Club History Led by Frank Phillips in the 1920’s, a group of Bartlesville businessmen agreed to create a new country club.  The businessmen would later be known as the “Committee of 15” with a mission for the club to “foster and promote athletic sports, games, contests, tournaments, and wholesome and healthful outdoor sports for its members, and to provide opportunities for their social fellowship and enjoyment.”  Bartlesville really does mean business, and Hillcrest Country Club has always been an irreplaceable pillar of community development.  For the task of building the golf course, the men recruited golf course architect Perry Maxwell.  Maxwell was quoted “The new grounds are ideal for a golf course.  It will make one of the best eighteen-hole courses