Onwentsia Club

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Onwentsia Club
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Coordinates 42°14′35″N87°50′35″W / 42.243°N 87.843°W / 42.243; -87.843 Coordinates: 42°14′35″N87°50′35″W / 42.243°N 87.843°W / 42.243; -87.843
Location Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Elevation700 feet (215 m)
Established1895;127 years ago (1895)
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Tournaments hosted 1906 U.S. Open
Website onwentsiaclub.org
Designed by Charles B. Macdonald
Herbert J. Tweedie
redesign by Tom Doak
Par 71
Length6,645 yards (6,076 m)
Course rating 72.8
Slope rating 134 [1]

Onwentsia Club is an 18-hole golf course in the central United States, located in Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago.

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Course history

In Lake County, the par-71 course is 6,645 yards (6,076 m) from the back tees; it has a course rating of 72.8 with a slope rating of 134, [1] on Chicago (bent) grass. Charles B. Macdonald designed the first nine holes in 1895; the second nine was designed in 1898 by Herbert J. Tweedie, James Foulis and Robert Foulis. [2] The course was subsequently redesigned by Tom Doak.

In 1906, the club secured the services of the great Willie Anderson who had been pro at The Apawamis Club. Anderson remains the only golfer to win 3 consecutive US Opens.

1906 U.S. Open

Onwentsia Club hosted the U.S. Open 116 years ago in 1906, won by Alex Smith. [3]

Tom Doak redesign

The club has panoramic views of the property at almost all points, and the Doak redesign keeps the integrity of some holes intact. The fescue and multi-tiered putting surfaces compensate for length on this gem. The name "Onwentsia” meant a meeting place - in the country - of sporting braves and squaws.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Onwentsia Club". United States Golf Association. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. "Chicago Aerials: H.J.Tweedie From Hoylake to Chicago". golfclubatlas.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-3360-5.