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. [1] As of 2006 the club had around 400 members. [2] 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. [3] The club is affectionately known by its members as the "Ham" and hosts a fall scratch tournament called “The Ham Invitational". [4] The clubhouse manager is Michael Aw. [5]
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. [2]
In 2019, former members of the club sued Framington for improperly withholding their membership bonds. [6]
In 2020, the club hosted the Ouimet Memorial Championship [7] and in 2022, the Mass Senior Amateur. [1] In 2022, a fire at the facility caused over $500,000 in damage. [8] In 2024, the club hosted the Massachusetts Amateur Championship. [1] [9] [10]