People & the land Architect
Architect
A.W. Tillinghast
At Baltusrol, A.W. Tillinghast undertook a project on the scale of an entire club: two courses built beside each other at the same time. His Upper and Lower courses opened in 1922, giving the property the pair that still defines it.2
In the archive 21 Courses at 13 ClubsDated work 1918–1924
Course work
Published course connections in the archive.
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Two courses, one commission
Golf had occupied the grounds before Tillinghast, first on nine holes and then on the Old Course of 1895. His Upper and Lower were designed and built between 1918 and 1922, beginning a new chapter on the same property.2
At Winged Foot, the founders also commissioned two courses. The Club opened in June 1923; its West Course hosted the U.S. Open six years later. The East belonged to the original commission as well.1
Tillinghast also explained golf in print. He became editor of Golf Illustrated in 1933 and, after his appointment as the PGA of America’s consulting architect in 1935, wrote for The Professional Golfer of America. The Tillinghast Association’s archive includes more than 400 of his published works.3
Sources and record notes18 references
Sources for this history
- Club History
Winged Foot Golf Club
Our Founding: commission, June 1923 opening and 1929 U.S. Open.
Consulted 2026-09-14 - Golf Courses
Baltusrol Golf Club
Golf Courses and Two Championship Courses: the 1918–1922 Dual Courses project.
Consulted 2026-09-14 - About Tillinghast
The Tillinghast Association
Writing career: Golf Illustrated editorship, PGA appointment and annotated bibliography.
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Architect record sources
- Winged Foot Golf Club: Our Founding (opens in a new tab)Architect identity
- Baltimore Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Baltusrol official course history (opens in a new tab)Course design
- New York State Parks Bethpage history (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Metropolitan Golf Association: Ike Bound for Brooklawn (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Newport Country Club history (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Philadelphia Cricket Club archival history (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Quaker Ridge Golf Club history (opens in a new tab)Course design
- USGA: 2016 U.S. Girls Junior fact sheet, page 1 (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Ridgewood Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- GCSANC: Thru the Green, June 1987 (opens in a new tab)Course design
- LINKS: Sleepy Hollow, designer-hosted article (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Somerset Hills Country Club about page (opens in a new tab)Course design
- National Park Service Winged Foot record (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Wykagyl Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design