FROM WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME PRESS RELEASE:

St. Augustine, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2014) - Laura Davies, David Graham, Mark O'Meara and A.W. Tillinghast will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum as the Class of 2015.  The Induction Ceremony will be held on Monday, July 13, 2015 at the University of St Andrews, just blocks from the Old Course, host site of that week's 144th Open Championship.
 

This is the first Class to be elected by the Hall of Fame's Selection Commission, which debated a group of 16 Finalists.  The four members of the Class of 2015 each passed the required 75 percent voting threshold - approval by at least 12 of the 16 members.
 
The Selection Commission was co-chaired by Hall of Fame members Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, and Annika Sorenstam and included the members of the World Golf Foundation Board of Directors and a mix of institutional and at-large seats.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Laura, David, Mark and A.W. into the World Golf Hall of Fame," said Tim Finchem, PGA TOUR Commissioner, Selection Commission member and chairman of the World Golf Foundation Board of Directors.  "The new selection process provided a thorough examination of the candidates by a diverse, international group and we're delighted with the outcome.  Congratulations the Class of 2015."

Best Golf Books: Bob Trebus on  
As part of our Great Golf Books interviews, Bob Trebus (President of The Tillinghast Association and Co-Historian at Baltusrol Golf Club) discusses Tilly 

A.W. Tillinghast Born in 1874, Albert Warren (A.W.) Tillinghast took golf lessons from Old Tom Morris, was an admirer of St Andrews, and used that knowledge to become a true pioneer of American golf.  He was a prolific architect, with more than 100 U.S. courses to his credit.  He was also an original member of the PGA of America and authored a slew of books about the game.
 
Several of Tillinghast's designs are still considered among the world's best and used frequently for golf's major championships. Bethpage State Park, Winged Foot, Baltusrol Golf Club, San Francisco Golf Club, Quaker Ridge and Somerset Hills are all Tillinghast designs.
 
Click here for the full World Golf HOF news release.

Click here to visit the Tillinghast Association for in-depth information about Tilly.

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baltcover2 Through a special arrangement with the club, Classics of Golf also offers limited edition signed copies of "Baltusrol 100 Years: The Centennial History". 

This book is discussed by Bob Trebus in the video and provides terrific detail on Tilly's work at Baltusrol.  This first edition 166 page comprehensive book, published in 1995, details the centennial history of the club with easy-to-read text and more than 460 color and black and white pictures dating as far back as 1895 and continuing to the present time. 
 

 

 


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