[Dan Herrmann]

Be sure to check out http://photoarchive.usga.org/mbwtemp/Golfers%20Green%20Book%201901.pdf if you're intestested in the history of golf in Chicago.

One thing I noticed is that each course listed has its bogey score, not par, listed.

There are some wonderful stick drawings of Chicago's clubs.

WARNING - This is a big file - make sure you have broadband before opening.

[ANTHONYPIOPPI]

Dan:

Thanks very much for posting this link.

Regards,

Anthony

[C. Squier]

I never knew Flossmoor CC was originally named Homewood CC.  I wonder if the name change occurred when the clubhouse burned down (for the second time) and they moved it to it's current location?

Thanks for the link....though I'd recommend right-clicking and saving the file to your computer since it's ~30 mb. 

[Greg Ohlendorf]

Dan,

Thanks for posting this file. Being a member of Flossmoor (then Homewood) makes it even more interesting! Having played many of the clubs, seeing the old stick routings reminds us of a more simple time before GPS carts and the like.

Greg

[Dan Herrmann]

Glad you enjoyed it.  The USGA archives are full of gems.

Plus, I was trying to prove that there is good golf outside of Philly

[Bradley Anderson]

Thanks for sharing that Dan.

It is interesting that Oconomowoc was listed. There were wealthy Chicago families that must have summered at the lake there.

I played Oconomowoc a few years back and there were several very old greens there. I wonder if those may be some of the originals from the course that is shown here.

[Dan Herrmann]

I was surprised at the number of "auxiliary courses" shown.  I'm assuming they were for ladies?

[Tim_Cronin]

Clint,
     Homewood CC changed its name to Flossmoor CC to end confusion, since it was in Flossmoor (which eventually incorporated) in the first place.  As Tribune columnist Ring Lardner once wrote, referring to train stations on the Illinois Central, "Ravisloe is Homewood and Homewood is Flossmoor."
     The course has always been on the current grounds.  The first two (wooden) clubhouses were built adjacent to where the fourth tee is.  Each went up in a fire.  The third time, the club changed its luck and built a brick clubhouse on the center of the property and renumbered the holes.  So far, so good!

Dan,
     You realize, of course, that those of us from Chicago planning to turn in early will now be up all night!  Thanks.  Didn't know the USGA had posted this yet.  Much preferred to finding it at auction!

[Dan Herrmann]

Tim,
Yeah - the USGA has a "Seagle* Electronic Golf Library", hosted at http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/

They have a lot of materials, but you want to be sure you have a very good broadband connection!

* Named after Janet Seagle - the first curator and librarian of the USGA Museum. The Seagle Electronic Golf Library honors her encyclopedic knowledge of the game's history

[PCCraig]

Interesting to see that Glen View Clubs routing is essentially the exact same today just with some extra yardage.

Interesting to see the initiation fees for many of the clubs back then...a uniform $100 almost.

[Tim_Cronin]

Just a note to mention that the 1902 edition is also on the archive. Go to:

http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/

and you'll find a trove of old golf books, including the "American Annual Golf Guide and Yearbook" from 1916 through 1930-31.

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