Patrick: I have a good one for you
The present 1st hole at Byrne has a Road hole green complex.
Yes, it is now about a 480-something or another par-5 but before the course went public the hole was played from behind the present 9th green, slight dog-leg left.
There were originally 2 tees for the hole, one, the present small practice putting green but over to the right, in the corner of the property (as you look fm the 9th green toward the brook) there is another mound that was the back tee.
The hole played across the brook on a diagonal and then along the property line fence to the RH green.
The original tee was abandoned and the hole substantially shortened when they put the proshop in to serve the "new" public facility y.
I know you'd like this stuff so here's more:
The original 9th tee is still in the woods not far fm the 8th green and there are trees growing out of the mound.
The original 3rd tee was in the cluster of trees between the Biarritz green and the present 3rd tee.
That dumb-ass tiny 4th green was a Tillie green that was approached from a different angle - which is why it doesn't accept a shot. The club made Banks you a number of Tillie's greens on both the East and the West course.
more:
The short hole on the West course (Byrne) was supposed to be a redan up on the hill near the 6th tee but someone measured wrong and he made it into a Short.
.... and, yes, there were a lot of moving cars hit of the present 1st hole drive!!!!
I've been hearing interesting rumors about the Byrne course that might prove interesting.
stay tuned