Oakland Golf Club

Oakland Golf Club

Club information
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Coordinates	40°45′21″N73°45′28″W / 40.7557°N 73.7578°W / 40.7557; -73.7578
Established	1896
Type	Private
Total holes	27
Designed by	Tom Bendelow (1897) Walter Travis (1905) Seth Raynor (1919)

Oakland Golf Club is a former golf country club in Bayside, New York. The club was founded in 1896 and disbanded in 1952. The former site is now the site of the Queensboro Community College. It was the second oldest course in Queens, New York.

Its membership included H. P. Whitney, W. K. Vanderbilt, Walter Travis, and Bernard Baruch.

Tom Bendelow designed the first nine holes at the golf course in 1897 and Walter Travis designed the second nine holes in 1905. ^[1] The course was re-designed by golf course designer, Seth Raynor, in 1919. ^[2] Roger Bullard was the architect for the golf course's clubhouse. ^{[3] [4]}

The former clubhouse of the golf course now serves as the college's Oakland Building and includes an art gallery. ^[5] Benjamin N. Cardozo High School was also built on the former site of the golf course. ^[6]

References

1. "Travis Course Projects Chronological". Walter J. Travis Society. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
2. "Oakland Golf Club". The Golf Architects. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
3. "Roger Harrington Bullard". American Aristocracy. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
4. Diedrich, Richard (2008). The 19th Hole: Architecture of the Golf Clubhouse. Mulgrave, Australia: Images Publishing. p. 13. ISBN   9781864702231 . Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Google Books.
5. Hirshon, Nicholas (December 23, 2008). "New 'art' for QCC gallery: Site earns Queensmark plaque". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
6. "School of the Week / Benjamin N. Cardozo H.S." Newsday. November 5, 1989. Retrieved April 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Hand-Colored Original Plan