History

 

Explore the rich history of our Club.

Oakley Through the Years...

  • 1808

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    • HARRISON GRAY OTIS (FUTURE US SENATOR AND BOSTON MAYOR) ACQUIRES STRAWBERRY HILL PROPERTY 

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    • OTIS HIRES US CAPITAL ARCHITECT, CHARLES BULFINCH TO REDESIGN C.1715 HOME INTO COUNTRY ESTATE WHICH HE NAMES "OAKLEIGH"

  • 1825

    OTIS SELLS PROPERTY TO SUCCESSFUL IMPORT MERCHANT WILLIAM PRATT

  • 1895

    CAMBRIDGE GOLF CLUB ESTABLISHED AT MOUNT AUBURN AND SCHOOL STREETS

  • 1896

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    MEMBER JOSEPH GILBERT THORP PLACES 2ND IN US AMATEUR

  • 1897

    STRAWBERRY HILL PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM PRATT FAMILY BY CLUB MEMBERS

  • 1898

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    • AFTER EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS TO OLD MANSION, CLUB MOVES TO STRAWBERRY HILL

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    • CAMBRIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB INCORPORATED

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    •  WILLIE CAMPBELL lays out 1st 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE IN MASSACHUSETTS AT CAMBRIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

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    • 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

     

  • 1899

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    ROSS ARRIVES AT OAKLEY TO FILL MANY ROLES - MOST IMPORTANTLY THE 11 YEARS HE SPENT ON STAFF DESIGNING, THEN TWEAKING HIS FIRST GOLF COURSE

  • 1900

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    • WOMANS GOLF ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS FORMED WITH OAKLEY, CONCORD, BRAE BURN AND TCC

    • 1ST WGAM CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT OAKLEY

    • OAKLEY IRRIGATES GREENS

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    • 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.

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    • HARRY VARDON PLAYS AT OAKLEY

  • 1901

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    • 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

  • 1901-1904

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    HARVARD STUDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT PLAYS OAKLEY REGULARLY

  • 1905

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    • CLUBHOUSE EXPANDED 

    • CLUB PRO DONALD ROSS WINS INAUGURAL MASSACHUSETTS OPEN

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    • PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT VISITS OAKLEY


    • MEMBER PAULINE MCKAY WINS US AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP



  • 1906

    MEMBER PAULINE MCKAY IS MEDALIST IN US AMATEUR.

  • 1908


    MEMBER KATHERINE HARLEY JACKSON WINS US AMATEUR.

  • 1909

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    • MEMBER MARY ADAMS WINS WGAM CHAMPIONSHIP

    • OAKLEY HOSTS THE MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 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.

  • 1912

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    • CLUB HOUSE EXPANDED TO 3 STORIES

    • OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS OPEN, WHICH IS WON BY FORMER PRO ALEC ROSS

  • 1914

    • MEMBER KATHERINE HARLEY JACKSON WINS HER 2ND US AMATEUR


    • OAKLEY HOSTS INAUGURAL MASSACHUSETTS JUNIOR AMATEUR, WON BY RAYMOND QUIMET, YOUNGER BROTHER OF FRANCIS

  • 1919

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    OAKLEY PRO, MIKE BRADY FINISHES 2ND IN US OPEN

  • 1923

    • BOBBY JONES PLAYS OAKLEY REGULARLY AS HARVARD GOLF TEAM STUDENT / COACH.

  • 1932

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    MEMBER EDITH BAKER WINS HER FIFTH MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 1934

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    • NEW ENGLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS TWO DECADES AT OAKLEY PLAYING FOR THE "OAKLEY CUP" WHICH CONTINUES TO BE PRESENTED TO ANNUAL WINNER


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    • MEMBER ROSAMUND VAHEY WINS HER
    3RD MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP


  • 1937

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    JOHN F. KENNEDY PLAYS OAKLEY REGULARLY AS MEMBER OF HARVARD FRESHMAN GOLF TEAM

  • 1942

    US ARMY INSTALLS ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY ON 5TH HOLE HILL AS PART OF WATERTOWN ARSENAL DEFENSE.

  • 1948

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    50TH CLUB ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED WITH FORMAL BALL ATTENDED BY  MASSACHUSETTS GOVENOR  ROBERT F. BRADFORD

  • 1956

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    MEMBER FRED WRIGHT WINS US SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP – ADDING TO HIS RECORD 7 MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR TITLES

  • 1960

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    OAKLEY POOL COMPLETED

  • 1962

    FIRE DESTROYES BULFINCH CLUBHOUSE

  • 1963

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    NEW CLUBHOUSE OPENS

  • 1965

    Oakley irrigates fairways

  • 1967

    Golf Carts Arrive

  • 1968

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    OAKLEY PRESIDENT MIKE OHANIAN
    WINS MA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 1973

    75th Club Anniversary celebrated

  • 1983

    New Proshop & Maintenance building opens

  • 1987

    OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 1993

    CAROLYN BODAY WINS RECORD 9TH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 1994

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    DR. DANIEL SHEA IRRIGATION POND COMPLETED

  • 1998

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    • NEW CLUBHOUSE OPENS

    • DONALD J ROSS LIBRARY DEDICATED


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    • OAKLEY CENTENNIAL  CELEBRATED WITH FORMAL BALL ATTENDED BY MS. LILLIAN ROSS PIPPITT, DONALD ROSS' ONLY CHILD

  • 2000

    OAKLEY HOSTS 100TH WGAM CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 2012

    OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS JUNIOR AMATEUR FOR A RECORD TYING 6TH TIME

  • 2013

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    NEW FITNESS CENTER OPENS

  • 2014

    NEW GOLF PRACTICE AREA INSTALLED

  • 2015

    ROBERT MALCOLM WINS RECORD 22nd CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 2017

    OAKLEY HOSTS MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 2019

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    CLUBHOUSE EXPANSION AND RENOVATIONS COMPLETED

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