FIRST TOURNAMENT
Our first major golf tournament function was held April 1957, through the generosity of the Franklin Country Club, before their Spring opening day event and before our Club was opened. The tournament was conducted to raise funds for our course prior to our opening day event. The club raised $1000 via a Calcutta type auction and retained $750 of it for the general fund.
OPENING DAY, FIRST NINE
On June 1, 1957, the nine-hole course was completed and Opening Day was celebrated. The Honorable Joe Martin was on hand again, as were State Senator John Parker and State Representative Edna Telford. Town Selectmen and other officials were also present. Lil Ossipoff of The Foxboro Company created an attractive Opening Day program.
Reverend Stephen V. Weaver gave the invocation and Earl Cook was the master of ceremonies. Joe Martin congratulated us on our achievement and put in a plug for Ike's defense budget. Senator Parker paid tribute to the pioneer members for their contributions of money, time, and volunteer labor. When introduced, Claude Young, President of the Club, stated that the funds expended in building the Club, went beyond what had been expected and that it would take two or three more years to complete such features as a practice putting green, and driving range. He also thanked all who worked so hard from the beginning to make the Club a success. He singled out and paid tribute to two members, Carl Swanson and Al Beach, for extra long hours of labor and planning.
There were about 200 persons present to celebrate the day. Claude Young cut the ceremonial ribbon and the first tournament on this course was underway. The first foursome consisted of Claude Young, Benjamin H. Bristol, George Wilder, and Senator Parker. We have no record of their scores. One hundred members took part in the medal play Opening Tournament.
The low gross for the women went to Mrs. Janet Harris with a 55, while Bob Keating captured the low gross for the men with a 40. First net went to Mrs. Ruth Nowlan for the women and Ed Torrance, of Mansfield, for 
the men. Walter Ridley was second net winner for the men and Pearl Henderson for the women. For the women's top honors, Mrs. Harris and Pauline Walsh played off in a sudden-death match. Mr. Torrance and Mr. Ridley had a playoff for the men's first net. Novelty contest winners were Mrs. Josephine Carbonetti and Carl E. Sullivan for nearest the pin on a tee shot on the third hole (our present seventeenth). Bob Keating had a birdie on the fourth hole (now our eighteenth). Harry Cady birdied the sixth hole.
A barbecue under the direction of Tony Adamic climaxed the day’s activities
