Wenham Country Club

Before the Wenham Country Club was on this spot, this land was used for several purposes overtime. It was a place where Native Americans would plant corn. This was later a spot where Wenham's first meeting house was located. A malt mill was here. During the 19th centuery, spur railroads were here for the ice houses. Opened in 1899, The Wenham Country Club  is one of the oldest golf courses in the state. The club was founded by Fred M. Batchelder, Arthur Trowt and The Reverend Moses Turk. Even though it started as only nine courses, the club would eventually have 18 holes total. During the first 25 years the club was open, only residents of Wenham were allowed to use the club. In 1924,they opened it up to anybody who wanted to come. In 1926, the first professional golfer and groundskeeper, Joseph Robertson, was hired. Robertson was from Scotland and worked at the country club for 40 years. In the club's early years of being a course, there was a farm right next door. The cows from that farm roamed free and would make their way onto the golf courses. One time, a bull was loose, and it ran towards a golfer wearing a red jacket. The golfers were unharmed, one hiding in a tree and the other in a ditch. While the club has had its ups and downs, it has been around in Wenham for over 100 years and has kept up with its reputation of being a small, yet difficult course to play.  

Images: View of the Country Club in 1898, Fred M. Batchelder, view of the golf course.