Tom MacWood,
Hollywood would be unplayable to its membership if it were restored. But, I would have loved to have played it.
I'm curious about comparisons in difficulty to Pine Valley.
Hollywood was intended to be a championship course.
The bunkering appears far more confrontational from a golfers perspective then the bunkering at Pine Valley.
Being only 60 miles or so apart, I wonder if there were any early comparisons between the two courses in the 20's, 30's or 40's ?
Since you never set foot on Hollywood, pre and post Rees, and since you're not familiar with the mandate given to Rees, the will of the membership, I think you're unqualified to make any credible evaluation of the course/work. But, you already knew that.