A. W. Tillinghast

Albert Warren "Tillie" Tillinghast (May 7, 1876 - May 19, 1942) was an American golf course architect and 2015 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf, having worked on more than 265 different courses.

In Westchester County, New York, where he worked extensively, Tillinghast designed the Fenway Golf club, Scarsdale; Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle; Old Oaks Country Club, Purchase; Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale; Scarsdale Golf Club, Hartsdale, where he designed the back nine; Briar Hall Golf & Country Club, and Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor; and Winged Foot Golf Club (East & West), Mamaroneck. In Rockland County, New York in 1920.

A. W. Tillinghast designed courses have hosted multiple professional golf major championships including the 1927 and 1949 PGA Championships, contested at Cedar Crest Park, and Hermitage Country Club, respectively; 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.

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