Golf Course & Clubhouse

 

Originally part of Olmsted's Country Park, the Franklin Park Golf Course is now an 18-hole public golf facility used by both local residents and suburban golfers.  The second oldest public course in the United States, Franklin Park is also where the first golf ball was hit when Bostonian George Wright was sent a club and ball from a friend in Scotland in the early days of this century.

The Golf Clubhouse has the park's only public bathrooms for park users. The grill and sandwhich cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and alcoholic beverages. A pro shop serves the diverse golfing community. The large function room holds 200 people and  can be rented for an event. To reserve the room contact the Clubhouse manager at 617-265-4084.

Boston residents are charged less than non-residents to use the course; season tickets entitle golfers to prepaid greens fees and advance choice about tee-times.  For more information, Contact PGA Professional Jessie Hodge at 617-265-4084, or go to the Parks & Recreation Department's webpage.

The  Ladies Organization promotes golfing among women. The City of Boston uses the course to engage local, urban children in the sport through the caddie scholars program, summer golf lessons, and a junior league tournament.

Sledding, hiking and cross-country skiing is allowed on the golf course in the winter when the landscape returns to Franklin Law Olmsted's Olmsted's rolling meadow that was once kept "mowed" by sheep.