William Boice Langford (1887–1977) was a golf course designer and civil engineer from Austin, Illinois. He graduated from both Yale and Columbia University. 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. He died in Sarasota, Florida in 1977.
Along with Theodore Moreau, he produced over 200 golf courses. Some of the best include Martin County Golf Course in Stuart, Florida, Wakonda in Des Moines, Iowa, Harrison Hills in Attica, Indiana, Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois, 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.
The following is a (partial) list of other courses designed or remodeled by William Langford:
ArkansasTexarkana CC (1927) - Texarkana, ARFloridaKey West GC (1923) - Key West, FLMartin County GC (1920) - Stuart, FLIllinoisAcacia CC (1917) - Indian Head Park, ILBarrington Hills CC (1946) - Barrington, ILBloomington CC (1917) - Bloomington, ILBryn Mawr GC (1921) - Lincolnwood, ILButterfield CC (1922) - Bloomington, IL [1]Franklin County CC (back 9) (1921)(West Frankfort, IL)Glen Oak CC (1922) - Glen Ellyn, ILLa Grange CC (1924) - La Grange, ILMarquette Park GC (1917) - Chicago, ILPark Ridge CC (1949) - Park Ridge, ILRuth Lake CC (1926) - Hinsdale, ILSchaumburg CC (1928) - Schaumburg, ILSt. Clair Country Club (1911) - [Belleville, IL]Winnetka GC (1917) - Winnetka, ILIndianaInnsbrook CC (1919) - Merrillville, INChristiana Creek CC (1925 and 1945) - Elkhart, INCulver Military Academy (1920) - Culver, INOakland City GC (1946) - Oakland City, INIowaEllis Park Muni (1949) - Cedar Rapids, IAKeokuk CC (1951) - Keokuk, IAOneota CC (1921) - Decorah, IAKansasMilburn G&CC (1917) - Overland Park, KSKentuckyAudubon CC (1921) - Louisville, KYIndian Hills CC (1956) - Bowling Green, KYLouisville CC (1921) - Louisville, KYMichiganBlythefield CC (1927) - Belmont, MICountry Club of Lansing (1919) - Lansing, MIMarquette G&CC (1927) - Marquette, MIMinnesotaMankato GC (1954) - Mankato, MNSouthview CC (1960) - West St. Paul, MNMississippiClarksdale CC (1921) - Clarksdale, MSNebraskaHighland CC (1924) - Omaha, NEOmaha CC (1927) - Omaha, NESouth DakotaMinnehaha Country Club (1922) - Sioux Falls, SDOhioClovernook Country Club (1921) - Cincinnnati, OHFairlawn Country Club (1918) - Akron, OHPortage Path Country Club (1918) - Akron, OHTennesseeChickasaw CC (1922) - Memphis, TNColonial CC (1916) - Cordova, TNGatlinburg G&CC (1956) - Pigeon Forge, TNGreen Meadow CC (1958) - Alcoa, TNWisconsinThe Links at Lawsonia - Green Lake, WIOzaukee CC (1922) - Mequon, WISpring Valley CC (1927) - Salem, WIWest Bend CC (1922) - West Bend, WIhttp://thecaddyshack.blogspot.com/2007/06/architect-15-william-langford.htmlhttp://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