La Grange Country Club

La Grange Country Club

Club information
Location	La Grange, Illinois
Established	1899, 126 years ago
Type	Private
Total holes	18
Events hosted	U.S. Women's Open (1974, 1981)
Website	La Grange CC
Designed by	Herbert J. Tweedie Tom Bendelow
Par	71
Length	6,738 yards (6,161 m) Longest hole is #7 - 573 yards (524 m)
Course rating	72.7
Slope rating	134

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

Founded 126 years ago 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.

References

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

41.801°N 87.881°W / 41.801; -87.881