Herbert J. Tweedie
| Herbert Tweedie | |
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Tweedie, c. 1898
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| Born |
Herbert James Tweedie, Jr. July 21, 1864 Bombay, India |
| Died | July 9, 1906 (aged 41) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Occupation | Golf course architect |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ellen Armson |
| Children | 8 |
Herbert James Tweedie, Jr. (July 21, 1864 – July 9, 1906) was an English golf course architect. Tweedie was one of the first golf course designers to build courses in the American midwest.
Tweedie was born in Bombay, India, on July 21, 1864 to parents of Scottish ancestry. He spent his formative years in Hoylake, England, where his father was a founding member of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in 1869. Growing up next to the links, Tweedie learned the game alongside the great English amateurs John Ball and Harold Hilton and twice defeated Ball to win Hoylake's Junior Championship in the 1870s. He was also a frequent playing companion of Bernard Nicholls at Hoylake.
He sailed from Liverpool aboard the RMS Umbria of the Cunard Line and arrived in New York on July 26, 1886. He and his family then relocated to Chicago in 1887. Tweedie was instrumental in working with Charles B. Macdonald to establish golf in the Chicago area. Tweedie designed a number of golf courses, primarily in Illinois. Among them was the Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, located 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Chicago and built on 208 acres (84 ha) of land. The course opened for play in 1898. Tweedie's last place of employment before his death was at Belmont Golf Club in Downers Grove, Illinois, where he was the president. He laid out the original course in 1899.
In 1902, Tweedie was a contestant in the U.S. Amateur Championship which was played at the Glen View Club in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a member. He lost one of his matches to Phelps B. Hoyt by the score of 5 and 3. The tournament was won by Louis N. James by a score of 4 and 2 over Eben Byers.
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