A. W. Tillinghast
| A.W. Tillinghast | |
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| Born |
May 7, 1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 19, 1942 (aged 66) Toledo, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Projects | Baltusrol Golf Club, Bethpage State Park, Winged Foot Golf Club, Newport Country Club, Ridgewood Country Club & The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort |
Albert Warren "Tillie" Tillinghast (May 7, 1876 – May 19, 1942) was a noted American golf course architect. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on no fewer than 265 different courses. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2014 and was inducted in July 2015.
Tillinghast was born in 1874 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Benjamin Collins Tillinghast, owner of a rubber goods company there. He died in 1942 in Toledo, Ohio.
Tillinghast-designed courses have hosted multiple professional golf major championships—the 1927 and 1949 PGA Championships, contested at Cedar Crest Park, and Hermitage Country Club, respectively; the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009, contested at the Black Course of Bethpage State Park; the 2005 and 2016 PGA Championship, contested at Baltusrol Golf Club, which has also been the host of seven U.S. Opens; the 2006 U.S. Open, contested at Winged Foot Golf Club; and many others. He also designed the course at the Ridgewood Country Club, used for the 1935 Ryder Cup and Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Toronto, host of the Canadian Open for four occasions. In 1916 he created the Municipal Golf Course, now called Brackenridge Park Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas which hosted the Texas Open from 1922 to 1959.
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