025.
The revamped course at Glenmoor Country Club in Cherry Hills Village. (Courtesy Glenmoor Country Club)
“Members are used to interacting with the same staff, so I’m sure they’ll be missing them,” Mueller said. “It’s hard to see, but it’s a good thing to have faces to miss.”
All of the cuts will be made by Jan.1, and Mueller anticipates construction on the clubhouse starting shortly after. Most of the laid-off workers come from clubhouse spaces that will close, including the pro shop, banquet facility and restaurant.
Mueller said employees have known the renovations and cuts were coming. Members voted 77 percent in favor of the clubhouse reconstruction plan in fall 2023.
The revamped clubhouse will feature an expanded fitness center, golf simulators and more dining space, including an adult-focused section on the upper-level patio. Glenmoor plans to open the new space by Memorial Day in 2026.
Glenmoor Country Club will rehire some of those laid off next summer, before construction is done, but the exact number depends on how much room the club will have for amenities, Mueller said. The golf course, racket courts and swimming pool will be open for business, she said, and Glenmoor also plans to bring in a mobile kitchen to help make up for its closed restaurant.
“We’ll kind of be maneuvering our way around,” she said.
Mueller does not anticipate the construction will affect how active members are.
“They’re golfers, tennis players and swimmers,” she said. “They’ll be here.”
Cutting and rehiring staff is nothing new for the country club. Mueller said Glenmoor already has about 100 fewer staffers than at its summer peak, because those employees worked seasonal jobs. Additional seasonal employees will have a job until the snow starts blowing, which is the case every year.
Mueller said some workers have already told her they want to come back and are excited for the changes.
The clubhouse renovation is Glenmoor Country Club’s third large project in the last five years. Mueller said it completed a $5 million pool patio in 2019 and wrapped up a roughly $9 million golf course renovation last summer.
A rendering of the new clubhouse included in plans submitted to Cherry Hills Village. (Public records)
As Glenmoor Country Club adds a new clubhouse, it will lose some of its staff.
The private club, which is located in Cherry Hills Village at 110 Glenmoor Drive, told the state this week it will lay off up to 110 staff members — roughly 73 percent of its total — before starting a $35 million renovation of the club’s main building.
According to Monica Mueller, the club’s director of human resources, the majority of layoffs will begin after Dec. 15, the day Glenmoor hosts its last banquet event. The cuts will continue through New Year’s Eve, she said.
Mueller said the club may not necessarily cut all 110 positions. The exact figure depends on how much needs to be shuffled around the clubhouse in preparation for construction and how the club operates in early 2025.
The revamped course at Glenmoor Country Club in Cherry Hills Village. (Courtesy Glenmoor Country Club)
“Members are used to interacting with the same staff, so I’m sure they’ll be missing them,” Mueller said. “It’s hard to see, but it’s a good thing to have faces to miss.”
All of the cuts will be made by Jan.1, and Mueller anticipates construction on the clubhouse starting shortly after. Most of the laid-off workers come from clubhouse spaces that will close, including the pro shop, banquet facility and restaurant.
Mueller said employees have known the renovations and cuts were coming. Members voted 77 percent in favor of the clubhouse reconstruction plan in fall 2023.
The revamped clubhouse will feature an expanded fitness center, golf simulators and more dining space, including an adult-focused section on the upper-level patio. Glenmoor plans to open the new space by Memorial Day in 2026.
Glenmoor Country Club will rehire some of those laid off next summer, before construction is done, but the exact number depends on how much room the club will have for amenities, Mueller said. The golf course, racket courts and swimming pool will be open for business, she said, and Glenmoor also plans to bring in a mobile kitchen to help make up for its closed restaurant.
“We’ll kind of be maneuvering our way around,” she said.
Mueller does not anticipate the construction will affect how active members are.
“They’re golfers, tennis players and swimmers,” she said. “They’ll be here.”
Cutting and rehiring staff is nothing new for the country club. Mueller said Glenmoor already has about 100 fewer staffers than at its summer peak, because those employees worked seasonal jobs. Additional seasonal employees will have a job until the snow starts blowing, which is the case every year.
Mueller said some workers have already told her they want to come back and are excited for the changes.
The clubhouse renovation is Glenmoor Country Club’s third large project in the last five years. Mueller said it completed a $5 million pool patio in 2019 and wrapped up a roughly $9 million golf course renovation last summer.
