THE OAKS
COUNTRY CLUB
Private course and country club
The Oaks Country Club
P.O. Box 9339 Tulsa, Ok 74157
Clubhouse: (918) 446-6161
Pro Shop (918) 446-5518
Fax (918) 446-6471
Pool (918) 446-4180
Oaks Country Club is the second oldest course in Tulsa. The idea
for the club came from William Weichel and Walter Ahrens. In
June of 1920 the men formed a 45-member charter called the
Golfer's Country Club. A special site selection committee spent
weeks looking over available property in the area. They
ultimately recommended our present location eight miles out in
the country from downtown Tulsa on the highest hill southwest of
downtown. In June of 1921 work started clearing the land of over
2,000 oak trees and the club's name was changes to Oakhurst
Country Club. In 1947 the name was again changed to the Oaks
Country Club and the club was sold to the members.
The club was fortunate to acquire the
services of A. W. Tillinghast as our course architect. He had a
strong belief of shaping the golf course out of the natural
contour of the land. One of his trademark designs, beginning
with three relative easy holes and ending with three rather
difficult holes, is easily recognized by anyone who has played
our course. Tillinghast designed some of the most respected
coursed in the country, including, Winged Foot and Baltusrol,
both hosting major championships over the years.
Throughout the years both the course and the
clubhouse have undergone changes and improvements. However, both
have held fast to their original designs. The greens, originally
sand, where changed to Bermuda in 1924, again to Bent in 1930,
and were completely re-built in 1992. The clubhouse has also
undergone numerous expansions and remodeling, including our most
recent additions completed in 2001, but through all the changes
has remained true to its original Old English Inn design.
Today the Oaks is well respected for a mature
and wonderfully maintained golf course, one of the finest
clubhouse facilities in this part of the country, an excellent
staff, and a friendly, family oriented membership. Through the
hard work of a great number of individuals over the years the
Oaks has not only gotten older but has truly gotten better, year
after year.
