Who's who: A.W. Tillinghast

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Who's who: A.W. Tillinghast

  • Name:

    Albert Warren Tillinghast
  • Country:

    USA
  • Lived:

    [1874-1942]. Born in 1874 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on May 19, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio, aged 68.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Golf course architect, golf journalist, author and poet.
  • Turned Pro:

    n/a
  • Website:

    https://www.tillinghast.net

Roll of Honour

World Golf Hall of Fame (inducted in 2015).

Golf course design

Tillinghast was responsible for over 250 golf course designs during his career. His best known work includes, but is not limited to:

UNITED STATES:
Baltimore CC, MD (1926, East course) / Baltusrol, NJ (1918, Upper & Lower courses) / Bethpage, NY (1936, design of Black, Red & Blue courses, and redesign of Lennox Hill CC to become the Green course) / Brackenridge Park, TX (1916) / Brook Hollow, TX (1920) / Cedar Crest, TX (1916) / Fenway CC, NY (1924, redesign) / Hermitage CC, VA (1910s) / Kansas City CC, KS (1925) / Newport CC, R.I. (1924, redesign) / Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA (1922, Wissahickon course) / Quaker Ridge, NY (1916) / Ridgewood CC, NJ (1930) / San Francisco GC, CA (1918) / Shawnee Inn, PA (1911, his first design) / Sleepy Hollow, NY (1933, redesign) / Somerset Hills, NJ (1917) / Winged Foot, NY (1923, East & West courses) / Suneagles GC, NJ (1926) / Wykagyl CC, NY (1931, redesign).

CANADA:
Scarboro G&CC, Ont (1924, extensive modifications).

Did you know?

"Tilly" or more formally "A. W. Tillinghast" was one of the most prolific golf course architects in the history of the game, designing more than 250 courses during his career. His courses have hosted multiple major championships, including U.S. Opens, PGA Championships, a Ryder Cup and several Canadian Opens.

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Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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