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ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Farms to Fairways1. The WellspringThe Town & Country Club (1893)2. Cradle of ChampionshipsThe Minikahda Club (1898)The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865–1956)3. Lake Superior GemNorthland Country Club (1899)4. Crossroads of HistoryInterlachen Country Club (1911)5. Sailors and GolfersWhite Bear Yacht Club (1912)The Unsung Hero: Tom VardonMinnesota’s Bobby Jones: Harrison R. “Jimmy” Johnston6. Ross Shows His StuffWoodhill Country Club (1915)7. The Players’ ClubMinneapolis Golf Club (1916)8. Rising from the AshesGolden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)9. Tillie’s GiftRochester Golf & Country Club (1915)10. Raynor Comes to MinnesotaSomerset Country Club (1920)11. The Professors’ LegacyMidland Hills Country Club (1921)University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916)12. No Longer a Rich Man’s GameMunicipal Golf (1916–34)The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons13. Jewish GolfOak Ridge Country Club (1920)Hillcrest Country Club (1921)14. Bring the FamilyEdina Country Club (1923)15 Spreading the GameSouthview Country Club (1921)Stillwater Country Club (1925)Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925)Mendakota Country Club (1926)16. The PGA ArrivesKeller Golf Course (1929)17. James J. Hill’s RetreatNorth Oaks Golf Club (1951)18. Golf’s World StageHazeltine National Golf Club (1962)Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf’s Last Building BoomNational Tournaments in MinnesotaIllustration CreditsIndex
Rick,Here's a start. The following are the clubs Tilly visited in Minnesota and the dates he was there on his PGA Course Consultation Tour.May 1-3, 1936 – Rochester, MNOn the 1st, Tilly was very ill and checked into the Mayo Clinic.Rochester G&CC – CE. Tilly planned course.May 5, 1936 – Minneapolis, MNGolden Valley CC – CE; planned course 10 years before.Westwood Hills CC* - CE; new 13th green.Superior Golf Course* - New 15th green & “forking” for greens.May 6, 1936 – Madison, WIBlack Hawk CC – CE; new 1st green.May 7, 1936 – Sheboygan, WIJamesville CC – CE.Sheboygan CC – CE.May 8, 1936 – Racine, WIHerbert Fisk Johnson Park – CE.October 10-17, 1936 – Minneapolis, MNHillcrest GC – CE.Keller GC – CE, “quite unique.”CC of Minneapolis – CE.South View CC – CE.October 18, 1936 – Rochester, MNRochester CC – CE.Had another physical examination at the Mayo Clinic.If you go to the Tillinghast Association website, www.tillinghast.net, you can look up the actual letters that refer to each visit. If you need actual copies of them email me and I'll send them toy ou.
9. Tillie’s GiftRochester Golf & Country Club (1915)Can't wait to hear this!
Quote from: Niall Hay on February 23, 2012, 10:09:34 AM9. Tillie’s GiftRochester Golf & Country Club (1915)Can't wait to hear this! Niall,Regarding that date, the 9-hole original Rochester Golf & Country club course was designed in 1915 by Harry Turpie, who was pro at the nearby Red Wing Country Club at the time (he would move on to New Orleans with his brother George Turpie, both of whom designed some highly-regarded courses there in the '20s.) Tillinghast began his 18-hole redesign of RGCG in 1926, and returned to visit the course -- and his daughter -- many times.
I didn't hear from the members I spoke to about any intended ease of playability, but it is true that Dr. Philip Brown, Jr. -- Tillie's grandson -- remained a member up through recent times. He was alive when I visited the course in the fall of 2010, but no longer an active golfer. Phil Young would probably know if Dr. Brown is still with us.[/quotePhilip Brown is still alive. My parents saw him last week.