Stanley Davies

Stanley Davies arrived at the Omaha Field Club in 1914 from London, England, at the age of 19 to become a club maker and assistant to golf professional W.D. Clark.

Three years later Davies was named the Field Club’s head golf professional, a job he held until his death in 1953. The national PGA declared his 39 years of service as the longest any professional had served at the same club.

Davies was much better known as a teacher of the game than for his playing ability. He often referred to Johnny Goodman as his prize pupil.

Goodman went on to win both the U.S. Open (1933) and the U.S. Amateur (1937) — the only Nebraskan to ever accomplish either feat. And no amateur golfer has won the U.S. Open since Goodman’s victory.

Davies was also the host director when the U.S. Amateur championship was held at the Field Club in 1941.