People & the land Architect
Architect
Herbert Tweedie
Herbert Tweedie’s work belongs to the early development of golf around Chicago. Flossmoor identifies him as its original architect and preserves his argument for laying out holes on the ground, where a designer could use the land’s existing features. The club reports that fourteen original hole corridors survive from 1899.1
In the archive 4 Courses at 4 Clubs
Course work
Published course connections in the archive.
- Original design
- ConsultingConsultation on the original course design.
- Original design
- Co-designCo-design of the second nine holes at the current Cobb estate site
Reading the Ground Before Drawing
At Glen View Club, his contribution was consultation. The club credits its first professional, Richard Leslie, with the initial design, undertaken with advice from Tweedie, who was a member. William Flynn’s later redesign is a separate stage in the course’s history.2
Sources and record notes6 references
Sources for this history
- Flossmoor Golf Club: original design and restoration
Flossmoor Golf Club
Primary page paragraphs describing the named architect and project, reviewed in the retained original.
Consulted 2026-11-14 - Brief History of Glen View Club
Glen View Club
Primary page paragraphs describing the named architect and project, reviewed in the retained original.
Consulted 2026-11-14
Architect record sources
- Glen View Club (opens in a new tab)Architect identity · Course design
- Flossmoor Golf Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Midlothian Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Lake Forest-Lake Bluff History Museum: Onwentsia Club (opens in a new tab)Course design