page_title: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Zoom into this map at maps.bpl.org. Author: Bromley, George Washington Publisher: G.W. Bromley &amp; Co. Date: 1896 Location: Boston (Mass.), Jamaica Plain (Boston, Mass.), Roslindale (Boston, Mass.), West Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) Dimensions: 51 x 76 cm Scale: Scale 1:12,000 Call Number: G1234.B6 B7 1896
context_page_description: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, colloquially referred to and contained within Franklin Park, is a municipal golf course in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bordered by the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury. Established on October 26, 1896, it is the second oldest public golf course in the United States. The course is named after William J. Devine, former Commissioner of Boston's Parks and Recreation Department.
context_section_description: After Willie Campbell's death in 1900, his widow Georgina Campbell was appointed by the City of Boston as a professional at the course, becoming the first female golf pro in the United States.
  George Franklin Grant, the first African American Harvard Dental School graduate, pioneered minority play at Franklin Park. He was an inventor of a wooden golf tee.
  Francis Ouimet, 1913 winner of the U.S. Open, honed his game at the course. Ouimet was an employee at Wright & Ditson.
  Both Tiger Woods and Chi-Chi Rodríguez have taught youth golf clinics at Franklin Park.
caption: 1896 Atlas of West Roxbury
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