Framingham Country Club

Template:Short description Template:Use American English The Framingham Country Club is a golf course located in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States, about twenty-five minutes west of Boston, Massachusetts off the Massachusetts Turnpike. The private golf club opened in 1902.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 2006 the club had around 400 members.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2009, joining the club required a $17,000 bond and $15,000 initiation fee for new members. Each member pays annual fees of about $5,100.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club is affectionately known by its members as the "Ham" and hosts a fall scratch tournament called “The Ham Invitational".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The clubhouse manager is Michael Aw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2002, a woman applied for a golfing membership at the club, but was put on a waiting list and not admitted. She later sued the club for gender discrimination. In 2006, the club paid her $262,000 settlement to end her lawsuit.<ref name=":1" />

In 2019, former members of the club sued Framington for improperly withholding their membership bonds.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2020, the club hosted the Ouimet Memorial Championship<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in 2022, the Mass Senior Amateur.<ref name=":0" /> In 2022, a fire at the facility caused over $500,000 in damage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2024, the club hosted the Massachusetts Amateur Championship.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

• Official site
• Framingham Country Club Details