A. W. Tillinghast
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 7, 1876
Died | May 19, 1942 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | World Golf Hall of Fame (2015) |
Projects | Winged Foot Golf Club, San Francisco Golf Club, Bethpage Black Course, Baltusrol Golf Club, Somerset Hills Golf Club, Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Baltimore Country Club[1] |
Albert Warren "Tilly" Tillinghast (May 7, 1876 – May 19, 1942)
Tillinghast, along with
Personal life
Tillinghast was born in 1874 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Lavinia Worell Davis and Benjamin Collins Tillinghast, owner of a successful rubber goods company there. He married 17 year old Lillian Heath Quigley in 1894 in Philadelphia. They had two daughters Marion Frances (1896-1969) and Elsie May (1898-1974). He lived with his wife Lillian in Beverly Hills, California, and died at his daughter Marion Frances's home in Toledo, Ohio, in 1942.[6]
Career
Tillinghast-designed courses have hosted multiple
In
Results in major championships
Tillinghast also played in several major championships, including:[8]
Tournament | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 |
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U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD | DNP | DNP | 25 | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Amateur
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WD | R32 | R32 | DNQ | DNQ | DNP | DNP | R32 | DNQ | DNP | R32 |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Yellow background for top-10
Legacy
The Wissahickon Course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club is dedicated to Tillinghast, who designed the course in 1920.[9]
He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015, the "sixth architect to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category".[10][9]
See also
References
- ^ Hennessey, Stephen (August 22, 2018). "The best A.W. Tillinghast golf courses". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Shackelford, Geoff (June 13, 2006). "he Best Holes Ever Designed by Winged Foot Architect A.W. Tillinghast". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014.
- ISBN 9780810874657.
- ^ McAllister, Mike (October 15, 2014). "Class of 2015 Hall of Famers receive surprise calls". PGA Tour.
- ^ Philadelphia School
- ^ a b "A. W. Tillinghast, A Golf Expert, 65; Designer of Many Courses and Former Editor of Golf Illustrated Dies Surveyed 700 Links Captain of First American Team to Hold a Tourney With Canadians". The New York Times. May 20, 1942. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ISBN 9780810874657. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
- ^ a b McAllister, Mike (October 15, 2014). "Class of 2015 Hall of Famers receive surprise calls". PGA Tour.
- Golf.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
External links
- A. W. Tillinghast at Find a Grave
- The Tillinghast Association official site
- "Top 10 Tillinghast Courses" (with photographs)
- The first biography of A.W. Tillinghast "Tillinghast: Creator of Golf Courses" was published in 2006 by Classics of Golf
- A. W. Tillinghast at the World Golf Hall of Fame