Est. 1899 · Herbert J. Tweedie (original 1899 nine-hole course); Tom Bendelow and William Langford (1913 eighteen-hole course); Brian Silva (early-2000s renovation)
Why we love this place
We love La Grange for the way its history stacks up hole after hole, from Tweedie's early vision to the outer-and-inner routing of Bendelow and Langford. Two U.S. Women's Opens speak to the test it offers, yet what stays with us is the walkable, tree-lined calm of a genuine old Chicago club that has aged with grace.
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About La Grange Country Club
La Grange Country Club traces its founding to 1899, when Herbert J. Tweedie laid out an original nine-hole course. In 1913 the club relocated to its present grounds in the southwest Chicago suburbs, where an eighteen-hole layout was designed by Tom Bendelow and William Langford using a routing of outer and inner nines. Set among mature trees on gently rolling terrain, the course was modernized in the early 2000s by architect Brian Silva, who upgraded bunkering and greens while preserving the club's classic character. La Grange has twice hosted the U.S. Women's Open, in 1974, won by Sandra Haynie, and again in 1981, won by Pat Bradley. More than a century after its move, the club remains a private members' facility valued for its walkable routing, championship pedigree, and the layered design history contributed by several notable architects.
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