A Tradition of Championship Tournaments

hist_trophyMany amateur and professional tournaments have been contested at Midltothian over the years. Walter Hagen defeated Chick Evans to win the 1914 U.S. Open at Midlothian - the first of his 11 major championships. South African Bobby Locke won the Chicago Victory National Open in 1948 and Billy Casper won Western Opens at Midlothian in 1969 and 1973. Both Pater Filius, the oldest father-son tournament in the nation, and Derby Day, which originated as a two day, 36-hole competition following a trip to the Kentucky Derby, began in 1904. The club's annual husband & wife tournament, The Benedict Championship, began in 1902 and The Midlothian Cup, the club's premier member-guest event, was re-introduced in 1991.

Amatuer & Professional Tournaments at Midlothian

Western Open
1901     Laurie Auchterlonie
1969     Billy Casper
1973     Billy Casper

Western Amateur
1901     Phelps Hoyt
1917     Francis Ouimet

Women's Western Amateur
1907     Lillian French
1911     Caroline Painter
1915     Elaine Rosenthal

Women's United States Amateur
1907     Margaret Curtis

United States (National) Open
1914     Walter Hagen

Women's Western Open
1931     June (Beebe) Atwood

Women's Western Junior
1938     Jane Goodsill

Hagen Invitational
1939     Ed Dudley & Billy Burke

Victory National Open
1948     Bobbly Locke