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Quaker Ridge GC (Tillinghast) in Scarsdale, NY

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Tom MacWood:
Phil
I'll post what I discovered later today. Actually it was Tilly, George Low and Peter Lees who was engaged by the club in 1917. That trio was fairly active in the late teens. This is another example why relying on club histories can be a little dicey.

Michael J. Moss:
Phil & Tom;

This question: who did the QR redesign - Phil Young says it was a project completed or begun in 1925 (?) - is something I've wondered about for years.

In "Lost Links," Dan Wexler posed a related question, or perhaps the same question, when he compared the course from 1926 and the one played today. The 1925 or 1926 dates are confusing because a great deal of change to the layout occurred after 1926. I use the date 1926, because aerial photos occurred in that year. All the local Westchester County clubs have access to those aerials and Dan, I assume, used this one. The changes that occurred to QR after 1926 are dramatic. Among them, the 2nd hole, which Dan described as a short Redan-like par-3 was removed  to make room for the tennis courts. This begs the question, who built the new(er) par-4, 2nd hole. The old 3rd hole was a par-4 that linked with the current 4th, which was a dogleg left. Another "new" hole is the par-3, 13th. It's a good one, but it didn't exist in '26.

Phil, I would also suggest that without clear club documentation, "oral" histories are often wrong.

JMEvensky:
Thanks for posting these pictures.QR is one of my favorite courses.

Tom MacWood:
Phil
Speaking of the club hsitory, what does the club history say about Hochester's involvement?

Phil_the_Author:
Michael,

I agree with your statement about clear club documentation vs. oral hoistories. Are you stating that the actual published history that the club has put on its website is simply an oral tradition and not based upon club records? If so, upon what do you base this?

One correction to your statement, "Phil Young says it was a project completed or begun in 1925 (?)" The club itself is the one making this statement and what they said, "In 1925, the purchase of additional land at the northern corner of the property prompted the Club to bring Tillinghast back to change a few holes..." is that land was bought in 1925 and they brought Tilly in to change the course. the work appears to have been done during 1925-26...

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