Bill Diddel - why no mention?

[Dean Stokes]

I was fortunate last week to play the Jupiter Island Club in Florida. I truly enjoyed the course that although is rather short, had a nice routing with simple but effective green complexes and good bunkering. I believe if this course was 500 yards longer you would hear a lot about it. Anyway. I got to wondering who designed such a fine course. Bill Diddel. Who?

http://www.billdiddel.com/index.htm

This guy designed plenty of golf courses. I have never heard of him and in my time on this site no one has ever mentioned him. I even did a search - nothing. His history makes for great reading.

Do any GCAers know anything about his work and possibly the reason he is never mentioned.  Have any of you played any of his courses? Did any of you know him?
If any of his other work is as pleasant as the JIC I would have thought we would be talking about him. Am I missing something here?

[Joe Bausch]

Well, I believe there has been two threads recently on Mr. Diddel.  At least one of the two has been very recent I think!

[Dean Stokes]

Well, I believe there has been two threads recently on Mr. Diddel.  At least one of the two has been very recent I think!

I just tried to search his name again and got nothing. 

[John Nixon]

Well, I believe there has been two threads recently on Mr. Diddel.  At least one of the two has been very recent I think!

I just tried to search his name again and got nothing. 

Do a search for "Bill Diddel" (with the quotation marks) - turns up a bit.

[Joe Hancock]

I think the most recent thread had "William Diddle" in the title. Try that too....

Joe

[mike_beene]

Try a search with "Northwood Club"