Albert Warren "Tillie" Tillinghast (1874 – May 19, 1942) was a noted American

United States

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 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.

A. W. Tillinghast was born in 1874 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, the son of Benjamin Collins Tillinghast, owner of a rubber goods company there. He died in 1942 in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

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Tillinghast-designed courses have hosted multiple professional golf

Professional golf

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 major championships

Men's major golf championships

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—the 1927 and 1949 PGA Championships, contested at Cedar Crest Park

Cedar Crest Park

Cedar Crest Park, formerly Cedar Crest Country Club, is a public golf course in Dallas, Texas, USA. The course was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and was the site of the 1927 PGA Championship won by Sir Walter Hagan....

, and Hermitage Country Club, respectively; the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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 in 2002 and 2009, contested at Bethpage State Park

Bethpage State Park

Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002...

; the 2005 PGA Championship, contested at Baltusrol Golf Club

Baltusrol Golf Club

The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Among the many prestigious tournaments it has hosted, Baltusrol was most recently the site of the 2005 PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W...

, which has also been the host of seven U.S. Opens; the 2006 U.S. Open, contested at Winged Foot Golf Club

Winged Foot Golf Club

Winged Foot Golf Club is a 36-hole golf course located in Mamaroneck, New York. The course architect is A. W. Tillinghast, who also designed Baltusrol , Bethpage Black, Shackamaxon Country Club, San Francisco Golf Club, Cedar Crest Park, and nearby Quaker Ridge Golf Club and Wykagyl Country Club...

; and many others. He also designed the course at the Ridgewood Country Club

Ridgewood Country Club

The Ridgewood Country Club is a country club located in Paramus, New Jersey. It was founded in 1890 in neighboring Ridgewood, but has been at its current location since 1926.-History:...

, used for the 1935 Ryder Cup

1935 Ryder Cup

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In Westchester County (New York) alone, among the most noted of the sixteen courses that Tillinghast designed there are Fenway Golf Club, Scarsdale

Scarsdale, New York

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; Wykagyl Country Club

Wykagyl Country Club

Wykagyl Country Club is a golf course in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. The club has often hosted major tournaments as well as meetings of the Professional Golfers Association...

, New Rochelle

New Rochelle, New York

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; Old Oaks CC, Purchase

Purchase, New York

Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day...

; Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club is a private golf club in Scarsdale, New York that contains the Quaker Ridge Golf Course. Additionally, club grounds encompass numerous tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse and many other structures along the property.-History:...

, Scarsdale

Scarsdale, New York

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; Scarsdale Golf Club

Scarsdale Golf Club

Scarsdale Golf Club is a private golf club in Hartsdale, New York that contains the Scarsdale Golf Course. Additionally, the club grounds encompass six har-tru tennis courts, an Olympic size pool, a small pool, four platform tennis courts, a clubhouse, six bowling lanes, and many other structures...

, Hartsdale

Hartsdale, New York

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, where he designed the back nine; Briar Hall G&CC (now Trump National GC) in Briarcliff Manor

Briarcliff Manor, New York

Briarcliff Manor is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York. It is shared between the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining, and lies entirely within the ZIP code of 10510...

; Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough; and Winged Foot Golf Club (East & West), Mamaroneck

Mamaroneck (village), New York

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. Another notable Tillinghast golf course was created specifically for Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

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 founder Adolf Zukor in 1920, now known as Paramount Country Club, in Rockland County, NY. Tillinghast was also the uncredited co-designer of several green complexes at Century Country Club in Purchase

Purchase, New York

Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day...

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Results in major championships

Tournament	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	25	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	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

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

External links

• 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