Flossmoor Country Club
Encyclopedia
Flossmoor Country Club is a country club
located in Bloom Township, Cook County
, just outside the village limits of Flossmoor, Illinois
. Founded in 1899, the club hosted the PGA Championship
in 1920
, which Jock Hutchison
won.
Bobby Jones
held the course record for over sixty years. Jones often played midwest courses during World War II in an attempt to help raise money for the American Red Cross. Jones' feat occurred after making a triple bogey, and then following it up with eight consecutive 3's for a course record of 66. This record held until 1996, when a member by the name of Mark Egge broke it with a 65.
41.535214°N 87.670792°W
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
located in Bloom Township, Cook County
Bloom Township, Cook County, Illinois
Bloom Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 93,901.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Bloom Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Chicago Heights*...
, just outside the village limits of Flossmoor, Illinois
Flossmoor, Illinois
Flossmoor is a village in south suburban Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,464 at the 2010 census.The village is renowned for the quality and architectural variety of its housing stock, as well as its proximity to numerous country clubs. It prides itself on being a...
. Founded in 1899, the club hosted the PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
in 1920
1920 PGA Championship
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, which Jock Hutchison
Jock Hutchison
Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews...
won.
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones (golfer)
Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level...
held the course record for over sixty years. Jones often played midwest courses during World War II in an attempt to help raise money for the American Red Cross. Jones' feat occurred after making a triple bogey, and then following it up with eight consecutive 3's for a course record of 66. This record held until 1996, when a member by the name of Mark Egge broke it with a 65.
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