Midlothian, IL
Midlothian Country Club
Chicago businessmen founded Midlothian in 1898 on 208 acres southwest of the city. The property combined low, bowl-like ground with a brook, giving the new institution both a landscape and a transportation problem.1
- Location
- Midlothian, IL
- Course
- 18 holes · par 71
- Original architect
- Herbert Tweedie
- Club website
- Visit website
A country club with its own railway
A horse-drawn coach initially carried visitors from the station. The Club then built a three-mile railway, using a small locomotive and two coaches to connect members with their country retreat.1
The course
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Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
U.S. Open
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Walter Hagen
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Sources and editorial notes4 references
Sources for this story
- About Us Midlothian Country Club
Main historical narrative and course descriptions; stale future-event language excluded.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1914 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
- USGA championship host record Official Club or regional association evidence corroborates the historical host identity for Midlothian Country Club; the dated USGA venue wording and canonical locality are retained separately. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org