Club History

April 11, 1920

A group of Tulsa businessmen publish a notice calling for a new country club.

May 11, 1920

The club is officially incorporated as Golfers Country Club.

June 16, 1921

Land purchased for 160 acres southwest of Tulsa.

Summer, 1921

Renamed Oakhurst Country Club after the nearby village of Oakhurst.

1921

A.W. Tillinghast, famed golf course architect, is hired to design the course.

1922

Construction of the first clubhouse begins at a cost of $100,000; temporary sand greens in play.

1924

Official grand opening of the clubhouse and course; Bermuda grass introduced.

1930

Bent grass greens installed.

1937

Course renovation by Perry Maxwell, including rebuilding of seven greens.

1938

Hosts Women’s Trans-Mississippi Golf Championship, won by Patty Berg.

April 12, 1944

The club is foreclosed and purchased at a sheriff’s auction for $38,600 by Walter Ahrens and a group of investors.

1947

Membership drive begins to transition the club to member ownership.

1950

Oklahoma Junior Girls Golf Championship founded at Oaks by Mabel Hotz, becoming the largest junior girls’ program in the U.S.

1952

Members buy the club, renaming it Oaks Country Club, debt-free with 420 members.

1957

Clubhouse remodel adds kitchen, ladies’ locker room, and expanded lounge.

1960

Oaks hosts the USGA Junior Girls Championship, chaired by Mabel Hotz.

1965

Sprinkler system installed for fairways and greens.

1967

New golf shop completed.

1969

Swimming pool and recreation complex constructed.

1974 - 1980

Major renovations including putting green, locker room remodels, and Oakleaf Dining Room addition.

1975

Hosts Women’s Trans National Amateur Championship, where Nancy Lopez competes and Patty Berg is honored.

1987 - 1989

New southern entrance from 71st Street, expanded parking, practice range upgrade.