▁is ▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁in ▁Mid l oth ian , ▁Illinois . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Chicago ▁and ▁built ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁land . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Herbert ▁J . ▁Twe ed ie ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁The ▁course ▁was ▁updated ▁by ▁the ▁Ken ▁Kill ian ▁and ▁Richard ▁P . ▁N ug ent ▁design ▁team . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 8 2 ▁b unk ers ▁on ▁the ▁course ▁were ▁renov ated ▁by ▁architect ▁Bob ▁L oh mann ▁of ▁L oh mann ▁G olf ▁Design s ▁and ▁its ▁construction ▁division , ▁G olf ▁Cre ations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁G olf ▁Ph ase ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁golf ▁club ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area ▁was ▁actually ▁open ▁for ▁business ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Fair . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁a ▁char ter ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁G olf ▁Club , ▁now ▁located ▁in ▁Whe aton , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁The ▁Chicago ▁G olf ▁Club ▁would ▁remain ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Mac don ald ▁until ▁the ▁Chicago ▁G olf ▁Club ▁moved ▁from ▁its ▁Bel mont ▁location ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁Whe aton ▁location . ▁ ▁Although ▁golf ▁courses ▁have ▁spr out ed ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁rare ▁occasion ▁since ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁birth , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁golf ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁display ▁for ▁the ▁world