SEARCH AND PURCHASE OF LAND
The search for land began in mid 1954; before the Club was incorporated. One of the first parcels of land considered was the Daniels Farm on West Street in South Foxborough. It consisted of 60 acres; twenty-five were treeless open fields, and a barn that could be renovated into a clubhouse and pro shop. The Owners would have preferred a golf course on their land on a 99-year "lease" basis. However, that idea was not agreeable to the Committee.
As time went on in the search process, it was only by chance that the best land available that allowed the club complete ownership without leasing conditions, was located on a little used path off Walnut St. that was known by two names: Rockville Road and Ledgeville Road. It didn't look like a suitable place for a golf course. It was 
a site with no open fields, a cluttered forest of trees, and many huge rocks. Despite these conditions, Bill Booth and Curt Miller began the arduous task of seeking individual landowners and putting together approximately 170 acres of this virgin land. Although none of the owners were golfers, many of them were public spirited and liked the idea of a golf course in the town of Foxborough. The spirit and feeling by landowners were a great help since we were able to purchase most of the land from $25 to $40 per acre. This was far below retail value even for that period.
An extra large parcel of land was purchased which surrounded a plot of land (37.6 acres) known as the Carpenter Estate and included the 
Stratton farm, an historic site; one of the first farms in Foxborough. It was believed that this plot would someday be available to allow expansion for a future 2nd nine holes. The happy day arrived in December 1964, when Rexford A. Bristol and Benjamin H. Bristol purchased the Carpenter land. Six months later (June 11, 1964) the Club purchased the land from the Bristol’s for less than what they paid for it. These brought the total land ownership by the FCC to 206 acres and made the future 18-hole golf course a strong likelihood.
Among the problems that were totally unforeseen in planning the course layout was the building of Route 1-95. Plans for the new route called for 
a cut through our golf course property. Claude Young and Senator Parker met with the officials and persuaded them to change the route path and their plans. During these meetings it was revealed that the Massachusetts Department of Public Works did not like to get involved with cemeteries and golf courses (we had both) because it upset so many voting people. We agreed to sell the Massachusetts Department of Public Works some land behind the 16th green and 17th tee for the route 1-95 highway. Today, we still own a three-acre triangular piece of land on the East side of Route 1-95.
As time passed, we had upgraded our original objective for a nine-hole course in a pasture to a course that would someday become an 18-hole championship course. One that would be a credit to the Town and to those who were working so hard on the original project.
In August 1955, John P. Lienesch, a civil engineer at The Foxboro Company, surveyed the land we had at the time and began laying it out in 
grids of 200 feet in preparation for the course design. Geoffiey S. Cornish, a professional golf course architect, was hired in 1955. He proposed five course designs that might suit our needs for the near and long range plan. One layout was complete with 18 holes, tennis courts, and a swimming pool. A nine-hole course was selected from his designs. Carl E. Sullivan, The Foxboro Company General Sales Manager, was appointed Chairman of the Golf Course Building Committee. Others on the Committee were Joe Holmes, Irv Henderson, Doug Burr, Pep Tracy, Don Currivan, Chick Corney, Ed Torrance and Hugh Ward.
