La Grange Country Club Explained

Golf Facility Name:La Grange Country Club
Location:La Grange, Illinois
Establishment:1899,
Type:Private
Holes:18
Tournaments:U.S. Women's Open
(1974, 1981)
Website:La Grange CC
Designer1:Herbert J. Tweedie
Tom Bendelow
Par1:71
Length1:Longest hole is #7 -
Slope1:134
Rating1:72.7

La Grange Country Club is a private golf club in La Grange, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago.

Founded in 1899 and designed by Herbert J. Tweedie[1] as a nine-hole golf course, the club relocated to its present location in 1913 and was expanded to 18 holes. It hosted the U.S. Women's Open, an LPGA major championship, in 1974 and 1981,[2] and underwent a major renovation in 2001.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: H. J. Tweedie: Courses Built. worldgolf.com. 19 May 2015.
  2. Web site: U.S. Women's Open Champions . USGA . August 29, 2011.