Est. 1897 · Originally Richard Leslie and Herbert Tweedie; later revised by Donald Ross, Harry Colt and William Flynn
Why we love this place
In a village literally named Golf, Glen View helped invent Midwestern championship golf, hosting the first Western Open in 1899. We love a club whose own member won the 1902 U.S. Amateur. Layer in Colt, Ross and Flynn touches and the history runs deep.
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About Glen View Club
Glen View Club was founded in March 1897 by a group of Chicago businessmen, initially as the Glen View Golf and Polo Club, on the suggestion of Northwestern University's William Caldwell. It sits in the aptly named village of Golf, Illinois. The original course was laid out by Richard Leslie with Herbert Tweedie, and later refined by an all-star cast including Tom Bendelow, Harry Colt, Donald Ross and William Flynn. Glen View was a charter club of the Western Golf Association in 1899 and hosted the first Western Open and Western Amateur that year. Its championship legacy includes the 1902 U.S. Amateur, won by home member Louis N. James, the first American-born champion, and the 1904 U.S. Open. The club remains a cornerstone of early Chicago golf history.
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