A.W. Tillinghast
Name:
Albert Warren TillinghastCountry:
USALived:
[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/aWebsite:
https://www.tillinghast.netWorld Golf Hall of Fame (inducted in 2015).
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).
"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.
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
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.
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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