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Sean_A

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Has anybody read
« on: May 15, 2006, 03:49:40 PM »
the new Tillinghast book by Philip Young?  I haven't seen much about it?  Is it out yet?

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Sean

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Jim Franklin

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Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2006, 04:17:26 PM »
I bought it the other day when Phil was gracious enough to speak at our club. I plan on reading it during my flight to and from Dallas this week.
Mr Hurricane

ed_getka

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Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2006, 05:12:34 PM »
What is the name of the book?
"Perimeter-weighted fairways", The best euphemism for containment mounding I've ever heard.

Phil_the_Author

Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2006, 07:12:36 PM »
Ed,

It is titled, Tillinghast: Creator of Golf Courses, and is available through www.classicsofgolf.com.

JohnV

Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2006, 07:29:55 PM »
I have read it and it is quite good.  He was a very interesting person and his life and his work are well worth reading about.

Tommy Williamsen

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Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2006, 12:05:55 PM »
Sean, I did read it before my trip to England. I thoroughly enjoyed it.  It was both a study of his golf courses design philosophy and courses as well as a pseudo-psychological study of his personality.  Interesting stuff.  The weakest part I thought was about his design philosophy.  I thought it could have been fleshed out a little more.
Where there is no love, put love; there you will find love.
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Jeff_Brauer

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Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2006, 12:35:43 PM »
I ordered it the day it was announced as out, got it a week later, and read it within a few days after that.

I think I will read it again tonight (no playoff hockey to watch.....) to absorb it a bit better.  It was an enjoyable read.

I need to also start over on Chris' Maxwell book!
Jeff Brauer, ASGCA Director of Outreach

Phil_the_Author

Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2006, 12:59:05 PM »
John, Tommy, Jeff...

Thank you all for the very kind words.

Tommy, you commented that, "The weakest part I thought was about his design philosophy.  I thought it could have been fleshed out a little more."

I agree with you, in fact, as I was writing it I knew that I was going to be limited on how large I could make that section, yet something needed to be there about it. So I decided to do a second volume that would examine his philosophies of design and show how they were put into actual practice. In addition there will be a large section on protecting his design intent during renovations or expansions. This is important, not just for the obvious reasons, but because he made every effort to design his courses to be expanded and technology would make others insignificant.

In addition to that, I now also plan two further volumes about Tilly. One will be an intimate photographic examination of the courses of his that have hosted championships and tournaments of national significance and the history of the championships played.

The final volume is going to be a sequel to his two books about his fictional Cobble Valley as it exists today. As part of this I am planning to do something that Tilly never did... design the Cobble Valley Country Club! In fact I am hoping that many here on site will take part as I will be announcing an "Armchair Architect Contest" of sorts to do so. Ran has already given me permission to announce and seek entries through GCA. More on that will follow.

Sorry to go on so long, but I felt that Tommy had a legitimate point that needed answering.

Tommy Williamsen

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Re:Has anybody read
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2006, 02:16:04 PM »
Phillip, thanks for you thoughtful reply.  It is hard to cover everything in one book.  Glad to hear about a second volume.  There is so much to this complex man that two volumes seem right on the mark.  Good luck.  
Where there is no love, put love; there you will find love.
St. John of the Cross

"Deep within your soul-space is a magnificent cathedral where you are sweet beyond telling." Rumi