History
Royal Oaks Country Club was organized in August 1945 by a group of 50 downtown businessmen who wanted to make a dream come true. Each individual put up $1,000 and purchased 170 acres of land near Orchards - the home of the first nine holes. Royal Oaks was open for play in 1947 as a member owned club. The second nine was opened in 1952 and a new clubhouse followed. The key ingredient in the early days were the hard working members who donated countless materials and labor to the building of the course and clubhouse. Because the ground was quite rocky, many of these members were known as