North Shore Country Club
Encyclopedia
North Shore Country Club is a private country club
in Glenview, Illinois
, a suburb of Chicago
.
Founded in 1917, it features a 7,031 yard 18-hole golf
course. In 1933, it hosted the U.S. Open
that was won by Johnny Goodman
. It has also hosted the Western Open
on one occasion and the U.S. Amateur on two occasions. The course was designed by legendary English architect Harry Colt.
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...
in Glenview, Illinois
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
Glenview is a suburban village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 41,847...
, a suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Founded in 1917, it features a 7,031 yard 18-hole golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course. In 1933, it hosted the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
that was won by Johnny Goodman
Johnny Goodman
Johnny G. Goodman was the last amateur golfer to win the U.S. Open, doing so in 1933; he also won the U.S. Amateur in 1937....
. It has also hosted the Western Open
Western Open
The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open and U.S. Open...
on one occasion and the U.S. Amateur on two occasions. The course was designed by legendary English architect Harry Colt.