Did Tillie do the best Knoll Hole?

[NAF]

I recently ventured to Winged Foot East and was might impressed with what may be the best 36 holes of greens in the world.  Having only played the West before hand and not knowing what awaited on the East I was very much surprised to see the 15th.. A wonderful Knoll hole--the 3rd that I'd played (Piping Rock and Yale as the others).  I truly wonder if this may be the best of the 3.  There is a stream to flirt with when driving long and the green is the most contoured of the other Knoll holes I've played.

I know Uncle George has told me old Tillie resembles Raynor in spots but I have to say Seth would be pretty proud to call this one his own.

On another note, many people in the past have mistakenly spelled my name--Knoll as in the "grassy" variety.  I think it has a calling for me.

[Tom_Doak]

Noel:

I would nominate either the sixth at Olympia Fields South or the former 6th (probably now the 15th) at Harrison Hills in Indiana (by William Langford).

[Patrick_Mucci]

NAF,

Banks' Knoll Hole, the 18th at The Knoll is a wonderful hole, although it differs significantly from the 15th at WFE.

Of the two, I prefer the 18th at The Knoll.

[Tom_Doak]

I haven't seen it, but it's hard to argue against the Knoll hole at The Knoll.

[NAF]

Pat-

Noel plays the Knoll hole at the Knoll..

Sounds like I need to go see it on your recommendation..

Tom Doak- Thanks, I've not known of those others.

[Patrick_Mucci]

Noel,

If George Bahto can arrange it, I'd like to consider having a GCA.com get together at The Knoll next spring.

Attendees would get the benefit of seeing some great holes, including:

# 1     A Valley Hole
# 2     A Double Plateau
# 3     A Redan
# 4     A Hogback
# 5     A psuedo Cape (road ?)
# 6     A short
# 7     A drive & Pitch
# 8     A bottle
# 9     A Plateau
# 10    
# 11
# 12
# 13   A Biarritz
# 14   A Road ?
# 15  
# 16
# 17   An Eden
# 18    A Knoll

That's an impressive array of Holes.

In addition some of Bank's other works in the area, immediate and intermediate are:

All within a mile or two of each other and about 30 minutes from The Knoll

Montclair
Essex County, East & West
Rock Spring

Slightly further away,

Hackensack
Forsgate

[corey miller]

I would highly recommend that day if George can arrange it.  The Knoll is worth studying and seeing how Essex County CC and Rock Springs handled the restoration quandry would be very  educational also (two clubs, same architect, both recently worked on).  

Rock Spring- Ken Dye
ECCC-Bahto

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