During his college years, he played a lot of golf and won most of his wagers, but still managed to graduate with a degree in business administration in 1952.
[8] At the time, the La Gorce Country Club in Miami Beach had over one hundred millionaire members and was, according to Holland, the "gambling capital of golf".
[11] "Obe", as he was called by friends, co-founded the International Backgammon Association,[12] which published a set of official rules.
[13] Cigarette, liquor and car companies began to sponsor tournaments and Hugh Hefner held backgammon parties at the Playboy Mansion.
Tim Holland returned to the game of bridge which he learned as a child, and played professionally until his death.
He fathered two children: his son, Joe, predeceased him; his daughter, Vanessa, is the mother of one granddaughter, Stephanie.
[16] Tim Holland died on March 10, 2010, of emphysema at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida.