Introduction

The Oakville Golf Club is a private nine-hole golf club established in 1921 when the Town of Oakville only had 3289 residents. It is built on land owned by the Lightbourn Family. E.T. (Ted) Lightbourn was a founding member and first president, from 1921 to 1932. His wife and four children were all proud charter members. His youngest daughter Ruth founded the local school known today as St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn. This land had been leased for years by a local butcher, Bill Buckle, to graze and fatten up cows, pigs and sheep for his store, Buckle's Butcher Shop which he opened in 1903, at the corner of Colborne (now Lakeshore Road) and Dunn in downtown Oakville just south of today’s Queen’s Head Pub.

The first official exhibition match to celebrate the Club opening was played between George Cummings, pro of the Toronto Golf Club and William Freeman, pro of the Lambton Golf Club, Nicol Thompson, pro of the Hamilton Golf Club, and George S. Lyons, eight time amateur champion of Canada, playing out of the Lambton club.

We are located on 56 acres of land at the south end of 6th Line, running west to the banks of 16 Mile Creek, still on the original acreage. We are close enough to most residential neighbourhoods to be accessible within minutes. It's easy to fit in a game after work on a summer's eve, a real delight after having perhaps spent a day amidst concrete.

Our small and limited membership means you are not only welcomed by name by our staff, you soon meet fellow members and forge lasting friendships.

Our course has changed since 1921. It is impeccably groomed and takes you beside old-growth forest, beautiful evergreen and deciduous trees, a winding stream, an attractive pond and well-kept sand traps.

And our course is challenging: long par 4's and a slope rating of 131 means it is a good test of golf. Yet nine holes can be completed in less than two hours. And if you are not pressed for time, you can play a full 18 from what we call the back nine from tee locations very different from the front nine.

In 2015 the Oakville Golf Club was proud to host the Toronto Star Women's Amateur Golf Tournament.

The Oakville Golf Club is in the heart of the Town of Oakville. It's Oakville's golf club. It's where you truly belong.

MISSION

MISSION
The Oakville Golf Club will deliver a rewarding membership experience, consistent with our core values, by ensuring that services and facilities are of the highest possible standard, while operating in a professional, friendly, and fiscally responsible manner.

VISION

VISION
The Oakville Golf Club provides an enjoyable and challenging golf experience for recreational golfers of all levels. The Club provides a welcoming and inclusive community where members make and sustain enduring friendships through their participation in activities and events both on and off the course. The club provides high quality event and dining services, making it an attractive choice for members hosting family celebrations or special events.

VALUES

VALUES:
The values of The Oakville Golf Club guide the way it acts and makes decisions: Respect, Accountability, Quality & Service, Community.

The Club will:

Respect:
• The members and their opinions and interests
• The traditions
• The employees and value their skills and abilities

Be accountable for:
• Operating with transparency and fairness to all members
• The financial integrity and sustainability
• The environmental sustainability of our property and our operations
• Sustaining and growing our membership
• The health and safety of the members, employees and guests

Offer quality and service to:
• All Golf and Clubhouse members
• Members’ families and guests
• Maintain the appearance of the grounds and clubhouse
• Preserve the highest standards with a focus on continuous improvement

Build a community:
• Among the members
• Maintain the ambience
• By being a good neighbour
• With shared purpose and goodwill between the staff and members

Inclusivity