Midlothian Country Club

Midlothian Country Club

Club information
Location	Midlothian, Illinois, USA
Established	1898
Type	Private
Total holes	18 (plus 9 hole auxiliary course)
Website	Midlothian Country Club
Designed by	H. J. Tweedie
Par	71
Length	6661

Midlothian Country Club is a golf course in Midlothian, Illinois. It is located eighteen miles southwest of Chicago and built on 208 acres (9,100,000 sq ft) of land. Designed by Herbert James (H.J.) Tweedie and opened in 1898. The course was updated by the Ken Killian and Richard P. Nugent design team. In 2003, 82 bunkers on the course were renovated by architect Bob Lohmann of Lohmann Golf Designs and its construction division, Golf Creations.

History

Early on, the club adopted a passenger train that traversed 3 miles (4.8 km) fourteen times a day, providing transportation for its members. Only St Andrews in Scotland utilized a similar service.

Notable Chicagoans at Midlothian included John G. Shedd, R.H. Donnelly, and A.G. Spalding.

This country club was the official hosting site of the U.S. Open in 1914. Walter Hagen defeated Chick Evans to win the first of his eleven major championships.

Major tournaments

• Western Open
  • 1901 Laurie Auchterlonie
  • 1969 Billy Casper
  • 1973 Billy Casper

• U.S. Open
  • 1914 Walter Hagen

• Women's Western Open
  • 1931 June Beebe^[1]

• Women's Western Junior
  • 1938 Jane Goodsill

• Hagen Invitational
  • 1939 Ralph Guldahl

• Chicago Victory National Open
  • 1948 Bobby Locke

References

1. ^ "It's June in June". Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois): p. 21. June 27, 1931. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/457903552.html?dids=457903552:457903552&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+27%2C+1931&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=IT%27S+JUNE+IN+JUNE&pqatl=google. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 

External links

• Golf.com
• Golf Course Ranking

Coordinates: 41°37′52″N 87°44′46″W / 41.63111°N 87.74611°W / 41.63111; -87.74611