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:
Arkansas
Texarkana CC (1927) - Texarkana, AR
Florida
Key West GC (1923) - Key West, FL
Martin County GC (1920) - Stuart, FL
Illinois
Acacia CC (1917) - Indian Head Park, IL
Barrington Hills CC (1946) - Barrington, IL
Bloomington CC (1917) - Bloomington, IL
Bryn Mawr GC (1921) - Lincolnwood, IL
Butterfield CC (1922) - Bloomington, IL [1]
Franklin County CC (back 9) (1921)(West Frankfort, IL)
Glen Oak CC (1922) - Glen Ellyn, IL
La Grange CC (1924) - La Grange, IL
Marquette Park GC (1917) - Chicago, IL
Park Ridge CC (1949) - Park Ridge, IL
Ruth Lake CC (1926) - Hinsdale, IL
Schaumburg CC (1928) - Schaumburg, IL
St. Clair Country Club (1911) - [Belleville, IL]
Winnetka GC (1917) - Winnetka, IL
Indiana
Innsbrook CC (1919) - Merrillville, IN
Christiana Creek CC (1925 and 1945) - Elkhart, IN
Culver Military Academy (1920) - Culver, IN
Oakland City GC (1946) - Oakland City, IN
Iowa
Ellis Park Muni (1949) - Cedar Rapids, IA
Keokuk CC (1951) - Keokuk, IA
Oneota CC (1921) - Decorah, IA
Kansas
Milburn G&CC (1917) - Overland Park, KS
Kentucky
Audubon CC (1921) - Louisville, KY
Indian Hills CC (1956) - Bowling Green, KY
Louisville CC (1921) - Louisville, KY
Michigan
Blythefield CC (1927) - Belmont, MI
Country Club of Lansing (1919) - Lansing, MI
Marquette G&CC (1927) - Marquette, MI
Minnesota
Mankato GC (1954) - Mankato, MN
Southview CC (1960) - West St. Paul, MN
Mississippi
Clarksdale CC (1921) - Clarksdale, MS
Nebraska
Highland CC (1924) - Omaha, NE
Omaha CC (1927) - Omaha, NE
South Dakota
Minnehaha Country Club (1922) - Sioux Falls, SD
Ohio
Clovernook Country Club (1921) - Cincinnnati, OH
Fairlawn Country Club (1918) - Akron, OH
Portage Path Country Club (1918) - Akron, OH
Tennessee
Chickasaw CC (1922) - Memphis, TN
Colonial CC (1916) - Cordova, TN
Gatlinburg G&CC (1956) - Pigeon Forge, TN
Green Meadow CC (1958) - Alcoa, TN
Wisconsin
The Links at Lawsonia - Green Lake, WI
Ozaukee CC (1922) - Mequon, WI
Spring Valley CC (1927) - Salem, WI
West Bend CC (1922) - West Bend, WI
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
