A Warren County judge has approved a $1.5 million settlement in a class action by country club members denied refunds after paying hefty membership fees.

The settlement, approved by Superior Court Judge Thomas Miller on Dec. 1, provides refunds of 61.5% to members of Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington Township who paid as much as $30,000 each to join the club but could not get their money back when they resigned their memberships. The settlement was reached following a mediation with former Superior Court Judge Kenneth Grispin, now with Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins in Springfield.