Edward B. Dearie

Edward B. Dearie was an early-twentieth-century golf course architect active in the Chicago area. His work reflects the period when golf was rapidly expanding across the American Midwest, with courses designed to serve growing suburban communities northwest of the city.

Dearie's known portfolio includes three Illinois layouts documented in Course Vaults. At St Andrews Golf & Country Club in West Chicago, he designed both the St Andrews and Lakewood courses, establishing a dual-course facility that served the region for decades. He also created Rob Roy Golf Course in Prospect Heights, contributing to the development of public golf access in the northern Chicago suburbs.

His designs represent the architectural sensibilities of their era, when architects worked with the natural topography of prairie and glacial landscapes to create playable courses for the expanding golf market. While Dearie did not achieve the national prominence of contemporaries like Tom Bendelow or William Langford, his work provided foundational golf infrastructure for Chicago-area communities during a formative period in American golf course development.

Sources: Course Vaults course links only.