William Boice Langford (1887–1977) was a

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and civil engineer from Austin, Illinois. He graduated from both

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and

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. During the golden age of golf design between the world wars, he produced many great golf courses primarily in the Midwest states. Langford’s work is reminiscent of golf course designers Seth Raynor, Charles Banks and

Charles B. Macdonald Charles Blair Macdonald (November 14, 1855 – April 21, 1939) was a major figure in early American golf. He built the first 18-hole course in the United States, was a driving force in the founding of the United States Golf Association, won the f ...

. He died in

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in 1977. Along with Theodore Moreau, he produced over 200 golf courses. Some of the best include Minnehaha Country Club, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, added in 2018 as a tournament stop for the PGA Champions tour, Martin County Golf Course in Stuart, Florida, Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kansas, Wakonda in Des Moines, Iowa, Harrison Hills in Attica, Indiana, Maxinkuckee in Culver, Indiana (played often by Roy, Pete and Alice Dye early in their careers), Ozaukee in Mequon, Wisconsin, Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wisconsin, and Happy Hollow in Omaha, Nebraska. MarquetteLangfordMoreau1stTee

Courses Designed

The following is a (partial) list of other courses designed or remodeled by William Langford: * Arkansas ** Texarkana CC (1927) - Texarkana, AR * Florida ** Key West GC (1923) -

Key West, FL Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it con ...

** Martin County GC (1920) -

Stuart, FL Stuart is a city in and the seat of Martin County, Florida, United States. Located on Florida's Treasure Coast, Stuart is the largest of four incorporated municipalities in Martin County. The population is 17,425 according to the 2020 United State ...

** Eglin Eagle Course (1927) -

Niceville, FL Niceville is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States, located near Eglin Air Force Base on Boggy Bayou that opens into Choctawhatchee Bay. The population was 11,684 at the United States Census 2000, 2000 census. ...

* Illinois ** Acacia CC (1917) -

Indian Head Park, IL Indian Head Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, slightly north of the intersection of Interstate 294 and Interstate 55. The village is south of Western Springs, west of Countryside, north and east of Burr Ridge. Per the 20 ...

** Barrington Hills CC (1946) - Barrington, IL ** Bloomington CC (1917) -

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** Bryn Mawr GC (1921) - Lincolnwood, IL ** Butterfield CC (1922) -

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** Franklin County CC (back 9) (1921)(West Frankfort, IL) ** Glen Oak CC (1922) - Glen Ellyn, IL ** Kankakee Elks Club (1926) - Saint Anne, IL ** La Grange CC (1924) -

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** Marquette Park GC (1917) -

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** Park Ridge CC (1949) - Park Ridge, IL **

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(1905) - Harwood Heights, IL ** Riverside Golf Club (1917) - North Riverside, IL ** Ruth Lake CC (1926) -

Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,395 at the 2020 census, most of whom lived in DuPage County. The town's ZIP code is 60521. The town ...

** Schaumburg CC (1928) - Schaumburg, IL **St. Clair Country Club (1911) - elleville, IL** Winnetka GC (1917) -

Winnetka, IL Winnetka () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located north of downtown Chicago. The population was 12,316 as of 2019. The village is one of the wealthiest places in the nation in terms of household income. It was the second- ...

* Indiana ** Innsbrook CC (1919) -

Merrillville, IN Merrillville is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 35,246 at the 2010 census. Merrillville is in east-central Lake County, in the Chicago metropolitan area. On January 1, 2015, Merrillville became the ...

** Christiana Creek CC (1925 and 1945) -

Elkhart, IN Elkhart ( ) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, Indiana, east of Chicago, Illinois, and north of Indianapolis, Indiana. Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of th ...

** Culver Military Academy (1920) - Culver, IN ** Harrison Hills Country Club (1924) - Attica, IN (9 holes) ** Oakland City GC (1946) -

Oakland City, IN Oakland City is the third-largest city in Gibson County, Indiana, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, after Princeton, Indiana, Princeton and Fort Branch, Indiana, Fort Branch. It is the site of Oakland City University. The population was 2,279 ...

** Maxwelton GC (1929) - Syracuse, IN ** Fort Wayne CC (1916) -

Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

(9 holes) * Iowa ** Ellis Park Muni (1949) -

Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. It ...

** Keokuk CC (1951) -

Keokuk, IA Keokuk is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States, along with Fort Madison. It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk, who is ...

** Oneota CC (1921) -

Decorah, IA Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,587 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of Iowa State H ...

** Wakonda CC (1922) -

Des Moines, IA Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

* Kansas ** Brookridge Country Club (1960) -

Overland Park, KS Overland Park ( ) is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in Johnson County, Kansas, it is one of four principal city, principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the most populous suburb of Kansas City, ...

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** Milburn G&CC (1917) -

*Kentucky ** Audubon CC (1921) -

Louisville, KY Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

** Indian Hills CC (1956) -

Bowling Green, KY Bowling Green is a Home rule in the United States, home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate government of Kentucky ...

** Louisville CC (1921) -

* Michigan ** Blythefield CC (1927) - Belmont, MI ** Country Club of Lansing (1919) -

Lansing, MI Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...

** Marquette G&CC (1927) -

Marquette, MI Marquette ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,629 at the 2020 United States Census, which makes it the largest city in the Upper Peninsula. Marquette serves as the seat of government of Marquett ...

* Minnesota ** Mankato GC (1954) -

Mankato, MN Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Nicollet, and Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 United States ...

** Southview CC (1960) - West St. Paul, MN * Mississippi ** Clarksdale CC (1921) -

Clarksdale, MS Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along the Sunflower River. Clarksdale is named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he established ...

* Nebraska ** Highland CC (1924) -

Omaha, NE Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

** Omaha CC (1927) -

* South Dakota ** Minnehaha Country Club (1922) -

Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...

* Ohio ** Clovernook Country Club (1921) -

Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...

** Fairlawn Country Club (1918) -

Akron, OH Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...

** Portage Path Country Club (1918) -

* Tennessee ** Chickasaw CC (1922) -

Memphis, TN Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most ...

** Colonial CC (1916) - Cordova, TN ** Jackson Country Club (1914) - Jackson, TN ** Gatlinburg G&CC (1956) - Pigeon Forge, TN ** Green Meadow CC (1958) -

Alcoa, TN Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States, south of Knoxville. Its population was 10,978 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As its name suggests, Alcoa was the site of a lar ...

** The Country Club (1959) -

Morristown, TN Morristown is a city in and the county seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. Morristown also extends into Jefferson County on the western and southern ends. The city's population was recorded to be 30,431 at the 2020 United States cen ...

* Wisconsin ** The Links at Lawsonia -

Green Lake, WI Green Lake is a city in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 960 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the north side of Green Lake. The city of Green Lake is the county seat for the county of Green Lake. The Tow ...

** Ozaukee CC (1922) - Mequon, WI ** Spring Valley CC (1927) - Salem, WI ** West Bend CC (1922) - West Bend, WI

References

Links

* http://thecaddyshack.blogspot.com/2007/06/architect-15-william-langford.html * http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/mark-chalfant-the-architecture-of-william-b-langford/ * https://webspace.yale.edu/Yale-golf-history/Eras/1895-1923/Langford.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Langford, William Langford, William B. Sportspeople from Illinois 1887 births 1977 deaths Yale University alumni Columbia University alumni