Reminiscences of the Links: A Treasury of Essays and Vintage Photographs on Scottish and Early American Golf

by Albert Warren Tillinghast

Book Overview

In this book, his second volume of essays, A.W. Tillinghast recounts the origins of Golf in America, and traces its growth through the 1930's. This book is much more than golf history--it is history... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965181812
• ISBN13: 9780965181815
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Treewolf Productions
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pure Genius! A Work that Will Live!

Having restored and modernized more Tillinghast layouts than any of us Rees Jones states in an introductory paragraph "A.W. Tillinghast was pure genius" while Ben Crenshaw in a companion paragraph says "he was an individualist to say the least. American golf was fortunate to have him around in the early stages."Our profession (golf architecture) is indebted to the editors for their second volume of Tillinghast essays. It is to be followed by a third title within two years entitled GLEANINGS FROM THE WAYSIDE. (I think the first, THE COURSE BEAUTIFUL is still available.)Frank Hannigan says in the foreword that golf architecture is an art form requiring engineering expertise mixed with 19th century principles of landscape design. Vision is also required in the creation of golf courses as it was in the creations by Olmstead and other 19th century landscape architects.Somehow Tilly's essays demonstrate this. Reading them and studying the descriptive illustrations one reaches that conclusion.REMINISCENCES...... IS A WORK WORTHY OF STUDY AND A PLACE IN ALL OUR LIBRARIES AND AS A GIFT TO CLIENTS AND OTHERS. We urge members to obtain it and if still available THE COURSE BEAUTIFUL. This trilogy will live and could influence our profession far into the future, because the three volumes will be studied by all seeking the upward progress of our profession which must be one of the most intriguing ever practiced. As Rees and Ben indicate, Tilly ranks among its most unique practioners.-- Geoffrey S. Cornish, Historian, American Society of Golf Course Architects

Terrific, Revolutionary and Astonishing

The editors, Rick Wolffe, Bob Trebus and Stuart Wolffe have produced their second of a three book series on A.W. Tillinghast. This book, "Reminiscences of the Links" is even richer than the first ("The Course Beautiful") with terrific photographs, revolutionary writing and astonishing admissions. Like Tillie taking a 17 on the closing hole at the Garden City Invitational, the incident regarding Johnny McDermott at Shawnee, or his suggestion that someday Bethpage will rank as one of the great golfing meccas of the world. It may have taken awhile for that prediction to come true but by the time the Open rolls around there will be few who will dispute it. And where else can you find the original routing plan for all the courses and such early photos of play on the Black? Good job, fellas! -- Bob Labbance, Editor for The Golf Collector's Society.