WAVERLEY

Waverley presented the first Blyth Champion's green jacket in 1930. Interestingly, Bobby Jones was close friends with a number of Waverley members in the late 1920s and visited Waverley on several occasions to play with his friends including Sissy Green and E.E. "General" Johnson. Jones also spent a significant amount of time with Oscar "Doc" Willing and Don Moe as members of the 1930 Walker Cup Team. Following a lengthy voyage to England and after playing numerous practice rounds as a team, Captain Jones chose Waverley's Doc Willing as his Walker Cup playing partner. Willing's strong performance contributed significantly to the U.S. victory that year. Waverley member Don Moe traveled with Jones on every stop along the way to his historic Grand Slam and kept a wonderful journal of this journey. Portions of his journal can be read in the history display on Don Moe located in the Men's Locker Room. On the day of Bobby Jones ticker-tape parade in New York, Don Moe was riding in the car..

Also known as: Waverley Country Club

Primary location: Portland United States