Ravisloe Country Club
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Ravisloe Country Club is a golf course located in Homewood, Illinois.
The original golf course, designed by James Foulis
and Theodore Moreau in 1901, as a 9 hole course.
An additional 55 acres were purchased and 9 more holes were designed and overseen by William Watson
from 1910–1913. Donald Ross
supervised a renovation, carried out from over the span of years 1917–19
Updates continued until 1924. In 2001 club membership commissioned David Esler to restore the course features in the same style as Donald Ross.
The country club was established in 1901 by mostly Jewish members of Chicago’s Standard Club, on the site of the Briggs farm, only after the first property choice belonging to a Dutchman named Ravisloot. The membership decided on Ravislow, eventually settling on the name Ravisloe.
In 1902, the Spanish Mission styled clubhouse was designed by George Nimmons, the same architect behind Olympia Fields’ clubhouse. In 2008 the club was sold to Dr. Claude Gendreau a veterinary surgeon. The couse is managed GolfVisions Management, Inc.,
One of the early pioneers in women's golf was Elaine Rosenthal, who played at Ravisloe.
She has trophy named after her, which is presented to winners of the Illinois Womens Open winner.
She was inducted to the Illinois Golf Hall Of Fame in 1995.
The original golf course, designed by James Foulis
James Foulis
James Foulis was a Scottish professional golfer who won the second U.S. Open.Foulis was born in the "Home of Golf", St Andrews in Scotland. His father was foreman at Old Tom Morris's golf shop and clubmaking business, and Foulis spent some time working at the shop...
and Theodore Moreau in 1901, as a 9 hole course.
An additional 55 acres were purchased and 9 more holes were designed and overseen by William Watson
from 1910–1913. Donald Ross
Donald Ross
Donald James Ross was an influential golf course designer. He was born in Dornoch, Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States...
supervised a renovation, carried out from over the span of years 1917–19
Updates continued until 1924. In 2001 club membership commissioned David Esler to restore the course features in the same style as Donald Ross.
The country club was established in 1901 by mostly Jewish members of Chicago’s Standard Club, on the site of the Briggs farm, only after the first property choice belonging to a Dutchman named Ravisloot. The membership decided on Ravislow, eventually settling on the name Ravisloe.
In 1902, the Spanish Mission styled clubhouse was designed by George Nimmons, the same architect behind Olympia Fields’ clubhouse. In 2008 the club was sold to Dr. Claude Gendreau a veterinary surgeon. The couse is managed GolfVisions Management, Inc.,
One of the early pioneers in women's golf was Elaine Rosenthal, who played at Ravisloe.
She has trophy named after her, which is presented to winners of the Illinois Womens Open winner.
She was inducted to the Illinois Golf Hall Of Fame in 1995.