As early as 1899 a meeting of representatives of clubs in the Greater Boston area had agreed not to organize a state golf association. However, at the prompting of G. Herbert Windeler, then secretary of The Country Club, the idea was revisited and on February 24, 1903, the MGA's constitution and by-laws were adopted by a representation of 42 Massachusetts clubs.
The mission of the Association was "to promote the interests of golf". The MGA owes a great deal of gratitude to the following founding clubs (as they appeared in the original meeting minutes):
| MGA Founding Member Clubs |
|
|---|---|
| Albemarle G.C. (Newtonville) * | Misery Island G.C. * |
| Allston G.C. * | Merry Mount G.C. * |
| Alpine G.C. of Fitchburg * | Myopia Hunt Club |
| Andover G.C. | Country Club of New Bedford |
| Bellevue G.C. of Melrose | Newton Centre G.C. * |
| Braeburn Golf Club | Newton Golf Club * |
| Brockton Country Club | Newton Highlands G.C. * |
| Chestnut Hill G.C. * | Norfolk G.C. of Dedham |
| Clifton G.C. * | Oakley Country Club |
| Commonwealth Country C. of Allston | Salem Country Club of Danvers/Danvers C.C. * |
| Concord G.C. | Salem G.C. |
| The Country Club of Brookline | Segregansett G.C. of Taunton |
| Essex County Club | Country Club of Springfield |
| Fall River G.C. | Tedesco Country Club |
| Framingham Country Club | Vesper Country Club of Lowell |
| Hoosic Whisick Club | Wellington Hills G.C. * |
| Kenilworth G.C. of Allston * | Weston G.C. |
| Lexington Golf Club | Winchester G.C. |
| Meadow Brook G.C. | Winthrop G.C. |
| Medford G.C. * | Wollaston G.C. |
| Merrimac Valley G.C. of Lawrence | Woodland G.C. |
* Clubs identified by asterisks are no longer in existence.
