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.

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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

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