History
Explore the rich history of our Club.
Oakley Through the Years...
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1808
• HARRISON GRAY OTIS (FUTURE US SENATOR AND BOSTON MAYOR) ACQUIRES STRAWBERRY HILL PROPERTY
• OTIS HIRES US CAPITAL ARCHITECT, CHARLES BULFINCH TO REDESIGN C.1715 HOME INTO COUNTRY ESTATE WHICH HE NAMES "OAKLEIGH"
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1825
OTIS SELLS PROPERTY TO SUCCESSFUL IMPORT MERCHANT WILLIAM PRATT
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1895
CAMBRIDGE GOLF CLUB ESTABLISHED AT MOUNT AUBURN AND SCHOOL STREETS
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1896
MEMBER JOSEPH GILBERT THORP PLACES 2ND IN US AMATEUR
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1897
STRAWBERRY HILL PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM PRATT FAMILY BY CLUB MEMBERS
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1898
• AFTER EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS TO OLD MANSION, CLUB MOVES TO STRAWBERRY HILL
• CAMBRIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB INCORPORATED
• WILLIE CAMPBELL lays out 1st 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE IN MASSACHUSETTS AT CAMBRIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
• CAMBRIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB CHANGES NAME TO THE OAKLEY COUNTRY CLUB
• OAKLEY GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEMBER, ROBERT W. WILLSON, RECRUITS 25 YEAR OLD, DONALD J. ROSS IN DORNOCH SCOTLAND
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1899
ROSS ARRIVES AT OAKLEY TO FILL MANY ROLES - MOST IMPORTANTLY THE 11 YEARS HE SPENT ON STAFF DESIGNING, THEN TWEAKING HIS FIRST GOLF COURSE
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1900
• WOMANS GOLF ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS FORMED WITH OAKLEY, CONCORD, BRAE BURN AND TCC
• 1ST WGAM CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT OAKLEY
• OAKLEY IRRIGATES GREENS
• ALEC ROSS IS RECRUITED FROM ROYAL DORNOCH BY BROTHER DONALD TO JOIN OAKLEY STAFF AS A PROFESSIONAL. ALEC WOULD GO ON TO WIN 1907 US OPEN.
• HARRY VARDON PLAYS AT OAKLEY
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1901
• ROSS SENDS $2,000 TO HIS MOTHER IN DORNOCH. USING THE MONEY TO ADD 2ND FLOOR TO FAMILY HOME, SHE IS SO GRATEFUL, THE HOME IS RENAMED THE "OAKLEY COTTAGE"
• ROSS BEGINS INDOOR GOLF SCHOOL IN OAKLEY SQUASH COURTS
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1901-1904
HARVARD STUDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT PLAYS OAKLEY REGULARLY
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1905
• CLUBHOUSE EXPANDED
• CLUB PRO DONALD ROSS WINS INAUGURAL MASSACHUSETTS OPEN
• PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT VISITS OAKLEY
• MEMBER PAULINE MCKAY WINS US AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
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1906
MEMBER PAULINE MCKAY IS MEDALIST IN US AMATEUR.
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1908
MEMBER KATHERINE HARLEY JACKSON WINS US AMATEUR.
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1909
• MEMBER MARY ADAMS WINS WGAM CHAMPIONSHIP
• OAKLEY HOSTS THE MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
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1910
AFTER ACQUIRING THE ADJACENT PAYSON ESTATE, OAKLEY COMPLETES REPLACEMENT OF TWO HOLES. AS DIRECTED IN BOARD MINUTES, THE NEW HOLES ARE LAID OUT ACCORDING TO PLANS PREVIOUSLY DESIGNED BY MR. DONALD J. ROSS. THE OAKLEY LAYOUT HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED EVER SINCE.
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1912
• CLUB HOUSE EXPANDED TO 3 STORIES
• OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS OPEN, WHICH IS WON BY FORMER PRO ALEC ROSS
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1914
• MEMBER KATHERINE HARLEY JACKSON WINS HER 2ND US AMATEUR
• OAKLEY HOSTS INAUGURAL MASSACHUSETTS JUNIOR AMATEUR, WON BY RAYMOND QUIMET, YOUNGER BROTHER OF FRANCIS
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1919
OAKLEY PRO, MIKE BRADY FINISHES 2ND IN US OPEN -
1923
• BOBBY JONES PLAYS OAKLEY REGULARLY AS HARVARD GOLF TEAM STUDENT / COACH.
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1932
MEMBER EDITH BAKER WINS HER FIFTH MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
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1934
• NEW ENGLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS TWO DECADES AT OAKLEY PLAYING FOR THE "OAKLEY CUP" WHICH CONTINUES TO BE PRESENTED TO ANNUAL WINNER• MEMBER ROSAMUND VAHEY WINS HER
3RD MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP -
1937
JOHN F. KENNEDY PLAYS OAKLEY REGULARLY AS MEMBER OF HARVARD FRESHMAN GOLF TEAM
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1942
US ARMY INSTALLS ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY ON 5TH HOLE HILL AS PART OF WATERTOWN ARSENAL DEFENSE.
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1948
50TH CLUB ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED WITH FORMAL BALL ATTENDED BY MASSACHUSETTS GOVENOR ROBERT F. BRADFORD -
1956
MEMBER FRED WRIGHT WINS US SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP – ADDING TO HIS RECORD 7 MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR TITLES
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1960
OAKLEY POOL COMPLETED
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1962
FIRE DESTROYES BULFINCH CLUBHOUSE
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1963
NEW CLUBHOUSE OPENS
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1965
Oakley irrigates fairways
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1967
Golf Carts Arrive
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1968
OAKLEY PRESIDENT MIKE OHANIAN
WINS MA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP -
1973
75th Club Anniversary celebrated
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1983
New Proshop & Maintenance building opens
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1987
OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
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1993
CAROLYN BODAY WINS RECORD 9TH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
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1994
DR. DANIEL SHEA IRRIGATION POND COMPLETED
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1998
• NEW CLUBHOUSE OPENS• DONALD J ROSS LIBRARY DEDICATED
• OAKLEY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED WITH FORMAL BALL ATTENDED BY MS. LILLIAN ROSS PIPPITT, DONALD ROSS' ONLY CHILD
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2000
OAKLEY HOSTS 100TH WGAM CHAMPIONSHIP
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2012
OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS JUNIOR AMATEUR FOR A RECORD TYING 6TH TIME
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2013
NEW FITNESS CENTER OPENS
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2014
NEW GOLF PRACTICE AREA INSTALLED
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2015
ROBERT MALCOLM WINS RECORD 22nd CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
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2017
OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
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2019
CLUBHOUSE EXPANSION AND RENOVATIONS COMPLETED