William Boice Langford (1887–1977) was a

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

Yale Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges ch ...

and

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. 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 ...

. 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) -

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* Florida ** Key West GC (1923) -

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** Martin County GC (1920) -

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** Eglin Eagle Course (1927) -

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* Illinois ** Acacia CC (1917) - Indian Head Park, IL ** Barrington Hills CC (1946) - Barrington, IL ** Bloomington CC (1917) -

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** Bryn Mawr GC (1921) -

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** Butterfield CC (1922) -

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** Franklin County CC (back 9) (1921)(West Frankfort, IL) ** Glen Oak CC (1922) -

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** 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) -

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** Ridgemoor Country Club (1905) - Harwood Heights, IL ** Riverside Golf Club (1917) -

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** Ruth Lake CC (1926) -

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** Schaumburg CC (1928) -

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**St. Clair Country Club (1911) - elleville, IL** Winnetka GC (1917) - Winnetka, IL * Indiana ** Innsbrook CC (1919) -

Merrillville, IN Merrillville ( , ) is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 36,444 at the 2020 census. Merrillville is in east-central Lake County, in the Chicago metropolitan area. On January 1, 2015, Merrillville be ...

** Christiana Creek CC (1925 and 1945) - Elkhart, IN ** Culver Military Academy (1920) - Culver, IN ** Harrison Hills Country Club (1924) - Attica, IN (9 holes) ** Oakland City GC (1946) - Oakland City, IN ** Maxwelton GC (1929) - Syracuse, IN ** Fort Wayne CC (1916) -

Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. 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 at the 2020 census ...

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

Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa ...

** Keokuk CC (1951) -

Keokuk, IA Keokuk is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States. 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 recognized with a statue ...

** Oneota CC (1921) -

Decorah, IA Decorah is the largest city in and county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,587 at the time of the 2020 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. Route 52. Located within the ...

** Wakonda CC (1922) -

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* Kansas ** Brookridge Country Club (1960) -

Overland Park, KS Overland Park ( ) is the largest city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and the second-most populous city in the state of Kansas. It is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the popu ...

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** Milburn G&CC (1917) -

*Kentucky ** Audubon CC (1921) -

Louisville, KY Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ...

** Indian Hills CC (1956) -

Bowling Green, KY Bowling Green is a city in Warren County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 72,294 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the state, after Louisville and Lexington. The Bowling Gree ...

** Louisville CC (1921) -

* Michigan ** Blythefield CC (1927) -

Belmont, MI Plainfield Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 33,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is bordered by Grand Rapids on the south. Com ...

** Country Club of Lansing (1919) -

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** Marquette G&CC (1927) -

Marquette, MI Marquette ( ) is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marque ...

* Minnesota ** Mankato GC (1954) -

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* Mississippi ** Clarksdale CC (1921) - Clarksdale, MS * Nebraska ** Highland CC (1924) -

Omaha, NE Omaha ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 41st-most-populous city, Omaha had a popul ...

** 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 117th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into northern Lincoln County. The population was 192, ...

* Ohio ** Clovernook Country Club (1921) -

Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of whic ...

** Fairlawn Country Club (1918) -

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** Portage Path Country Club (1918) -

* Tennessee ** Chickasaw CC (1922) -

Memphis, TN Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most p ...

** Colonial CC (1916) - Cordova, TN ** Jackson Country Club (1914) -

Jackson, TN Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis and 130 Miles Southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the ...

** Gatlinburg G&CC (1956) -

Pigeon Forge, TN Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,343 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destinatio ...

** Green Meadow CC (1958) -

Alcoa, TN Alcoa is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 10,978 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Knoxville, TN 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 lies within the Ridge and Valley region of the Appalachians, along ...

* Wisconsin ** The Links at Lawsonia - Green Lake, WI ** Ozaukee CC (1922) -

Mequon, WI Mequon () is the most populous city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,142 at the 2020 census. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore with significant commercial developments along Interstate 43, the community ...

** 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