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MacKenzie’s “Little Jewel” in Oakland…

In January 1937, Claremont hosted the Oakland Open. Samuel Jackson Snead, a 24-year-old unknown southerner at the time, won his first professional tournament at the Oakland Open. Sometime after his win, Snead said,
“I remember a little jewel of a course out West in Oakland named Claremont.”
Claremont Country Club is one of 15 clubs in The Alister MacKenzie Society with certified MacKenzie course designs.

1897

Originally founded as Oakland Golf Club located by Lake Merritt in the Adams Point area of Oakland, California.