Onwentsia Club
Onwentsia Club - Round for 4
Lake Forest, IL
4 Guests
Item Details
Number of guests: 4
Number of rounds: 1
Booking Restrictions: Please note: This round is to be played Tuesday - Thursday at the discretion of the club. This item can be scheduled for a mutually agreed upon date with the host/club within the next 12 months. Proposed dates are not guaranteed. While we will make every effort to accommodate your preferred dates, options are subject to the host/club schedule and flexibility may be required.
Attributes: Walking w/ CaddiesPaid for by: Donor
Add-ons: Lunch, Drinks
This purchase may be tax deductible
Course Details
Originating from a modest seven-hole layout on Senator Charles B. Farwell's estate in 1892, the Onwentsia Club traces its roots. Crafted by Mr. Hobart Chatfield-Taylor amid flowerbeds and trees using sunken tomato cans for holes, this early course, dubbed Lake Forest Golf Club, quickly gained popularity by 1893. Recognizing congestion issues, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor arranged for a new nine-hole layout on Leander McCormick's farm, now the location of Lake Forest Country Day School. Transitioning from a sheep-filled landscape to a refined golfing destination, the club's founders, including McCormicks and Farwells, aimed for excellence. Renamed Onwentsia, meaning "meeting place" in Iroquois, the club flourished on Henry Ives Cobb's 175-acre farm, with Mr. Chatfield-Taylor spearheading its transformation into a premier establishment.
Onwentsia Club
Link to Course WebsiteArchitect: CB Macdonald
Course type: parkland
Year opened:
Access: private
location
Lake Forest, IL
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