La Grange Country Club
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La Grange Country Club is a private golf club in La Grange, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago.
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Club information | |
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Location | La Grange, Illinois |
Established | 1899, 125 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 |
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Founded 125 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.