William H. Diddel (1884 – February 25, 1985) was an American amateur

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designer. He was born in

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. Diddel designed approximately three hundred golf courses, primarily in the midwest United States, beginning with Ulen Country Club in

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. Diddel designed the golf course at

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, which was the site of the 1952 U.S. Open. Diddel was one of the founders and a charter member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. He was elected president of that body in 1954. Diddel was the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including: * The Fred Waring Sportsmanship Award * The American Seniors Golf Association Hall of Honor * Indiana Golf Hall of Fame * Sagamore of The Wabash * Honorary Sergeant of Arms of the Tennessee State Senate Diddel died in

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Courses designed

Arkansas: * Hot Springs G&CC (Arlington Cse 1932). Florida: * Bardmoor CC (East Cse 1968, NLE; North Cse 1974; South Cse 1974) * CC of Naples (1963) * Jupiter Island C (1958) * Melbourne G&CC (1926) * Sunset G&CC (1926) * Sunset Hills CC (1926) Illinois: * Danville CC (9 1928) * Edgewood Valley CC (1926) * Midland Hills GC (9 1929) * Rolling Green CC (1930) * Sunset Ridge CC (1924) Indiana: * Anderson CC (9 1934) * Beechwood GC (1930) * Beeson Park GC (9 1932) * Brookshire GC (1971) * Coffin Muni (1931) * Columbus CC (9 1946) * Connersville CC (9) * Crawfordsville Muni (1931) * CC of Indianapolis (1923) * Elcona CC (1955) * Elks CC (now West Lafayette Golf and CC), West Lafayette (1928) * Elks CC, Marion (1961) * Erskine Muni (1934) * Evansville CC * Fendrich GC (1945) * Forest Hills CC (1931) * Forest Park GC (9 1935) * Fort Harrison GC (1970) * Fox Cliff CC (1970) * Green Hills G&CC (1951) * Greentree (1959) * Hamilton Muni (1951) * Hartley Hills CC (1928) * Hawthorne Hills CC (27 1963) * Hendricks County GC (1927) * Highland G&CC (1921) * Hillcrest CC (1924) * Honeywell GC (9) * Kilbuck GC (1965) * Marion CC (9 1927) * Martinsville CC (1925) * Meridian Hills CC (1923) * Mineral Springs GC (1953) * Minnestrista GC (9 1930) * Oak Grove CC (9 1941) * Oak Hill GC (1962) * Oak Lawn GC (1962) * Parke County GC (9 1959) * Purdue University GC (South Cse 1934) * Riverside Muni (1935) * Rockville GC (9 1959) * Rolling Hills CC * Rozella Ford GC * Rushville Elks CC (9 1950) * Shady Hills GC (1957) * Shelbyville Elks CC (9 1930) * Speedway 500 CC (1928 A.3rd 9 1956) * Sun Blest GC (1940) * Tipton Muni (9 1963, A9 1967) * Twin Lakes GC (FKA Elks, Green Tree CC) * Ulen CC (1924) * Valley View GC (1962) * Walnut Grove GC (1969) * Winchester GC Beeson/Willow * Woodland GC (1951) * Woodstock GC (1927-1928) Kansas: * Wichita CC (1950) Kentucky: * Frankfort CC (1949) * Highland CC (9 1954) * Wildwood CC (1952) Michigan: * Echo Lake CC (1927) * Forest Lake CC (1926) * Hidden Valley CC (1957) * Lake St. Clair CC (1929) * Shanty Creek GC (Deskin Cse 1968) Missouri: * Crystal Lake CC (1929) Montana: * Lewistown Elks CC (9 1948) * Meadow Lark CC (1949) Ohio * California GC (1936) * Fairborn CC (1961) * Greene CC * Indian Valley GC * Kenwood CC (Kendale Cse 1930 Kenview Cse 1930) * Miami View GC (1961) * Neumann Park GC (1965) * Potter Park GC (1958) * Reeves Memorial GC (9 1965) * Sharon Woods GC (1935) * Stillmeadow CC (formerly known as Royal Oaks) (1963) * Swaim Fields GC ( 9 1933 A. 9 1955) * Twin Base GC Wright- Patterson AFB (1953) * Twin Run GC (1965) * Walnut Grove CC (1937) * Western Row GC (1965) * Winton Woods GC Oklahoma * Mohawk Park Muni (Woodbine Cse 1934) Texas: * Northwood CC (1948) Wisconsin: * Brynwood CC (1954) * Lake-side CC (1956)

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20160201123747/http://billdiddel.com/courses.htm

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diddel, Bill Golf course architects People from Zionsville, Indiana 1884 births 1985 deaths