My wife has been busy studying for her nursing boards lately and with no kids, that's meant that I've had more time to kill than normal. Yesterday, when Google-ing images of Blackhawk, I ran across two aerial pictures of the course that were taken in fall of 2011. One picture is taken from the south and one is from the north. They're great images that can be seen (and purchased if you so desire) from the following link:
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/bill-lang.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=120041
So, that's the "new" part of the treasure hunt.
Here's the old... I've always been curious about the work that A.W. Tillinghast did on the course, and to the best of my and Chad's collective knowledge, no formal plan exists of the plans and recommendations that he made for the club. But, I'm going to look more into that. However, I did run across two very cool letters that Mr. Tillinghast penned during his extensive travels of the U.S, on behalf of the PGA. These letters explain some (maybe all?) of the work that he suggested at Blackhawk. I hope that you enjoy reading them as much as I did.
The first is from May 6, 1936:
http://www.tillinghast.net/Tillinghast/PGA_Letters_JAN-JUNE_36_files/Media/Madison%205-6-36/Madison%205-6-36.jpg?disposition=download
The second is from October 23, 1936:
http://www.tillinghast.net/Tillinghast/PGA_Letters_j-dec36.html#82
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