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Jeff Schley

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Re: Best Tillinghast Courses? Don't worry GD tells you!
« Reply #25 on: September 08, 2018, 10:32:20 AM »
Having had a quick scan of the photo tours that Joe posted, and knowing very little about Tillie, I'm left wondering what his strengths as an architect were ? Not saying that I didn't like what I saw but neither was I blown away, which is often the case with photos, even some as good as Joe's.

Was it routing, or green complexes or what ? Interested to know.

Niall
I know he relished his par 3's and saw those as a primary defense against good players. Didn't put a premium off the tee but on approaches.
He thought of himself as building pretty complex greens and spent quite a bit of time with I guess micro undulations.
He was a good golfer and may have even played in the US open.  He was rich and I think lost it all during the depression.
"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice your gifts."
- Steve Prefontaine

Scott Senior

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Re: Best Tillinghast Courses? Don't worry GD tells you!
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2018, 11:28:28 AM »
I think Ridgewood is his best in New Jersey. Better land movement than WF East, West and Baltustrol lower, IMHO. Of the ones I've payed, only Bethpage has more elevation changes. Separate the Open history from that list and I think the order would be quite different.


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