History


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898   |  Club founded as the Omaha Cricket Association, 9-hole golf course built.
1900   |  Renamed to Omaha Amateur Athletic Association, later the same year the name was changed to Omaha Field Club.
1902   |  Athletic amenities were added including:  Course expanded to 18 holes, between 36th to 45th  & Woolworth to Center  |  Bowling alleys on the lower level  | 7 clay tennis courts  | Baseball field & grandstand, replacing the club’s namesake cricket fields
1905  | Field Club hosted the first Nebraska State Golfing Championship.
1906    |  Sixth Trans-Mississippi Golf Tournament was held at Field Club.                              
1906 |  Land west of 42nd Street was relinquished and replaced with the land north of Woolworth between 36th Street and Field Club trail (railroad tracks at this time).

 
1927  |  Swimming pool opened.       
1933 |  Field Club Member Johnny Goodman won the US Open Championship and was the last Amateur to win the event. 
1937 |  Johnny Goodman won US Amateur Championship.
1941 |  45th United States Amateur Golf Tournament held at the Field Club.  The tournament was won by Bud Ward.
1946 |  Construction of the Veterans Hospital and grounds altered the design of the championship course.   On the remaining nearly 60 acres an 18-hole, par 67 course was developed. 
1953   |  Club renamed for a final time to Field Club of Omaha on November 1st. 
1960   Nebraska Men’s State Golf Tournament held, with the winner finishing 8 strokes over par for 72 holes. 
1992  |  Nebraska State Women’s Tournament held at Field Club of Omaha.
1994   |  Construction of a new clubhouse was completed.

 
1997   | 
The Women’s Trans National Senior International Four-Ball Championship was held, becoming the first international tournament held at Field Club of Omaha. 
1998   |  Field Club celebrates 100 years as a club, crediting the club’s dedicated membership, professional staff and wonderful community and neighborhood support.
2008    |  Field Club expands golf cart storage room, builds new ballroom veranda addition, expands pool locker rooms and installed the Big Splash Café kitchen. 
2016    |  The Mixed Grille was expanded and the clubhouse received new siding and roofing as well as a new HVAC system.
2018    | Fun Fest Member-Guest Tournament celebrates it's 50th anniversary.
2021    | Phase 1 of the golf course renovation plan was completed.
2022  |  Club experiences record growth & continues to look towards the future.
 
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