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One round of golf for 3 players with Sharon Hayes '88 at Oakley CC, Watertown, MA.  Includes golf, lunch and drinks. After a challenging round of golf, come enjoy the newly renovated clubhouse with spectacular deck views of the Boston skyline.

Date and time must be mutually agreed upon (expiration date - 1 year from purchase - Nov 2020)

Oakley Country Club will forever hold a special place in American golf history as it is the Club which recruited Donald Ross from Scotland and gave him his first golf course design assignment. 

Thus began Ross' journey that ultimately led to his design of over 400 courses; including clubs which have hosted nearly 100 U.S. Amateur or Major Championships. Ross was a treasured Oakley employee from 1899-1910.  His duties included course designer, greenkeeper, clubmaker and professional.  Donald Ross was an accomplished golfer as well.  He won two Massachusetts Opens and several North and South Open Championships, and finishing among the leaders in several U.S. Opens and Open Championships.  After his time at Oakley, Ross never competed in another Major.

Oakley,  sits high on historic Strawberry Hill and commands  spectacular views of Boston and Cambridge. Oakley was established in 1895 and incorporated in 1898.  Originally known as The Cambridge Golf Club,  Oakley  had a prominent role in many stages of golf's development.  In 1897-98, renown golf course designer, Willie Campbell laid out the very first 18 hole golf course in Massachusetts at Strawberry Hill.  Oakley was a founding member of both the Mens and Womans Golf Associations of Massachusetts. Oakley has been visited by sitting and future US Presidents and some of the great champions of the game have played our fairways including Harry Vardon, Francis Quimet, and Walter Hagan. Oakley has survived economic depressions,  World Wars  and recovered from devastating fires.  We have been blessed with great membership and leaders who helped to guide the club through the challenges. Oakley is proud of the fact that its mid-century leadership recognized the patriotic contributions of millions of Americans during WW II who were not of Brahman ancestry.  This led to the approval of many new Club members with different and varying backgrounds. Today, Oakley's membership is a broad tapestry of America with who form one of the most cohesive and enjoyable clubs in the region.

Item Special Note

Golf must be used within a year of purchase, November 2020.