Butterfield Country Club

The Red Course at Butterfield Country Club occupies rolling terrain in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago known for its corporate headquarters and upscale residential character. William Langford and Theodore J. Moreau designed the course during their prolific partnership in the 1920s and early 1930s, a period when the duo created numerous layouts across the Midwest. Their work typically emphasized strategic bunkering, natural land movement, and routing that followed existing contours rather than imposing dramatic earthwork. Butterfield's Red Course reflects the classic parkland character common to Chicago-area private clubs, with mature tree-lined fairways and greens that incorporate the region's gentle elevation changes. Langford and Moreau favored thoughtful placement of hazards to reward accurate play while offering recovery options for skilled shotmaking. The course sits within a landscape shaped by glacial activity, providing enough topographic variety to create interesting hole corridors without severe climbs. The club serves an established membership drawn from Oak Brook's business and residential communities. Butterfield operates multiple courses on the property, with the Red Course representing the original Langford-Moreau design work. Like many private clubs in the Chicago suburbs, Butterfield maintains traditional club amenities and a calendar of member competitions. The course has undergone periodic updates over the decades to address maintenance practices and playing standards while preserving the fundamental routing and strategic concepts from its original design era.