Background
Tweedie was born in Bombay, India, on July 21, 1864 to parents of Scottish ancestry. He spent his formative years in Hoylake, England, where his father was a founding member of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in 1869.
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Tweedie was one of the first golf course designers to build courses in the American midwest. He sailed from Liverpool aboard the Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Umbria of the Cunard Lincolnshire and arrived in New York on July 26, 1886. He and his family then relocated to Chicago in 1887.
Tweedie was instrumental in working with Charles B. Macdonald to establish golf in the Chicago area.
Tweedie designed a number of golf courses, primarily in Illinois. Among them was the Midlothian Country Club in Midlothian, Illinois, located 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Chicago and built on 208 acres (84 ha) of land.
The course opened for play in 1898. Tweedie"s last place of employment before his death was at Belmont Golf Club in Downers Grove, Illinois, where he was the president
He laid out the original course in 1899.
In 1902, Tweedie was a contestant in the United States. Amateur Championship which was played at the Glen View Club in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a member. He lost one of his matches to Phelps B. Hoyt by the score of 5 and 3.
