Est. 1899 · Herbert J. Tweedie (later revised by Harry Collis)
Why we love this place
A course that hosted a 1920 PGA Championship still has plenty to say. We love Flossmoor's turn-of-the-century grit, twice rebuilt after clubhouse fires and reshaped by the people who ran it. This is the kind of quietly historic Chicago club we could happily study all afternoon.
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About Flossmoor Country Club
Flossmoor Country Club was founded in 1899 as Homewood Country Club, the first golf club in the Homewood-Flossmoor area south of Chicago, later adopting the Flossmoor name. Early accounts credit the original layout to Chicago golf pioneer Herbert J. Tweedie, working with member Dr. H.W. Gentles and professional Jack Pearson. The course became a fixture of early Midwestern championship golf, hosting the Western Open in 1906 and, most notably, the 1920 PGA Championship, won by Jock Hutchison. It also welcomed the 1923 U.S. Amateur and various Western Amateur events. After fires destroyed the clubhouse twice, professional and greenkeeper Harry Collis reconfigured the course around 1915 to suit a relocated clubhouse. Flossmoor endures as one of the Chicago area's genuine turn-of-the-century championship venues.
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