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Who is the architect of the 17th hole of Winged Foot?

Davis is an accomplished course architect and he can talk about the raised, tiered green on the long, bunker-free 17th hole of Winged Foot’s East Course right through the soup course. But when we talk about Winged Foot and its courses, he always returns to one thing above all else and that is atmosphere.

Who won the PGA Championship in 1997?

My second trip to Winged Foot was in 1997, for the PGA Championship, won by Davis Love. I was a writer for Sports Illustrated then, covering all manner of things (women’s beach volleyball!), but not that edition of glory’s last shot. Earlier that year, a book Davis had written, Every Shot I Take, was published.

Who is the godfather of the winged foot?

I knew about Tillinghast, Winged Foot’s godfather, because of Frank Hannigan’s landmark piece about him in the USGA magazine, Golf Journal . “Give us a man-sized course,” the founding members told the architect. I wasn’t there to play on that winter day. I was an unlikely candidate to ever play Winged Foot.

Who wrote the foreword to the Little Red Book?

Years later, Davis wrote a foreword to a new edition of The Little Red Book, by Harvey Penick, the legendary Texas golf instructor who looked in on Davis every day, via mental telepathy. I helped Davis with the typing. Simon & Schuster offered Davis I believe $7,500 for his efforts. He said, “Give it to Michael.”.

Who won the 74 Winged Foot?

A Met fan in Westchester County eats lunch by herself.) OK, Hale Irwin won, ’74 at Winged Foot. You’ve probably seen the photos of him, wearing those wire-framed glasses. If ever a man looked well-suited to handling golf’s math and engineering problems, Hale Irwin at Winged Foot in ’74 would be your guy.