Jim Smith Jr, Director of Golf at Philadelphia Cricket Club, was pleased with the way the Wissahickon course stood up to the attack on par by the golfers at the Truist Championship last week.

Ol’ Tillie would’ve been proud. Proud of his golf course. Proud of the players. Proud of his people. The PGA Tour stopped in Philadelphia for the first time in seven years and the first time ever at Philadelphia Cricket Club,

Play begins today at the Truist Golf Championship, and crews at the Philadelphia Cricket Club have been working long hours to get the course just right for the big championship. Photojournalist Tommy Gardiner shows us a side to golf that very few see.