Woodhaven was the inspired product of
Raymond and Florence Bischoff, both of whom were born in Kentucky into
large poor families in the early 1900’s. After years of success in
farming, followed by success in real estate and inspired by their love
for outdoor family-time, the Bischoffs decided to venture into the
recreation business. In 1952, Raymond and Florence, in collaboration
with a few close friends, developed Wildwood Country Club in Fern Creek
on Bardstown Road in Louisville, Kentucky. The Bischoffs successfully
managed Wildwood Country Club until 1957, at which time they sold the
club and land to the club members.
Raymond Bischoff had a new vision, a
new concept that Louisville had not yet seen. He envisioned a country
club that would be affordable for everyone and not just the elite. The
focus of the new country club would be on a fun (and most importantly),
family- friendly environment. The Bischoffs turned their dream into a
reality established Woodhaven Country Club in late 1957.
Guess what... their concept worked!
For over 50 years Woodhaven Country
Club has been attracting good, fun and friendly people. Over the years
thousands have bought in to the Bischoffs' dream, from people that work
extremely hard and can barely afford a membership but want to spend
quality time with their family, to millionaires (that one would never know were millionaires) that love relaxing somewhere that isn’t so.....pretentious.
Our people have
always been, and always will be the best thing about Woodhaven Country
Club. We don’t believe in forced spending as other clubs do. We don’t
believe in annually assessing our members because it just doesn’t make
good sense to us. We simply believe in good times with good friends and family! That’s why Woodhaven Country Club is still, over 50 years later, The Friendliest Club In Town!
Raymond and Florence have since
passed, but their vision and dream live on in their grandson and third
generation operator Chance Maguire, son of previous operators Stanley
and Shirley Maguire.
If you haven’t yet, we would love to
have you come visit “The Friendliest Club in Town”, where we’ve been on
vacation since 1957.